House of the Week: $1.2 million for a Cabbagetown Victorian with a surprisingly light-filled interior
House of the Week: $1.2 million for a Cabbagetown Victorian with a surprisingly light-filled interior
Address: 1 Parkview Avenue
Neighbourhood: Cabbagetown-South St. Jamestown
Agent: Peter McLeman, Chestnut Park Real Estate
Price: $1,239,000
The Place: An updated Cabbabgetown Victorian with an airy interior.
Bragging Rights: That plaque at the front door means this place was part of the Old Cabbagetown Tour of Homes. Sure, it’s just strangers traipsing through your living room, but how many times has your house been part of a tour of anything? And the property’s historical bona fides don’t end there: it’s part of the Cabbagetown North heritage conservation district, which means there are some legal restrictions on alterations and additions. (Fortunately, the property has already undergone a bit of renovation over the past decade, including major roof work, new windows and refinishing for the wood floors.)
Big Selling Point: The next best thing to breakfast in bed—which, sadly, isn’t a luxury most can afford on a typical weekday—might be breakfast in this home’s sun-dappled dining nook. (Even if you’re still looking out at snow in April.)
Possible Deal Breaker: Though the dining area has room for a large 12-person table, you may not want to host that many guests when the kitchen is located one floor above. For big dinner parties, it might be better to use the barbecue instead.
By the Numbers:
• $1,239,000
• $6165.61 in taxes
• 3,000 square feet
• 15.33′ x 98′ lot
• 4 bedrooms
• 3 bathrooms
• 3 fireplaces
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- The house is a classic Cabbagetown Victorian semi
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- It was an official stop on the Old Cabbagetown Tour of Homes
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- Here's the living room at the front of the house. It has a wood-burning fireplace
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- Here's a view of the other side of the living room, towards the stairs
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- Also on the main floor is this kitchen, with marble counters and built-in appliances
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- And here's the kitchen's dining nook. It overlooks the home's large lower-level dining room
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- This is the view of the lower-level dining room from the kitchen dining nook
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- The lower level consists of this rec room, a laundry room and a dining room
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- Here's a view of the lower-level dining room, with cathedral windows and a walkout to the patio
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- On the second floor of the house, there's this den (which could also be used as a bedroom) and the master suite
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- Here's the master bedroom. The fireplace is wood-burning
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- The master bedroom's walk-in closet is continuous with the five-piece en suite washroom
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- And here's a closer look at the master en suite
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- There are two more bedrooms on the third floor. This is the larger of them
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- And here's the smaller third-floor bedroom
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- The two third-floor bedrooms share this washroom
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- The house even has a little stained glass
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- This private deck is located on the second floor, just beyond the master bedroom's en suite washroom
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- And here's a view of the back of the house
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Big Selling Point: The next best thing to breakfast in bed—which, sadly, isn’t a luxury most can afford on a typical weekday—might be breakfast in this home's sun-dappled dining nook. (Even if you’re still looking out at snow in April.)
Possible Deal Breaker: Though the dining area has room for a large 12-person table, you may not want to host that many guests when the kitchen is located one floor above. For big dinner parties, it might be better to use the barbecue instead.
By the Numbers:
• $1,239,000
• $6165.61 in taxes
• 3,000 square feet
• 15.33' x 98' lot
• 4 bedrooms
• 3 bathrooms
• 3 fireplaces
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