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House of the Week: $1.8 million for a century-old Corso Italia home with a new rooftop deck

By Fraser Abe| Photography by Geoff Parkin/GP Photo
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The house for sale at 15 Glenholme Avenue

Address: 15 Glenholme Avenue
Neighbourhood: Corso Italia Agents: Susan Gail Toyne and Samantha Thomson, Sotheby’s International Realty Canada Price: $1,795,000 Previously sold for: $590,000, in 1989

The place

A century-old, ivy-covered home in Corso Italia.

The house has oak doors, trim and panelling:

House of the Week: $1.8 million for a century-old Corso Italia home with a new rooftop deck

The living room, looking very fancy:

House of the Week: $1.8 million for a century-old Corso Italia home with a new rooftop deck

Here’s the dining area, with a stately leaded glass window, chandelier and ceiling medallion:

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House of the Week: $1.8 million for a century-old Corso Italia home with a new rooftop deck

And plenty of room for china:

House of the Week: $1.8 million for a century-old Corso Italia home with a new rooftop deck

The kitchen has what looks like a pressed tin ceiling:

House of the Week: $1.8 million for a century-old Corso Italia home with a new rooftop deck

There are four bedrooms on the second floor. The owners are using this one as a den:

House of the Week: $1.8 million for a century-old Corso Italia home with a new rooftop deck

Another bedroom:

House of the Week: $1.8 million for a century-old Corso Italia home with a new rooftop deck

And a sunroom, with more of that tin-like ceiling material. This room has a door to the second-floor balcony:

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House of the Week: $1.8 million for a century-old Corso Italia home with a new rooftop deck

And here’s the last second-floor bedroom:

House of the Week: $1.8 million for a century-old Corso Italia home with a new rooftop deck

All the second-floor bedrooms share this bathroom:

House of the Week: $1.8 million for a century-old Corso Italia home with a new rooftop deck

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

House of the Week: $1.8 million for a century-old Corso Italia home with a new rooftop deck

And the third-floor bathroom:

House of the Week: $1.8 million for a century-old Corso Italia home with a new rooftop deck
The history

The home was built in 1915, and the sellers have lived there for 27 years. (Before that, the previous owners lived there for 40.) In the past year, they’ve revamped the bathrooms, added a third-floor deck, and replaced the fireplace mantles, though they still look antique. The house still has many of its original details, including leaded glass windows, a cast iron kitchen sink, bay windows and quarter-sawn oak doors and trim.

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Big selling point

The house’s outdoor space is enough to get even the staunchest air conditioning enthusiasts outside.

There’s a den beside the entrance to the third-floor deck, complete with a wet bar:

House of the Week: $1.8 million for a century-old Corso Italia home with a new rooftop deck

A closer look at the deck:

House of the Week: $1.8 million for a century-old Corso Italia home with a new rooftop deck

Down at ground level, the backyard has a pergola:

House of the Week: $1.8 million for a century-old Corso Italia home with a new rooftop deck
Possible deal breaker

Three bathrooms for seven bedrooms might be a tight squeeze in the morning.

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By the numbers

• $1,795,000 • $6,243.18 in taxes (2015) • 101 years old • 7 bedrooms • 4 parking spaces • 3 bathrooms • 2 kitchens • 2 wood burning fireplaces

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Correction
June 24, 2016

This post originally quoted an incorrect asking price.

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