15 Toronto houses and condos that were actually worth the money in 2014
15 Toronto houses and condos that were actually worth the money in 2014
The economics of Toronto real estate in 2014 meant even completely average places could (and frequently did) sell for seven-figure sums. Despite all the craziness, though, some homes that hit the market this year truly did justify their often-astronomical prices. Over the course of 2014, we documented dozens of these standout properties as part of our recurring Sale of the Week, Condo of the Week and House of the Week features. Here, we’ve collected 15 of the most beautiful, most spacious and most jealousy-inducing of those homes in one photo gallery. You may not be able to afford them, but you can spend a few hours gawking at them. And that’s not nothing.
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- <strong>Address:</strong> <a href="http://www.torontolife.com/informer/toronto-real-estate/2014/10/20/sale-of-the-week-474-woburn-avenue/" target="_blank">474 Woburn Avenue</a><br /> <strong>Neighbourhood:</strong> Lawrence Manor<br /> <strong>Listing Price:</strong> $2,028,000<br /> <strong><a href="http://www.torontolife.com/informer/toronto-real-estate/2014/10/20/sale-of-the-week-474-woburn-avenue/" target="_blank">Click here to see the rest of the house.</a></strong><br /> <br /> Uptown bungalows are gradually being bought up by builders and turned into modern mini-mansions like this one. Unusual wall treatments and an ultra-sleek kitchen make this particular property a standout.
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- <strong>Address:</strong> <a href="http://www.torontolife.com/informer/toronto-real-estate/2014/10/17/condo-of-the-week-25-soho-street/" target="_blank">25 Soho Street, P310</a><br /> <strong>Neighbourhood:</strong> Kensington-Chinatown<br /> <strong>Listing Price:</strong> $689,000<br /> <strong><a href="http://www.torontolife.com/informer/toronto-real-estate/2014/10/17/condo-of-the-week-25-soho-street/" target="_blank">Click here to see the rest of the condo.</a></strong><br /> <br /> So many new downtown condos are built like aquariums, with floor-to-ceiling windows that leak heat in winter and collect dirt and fingerprints year-round. This place proves lightness and elegance can be had without all the glass. The proximity to Queen West is a bonus.
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- <strong>Address:</strong> <a href="http://www.torontolife.com/informer/toronto-real-estate/2014/10/01/house-of-the-week-31-edenbrook-hill/" target="_blank">31 Edenbrook Hill</a><br /> <strong>Neighbourhood:</strong> Edenbridge-Humber Valley<br /> <strong>Listing Price:</strong> $1,999,999<br /> <strong><a href="http://www.torontolife.com/informer/toronto-real-estate/2014/10/01/house-of-the-week-31-edenbrook-hill/" target="_blank">Click here to see the rest of the house.</a></strong><br /> <br /> For most properties, being stuck in the 1960s would be a huge problem, but in this case all the avocado-green carpets, stained wood and taxidermied sailfish add up to something pleasing. The house—at least as decorated by its former owners—is like a museum of mid-century home design.
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- <strong>Address:</strong> <a href="http://www.torontolife.com/informer/toronto-real-estate/2014/06/20/condo-of-the-week-33-jackes-avenue/" target="_blank">33 Jackes Avenue, Suite 801</a><br /> <strong>Neighbourhood:</strong> Rosedale-Moore Park<br /> <strong>Listing Price:</strong> $6,495,000<br /> <strong><a href="http://www.torontolife.com/informer/toronto-real-estate/2014/06/20/condo-of-the-week-33-jackes-avenue/" target="_blank">Click here to see the rest of the condo.</a></strong><br /> <br /> An 1,110-square-foot terrace is only the start here. Inside, the owners get 4,000 square feet of living space, including one of the swankiest en suite washrooms we've ever seen.
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- <strong>Address:</strong> <a href="http://www.torontolife.com/informer/toronto-real-estate/2014/11/03/sale-of-the-week-20-taylorwood-drive/" target="_blank">20 Taylorwood Drive</a><br /> <strong>Neighbourhood:</strong> Humber Valley<br /> <strong>Listing Price:</strong> $3,850,000<br /> <strong><a href="http://www.torontolife.com/informer/toronto-real-estate/2014/11/03/sale-of-the-week-20-taylorwood-drive/" target="_blank">Click here to see the rest of the house.</a></strong><br /> <br /> Word is that LeBron James, Drake and Dr. Dre once rented this place as a party venue, and no wonder: the home's luxurious fittings, neutral colour palette and massive windows put it perfectly on-trend. The best part, though, is the backyard, where a large patio and a saltwater pool overlook a nearby ravine.
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- <strong>Address:</strong> <a href="http://www.torontolife.com/informer/toronto-real-estate/2014/08/01/condo-of-the-week-40-rosehill-avenue/" target="_blank">40 Rosehill Avenue, Unit 602</a><br /> <strong>Neighbourhood:</strong> Rosedale-Moore Park<br /> <strong>Listing Price:</strong> $889,000<br /> <strong><a href="http://www.torontolife.com/informer/toronto-real-estate/2014/08/01/condo-of-the-week-40-rosehill-avenue/" target="_blank">Click here to see the rest of the condo.</a></strong><br /> <br /> Finding a condo with great design, plenty of space and a great location can be challenging for anyone who doesn't have a million dollars to spend, but this place delivered all of that for an asking price well within the six-figure range.
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- <strong>Address:</strong> <a href="http://www.torontolife.com/informer/toronto-real-estate/2014/03/19/house-of-the-week-22-wilberton-road/" target="_blank">22 Wilberton Road</a><br /> <strong>Neighbourhood:</strong> Yonge-St. Clair<br /> <strong>Listing Price:</strong> $2,998,000<br /> <strong><a href="http://www.torontolife.com/informer/toronto-real-estate/2014/03/19/house-of-the-week-22-wilberton-road/" target="_blank">Click here to see the rest of the house.</a></strong><br /> <br /> This century-old brick house is distinguished by more than just its immaculate contemporary interior. It also happens to be the only one on its block with a freaking <em>turret</em>.
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- <strong>Address:</strong> <a href="http://www.torontolife.com/informer/toronto-real-estate/2014/05/30/condo-of-the-week-55a-avenue-road/" target="_blank">55A Avenue Road, Unit 603</a><br /> <strong>Neighbourhood:</strong>Yorkville<br /> <strong>Listing Price:</strong> $2,650,000<br /> <strong><a href="http://www.torontolife.com/informer/toronto-real-estate/2014/05/30/condo-of-the-week-55a-avenue-road/" target="_blank">Click here to see the rest of the condo.</a></strong><br /> <br /> Three bedrooms, two storeys and elevator access to Hazelton Lanes (and, more specifically, the bounty of top-grade produce at the Hazelton Lanes Whole Foods)? Yes, please.
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- <strong>Address:</strong> <a href="http://www.torontolife.com/informer/toronto-real-estate/2014/06/04/house-of-the-week-35-high-park-boulevard/" target="_blank">35 High Park Boulevard</a><br /> <strong>Neighbourhood:</strong> High Park-Swansea<br /> <strong>Listing Price:</strong> $2,365,000<br /> <strong><a href="http://www.torontolife.com/informer/toronto-real-estate/2014/06/04/house-of-the-week-35-high-park-boulevard/" target="_blank">Click here to see the rest of the house.</a></strong><br /> <br /> Original oak flooring, high plaster ceilings and marble surfaces make this property a memorable one. (And the previous owner was <em>Good Housekeeping</em> editor-in-chief Jane Francisco, which may explain the quality of the interior.) A 2012 reno modernized the home's roof, heat and electrical systems while leaving all its antique craftsmanship intact.
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- <strong>Address:</strong> <a href="http://www.torontolife.com/informer/toronto-real-estate/2014/06/06/condo-of-the-week-264-seaton-street/" target="_blank">264 Seaton Street, Unit 204</a><br /> <strong>Neighbourhood:</strong> Moss Park<br /> <strong>Listing Price:</strong> $759,000<br /> <strong><a href="http://www.torontolife.com/informer/toronto-real-estate/2014/06/06/condo-of-the-week-264-seaton-street/" target="_blank">Click here to see the rest of the condo.</a></strong><br /> <br /> Toronto is full of boring lofts—glorified bachelor apartments with none of the loopy character converted industrial spaces are known for. This place is not one of those. It has a spiral staircase, a trap-door ceiling and a toilet and bathtub in—like, right inside—the master bedroom. (Plus lots of space and great exposed brick.) Character!
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- <strong>Address:</strong> <a href="http://www.torontolife.com/informer/toronto-real-estate/2014/07/16/house-of-the-week-110-glenrose-avenue/" target="_blank">110 Glenrose Avenue</a><br /> <strong>Neighbourhood:</strong> Rosedale-Moore Park<br /> <strong>Listing Price:</strong> $4,800,000<br /> <strong><a href="http://www.torontolife.com/informer/toronto-real-estate/2014/07/16/house-of-the-week-110-glenrose-avenue/" target="_blank">Click here to see the rest of the house.</a></strong><br /> <br /> Frances Loring and Florence Wyle converted this church into a home in the 1920s. The pair (who were a couple, at a time when lesbian relationships weren't commonplace) would throw parties for Group of Seven painters and other friends of theirs. The property's pedigree is only part of the appeal here, though: the massive living room has a vaulted ceiling and the kitchen is resplendently gloomy.
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- <strong>Address:</strong> <a href="http://www.torontolife.com/informer/toronto-real-estate/2014/10/27/sale-of-the-week-436-wellington-street-west/" target="_blank">436 Wellington Street West, Unit 301</a><br /> <strong>Neighbourhood:</strong> King West<br /> <strong>Listing Price:</strong> $1,095,000<br /> <strong><a href="http://www.torontolife.com/informer/toronto-real-estate/2014/10/27/sale-of-the-week-436-wellington-street-west/" target="_blank">Click here to see the rest of the condo.</a></strong><br /> <br /> This condo is proof of the power of style. The space itself is undistinguished, but the former owner managed to transform the sturdy loft into a beautifully eccentric pad, mainly by strategically scattering antiques all around.
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- <strong>Address:</strong> <a href="http://www.torontolife.com/informer/toronto-real-estate/2014/07/02/house-of-the-week-41-berryman-street/" target="_blank">41 Berryman Street</a><br /> <strong>Neighbourhood:</strong> Yorkville<br /> <strong>Listing Price:</strong> $3,999,999<br /> <strong><a href="http://www.torontolife.com/informer/toronto-real-estate/2014/07/02/house-of-the-week-41-berryman-street/" target="_blank">Click here to see the rest of the house.</a></strong><br /> <br /> Slate-grey zinc cladding and flat rooflines are the new status symbols for single-family homebuyers, and this place has all that, plus a modern interior to match. A custom Scavolini kitchen and a giant, minimalist third-floor master retreat almost—almost!—justified the enormous price tag.
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- <strong>Address:</strong> <a href="http://www.torontolife.com/informer/toronto-real-estate/2014/08/18/sale-of-the-week-93a-95a-balmoral-avenue/" target="_blank">93A and 95A Balmoral Avenue</a><br /> <strong>Neighbourhood:</strong> Yonge-St. Clair<br /> <strong>Listing Price:</strong> $1,495,000<br /> <strong><a href="http://www.torontolife.com/informer/toronto-real-estate/2014/08/18/sale-of-the-week-93a-95a-balmoral-avenue/" target="_blank">Click here to see the rest of the house.</a></strong><br /> <br /> Under most circumstances, $1.4 million would be a steep price to pay for a two-bedroom house, but this case was a special one. The house came with a <em>whole other house</em> in its backyard. The history of the two properties—both of them nicely renovated—is a little complicated, but the upshot is that some buyer got a contemporary home and a spare rental property at the stroke of a pen. Deals like that are hard to come by.
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- <strong>Address:</strong> <a href="http://www.torontolife.com/informer/toronto-real-estate/2014/12/15/sale-of-the-week-39-gwynne-avenue/" target="_blank">39 Gwynne Avenue</a><br /> <strong>Neighbourhood:</strong> Parkdale<br /> <strong>Listing Price:</strong> $1,450,000<br /> <strong><a href="http://www.torontolife.com/informer/toronto-real-estate/2014/12/15/sale-of-the-week-39-gwynne-avenue/" target="_blank">Click here to see the rest of the house.</a></strong><br /> <br /> It's hard to find an updated home in Parkdale, but this place—which at well over a million was still a relative bargain for a detached house in Toronto—has it all. A great interior renovation makes it a perfect example of what the future holds for the west end's aging Victorian housing stock.
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No house is worth one + million if you don’t earn one + million