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291 St Helen's Avenue

Dufferin Grove, Toronto, M6H 4A2

$829,900

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  • 2 bedrooms
  • 1 bathrooms
  • 1 parking
  • 1100-1500 sq ft

Listed 16 days ago · MLS® C13862044

About this home

Century semi steps from transit and eclectic mix of cafes, restaurants and services. Perfect option for owners and investors alike, looking to renovate and put their personal stamp on a low-cost home with great "bones", including large lot with detached garage, parking, high ceilings, spacious rooms and character wood trim/built-ins throughout. Yard includes quiet east exposure with fenced in lawn leading to spacious garage. Unmatched transit accessibility: 4 min walk to Lansdowne subway, 8 min walk to UP Express and Bloor GO. Additionally, new Junction Triangle GO station construction underway at doorstep (aka Bloor-Lansdowne GO Station), and will be a new stop on the Barrie line. Steps to new multi-use trail along the West Toronto Railpath Extension. Excellent school district: Brock Junior Public School & Bloor Collegiate - currently ranked 12th top Ontario high school on Fraser Institute Rankings, within ~10 min walk. Set-back from Bloor and Lansdowne, this home is wealthy in sense of lot size & home features, surrounding community, excellent transit, top schools, cool shops & services and overall location! Virtually renovated images available.

Details

Type
Semi-Detached
Style
2-Storey
Age
100+ years
Size
1100-1500 sq ft
Lot
18.67 × 120 ft
Basement
Unfinished
Garage
Detached
Kitchens
1
Property tax
$5,156 (2026)
Neighbourhood
Dufferin Grove
Municipality
Toronto C01

Interior

Bedrooms
2 above ground
Bathrooms
1 × 4-piece (second)
Rooms
5 above ground + 1 below
Family room or den
No
Fireplace
No
Features
Workbench

Heating, cooling and services

Heating
Forced Air, Gas
Air conditioning
Central Air
Water and sewer
Sewer

Building and exterior

Style
2-Storey
Exterior
Metal/Steel Siding
Roof
Asphalt Shingle, Asphalt Rolled
Foundation
Brick
Age
100+
Faces
East

Parking

Garage spaces
1
Total parking
1

Lot

Size
18.67 × 120 ft

More

Possession
Immediate
Nearby
Fenced Yard, Public Transit, Park, School, Arts Centre, Place Of Worship
Cross street
Bloor and Lansdowne

Rooms

RoomLevelSizeFeatures
FoyerGround3.84 × 1.83 m (12'7" × 6')Large Window, Enclosed, SW View
Living RoomGround3.48 × 3.43 m (11'5" × 11'3")Large Window, Wood Trim, Broadloom
Dining RoomGround4.65 × 3.48 m (15'3" × 11'5")Wood Trim, B/I Shelves, Large Window
KitchenGround3.48 × 3.66 m (11'5" × 12')Large Window, Double Sink, East View
Mud RoomGround2.24 × 1.42 m (7'4" × 4'8")W/O To Yard, Enclosed
Primary BedroomSecond4.65 × 3.45 m (15'3" × 11'4")Large Window, West View, Closet
Bedroom 2Second3.48 × 2.74 m (11'5" × 9')Wood Trim, East View, Closet
Utility RoomBasement4.29 × 4.57 m (14'1" × 15')Combined w/Laundry, Window, Unfinished
RecreationBasement4.57 × 3.71 m (15' × 12'2")Unfinished, Window
OtherBasement3.48 × 3.25 m (11'5" × 10'8")Unfinished, Window

Location

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The neighbourhood

Getting around Very walkable

  • 🚇 Lansdowne Subway3 min walk
  • 🚇 Bloor UP Express9 min walk
  • 🚆 Exhibition GO3.1 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 13 grocery stores, 97 cafés and restaurants, 14 parks, 9 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Távora Foods (200 m). Nearest park: Erwin Krickhahn Park (300 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

  • St. Sebastian Catholic School Catholic
    EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 69%    10 min walk
  • Pauline Junior Public School
    EQAO: Gr 6 reading 96%, math 65%    10 min walk
  • Brock Public School
    EQAO: Gr 6 reading 86%, math 79%    11 min walk
  • St. Helen Catholic School Catholic
    EQAO: Gr 6 reading 90%, math 65%    14 min walk

Secondary

  • Bloor Collegiate Institute ALPHA Alternative School Secondary7 min walk
  • La passerelle secondaire French9 min walk
  • Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary School Catholic
    EQAO: Gr 9 math 41%, literacy test 69%    9 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 M6H

Owners / renters
48% / 52%
Median household income
$83,000
Average age
41
Children under 15
12%
Homes
11% detached, 18% high-rise
Commute by transit
30%
Population
43,730

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Portuguese 8.5%, Spanish 2.3%, Yue (Cantonese) 1.8%, Italian 1.4%.

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 Dufferin Grove (2025): 37% above the Toronto average, down 19% from the year before.

  • Assault59% above average
  • Break and enter43% above average
  • Auto theft51% below average
  • Robbery42% above average
  • Theft from vehicles32% 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 21 active

  • 90 CROATIA ST · 450 m
    Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
    Site Plan Administrative Amendment to 22 129524 STE 09 SA.
  • 90 CROATIA ST · 450 m
    Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
    Site Plan Administrative Amendment to 22 129491 STE 09 SA.
  • 221 STERLING RD · 200 m
    Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2024
    Site Plan Approval for three residential towers of 27, 24 and 21 storeys in height. There will be a total gross floor area of 55,236.7 square metres and a…
    Application details
  • 158 STERLING RD · 400 m
    Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2024
    Site Plan Approval for a 31-storey mixed-use building which includes 25,493m2 of residential gross floor area with 388 residential units and 838m2 of…
    Application details
  • 158 STERLING RD · 400 m
    Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
    Site Plan application to allow for the construction of a new commercial office building. The proposed building will be 11 storeys (44.86 metres) in height,…
    Application details
  • 512 LANSDOWNE AVE · 50 m
    Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2022
    The Site is proposed to be redeveloped with a new 28-storey (plus mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building. A total gross floor area of 18,392 square metres is…
    Application details

32 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): 5 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise 1 source nearby

  • 🚆 Rail line (Newmarket Subdivision)100 m

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

What can be built R

Residential.

  • ✅ 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

No building permits at this address since 2014.

4 permits on this block of the street in the last 2 years.

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

Trees

31 City street trees within 100 m. That’s fewer 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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