Surreal Estate: $2.4 million for the house from Kenny vs. Spenny, a jaunty Victorian in Moss Park

Neighbourhood: Moss Park Price: $2,349,000 Size: 3,250 square feet Bedrooms: 8+2 Bathrooms: 5+1 Parking spot: 1 Real estate agent: Christopher Wannamaker and Edward Wang, W Group Real Estate Team

The Place

An eight-plus-two-bedroom, five-plus-one-bathroom semi south of Gerrard with a one-bedroom coach house, all of which was once the set of Kenny vs. Spenny. The main building has three storeys, three balconies and endless nods to its Victorian roots. It comes with a sauna in the basement and a koi pond out back, and just about every room has its own lounge. With ample space, it’s ideal for an Octomom-sized family, or it could easily be split into multiple suites. The home is within walking distance of Allan Gardens, Cabbagetown and half a dozen TTC routes. And motorists are a short drive from both the DVP and Queen East.

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The History

The home was built in 1890—long before its stint as a debauched boy palace—and it’s seen a lot. About 85 years into its life, renowned artists Rita Letendre and Kosso Eloul purchased the home, renovating it to be part studio, part sanctuary. After Eloul died, in 1995, Letendre lived there another decade before selling to a friend, the current owner. The Kenny vs. Spenny crew leased the house in 2004 for $4,300 a month. Since 2010, the place has been rented out periodically.

The Tour

The red-brick façade is characteristic of the Victorian era. It’s more than likely that the bricks were fabricated at the nearby Don Valley Brick Works (now Evergreen Brick Works).

In the foyer: the original saloon-style door and front door, which features stained glass and delicate wrought iron detailing.

The open riser staircase, on the other hand, is distinctly modern. Note the defunct fireplace underneath.

The living room overlooks the neighbourhood and comes with 12-foot crown-moulded ceilings.

Special nooks abound here, like this one with built-in shelves.

Here’s the dining room, with more original doors and a retro chandelier.

The French-countryside-inspired kitchen was renovated in 2020 to add new appliances and quirky open storage.

The solarium may be the home’s greatest attraction. Its floors are meant to echo the terracotta plant pots.

The decorative window looking into the kitchen is a nice touch.

Moving upstairs reveals the second-floor landing, accurately restored to its former glory.

Check out these enormous bay windows. The room is set up as a studio, but it could be converted into a main bedroom.

Next door is this office, with a petite Juliet balcony.

Kenny vs. Spenny diehards will recognize this as Spencer Rice’s bedroom, equipped with a four-piece ensuite bathroom.

Now for the third floor, a.k.a. Kenny Hotz’s lair. It’s big enough to be its own bachelor suite, especially with access to this lounge and a rooftop balcony that’s aching to be upgraded into a closed deck.

Eschewing the saturnalian for the humble, this is currently considered the main bedroom.

Today, this space is a guest room, but it would make an amazing walk-in closet too.

The current owner recently added funky wallpaper to the bathroom while leaving the brick exposed. On the right is a vintage clawfoot tub.

Back outside, the huge backyard comes with a cedar deck and a low-maintenance koi pond.

A reverse angle highlights the fragmented stone patio, many gardens and coach house. Once a home for carriages, it later became the Kenny vs. Spenny production office.

Here’s the coach house’s living room and kitchenette.

A long curved skylight bathes the 16-foot ceilings in sunlight.

Lastly, here’s the coach house’s main bedroom.

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