House of the Week: $1 million for a home in The Beach with a San Francisco-esque façade
ADDRESS: 1832 Lake Shore Boulevard East
NEIGHBOURHOOD: The Beach
AGENT: Jeffrey Lyons, Sage Real Estate Limited, Brokerage.
PRICE: $999,000
THE PLACE: Situated on a unique stretch of Lake Shore Boulevard East, near Woodbine, and looking out onto Ashbridges Bay Park, this home is the ideal setting for a young family.
BRAGGING RIGHTS: Even parking your car is fun—the two-car garage features a Klaus hydraulic lift for added storage space.
BIG SELLING POINT: Known around the neighbourhood as one of the “painted ladies,” the home’s exterior is more San Francisco than Toronto, with arched window coverings, butter yellow siding and a narrow four-storey frame.
POSSIBLE DEAL BREAKER: The proximity to the Port Lands may engender more highly charged political conversations than you’d like. Better brush up on the whole Toronto Port Lands Co. versus Waterfront TO debate.
BY THE NUMBERS:
$999,000
$6,168.93 in 2011 property taxes
4 storeys
3 bedrooms
3 bathrooms
2-car parking
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Ashbridges Bay Park
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91963 Backyard patio 1832 Lake Shore Boulevard East https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWLakeshore_32-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWLakeshore_32.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWLakeshore_32.jpg 624 420 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/1832-lake-shore-boulevard-east/slide/sept11hotwlakeshore_32/ sept11hotwlakeshore_32 0 0
Backyard patio
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Backdoor
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91959 Main floor lounge 1832 Lake Shore Boulevard East https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWLakeshore_28-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWLakeshore_28.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sept11HOTWLakeshore_28.jpg 624 420 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/1832-lake-shore-boulevard-east/slide/sept11hotwlakeshore_28/ sept11hotwlakeshore_28 0 0
Main floor lounge
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Spare bedroom
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Bedroom
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Bathroom
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Ensuite with Portuguese copper-veined marble
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Master bedroom
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Dining room
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Sitting area with second-floor deck access
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Sitting area adjoing the kitchen
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Imported granite countertops
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Kitchen
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Area adjoining the family room
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Family room
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Custom-designed Art Deco-style staircase (with removable Plexiglas saftey panels)
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Front veranda
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Front entrance
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This is a beautiful house both inside and outside. Decorated very well. Wish I had million dollars to spare. :(
1 million dollar home furnished with Ikea furniture?
Love the red accents though.
ugh, $1million to listen to non-stop traffic on lakeshore…pity the mug who falls for it.
I love the back entrance
I will never forget the time the movers in Halifax walked into my carefully-edited minimalist home of mid-century modern furniture, and loudly declared, “Someone sure likes IKEA around here”.
I don’t see any IKEA in this home either, but it proves that slack-jawed yokels don’t entirely reside in Dartmouth.
Sigh…I remember when this used to be Greenwood Race Track…
Not paying $1 million for a semi-detached, thanks! And on a super-busy street, to boot…
It is on Lake Shore, true. You hardly notice on three out of the foor floors. And on the other side of that road are kilometres of parkland, and unobstructed views of Lake Ontario. One block north is Queen Street Starbucks-land and Two blocks West is Woodbine Park and beautiful views of the Toronto skyline. Just sayin’. But I’m biased; I live in one.
…and on certain days, when the wind blows the right way, you get the unmistakable odour of the sewage treatment plant drifting in your windows.
Yup. One day out of 20, maybe. And an 8-minute drive to downtown, all you haters. :)
I have $1M house and have touches of IKEA furniture. One should buy what is functional and not focus on buying expensive for expensive’s sake. Also, some of that is Pottery Barn furniture.
This is a beautiful place…decorated beautifully. Was this staged? If so, could you pass on the name of the home stager, as I am looking for one in the area.
–It is on Lake Shore, true. You hardly notice on three out of the foor floors–
The front door’s about 15 ft. from 80km/hr traffic.
Gotta be worth it for the car-evator tho’.
I cant believe someone actually thinks this was staged by someone with any knowledge of decorating what-so-ever. This is just dull and they should have left the granite in portugal. Whats with the same crap cabinets in the kitchen and then the bathroom. Must have got them at a re-usit store.Bland Bland Bland.
Man, some of you posters have NO lives! Who cares if the furniture is or isn’t IKEA – you probably can’t even imagine owning a place like this! Dream on!
Tim—–> you are so right… very nice house, nicely decorated, the backsplash in the kitchen is awesome. It is worth $1mil, not for me to decide, someone will pay that amount for it. For the posters who talk about busy lakeshore and all the negative comments, Gee…tell us which trailer park you are stationed at!
Truly a magnificent house. Sort of reminds me of New Orleans. If I had a Million bucks, I’d consider buying it! Only in my dreams! :)
?? What does my living arrangement have to do with the market value of this property? What trailer park? I live in this neighbourhood too.
These are the facts: yes, it’s a nice new house with lots of high-end details, and it fronts onto a very busy road. Never said it was undesirable, just that you can get just as nice a house on a quieter street for that kind of money.
I am in love with this home! It has great space, perfect natural lighting and you can’t beat the location. Someone commented above about all the great neighbourhood locales but I think the selling feature will be the views. I’m not shopping but a girl can dream.
I’ve got your Portuguese copper-veined marble right here, baby.
My parents looked at these a few years ago (when they were half the price). They are cheaply built.