Address: 781 Craven Road
Neighbourhood: Greenwood-Coxwell
Agent: Costa Ntoukas and Liam Docherty, Chestnut Park Real Estate Ltd., Brokerage
Price: $749,000
A modernist box located just south of the Danforth.
Here’s the entrance:
The layout sacrifices square footage for soaring ceilings:
The living room, with a sliding door to the backyard:
The bed is located in that lofted area up above:
Here’s the bathroom:
The backyard:
And the view from behind:
This home was built in 2009 on a lot where a condemned house once stood. It was designed by Andrew Reeves, of Linebox Studio, for Patrick Flynn, a fingerprint examiner for the Toronto Police Service.
This home is semi-famous. It has been featured in the Globe and Mail, Dwell—and, yes, Toronto Life.
The bedroom situation—that shelf on the wall upstairs hides a fold-out bed—is obviously not for everyone. But for those who are into the idea, every night is like sleeping in a lofted treehouse:
• $749,000 • $2,607.42 (2016 taxes) • 650 square feet • 22-foot ceilings • 1 bedroom • 1 bathroom
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