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Sale of the Week: The $1.8-million Wilson Heights home that proves lot size matters

By Kelly Reid| Photography by The Print Market
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The house that sold at 167 Armour Boulevard
Listed At
$1,195,000
Sold For
$1,820,000

Address: 167 Armour Boulevard
Neighbourhood: Wilson Heights Agents: Andre Kutyan and Robert Greenberg, Harvey Kalles Real Estate Limited, Brokerage      

The property

A four-bedroom home near the 401, on a sprawling pie lot.

Here’s the foyer:

Sale of the Week: The $1.8-million Wilson Heights home that proves lot size matters

The living room:

Sale of the Week: The $1.8-million Wilson Heights home that proves lot size matters

The dining room:

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Sale of the Week: The $1.8-million Wilson Heights home that proves lot size matters

And the kitchen:

Sale of the Week: The $1.8-million Wilson Heights home that proves lot size matters

The kitchen’s window-lined breakfast area:

Sale of the Week: The $1.8-million Wilson Heights home that proves lot size matters

And here’s the family room:

Sale of the Week: The $1.8-million Wilson Heights home that proves lot size matters

There are four bedrooms on the second floor. This is one of them:

Sale of the Week: The $1.8-million Wilson Heights home that proves lot size matters

And another:

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Sale of the Week: The $1.8-million Wilson Heights home that proves lot size matters

This one is set up as an office:

Sale of the Week: The $1.8-million Wilson Heights home that proves lot size matters

And here’s the master bedroom:

Sale of the Week: The $1.8-million Wilson Heights home that proves lot size matters

There are no ensuite bathrooms. All the second-floor bedrooms share this hallway bathroom:

Sale of the Week: The $1.8-million Wilson Heights home that proves lot size matters

They don’t make walls like this anymore:

Sale of the Week: The $1.8-million Wilson Heights home that proves lot size matters

There’s a sauna in the basement:

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Sale of the Week: The $1.8-million Wilson Heights home that proves lot size matters

And, of course, the real attraction here is the land. There is a fair amount of it:

Sale of the Week: The $1.8-million Wilson Heights home that proves lot size matters
The history

Prior to being put up for sale, this 1950s home had been owned by the same family since the 1970s. They did minor renovations over the years, mostly in the 1980s and 1990s. When the owner’s husband passed away last fall, she decided to downsize and move on.

The fate

The house sold to a builder. There’s a chance the new owner will try to sever the 130-foot lot to accommodate two or more new homes. Either way, this place will likely be revamped for resale.

The sale

The house was priced well below market value as a way of piquing the interest of builders, since the lot is a good one for development: it’s more than double the size of others nearby. Four offers came in, three of which were from builders (the fourth offer, from someone who wanted to live in the home, wasn’t competitive with the others). The seller accepted the highest bid, more than $600,000 over asking.

By the numbers

• $1,820,000 • $7,509.69 in taxes (2016) • 2,001 square feet • 926-square-foot lower level • 7 days on MLS • 4 bedrooms • 3 bathrooms

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