42 Wimpole Drive

St. Andrew-Windfields, Toronto, M2L 2L3

$9,800,000

6+2 bedrooms
13 bathrooms
13 parking
5000 + sq ft

Listed 19 days ago · MLS® C13847788

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About this home

A Truly One-Of-A-Kind Gated Legacy Residence, Thoughtfully Designed And Built To Be Treasured From Generation To Generation. Accessible Through Three Gated Entrances, This Sprawling Estate Offers Approximately 13,000 Sq. Ft. Of Luxurious Living Space, With Eight Bedrooms And Thirteen Bathrooms. A Grand, Bright And Airy Foyer Creates An Impressive First Impression, While A Dramatic Two-Story Bay Window Floods The Interior With Natural Light. Exceptional Craftsmanship Is Showcased Throughout With Exotic Materials And Natural Stone Finishes In The Kitchen And Bathrooms. A Private Second-Floor Suite Provides Ideal Accommodation For Extended Family, In-Laws Or Guests And Features Its Own Bar With Illuminated Shelving And Custom Cabinetry. An Elevator Provides Convenient Access Throughout The Residence. The Lower Level Is Designed For Exceptional Living And Entertaining, Featuring A Private Home Theatre, Wine Cellar, Beauty Room With Sink, Multiple Walk-In Closets For Luxury Collections, And An Impressive Billiards And Smoking Lounge With Custom Cigar-Display Cabinetry. The Private Backyard Showcases A Massive In-Ground Pool Surrounded By A Stone Patio, Complete With An Outdoor Kitchen And Spacious 800 Sq. Ft. Pool House, Creating An Exceptional Resort-Style Setting. The Garage Features A Car Lift And Accommodates Up To Five Vehicles, With Total Parking For Up To Thirteen Cars. A Rare And Distinctive Residence Created For Grand-Scale Living, Entertaining And Enduring Family Memories.

Details

Type: Detached
Style: 2-Storey
Age: 6-15 years
Size: 5000 + sq ft
Lot: 121 × 133 ft
Basement: Finished, Finished with Walk-Out
Garage: Built-In
Kitchens: 2
Property tax: $48,470 (2025)
Neighbourhood: St. Andrew-Windfields
Municipality: Toronto C12
Price per sq ft: ~$1,960 (69% above detached houses in St. Andrew-Windfields, $1,160)

Interior

Bedrooms: 6 above ground + 2 below
Bathrooms: 1 × 9-piece, 8 × 4-piece, 3 × 2-piece, 1 × 3-piece
Rooms: 13 above ground + 5 below
Family room or den: Yes
Fireplace: Yes
Features: Auto Garage Door Remote, Bar Fridge, Built-In Oven, Central Vacuum, Water Heater

Heating, cooling and services

Heating: Forced Air, Gas
Air conditioning: Central Air

Building and exterior

Style: 2-Storey
Exterior: Stone
Roof: Slate
Foundation: Concrete
Age: 6-15 years
Faces: South
Pool: On Ground

Parking

Garage spaces: 3
Total parking: 13
Driveway and parking: Circular Drive

Lot

Size: 121 × 133 ft

Possession: TBA
Cross street: Bayview Ave and York Mills

Rooms

Room	Level	Size	Features
Living Room	Main	11.25 × 7.9 m (36'11" × 25'11")	Open Concept, Marble Floor, Overlooks Garden
Foyer	Main	11.27 × 7.92 m (37' × 26')	Pot Lights, Marble Floor
Kitchen	Main	12.8 × 3.65 m (42' × 12')	B/I Appliances, Stone Counters, Marble Floor
Office	Main	3.65 × 5.18 m (12' × 17')	Hardwood Floor, Pot Lights
Family Room	Main	5.48 × 3.66 m (18' × 12')	Pot Lights, Hardwood Floor
Dining Room	Main	5.48 × 6.7 m (18' × 22')	Separate Room, Pot Lights, Hardwood Floor
Primary Bedroom	Upper	5.18 × 5.48 m (17' × 18')	Walk-In Closet(s), Large Window, Ensuite Bath
Bedroom 2	Upper	3.96 × 4.27 m (13' × 14')	Hardwood Floor, 4 Pc Ensuite, Walk-In Closet(s)
Bedroom 3	Upper	4.2 × 3.9 m (13'9" × 12'10")	Large Closet, Hardwood Floor, 4 Pc Ensuite
Bedroom 4	Upper	5.5 × 4.6 m (18'1" × 15'1")	Hardwood Floor, 4 Pc Ensuite, Double Closet
Bedroom 5	Upper	5.18 × 3.7 m (17' × 12'2")	4 Pc Ensuite, Hardwood Floor, Walk-In Closet(s)
Bedroom	Upper	9.1 × 2.77 m (29'10" × 9'1")	Hardwood Floor, Walk-In Closet(s), 4 Pc Ensuite
Bedroom	Lower		Wet Bar, W/O To Yard, Open Concept

History of this address

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Location

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The neighbourhood

Getting around Somewhat walkable

🚇 Bayview Subway13 min walk
🚇 Bessarion Subway18 min walk
🚆 Oriole GO1.6 km

Within a 10-minute walk: no grocery stores, 5 cafés and restaurants, 5 parks, 2 pharmacies. Nearest park: Rean Park (650 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

Harrison Public School
EQAO: Gr 3 reading 82%, math 82%9 min walk
Dunlace Public School
EQAO: Gr 3 reading 64%, math 69%17 min walk
St. Gabriel Catholic School Catholic
EQAO: Gr 6 reading 76%, math 55%19 min walk
Elkhorn Public School
EQAO: Gr 3 reading 86%, math 84%1.3 km

Secondary

St. Andrew's Junior High School Catholic17 min walk
Windfields Junior High School18 min walk
York Mills Collegiate Institute
EQAO: Gr 9 math 81%, literacy test 96%18 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 M2L

Owners / renters: 69% / 31%
Median household income: $133,000
Average age: 44
Children under 15: 14%
Homes: 59% detached, 23% high-rise
Commute by transit: 15%
Population: 11,274

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 9.9%, Iranian Persian 4.4%, Yue (Cantonese) 3.8%, Korean 2%.

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 St.Andrew-Windfields (2025): about the Toronto average, down 21% from the year before.

Assaultabout average
Break and enter103% above average
Auto theftabout average
Robbery36% above average
Theft from vehiclesabout average
Shootings34% below average

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 5 active

2668 BAYVIEW AVE · 500 m

Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2025

OPA and Zoning By-law Amendment Application proposes the development of a 7-storey residential building. The building will provide a total of 168 residential…
Application details
2675 BAYVIEW AVE · 350 m

Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2024

The Proposed Development includes the establishment of eight townhouse dwelling units fronting Bayview Avenue and two single-detached welling units fronting…
Application details
2668 BAYVIEW AVE · 500 m

Plan of Subdivision · Under Review · applied 2020

INACTIVE Plan of Subdivision application to permit twelve townhouses fronting onto Bayview Avenue and 5 single detached dwellings fronting onto a new public…
Application details
2706 BAYVIEW AVE · 350 m

Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2016

Proposal for 4 Townhouse units facing Bayview Avenue with parking at rear.
Application details
2706 BAYVIEW AVE · 350 m

Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2016

Proposal for 4 Townhouse units facing Bayview Avenue with parking at rear.
Application details
2675 BAYVIEW AVE · 350 m

Part Lot Control · Closed · applied 2025

Part Lot Control Application for 10 lots.
Application details

2 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): 13 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise 1 source nearby

🛣️ Highway 401400 m

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

What can be built RD

Residential Detached (with a site-specific exception).

✅ Up to 4 homes on the lot (multiplex)
✅ 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

Accessory Building · 2015 · Closed
Proposal to construct new pool cabana in rear yard of existing detached - sfd.

1 permit 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

73 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.

Listed by ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES NANCY SAEDI.

Listing information provided by PropTx Innovations Inc. and TRREB; deemed reliable but not guaranteed accurate by PropTx.

Estimated monthly cost

Mortgage: $42,914
Property tax: $4,039
Total: $46,953

$1,960,000 down, 25-year amortization at 4.39%.

Cash needed to buy

Down payment: $1,960,000
Land transfer tax (Ontario + Toronto): $703,566
Legal and other costs: ~$2,500
Total: $2,666,066

First-time buyers can get up to $8,475 of land transfer tax back. All closing costs

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Rental potential

$5,900/month

Typical asking rent for 4+ bedroom homes like this within 1 km (9 for rent now; most $4,300–$12,000).

As a rental, with 20% down

Rent: $5,900
Mortgage: −$42,914
Property tax: −$4,039
Insurance, repairs, vacancy: −$651
Cash flow: −$41,704/month

Cap rate 0.1% · gross yield 0.7%. Rentals need 20% down. Rough figures before income tax; ask us for a full analysis.

Rent control: Depends on when the unit was first lived in: before Nov. 15, 2018 it’s covered by Ontario’s yearly limit (2.1% in 2026); after, there’s no cap.

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