1716-28 Empress Avenue, Toronto, ON
Willowdale East, Toronto · MLS® C13702526
About this home
In short
- Superb location in the heart of North York.
- Just a 2-minute walk to the subway, with easy access to North York City Centre, Mel Lastman Square, the library, shops, restaurants, and the upcoming T&T Supermarket...
- This well-maintained condo features 2 split bedrooms, including a huge primary bedroom, offering excellent privacy and functionality.
- Enjoy 24-hour security, a premium extra-large parking space, and plenty of visitor parking on both the ground and underground levels.
Superb location in the heart of North York! Just a 2-minute walk to the subway, with easy access to North York City Centre, Mel Lastman Square, the library, shops, restaurants, and the upcoming T&T Supermarket, expected to open in September.Located within walking distance of McKee Elementary School, the renowned Earl Haig Secondary School, and Claude Watson Arts Program.This well-maintained condo features 2 split bedrooms, including a huge primary bedroom, offering excellent privacy and functionality. The unit has two-year-new laminate flooring throughout, updated painting, and an updated kitchen.Enjoy 24-hour security, a premium extra-large parking space, and plenty of visitor parking on both the ground and underground levels.The condo fee includes all utilities - heat, hydro, and water - as well as parking and one locker.Residents can also enjoy full building amenities, including a gym and exercise facilities.Excellent value for anyone looking for a spacious two-bedroom condo in one of North York's most convenient and desirable locations!
Key facts
- Property type
- Condo Apartment, Apartment
- MLS®
- C13702526
- Bedrooms
- 2
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Size
- 800-899 sq ft
- Cross streets
- Yonge/Empress/North York City Centre
- Parking
- 1 garage (underground)
- Basement
- None
- Heating
- Forced Air
- A/C
- Central Air
- Exterior
- Concrete
- Maintenance
- $1,017/mo
- Exposure
- West
- Property tax
- $2,728 / 2026
- Days on market
- 30
- Listing brokerage
- HOMELIFE GOLD PACIFIC REALTY INC.
Rooms
laminate · 4 pc ensuite · walk-in closet(s)
ceramic floor · renovated
laminate · combined w/living
laminate · double closet · w/o to balcony
laminate · open concept · w/o to balcony
Listed at $709,000. Recent sales of homes like it put this one around $548K, so the ask is about 29% above what similar homes have sold for.
If it sells at this ask, expect about $692K, typically $673K to $703K: that is where homes here have closed against their asks in the last 90 days (140 closings).
The ask and what recent sales support disagree. When they differ this much, the asking price has been the closer guide about 87% of the time. Recent GTA homes first listed this far above their automated estimate sold at about 95% of the original ask, in a median 36 days, 26% of them after a price reduction (750 sales).
Total price vs nearby homes. Fair value about $548K, learned from recent GTA sales.
The market behind the math:
About 1.4 months of inventory: 67 condo apartment homes for sale in the area against 140 closings in the last 90 days. Under two months favours sellers, over four favours buyers.
Price per square foot: this home lists at $835/sqft against an area asking average of $771/sqft. Size and $/sqft both feed the estimate above.
How this estimate is builtthe short version
This figure comes from a model built on about 44,000 recent GTA sales. It weighs this home’s tax assessment, size, age, location and features against what homes like it actually sold for, including sales in this neighbourhood and this building.
It never sees the asking price. The 6 most comparable recent sales on their own, adjusted for size, beds, baths and lot, point to about $498K. Condition and finishes remain an in-person call.
What the listing highlights1 point to weigh
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- Transit / schools nearby: convenience and resale support, verify the exact distances and school catchment. Value driver
Schools & getting aroundcatchment and transit
On schools, this address is zoned for Earl Haig Secondary School, one of the higher-rated public schools in the area. A strong catchment tends to hold value and widen your resale pool, especially with family buyers.
Based on 6 homes sold in this building over the past year, from 500 closings in Willowdale East.
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For saleThe closest active listings by size, beds, and price, so you can see what this home is up against.
Per square foot, these ask about $749/sqft; this home lists at $835/sqft. Size is part of the price story, not just the sticker.
The 5 closest of 8 active listings nearby.
See all comparable homesNeighbourhood & location
Willowdale East, Toronto, ON
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How asking prices compare in the closest areas to this home. Longer bars mean a pricier market.
Typical asking price of active listings of the same type, per area (outliers removed). Toronto.
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The public and Catholic schools this address is zoned for, with EQAO results (the share of students meeting Ontario's provincial standard).
School attendance boundaries and EQAO results are Ontario government data and can change. Confirm the current catchment with the school board before relying on it.
Also nearby: 12 more schools within 2.5 km
Not the assigned catchment: schools a family here could reach, with EQAO results where published.
Affordability & Mortgage
Income needed assumes a ~32% GDS ratio; weekly is mortgage principal & interest only. Price ÷ income is the home price over the income needed. Fixed reference assumptions so listings compare on equal footing, not a lending decision.
Calculate and customize your mortgage and other expenses
Adjust the down payment, rate, and amortization, and add property tax, condo fees, and heating to see your true monthly cost.
Your numbers
Conventional (20%+ down). Best insured 5-year fixed 4.24% via Ratehub.ca (as of September 21, 2026); conventional rates run a little higher.
Mortgage amount $567,200 · 4.39% over 25 years
Total monthly cost
- Mortgage payment (monthly equivalent)
- $3,105
- Property tax
- $227
- Condo / maintenance fees
- $1,017
- Heating
- $0
- Estimated monthly cost
- $4,349
Add your own property tax, condo fees, and heating on the left for a sharper total.
One-time closing costs
- Ontario land transfer tax
- $10,655
- Toronto municipal land transfer tax
- $10,655
- Estimated closing costs
- $21,310
Plus your down payment of $141,800. Legal fees, title insurance, and adjustments are extra and vary by deal.
Mortgage stress test
Lenders qualify you at the greater of your rate plus 2% or 5.25%. You do not pay this rate. It just shows you could still handle payments if rates rose, so aim to stay comfortable at this higher number.
Over the full 25 years
At the end of your 5-year term
- Total paid over the term
- $186,282
- Principal paid down
- $70,130
- Interest paid
- $116,152
- Balance remaining
- $497,070
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Estimates only, not a mortgage quote or pre-approval. Figures use Canadian semi-annual compounding, current minimum down-payment rules, CMHC premium tiers, and Ontario (plus Toronto, when selected) land transfer tax. Actual rates, taxes, insurance, and closing costs vary by lender and property. Confirm every number with your mortgage professional.
Investor snapshot
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Talk about the numbersThe last 42 whole-home leases in Willowdale East signed at a median of $2,699 a month; adjusted to this home for size, beds and baths, and for where rents stood the month each signed, that is $2,971. The gross yield above is on the asking price, before taxes and upkeep; the cap rate is after them. A finished basement or second suite can push real rent above it. Taxes, fees, and vacancy vary by property, and cap rate is before financing.
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All information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. For personal, non-commercial use only. Listing courtesy of HOMELIFE GOLD PACIFIC REALTY INC.. MLS®/PropTx.