$2.7 million for a Mount Pleasant Craftsman nestled on a street known for lobster parties

Neighbourhood: Mount Pleasant East Price: $2,690,000 Size: 2,900 square feet plus a 925-square-foot basement apartment and a 500-square-foot coach house Bedrooms: 5+2+ 1 Bathrooms: 2+1+1 Parking spots: 2 Real estate agents: Joy Verde, RE/MAX Hallmark Joy Verde Group Realty

The Place

An eight-bedroom, four-bathroom house in midtown. Recently renovated, it comes with skylights and cathedral ceilings and sits on a rare 32-foot-wide lot on a dead-end street surrounded by trees. The landscaped backyard includes a separate coach house—formerly a garage—ideal for guests or a home office. The property is within walking distance of Sherwood Park and Eglinton station, and motorists are a short drive from both the DVP and Lawrence.

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The History

Built in 1924, this red-brick charmer is a mix of old and modern. The current owners bought it in 2010 and have renovated throughout: opening up the main floor, turning the lower level into a suite with its own entrance and transforming the detached garage into a versatile coach house. The street itself has a close-knit community, hosting annual lobster parties, street sales and outdoor movie nights.

The Tour

The stately façade is marked by limestone, brick and low-maintenance composite floors for the porch.

In the foyer: wide-plank solid maple floors that complement the home’s original floors on the upper levels.

Around the corner is the living room, overlooking the neighbourhood through large windows.

Turn around to take in the dining room, anchored by a wood-burning fireplace—a deliberate choice by the sellers to evoke the place’s history.

The dining room flows naturally into the kitchen.

Speaking of the kitchen, it’s equipped with solid-wood cabinets, a waterfall quartzite counter, and a dual-fuel stove and oven with a downdraft vent in the island.

A marble herringbone backsplash mirrors the counters’ hues while cabinet hardware and light fixtures echo the quartzite’s gold veining.

This is the family room, which has French doors designed to frame the backyard oasis like a painting.

Don’t forget the main floor powder room, lined with a stained glass window, stork wallpaper and an angled ceiling.

This staircase at the rear of the home—illuminated by a skylight and a glass-block wall—rises into one of two main bedrooms.

The first of the two main bedrooms comes with windows all around.

As for the second main bedroom down the hall, it features a bay window, a large walk-in closet and its own sitting room.

A peek inside the third bedroom reveals cathedral ceilings, another skylight and exposed wood slats.

There’s also this shared bathroom on the second floor. It offers a big marble vanity, a tub and a glass shower.

The basement has been converted into a two-bedroom apartment, complete with its own kitchen, living room, laundry and private entrance.

The original basement staircase has been preserved, leaving future owners the flexibility to reopen the space as a rec room.

Here’s that private basement unit entrance

But the real showstopper is the backyard.

On the deck: a pergola, a dining space and a leafy tree. Cedar decking enhances the woodsy charm.

The converted garage-coach was designed to feel like a cottage.

It has HVAC and cathedral ceilings similar to those in the main house. Future owners may want to convert the space into a home office or a workshop.

Now for the bathroom.

Steps from the coach house is the backyard garden, thoughtfully designed with pollinators and year-round beauty in mind. The spot is so notable that it was featured on the Leaside Garden Society’s 2022 garden tour.

Finally, here’s a look at the whimsical storybook porthole. That’s a storage nook for firewood on the right.

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