Sale of the Week: the $2-million St. Clair triplex that proves rental properties can be stylish
Click to view gallery. (Image: Irma Eibich)
Address: 39 Foxbar Road
Neighbourhood: Yonge-St. Clair
Agent: Irma Eibich , Re/Max Condos Plus Corporation, Brokerage
The Property: Separated into three units, this unusual two-and-a-half-storey triplex is situated on a secluded one-way street that backs onto St. Michael’s Cemetery, affording it maximum privacy. High-end details make the difference, here. A former owner (an interior decorator) added her personal touches throughout, including hardwood floors, gas fireplaces and well-appointed kitchens. The master bedroom sports a walkout to a backyard garden with a private studio in a separate building. As for the two units above, one features cornice mouldings and both have private walkout decks of their own, which are conveniently out of view of one another and only partially overlook the garden below.
The History: Despite being built in 1910, 39 Foxbar is in surprisingly nice condition. Currently, two hand-picked tenants occupy the second- and third-level suites, giving the new owners an automatic income stream.
The Fate: The new owners are a family who were enticed by the triplex’s unusually plentiful space and the desirable school district nearby (Upper Canada College is a short walk north). The property’s value may be buoyed by development in the area. Several upscale residential and mixed-use developments are planned, along with streetscape improvements.
The Sale: The listing agent, a Ryerson photography alum, takes pride in creating her own marketing materials and believes exceptional photography played an essential part in the sale. An open house attracted a whopping 19 agents. The sellers received one offer at exactly the listing price after an eight-day offer period, and sealed the deal amid at least one desperate call from a belated suitor.
By the Numbers:
• $1,999,000
• 104 years old
• 100 per cent of the list price
• 15 days on the market
• 3 individual suites
• 3 private walkout decks
• 3 private parking spots
• 1 garden
• 1 offer
279710 The house was built in 1910, but doesn't look its age (Image: Irma Eibich) Sale of the Week: 39 Foxbar Road Sale of the Week: 39 Foxbar Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-1-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-1.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-1.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road/slide/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-1/ toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-1 0 0
(Image: Irma Eibich)
279711 The interior is split into three units. This is the main-floor unit's living room, located at the front of the house (Image: Irma Eibich) Sale of the Week: 39 Foxbar Road Sale of the Week: 39 Foxbar Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-2-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-2.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-2.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road/slide/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-2/ toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-2 0 0
(Image: Irma Eibich)
279712 And here's a view from the living room into the dining room (Image: Irma Eibich) Sale of the Week: 39 Foxbar Road Sale of the Week: 39 Foxbar Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-3-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-3.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-3.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road/slide/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-3/ toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-3 0 0
(Image: Irma Eibich)
279713 The former owner prided herself on her interior-decorating skill (Image: Irma Eibich) Sale of the Week: 39 Foxbar Road Sale of the Week: 39 Foxbar Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-4-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-4.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-4.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road/slide/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-4/ toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-4 0 0
(Image: Irma Eibich)
279714 The main-floor kitchen (Image: Irma Eibich) Sale of the Week: 39 Foxbar Road Sale of the Week: 39 Foxbar Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-5-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-5.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-5.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road/slide/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-5/ toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-5 0 0
(Image: Irma Eibich)
279715 And here's the main-floor master washroom (Image: Irma Eibich) Sale of the Week: 39 Foxbar Road Sale of the Week: 39 Foxbar Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-6-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-6.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-6.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road/slide/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-6/ toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-6 0 0
(Image: Irma Eibich)
279716 And the main-floor master bedroom (Image: Irma Eibich) Sale of the Week: 39 Foxbar Road Sale of the Week: 39 Foxbar Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-7-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-7.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-7.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road/slide/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-7/ toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-7 0 0
(Image: Irma Eibich)
279717 The second-floor apartment has a pretty well-appointed living room of its own (Image: Irma Eibich) Sale of the Week: 39 Foxbar Road Sale of the Week: 39 Foxbar Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-8-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-8.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-8.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road/slide/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-8/ toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-8 0 0
(Image: Irma Eibich)
279718 And here's the second-floor kitchen (Image: Irma Eibich) Sale of the Week: 39 Foxbar Road Sale of the Week: 39 Foxbar Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-9-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-9.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-9.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road/slide/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-9/ toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-9 0 0
(Image: Irma Eibich)
279719 The third-floor apartment's kitchen is a little more minimalist in style, but it does have a walkout to a private patio (Image: Irma Eibich) Sale of the Week: 39 Foxbar Road Sale of the Week: 39 Foxbar Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-10-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-10.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-10.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road/slide/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-10/ toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-10 0 0
(Image: Irma Eibich)
279720 The backyard garden. That structure in the upper righthand corner is a little studio building, accessible to the main-floor tenant (Image: Irma Eibich) Sale of the Week: 39 Foxbar Road Sale of the Week: 39 Foxbar Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-11-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-11.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-11.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road/slide/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-11/ toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-11 0 0
(Image: Irma Eibich)
279721 Here's the studio's outdoor sitting area (Image: Irma Eibich) Sale of the Week: 39 Foxbar Road Sale of the Week: 39 Foxbar Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-12-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-12.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-12.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road/slide/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-12/ toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-12 0 0
(Image: Irma Eibich)
279722 And here's what the studio looks like on the inside (Image: Irma Eibich) Sale of the Week: 39 Foxbar Road Sale of the Week: 39 Foxbar Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-13-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-13.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-13.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road/slide/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-13/ toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-13 0 0
(Image: Irma Eibich)
279723 The view from the rear (Image: Irma Eibich) Sale of the Week: 39 Foxbar Road Sale of the Week: 39 Foxbar Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-14-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-14.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-14.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road/slide/toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-14/ toronto-sale-of-the-week-39-foxbar-road-14 0 0
(Image: Irma Eibich)
The headline should also add clean and well maintained. Unfortunately that is not the case with most rental properties. There has been a lot of press about bad tenants but not so much about bad landlords. There seems to be a belief amongst most landlords that somehow they are doing their tenants a favour so therefore they don’t need to clean or properly maintain their property.
Anyone know what the rental/lease figures are?
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