105 Major Street Rear

University, Toronto, M5S 2K9

$1,499,000

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  • 0 bedrooms
  • 0 bathrooms
  • 0 parking
  • 2500-3000 sq ft

Listed 5 days ago · MLS® C14080702

About this home

A truly unique two-storey brick stable from the early 1900s, now a residential blank canvas on its own lot, fronting onto a quiet lane a block from the University of Toronto in the heart of Harbord Village. Ready to be renovated into a one of a kind home. Architecturally distinct reflecting its colourful history as the stable for Grimsby dairy. The building is wide and open like a loft and stripped down to its structure: triple-wythe brick walls, steel beams carrying an open span, and the original vaulted concrete ceiling exposed over the ground floor. Light floods in from the south, east and west, with views east to Robert Street and down Sappers Lane, and west along the elbow of the lane to Major Street. Very generous footprint with 2,500 square feet of space. Harbord Village at its best is steps up Major: Harbord Bakery, cafés and restaurants. The Daniels Faculty of Architecture is three blocks away. Spadina TTC Station is on both subway lines, the Spadina and College streetcars are close by, and there are bike lanes along Harbord Street. A zoning certificate has been approved to add parking as a built in garage and useful preliminary build steps already undertaken include: survey, zoning has been tested, structural report, measured drawings and a hazardous materials survey (nothing extreme). This is a rare opportunity to apply modern creativity to a loft style space with a rich history. Featured in a recent Spacing magazine article offering a deep dive into the history of "the stable" including a period in the 1980's when it was a culturally significant letterpress shop. Interesting history, unique architecture and tucked away inconspicuously in the middle of one of the city's most sought after neighbourhoods!

Details

Type
Semi-Detached
Style
2-Storey
Size
2500-3000 sq ft
Lot
26 × 46 ft
Basement
None
Garage
None
Kitchens
0
Property tax
$8,287 (2026)
Neighbourhood
University
Municipality
Toronto C01

Interior

Bedrooms
0 above ground
Family room or den
No
Fireplace
No
Features
Brick & Beam

Heating, cooling and services

Heating
Electric
Water and sewer
Sewer

Building and exterior

Style
2-Storey
Exterior
Brick
Roof
Flat
Foundation
Brick
Faces
East

Lot

Size
26 × 46 ft

More

Possession
imm
Nearby
Public Transit
Cross street
Harbord/Spadina

History of this address

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Location

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The neighbourhood

Getting around Very walkable

  • 🚇 Bathurst Subway13 min walk
  • 🚇 Spadina Subway14 min walk
  • 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO2.6 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 12 grocery stores, 370 cafés and restaurants, 21 parks, 23 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: 大統華 T&T Supermarket (350 m). Nearest park: Margaret Fairley Park (150 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

  • da Vinci School
    EQAO: Gr 3 reading 80%, math 70%
    3 min walk
  • Lord Lansdowne Junior Public School
    EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 81%
    4 min walk
  • King Edward Junior and Senior Public School
    EQAO: Gr 6 reading 82%, math 82%
    6 min walk
  • Westside Montessori School Private7 min walk

Secondary

  • ALPHA II Alternative School7 min walk
  • Central Technical School
    EQAO: Gr 9 math 34%, literacy test 74%
    8 min walk
  • Subway Academy II Private13 min walk

EQAO: share of students meeting the provincial standard (2024–25). Ontario average: Gr 6 reading 86%, math 51%; Gr 9 math 55%; literacy test 83%.

Closest schools, not school zones. Check which school serves this address with the school board before relying on it.

Who lives here postal area M5S

Owners / renters
36% / 64%
Median household income
$70,000
Average age
40
Children under 15
6%
Homes
1% detached, 72% high-rise
Commute by transit
24%
Population
17,074

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 8.4%, Yue (Cantonese) 2%, Korean 1.7%, Portuguese 1.1%.

Flood and conservation No mapped hazard

Not inside a mapped flood plain or regulated area.

Screening maps only. Ask the conservation authority for a property inquiry before relying on this.

Safety

Major crime per resident in University (2025): 120% above the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

  • Assault127% above average
  • Break and enter285% above average
  • Auto theftabout average
  • Robbery71% above average
  • Theft from vehicles67% above average
  • Shootingsnone reported

Crime Severity Index for Toronto police: 60 vs 57 for Ontario (2025).

Police-reported figures for the whole neighbourhood, not this street. Rates use the area’s resident population.

Development nearby 3 active

  • 309 AUGUSTA AVE · 400 m
    Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
    Proposed six storey hotel with restaurant components containing 2194sqm of non-residential gross floor area. No parking is proposed.
    Application details
  • 508 SPADINA AVE · 300 m
    Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
    Proposed nine-storey mixed-use building with a residential gross floor area of 8,213 square metres, including 109 affordable rental units, and a…
    Application details
  • 355 COLLEGE ST · 350 m
    Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2018
    Proposal for site plan approval related to a five storey addition to existing hostel with portion of ground floor to be used as retail
    Application details
  • 333 COLLEGE ST · 350 m
    Site Plan · Closed · applied 2025
    A 20-storey privately-owned student residence building containing 17,649 square metres of residential gross floor area and 60 square metres of retail gross…
    Application details
  • 333 COLLEGE ST · 350 m
    Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2025
    Proposed 19-storey mixed-use building containg 746 rooms, Proposal contains 18, 404sqm of residential GFA, and 38sqm of non-residential GFA.
    Application details
  • 225 BRUNSWICK AVE · 450 m
    Plan of Condominium · Closed · applied 2024
    Draft Plan of Condominium for seven dwelling units.
    Application details

1 more within 500 m.

Rezoning, site plan, subdivision and condominium applications filed with the city.

Distances are approximate. Places © OpenStreetMap contributors. Neighbourhood figures: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census. School results: EQAO via Ontario Data Catalogue (Open Government Licence – Ontario). Neighbourhood crime: Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal (Open Government Licence – Toronto Police Service). Crime Severity Index: Statistics Canada. Planning applications: City of Toronto open data.

Living here

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 3 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

  • 🚧 Chinatown 1.4 km
  • 🚧 Osgoode 1.7 km
  • 🚧 King West GO Transit1.8 km

Stations under construction or approved. Opening dates are the latest public estimates and often move.

Noise Nothing major nearby

No highway within 500 m, rail line within 300 m, or airport flight path nearby.

Distances from the map, not noise measurements. Visit at rush hour to judge for yourself.

What can be built R

Residential (with a site-specific exception).

  • ✅ Up to 6 homes on the lot (multiplex): a sixplex ward
  • ✅ Garden suite in the backyard
  • ✅ Laneway suite, if the lot backs onto a lane

From Toronto’s Zoning By-law 569-2013 map. Lot size, setbacks and trees decide what actually fits; check with a planner before you buy.

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Building permits

  • Party Wall Admin Permits · 2023 · Closed
    Admin partywall permit in conjunction with 23 193956 BLD, 103 Major St.

Permits filed with the City of Toronto. A permit doesn’t mean the work passed final inspection.

Trees

111 City street trees within 100 m. That’s more than the Toronto average of 42.

Trees on City boulevards only, not private yards or parks.

Internet High-speed

50/10 Mbps or faster available here by cable, fibre or DSL (the federal high-speed target).

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Short-term rentals

Only in your principal residence (where you live). The entire home can be rented up to 180 nights a year; renting up to 3 bedrooms while you live there has no limit. Hosts register with the City and collect the 6% accommodation tax.

City rules

Zoning, heritage, building permits and street trees: City of Toronto open data (Open Government Licence – Toronto). Roads, rail, airports and planned stations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Internet: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, National Broadband Data.

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