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House of the Week: $1.8 million for a Victorian home across from the Thompson Hotel

By Simone Olivero
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50 Stewart Street

ADDRESS: 50 Stewart Street

NEIGHBOURHOOD: Waterfront Communities-The Island

AGENT: Craig William Emond, Model Suites Realty Inc., Brokerage

PRICE: $1,815,000

THE PLACE: Mining magnate Kevin J. van Niekerk bought this four-bedroom, 1880s-era home in 2008 and treated it to a down-to-the-bricks renovation. The upgrades included a top-floor master retreat, a custom kitchen, a built-in stereo system and an outdoor saltwater swimming pool.

BRAGGING RIGHTS: Victorian semis may be ubiquitous elsewhere in the city, but they stand out among the trendy glass-and-steel constructions of the King West area (the Thompson Hotel, for instance, is right across the street).

BIG SELLING POINT: A downtown property with a private pool? It’s practically an urban myth.

POSSIBLE DEAL BREAKER: Typical of city Victorians, this home is only 19 feet wide (so getting a king-size bed up to the third-floor master suite may be a challenge).

BY THE NUMBERS: • $1,815,000 • $9,156 in property taxes (2011) • 2,700 square feet (including lower level) • 4 bedrooms • 3 baths • 3 storeys (plus a finished basement) • 2-car parking • 1 gas fireplace • 1 outdoor saltwater swimming pool

50 Stewart Street
50 Stewart Street
50 Stewart Street
50 Stewart Street
50 Stewart Street
50 Stewart Street
50 Stewart Street
50 Stewart Street
50 Stewart Street
50 Stewart Street
50 Stewart Street
50 Stewart Street
50 Stewart Street

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