Front of 51 Rothsay Avenue — brick bungalow with landscaped front yard.

Stonegate-Queensway · Toronto W07Norseman Heights, Etobicoke

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Updated Bungalow with Detached Garage

51 Rothsay Avenue · Norseman Heights, Etobicoke · Toronto, Ontario.

ChapterNo. 01

The Home.

A 2 + 1 bedroom, 2 bathroom bungalow on a 33 × 102 ft lot.

Norseman Heights · Etobicoke · West Toronto

51 Rothsay Avenue is a detached brick bungalow in Norseman Heights. The main floor has a living room, dining room, updated kitchen, two bedrooms and a 4-piece bathroom. The finished lower level, with its own side entrance, has a recreation room, a second kitchen, laundry and a second 4-piece bathroom. Out back is a stone patio and a large detached garage with high ceilings, reached by a private driveway.

Newer roof
Updated electrical
Updated main-floor kitchen
Large detached garage with high ceilings
Private driveway for 5 cars
Finished lower level with second kitchen
Separate side entrance and separate hydro meter

Main · 10′7″ × 10′11″

Living Room

Hardwood floors and a large front window facing the street. Open to the dining room.

Main · 10′8″ × 9′11″

Dining Room

Room for a table of six, between the living room and kitchen. Hardwood floors and a side window.

Main · 5′7″ × 8′

Kitchen

Updated kitchen with a skylight, plenty of cabinet storage and a door to the side entrance.

Main · 10′7″ × 11′9″

Primary Bedroom

Hardwood floors, a ceiling fan and a double closet. Faces the back of the house.

Main · 8′4″ × 9′3″

Second Bedroom

Currently set up as an office, with a built-in wardrobe and hardwood floors.

Main · 4-piece

Main Bathroom

Four-piece bathroom with a tub and shower, pedestal sink and medicine cabinet.

Lower · 18′11″ × 9′3″

Recreation Room

Bright lower-level family room with two windows and tile floors.

Lower · 19′3″ × 14′6″

Second Kitchen

Full second kitchen on the lower level. With the separate side entrance, the lower level works well for extended family.

Lower · 4-piece

Lower Bathroom

Four-piece bathroom with a soaker tub.

Lower · 9′2″ × 11′6″

Laundry & Utility

Laundry with a utility sink, the furnace and water heater, and space for storage or a workbench.

Rear of lot

Detached Garage

An oversized garage with high ceilings — room for a car plus storage, a workshop or a studio. The private driveway holds 5 more cars.

33 × 102 ft lot

Back Yard

A low-maintenance stone patio with room for outdoor dining, plus a garden shed. The lot is 102 ft deep.

The detached garage at the rear of the lot.

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The Particulars

51 Rothsay Avenue

Etobicoke (Norseman Heights), M8Z 4M2

Listing Price: $1,080,000
Property Taxes: $4,865 (2026)
Style: Detached bungalow
Year Built: 1948
MLS®: W14140352
Possession: Flexible
Bedrooms: 2 + 1
Bathrooms: 2
Living Area: 796 sq ft main + 777 sq ft lower
Garage: Detached · Oversized · High ceilings
Parking: 6 total — 5 driveway + 1 garage
Lot Dimensions: 33 ft × 102 ft
Open House: Wednesday, November 4, 2026 · 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

ChapterNo. 02

Floor Plans.

Main floor, lower level and garage. 1,573 sq ft of finished space in total.

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ChapterNo. 03

Norseman Heights.

A residential pocket of Etobicoke between Islington Avenue and The Queensway, with schools, parks and shopping close by.

The Parks

Ravines and creek trails close by — the Humber to the east, Mimico Creek nearby, Lake Ontario a short cycle south.

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Humber River

Humber Marshes Park

A long, low ribbon of wetland off Stephen Drive where the Humber widens before it reaches the lake. Heron, kingfisher, the occasional fox. Boardwalks and unpaved paths run the length of the marsh, connecting north toward the Old Mill and south toward the Humber Bay. The most overlooked park in the west end.

Old Mill

King's Mill Park

The Old Mill ruins on one side, the river on the other, and a footbridge that delivers you onto the Etienne Brûlé trail. In October the maples along the Humber turn so completely that the water reflects the colour. Walk south from here and you can follow the river to the lake without crossing a road.

Village green

Sunnylea Park

A small neighbourhood park in nearby Sunnylea — a playground, a few benches, a stretch of grass that does double duty as a skating rink in winter. A short drive east of Rothsay.

West boundary

Mimico Creek

The linear park that traces the creek close to Rothsay — a corridor of dog-walkers in the morning, cyclists at lunch, and a surprising amount of wildlife given the proximity to the Queensway. The path connects north toward the Kingsway and south toward Humber Bay.

South of Berry

Park Lawn Cemetery & Grounds

Not a park, strictly, but it functions as one — a hundred and fifty acres of mature trees, winding lanes, and the kind of stillness that residents walk through on Sunday mornings. A short drive east.

The Restaurants

From long-loved Italian rooms to the Kingsway's French bistros.

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The Kingsway

ViBo Ristorante

A Bloor West fixture for decades. White tablecloths, a wood-fired oven, and the kind of room where the staff know the regulars by their drink order. The veal and the homemade pasta have not changed in twenty years, which is precisely the point.

The Kingsway

Merlot French Bistro

Small, intimate, and quietly serious about the cooking. Steak frites, duck confit, a short and considered wine list. One of the few places on the strip where a two-person dinner can stretch comfortably to three hours.

Royal York

Harry's Steak House

A long-standing Royal York steakhouse with white tablecloths, a proper bar, and the kind of room that has been quietly serving Etobicoke's better dinners for decades. Aged steaks, a deep wine list, and a regular crowd that books the same Friday corner table week after week.

The Kingsway

Momiji Sushi

A long-running Japanese room on the Kingsway — a sushi counter, a quiet dining room, and a regulars' trade that has settled around the chef's omakase. The kind of place where lunch service is unhurried and the fish arrives the same morning.

The Kingsway

Starbucks

The Kingsway's morning anchor. The neighborhood's first stop on the school run, the after-school pickup, and the Saturday-morning paper. Treated, like Swiss Chalet, as a neighborhood institution rather than a chain — most of the regulars know the baristas by name.

Royal York at The Queensway

Swiss Chalet

Generations of children have had birthday quarter-chicken dinners here; generations of parents have ordered the same after a Saturday afternoon at the park. The room is bright, the rotisserie is honest, and there is a sauce that has somehow outlasted three decades of food trends.

The Pubs

Neighbourhood locals where the bartender knows the regulars.

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Royal York at Bloor

The Crooked Cue

The neighborhood's pub. Pool tables in the back, a long bar at the front, the game on every screen that matters. The kind of place where a Tuesday evening is as busy as a Friday, because half the room walked here from their own street.

The Kingsway

The Old Sod

An honest Irish pub with a fireplace in the back room. Guinness poured correctly, a short menu of pies and sandwiches, and a quiet trade in Sunday afternoons that turn into Sunday evenings without anyone noticing.

Bloor West

The Local on Bloor

A working neighborhood bar, the way they used to be. A few taps, a few tables, and a regular crowd that has been drinking together long enough that the staff put down the right glass when you walk in.

The Shops

The Kingsway's storefronts, Bloor West Village and everyday plazas.

03 — iv

Bloor West

The Shops of the Kingsway

The stretch of Bloor between Royal York and Prince Edward — boutique retail, independent cafes, a butcher, a fishmonger, two florists, a small bookseller, and a Saturday morning rhythm that the rest of the city quietly envies. The closest thing west Toronto has to a village high street.

Royal York at The Kingsway

Humbertown Plaza

The neighborhood's everyday plaza — a grocer, a pharmacy, a bank, a wine shop, a coffee bar. Recently renovated and lightened, but the trade is the same as it was thirty years ago: residents walking in with cloth bags, leaving with the week's dinner.

East of Jane

Bloor West Village

The longer commercial run east of Jane — bakeries, a Polish deli or two, a Saturday produce trade, and the kind of independent retail that has resisted the city's chain-store creep. A few subway stops east of Islington Station.

Recreation

Pools, sports fields and community centres.

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Park Lawn

Park Lawn Park

The neighborhood's working sports park — baseball diamonds in summer, soccer pitches in fall, a community programming calendar that has been running for as long as anyone can remember. The diamonds are floodlit; the games run late.

Community

Fairfield Seniors Centre

A quietly central institution. Lectures, bridge nights, a fitness room, an art class or two, and a coffee hour on Wednesdays that has been on the calendar for thirty years. The kind of community building that anchors a neighborhood without ever needing to advertise.

Year-round

Memorial Pool and Health Club

A City of Toronto recreation complex — indoor pool, fitness room, gym, and a slate of community programming open year-round. A west-end staple in every season: generations of the neighborhood have learned to swim here, and the lap-swim hours are quietly busy with the same serious local swimmers.

The Schools

Public, Catholic, French and arts schools close to home.

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TDSB · Elementary

Sunnylea Junior Public School

Opened in 1943 in a mid-century-modern building by John B. Parkin — one of the earliest and most photographed examples of modernist school architecture in Canada. The building has been carefully preserved.

TDSB · JK–8

Norseman Junior Middle School

The local JK to grade eight community school for Norseman Heights, next to Norseman Heights Park. Strong music and arts programming; a tight feeder relationship with Etobicoke Collegiate.

TCDSB · Elementary

Holy Angels Catholic School

A newly built Catholic elementary school serving the neighbourhood, in a bright two-storey brick building with modern classrooms.

French Catholic

École Sainte-Marguerite-d'Youville

French-language Catholic school nearby.

TDSB · Arts JK–8

Karen Kain School of the Arts

The TDSB elementary specialty school named for the principal ballerina — a JK to grade eight programme with concentrations in dance, drama, music, and visual art. The natural elementary feeder for families considering Etobicoke School of the Arts at the secondary level.

TDSB · Arts secondary

Etobicoke School of the Arts

One of the country's most distinguished public arts secondary schools, drawing students from across the GTA into dance, drama, music, visual art, and the literary stream. Auditions are competitive; the alumni list runs through the country's stages and screens. A short drive from Rothsay.

TDSB · Secondary

Etobicoke Collegiate Institute

The local public high school. A long academic record, a strong music programme, and the kind of alumni list that runs through the city's professions.

TCDSB · Secondary

Bishop Allen Academy

A well-regarded Catholic secondary high school, just north of the Kingsway. High rankings academically; a sought-after, popular choice for families on the parish side of the neighborhood — and across Toronto more broadly — with a large, sprawling campus.

Places of Worship

Long-standing parishes in the west end.

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Catholic

Our Lady of Sorrows Parish

A major west-end Catholic parish — a substantial stone church at Bloor and Royal York, an active school, and a calendar that organises a meaningful share of the neighborhood's family life. Mass in English and Italian.

Protestant

Kingsway Baptist Church

A long-standing congregation on the Kingsway, with a music programme and a midweek calendar that draws beyond its own membership. The building anchors the eastern end of the shops.