Toronto Life’s most popular home tours of 2025
Including a Huntsville bunker made of smushed earth, an Oakville farmhouse with a balcony fireplace and a Danforth Village laneway suite that cost only $50,000
Sometimes, scanning the GTA’s diverse and wacky buffet of homes can feel like reading absurdist fiction. And our readers’ favourite home tours from 2025 include all kinds of over-the-top living spaces. A $21.5-million castle in King City with a maple syrup shack. A Rosedale ravine escape with a roof that’s actually alive. A Simcoe County cottage on a lagoon with more parking for boats than for cars.
But what’s most striking about this year’s roundup is its top entry: a humble-yet-elegant, family-friendly laneway suite that cost only $50,000. If you’re wondering how this is possible, read on.
Here, Toronto Life’s most-popular home tours of 2025.
No. 10 How one woman built herself a Dovercourt Village laneway suite designed for dance parties
The cantilevered 1,100-square-foot home comes with two storeys, a patio, camouflaged storage and a sunken living room with a red-brick fireplace. | By Roxy Kirshenbaum
No. 9 $1.8 million for a Huntsville hideout made of earth smushed together
The climate-friendly 3,000-square-foot bunker comes with forest views, a firepit overlooking a cliff and boat access to a marina. | By Alice Boyle
No. 8 $21.5 million for a King City castle with a maple syrup shack at the foot of a ski hill
What house in a field would be complete without a giant pond, an in-ground hot tub, a grand sunroom and horse paddocks? | By Daniel Reale-Chin
No. 7 $20 million for a ravine home in Rosedale with a roof that’s actually alive
This 7,000-square-foot forest gem comes with an absurdly long kitchen island, a glass elevator, MoMA-like walls and sci-fi cabinets. | By Daniel Reale-Chin
No. 6 $3.8 million for a High Park A-frame with a cauldron perched atop its backyard deck
The 2,400-square-foot property also comes with granite from Italy, a trendy basement bar and an open fireplace by the front door. | By Daniel Reale-Chin
No. 5 $7 million for an Oakville mansion with a balcony fireplace
What suburban farmhouse would be complete without a saltwater pool, tiles from Brazil and a servery the size of a bachelor apartment? | By Andrea Yu
No. 4 $9 million for a mid-century marvel in Rosedale with a secret garden and a winter-proof courtyard
The 2,800-square-foot property overlooking an abandoned rail line also comes with smart tech, a half-tonne tub and a Japanese bridge out back. | By Andrea Yu
No. 3 $5.9 million for a Haliburton masterpiece overlooking one of Ontario’s cleanest lakes
What house on the Canadian Shield would be complete without a black-marble kitchen and a professional-grade basketball court? | By Lindsey King
No. 2 This Simcoe County cottage in a lagoon comes with a private beach and is listed for less than $700,000
The 1,000-square-foot retreat also comes with hardwood ceilings, multiple decks, a bunkie, and ample parking for both cars and boats. | By Sana Maqbool
No. 1 Inside a laneway suite in Danforth Village that cost only $50,000 to buy
The 1,500-square-foot property comes with energy-efficient siding, a sweet backyard and one convenient loophole. | By Lindsey King
