The buyers: Jean-Luc Fraikin, the 35-year-old chief scientist at Spectradyne Particle Analysis, and Sara Hughes, a 34-year-old assistant professor of political science at the University of Toronto.
The story: After getting married in 2011, Fraikin, who grew up in Kingston, and Hughes, originally from Michigan, spent three years living like nomads, following jobs from Santa Barbara, California (where they met), all the way to Durham, North Carolina. Then their son, Pascal, was born, and they found themselves craving a more stable lifestyle. Hughes was starting her job at U of T in the fall, so they lined up a five-month sublet in the Annex, crossing their fingers that they’d find a permanent home before the lease ran out. Aided by a $100,000 gift from Fraikin’s parents, they set a budget of $800,000 and started scouring the west end for a place near the subway with enough room for a growing family.
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