House of the Week: $1.4 million for a Little Italy semi with a rooftop retreat
House of the Week: $1.4 million for a Little Italy semi with a rooftop retreat
Address: 228 Palmerston Avenue
Neighbourhood: Little Italy
Agent: William Wallace, RE/MAX Hallmark Realty Ltd., Brokerage
Price: $1,399,000
The Place: A renovated, four-bedroom semi with a finished basement in Little Italy.
The History: Not your standard quick flip, this home was completely renovated over the course of 14 years. The owners worked with Studio Pyramid on a number of upgrades, including a complete revamp of the kitchen, completed in 2014. There’s also a full-floor master suite with a private rooftop deck.
Big Selling Point: It’s hard to find a better location. This house is dead centre between College Street’s burgeoning restaurant row (which now includes both DaiLo and Bar Raval), Kensington Market and Trinity Bellwoods Park.
Possible Deal Breaker: Like many older homes, this one doesn’t have a ton of closet space. The current owners addressed the problem by adding a spacious dressing room—but it came at the expense of a smallish third bedroom.
By The Numbers:
• $1,399,000
• $5,602.49 in property taxes (2015)
• 2,894 square feet
• 4 bedrooms
• 3 bathrooms
• 3 storeys
• 2-car garage
• 2 gas fireplaces
• 1 skylight
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- It's hard to tell, but there's a beige semi hidden behind that massive tree. That's the house we're talking about, here.
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- Here's a better look at the front porch. It has wrought-iron fencing.
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- The house's interior renovations were done in consultation with Studio Pyramid.
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- The ceilings are ten feet high and accented by crown moulding and pot lights.
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- A view from the living room into the dining area.
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- The dining area is open to the living room and hallway.
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- The kitchen has been remodelled into a sleek, shiny space with an almost ridiculous amount of storage.
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- Next to the kitchen is the family room, with a gas fireplace and a sliding door to the back porch.
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- The view from the family room into the kitchen.
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- There are three bedrooms on the second floor of the house.
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- This is the second house we've featured this week with <em>Star Wars</em> stuff used as staging elements. Let's hope this is a trend.
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- The house doesn't have a tremendous amount of closet space, so the owners turned a bedroom into a dressing room.
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- And this bedroom serves as a den.
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- The bathroom has subway tile and a whirlpool tub.
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- The master suite takes up the entire third floor. There's a little sitting area in the peak of the roof.
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- The master bedroom has private access to a rooftop deck.
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- The rooftop deck has privacy fences, so sunbathing is a possibility.
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- The basement is finished. Here's the rec area.
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- There's a small office.
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- And a bedroom, with the obligatory Audrey Hepburn print. (It's a scientific fact that Audrey sells houses.)
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- And here's the backyard, with its two-car garage.
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Address: 228 Palmerston Avenue
Neighbourhood: Little Italy
Agent: William Wallace, RE/MAX Hallmark Realty Ltd., Brokerage
Price: $1,399,000
The Place: A renovated, four-bedroom semi with a finished basement in Little Italy.
The History: Not your standard quick flip, this home was completely renovated over the course of 14 years. The owners worked with Studio Pyramid on a number of upgrades, including a complete revamp of the kitchen, completed in 2014. There's also a full-floor master suite with a private rooftop deck.
Big Selling Point: It's hard to find a better location. This house is dead centre between College Street's burgeoning restaurant row (which now includes both DaiLo and Bar Raval), Kensington Market and Trinity Bellwoods Park.
Possible Deal Breaker: Like many older homes, this one doesn't have a ton of closet space. The current owners addressed the problem by adding a spacious dressing room—but it came at the expense of a smallish third bedroom.
By The Numbers:
• $1,399,000
• $5,602.49 in property taxes (2015)
• 2,894 square feet
• 4 bedrooms
• 3 bathrooms
• 3 storeys
• 2-car garage
• 2 gas fireplaces
• 1 skylight
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