Sale of the Week: the $1.5-million Yonge-St. Clair home that shows the enduring value of a large, older property
Sale of the Week: the $1.5-million Yonge-St. Clair home that shows the enduring value of a large, older property
Address: 8 Walmsley Boulevard
Neighbourhood: Yonge-St. Clair
Agent: Fatima Bregman, Re/Max Hallmark Realty Ltd., Brokerage
The property: This home has decorative crown mouldings, leaded glass windows and high baseboards characteristic of its era. A spacious eat-in kitchen, big backyard and rec room in the basement make it suitable for larger families.
The history: Built in 1922, the home still has many of its original features (including some knob and tube wiring). It’s not a fixer-upper, though: over the years, its owners have added air conditioning and updated the kitchen, among other small improvements. The sellers are downsizing after raising their family at the address.
The fate: The buyers had rented in the area for a number of years. Because the home was well maintained, they’ll be able to move in immediately and leave the major renovations for years to come.
The sale: The property had two major selling points: its spacious interior and its proximity to excellent schools. There were several offers, and the sellers went with the best of them—but only after reassuring themselves that the buyers loved the home as much as they did.
By the numbers:
• $1,528,000
• 2,716 square feet above grade
• 1,001-square-foot basement
• 102 per cent of list price
• 93 years old
• 5 bathrooms
• 5 bedrooms
• 4 days on the market
• 2 fireplaces
• 2-car private drive
• 1-car detached garage
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- The house's grey stucco exterior gives it a modern look, but it's actually almost 100 years old.
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- Must love wainscotting.
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- Because the house is older, it has a formal layout, with separate living and dining rooms. Here's the living room.
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- The living room has an original fireplace, though it's non-functional.
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- The dining room has more of that wainscotting.
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- The kitchen has terracotta tile floors, granite countertops and an eat-in area.
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- There are three bedrooms on the second floor of the house.
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- This bedroom is being used as an office.
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- Another bedroom, with a few more books.
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- All the second-floor bedrooms share this bathroom, complete with bidet.
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- The master bedroom was originally two bedrooms, but the owners knocked down a wall to create an attached dressing room.
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- Here's the dressing room. The master bedroom doesn't have an en suite bathroom, but this area could probably be turned into one.
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- There's another bedroom on the third floor.
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- And also a bathroom, with retro wallpaper.
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- This room is labeled on the floor plan as a "potential fifth bedroom," which is what we call "marketing."
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- The basement has a family room with a functional fireplace, and also a small bathroom that the sellers claim not to have used even one time during over 30 years of habitation.
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- The view from the rear.
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- And there's a spacious backyard with a one-car garage.
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. It's not a fixer-upper, though: over the years, its owners have added air conditioning and updated the kitchen, among other small improvements. The sellers are downsizing after raising their family at the address.
The fate: The buyers had rented in the area for a number of years. Because the home was well maintained, they'll be able to move in immediately and leave the major renovations for years to come.
The sale: The property had two major selling points: its spacious interior and its proximity to excellent schools. There were several offers, and the sellers went with the best of them—but only after reassuring themselves that the buyers loved the home as much as they did.
By the numbers:
• $1,528,000
• 2,716 square feet above grade
• 1,001-square-foot basement
• 102 per cent of list price
• 93 years old
• 5 bathrooms
• 5 bedrooms
• 4 days on the market
• 2 fireplaces
• 2-car private drive
• 1-car detached garage
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