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House of the Week: $3 million for a modernized heritage home in the Annex

By Fraser Abe| Photography by Studio GTA
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House of the Week: $3 million for a modernized heritage home in the Annex

Address: 32 Tranby Avenue
Neighbourhood: The Annex Agents: Susan Gail Toyne and Samantha Thomson, Sotheby’s International Realty Canada, Brokerage Price: $2,995,000 Previously sold for: $440,000, in 1997

The place

A Victorian bay-and-gable home on a one-way street, located a 600-metre walk from St. George subway station.

The history

The home was built in the 1890s. The interior brick, front-facing stained glass window and facade are all original. Because the house is heritage designated, the exterior can’t be changed (at least, not easily). The last major interior renovation happened in 1997.

Here’s the front living area, with that antique stained glass:

House of the Week: $3 million for a modernized heritage home in the Annex

Here’s the dining area:

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House of the Week: $3 million for a modernized heritage home in the Annex

The kitchen has a Vulcan stove:

House of the Week: $3 million for a modernized heritage home in the Annex

And there’s a breakfast area with a door to the backyard:

House of the Week: $3 million for a modernized heritage home in the Annex

There are two bedrooms on the second floor:

House of the Week: $3 million for a modernized heritage home in the Annex

This one has a Juliet balcony:

House of the Week: $3 million for a modernized heritage home in the Annex

And an ensuite bathroom:

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House of the Week: $3 million for a modernized heritage home in the Annex

Here’s the other second-floor bedroom:

House of the Week: $3 million for a modernized heritage home in the Annex

The basement is finished:

House of the Week: $3 million for a modernized heritage home in the Annex

And here’s the backyard:

House of the Week: $3 million for a modernized heritage home in the Annex
Big selling point

The house’s best feature has to be its third-floor master suite, with a wood-burning fireplace, tree-lined terrace and cute-as-a-button A-frame window with a view of the street below.

Here’s the master suite’s sitting area, with its fireplace and doors to the terrace:

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House of the Week: $3 million for a modernized heritage home in the Annex

The bedroom has custom cherry-wood closets with leather handles:

House of the Week: $3 million for a modernized heritage home in the Annex

And here’s that window:

House of the Week: $3 million for a modernized heritage home in the Annex

The master ensuite:

House of the Week: $3 million for a modernized heritage home in the Annex

And the terrace:

House of the Week: $3 million for a modernized heritage home in the Annex
Possible deal breaker

If the thought of parallel parking on a one-way street makes you panic, buyer beware: there’s no driveway here. The current owners rent a parking space at a nearby condo building.

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By the numbers

• $2,995,000 • $11,261.16 in taxes • 5 bathrooms • 3 bedrooms • 2 fireplaces

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