House of the Week: $1.3 million for a newly gutted home a few blocks from High Park
House of the Week: $1.3 million for a newly gutted home a few blocks from High Park
ADDRESS: 70 Glenwood Avenue
NEIGHBOURHOOD: Runnymede-Bloor West Village-High Park North
AGENT: Susan Froese McHardy and Don McHardy, Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd., Brokerage
PRICE: $1,389,000
THE PLACE: A restored home with great bones—and, more importantly, a finished basement—a few blocks northwest of High Park.
BRAGGING RIGHTS: This is not the owners’ first renovation, and it shows. They’ve added a Restoration Hardware vanity to the upstairs bathroom, Caesarstone and Carrara marble to the kitchen counters, a Bertazonni gas range, and a new garage. Not to mention all the things you don’t see, like a new boiler, ductless air conditioning and updated wiring.
BIG SELLING POINT: The unfinished basement previously had six-foot ceilings (even Danny DeVito would have felt cramped down there). The owners gutted it to make an entirely new living space that stretches nine feet high, which is rare for this neighbourhood.
POSSIBLE DEAL BREAKER: The reno preserved the original floor plans, which means the master bedroom is a lot smaller than the grandiose suites seen in some new builds. Still, it more than comfortably fits a king-size bed and has a walk-in closet.
BY THE NUMBERS:
• $1,389,000
• 28.5-foot-by-135-foot lot
• 9-foot ceilings in the basement
• 4 bedrooms
• 3 bathrooms
• 2 storeys
• 1 detached garage with driveway
• 1 fireplace
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- The backyard is deep and contains a garage
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- The back deck
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- The back deck
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- The mudroom leading out to the backyard
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- The laundry room
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- The downstairs bathroom
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- The lower-level bedroom
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- The rec room
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- A basement office in a corner of the rec room
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- The basement has nine-foot ceilings and contains a rec room, a bathroom and an extra bedroom
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- The second of three bathrooms
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- The third of four bedrooms, second level
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- The second of four bedrooms, second level
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- The walk-in closet
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- The ensuite bathroom
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- The master bedroom, second level
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- The master bedroom has a walk-in closet and ensuite bathroom
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- The kitchen has marble and quartz counters, a top-of-the-line gas range and a back door leading to the backyard and deck
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- The dining room and kitchen
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- The dining area, which is just off the kitchen
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- The living room
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- The living room has a fireplace and an original bow window
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- The foyer
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- The first few feet of the foyer has tile flooring, which then gives way to new hardwood flooring in the living and dining room
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- The front entry
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- The current owners bought this detached home and completely renovated it, including a new paint job on the exterior
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ho hum. Another grey and white house. Isn’t that over yet? But good bones and mercifully, paint is a cheap and easy fix.
A walk in closet with windows? I’d have to keep things neat!
Love the wallpaper! Wish I knew where to buy it. I love grey and white works well with the rest of the palate. Great job.
Stunning…won’t last too long
I love the Bloor West Village. A good renovation.
Watching from Sydney Australia. Magnificent. 1.3M sure wouldn’t get you a monster four bedder in the centre of the city here…Someone’s going to get a BARGAIN.
To bad all the warmth has been removed from this beautiful old house and it’s been turned into another hard-surfaced cold-coloured makeover.
Have to agree with some of the above comments. On the whole it’s lovely, but devoid of the detail and character that one would expect in an older home.
Great house. Great location. Owners have used high end finishes but was there a sale on white paint?
@June
The paint colour is called Flip White.
bought for too much money, not too long ago, and there is a boundary dispute with the neighbouring lot. A few months ago, a much nicer house down the block sold for $1.25M and we all that was high.
Dont agree at all. The wood makes it dark, drab and dated. We painted out most of our wood and it made a huge difference!! Sometimes old isn’t best.
Very nice, but I think it’s been staged, hence PJ’s comment that it’s devoid of character… maybe that’s why.
@Karen, the wallpaper is Graham & Brown: http://www.grahambrown.ca/us/product/57218/Darcy%3A+White+%26+Silver+Wallpaper
Beautiful home, well-presented, easy to tailor to one’s own tastes. Best of old and new. The kind of place you could raise a family in, grow old in and pass to your kids. Will stand the test of time.
We had to drive by and check it out and noticed a film crew. The “Property Bros” from W Channel were there. So this is the home the couple want but can’t afford to buy. They are filming for the winter tv season.
They are advertising an open house this weekend and will check it out.