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House of the Week: $1 million for a century-old townhouse in Leslieville

By Fraser Abe| Photography by Housemax
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The house for sale at 12 Verral Avenue

Address: 12 Verral Avenue
Neighbourhood: Leslieville Agent: Michael Tanaka, Royal LePage Signature Realty Price: $1,049,000 Previously sold for: $580,888, in 2012

The place

An old-meets-new townhouse on a one-way street near Queen and Carlaw, not too far from the buzzy new Broadview Hotel.

Here’s the living room:

House of the Week: $1 million for a century-old townhouse in Leslieville

The dining area:

House of the Week: $1 million for a century-old townhouse in Leslieville

And the new kitchen:

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House of the Week: $1 million for a century-old townhouse in Leslieville

There are two bedrooms on the second floor. Here’s one of them:

House of the Week: $1 million for a century-old townhouse in Leslieville

And here’s the master bedroom:

House of the Week: $1 million for a century-old townhouse in Leslieville

All of the bedrooms share this bathroom:

House of the Week: $1 million for a century-old townhouse in Leslieville

The third bedroom, on the third floor, is being used as a den:

House of the Week: $1 million for a century-old townhouse in Leslieville
The history

The house, originally built in 1890, has been renovated over the past five years. The updates include a new kitchen, new hardwood floors, a new roof, and an interior and exterior paint job.

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Big selling point

The backyard feels incredibly private, thanks to a tall fence, vines, a leafy tree and a windowless neighbouring property. And the whole area is covered in brick, meaning no mowing:

House of the Week: $1 million for a century-old townhouse in Leslieville
Possible deal breaker

The property doesn’t have its own parking space or garage, but there is street parking.

By The numbers

• $1,049,000 • $3,151.09 (2017 taxes) • 127 years old • 5-year-old renovations • 3 bedrooms • 2 bathrooms

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