House of the Week: $1.25 million for a Victorian semi on Dupont with a jewel of a backyard
By Fraser Abe |
By Fraser Abe |
Address: 26 Dupont Street
Neighbourhood: Annex
Agent: Sarah Garner and Lidia Oliveira, Royal LePage Supreme Realty Brokerage
Price: $1,249,000
The Place: A revamped, four-bedroom Victorian semi so close to Playa Cabana that you could eat there every night.
Bragging Rights: The house, which dates back to the late 1880s, still has its original stained glass windows, wood bannisters and fireplace (with a gas insert swapped in for the coal firebox).
Big Selling Point: The backyard feels like a secret garden, spilling over with leafy plants and covered with a pergola that allows dappled sunlight to filter through.
Possible Deal Breaker: Though the roof off the third-floor bedroom looks perfect for a deck, you’ll have to investigate whether it needs structural work (and potentially a city permit) before venturing out.
By the Numbers:
• $1,249,000
• 125 years old
• 4 bedrooms
• 2 bathrooms
• 2 parking spaces
• 1 garden shed
• 1 gas fireplace
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- This brick semi-detached home is a few steps from the parkette at Avenue and Dupont
- House of the Week: 26 Dupont Street
- House of the Week: 26 Dupont Street
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- Previous owners opened up the floor plan on the main level, but kept historical elements like the glass vestibule door and the wood newel on the stairs
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- The living room mantelpiece is also original, as is the stained glass in the front window
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- Living room and dining room, main level
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- Living room and dining room, main level
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- The kitchen has stainless-steel appliances and a breakfast bar. There is an extra fridge in the basement as well
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- The family room is just off the kitchen and has sliding doors leading out to the landscaped backyard
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- The second level contains three bedrooms of the home’s four bedrooms
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- Another of the bedrooms on the second floor
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- The second-level bathroom
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- The third level contains a large bedroom with a separate space for a den or office
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- Bedroom, third level
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- The rooftop off the third-level bedroom
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- The second of the home’s two bathrooms
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- The basement contains a large rec room
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- The well-tended backyard has a sitting area, a dining space covered by a pergola, several garden beds and a shed containing garden tools
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- The backyard
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- The backyard
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Ugh, someone ruined another beautiful old house with an awful open concept reno. Also, the staging in that place is horrible.