House of the Week: $2.5 million for a Victorian with two wet bars right across from Alexandra Park

Neighbourhood: Trinity-Bellwoods Price: $2,498,800 Size: 1,825 square feet, plus a 721-square-foot basement Bedrooms: 3+1 Bathrooms: 4 Parking spots: 2 Real estate agent: Amy Bray, Sotheby’s International Realty Canada

The Place

A recently renovated three-plus-one-bedroom, four-bathroom detached, sandwiched between two of Toronto’s most bustling neighbourhoods: Trinity-Bellwoods to the west and Kensington-Chinatown to the east. The two-storey home includes a backyard with a two-car garage and a finished basement with a private entrance. It’s within walking distance of Toronto Western Hospital, the many bars and restaurants along Dundas, and five streetcar lines. And motorists are short drive from both the Gardiner and Dufferin.

The History

Built in 1895, this property has been home to its current owners since the ’80s. Over the past year, they undertook extensive renovations as they prepared to move to another property within the city, adding new insulation throughout, updating the HVAC and plumbing, and sprucing up the roof. Now the place is on the market.

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The Tour

Here’s the open-concept main level, with coffered ceilings, crown moulding and birch hardwood floors. The staircase is oak.

A reverse angle highlights the classic bay windows, crystal chandelier, fireplace and custom shelving.

Next is the kitchen. It comes with stainless steel appliances from Frigidaire and counters made from Caesarstone quartz. Note the funky backsplash.

Down the hall is the formal dining area, which features another crystal chandelier and stairs leading to the basement.

This three-piece bathroom is adjacent to the dining area.

There’s also a four-piece bathroom at the rear of the home.

Our last stop on the main level is the family room, with recessed lighting, a walkout to the backyard and a wet bar.

Moving upstairs reveals the main bedroom, also with crown moulding. It overlooks Alexandra Park.

The main bedroom’s walk-in closet is like a jewel box.

Two additional bedrooms make up the rest of the second level. Here’s the first one, also overlooking the park.

The other secondary bedroom has a jumbo closet and a view of the backyard.

All of the upstairs bedrooms share this five-piece bathroom, complete with a double vanity, a soaker tub and heated Statuario porcelain floors.

Heading to the basement highlights another fireplace and another wet bar. There are a washer and dryer down here too.

This basement bedroom could easily be converted into a rec room. The private entrance in the corner leads outside.

The backyard is equipped with a deck and walkway, turf, fences for privacy, and that two-car garage, which comes with an EV charger. As an added bonus, the space could legally be converted into a coach house.

But Alexandra Park might be the pad’s greatest amenity, with its hockey rink, skate park, library, basketball court and grassy fields.

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