Sale of the Week: the $1.2-million Davisville semi that proves unusual design can make for a challenging sale
Address: 219 Soudan Avenue
Neighbourhood: Davisville
Agent: Nora Akhbari, Re/Max Realtron Realty Inc., Brokerage
The property: This contemporary Davisville semi has a spacious floor plan with extra-tall ceilings and massive windows at the front and back of the home.
The history: The sellers, a young couple, upgraded to 219 Soudan from a nearby condo seven years ago. Aside from professionally landscaping the backyard and adding a hot tub, they didn’t do any major renovations inside the home. Before they moved in, however, previous owners had built a window-lined rear addition spanning all three storeys.
The fate: The buyers are a young couple who were drawn in by the home’s unusual interior design. According to the selling agent, younger buyers are increasingly drawn to the neighbourhood, partly because the proliferation of condos along Eglinton is gradually making the area more lively.
The sale: Some families with children were put off by the home’s many precipitous ledges. The sellers originally put the property on the market for $1,249,900, but changed their tune after finding a new pad for a relatively low price. They re-listed for $1,099,000 and got three offers.
By the numbers:
• $1,150,000
• 2,400 square feet above grade, approximately
• 105 per cent of list price
• 28 days on the market
• 25 years old, approximately
• 3+1 bedrooms
• 3 bathrooms
• 3 offers
• 2 parking spaces
• 1-car built-in garage
321880 The house is more spacious than many semis, and its unusual design comes with a perk: 11-foot windows. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-1-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-1.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-1.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/toronto-house-sold-davisville-semi-219-soudan-avenue/slide/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-1/ toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-1 0 0
321881 Here's the living room. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-2-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-2.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-2.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/toronto-house-sold-davisville-semi-219-soudan-avenue/slide/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-2/ toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-2 0 0
321882 And here's a view of the living room from the second floor. That pinkish tinge on the wall is adjustable, colour-changing LED lighting. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-3-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-3.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-3.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/toronto-house-sold-davisville-semi-219-soudan-avenue/slide/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-3/ toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-3 0 0
321883 The kitchen has a dumbwaiter that connects it to the dining room, above. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-4-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-4.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-4.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/toronto-house-sold-davisville-semi-219-soudan-avenue/slide/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-4/ toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-4 0 0
321884 And here's the main-floor powder room, with some really intense floral wallpaper, and a mirror cameo by the photographer. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-5-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-5.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-5.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/toronto-house-sold-davisville-semi-219-soudan-avenue/slide/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-5/ toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-5 0 0
321885 The dining room is on the second floor. The fenced-off ledge looks down on the living room, below. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-6-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-6.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-6.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/toronto-house-sold-davisville-semi-219-soudan-avenue/slide/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-6/ toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-6 0 0
321886 This bedroom is also on the second floor. Here's another peculiarity of the house's design: those grates at the base of that giant wall of windows are open to the main floor. Underneath them is nothing but 11 feet of air. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-7-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-7.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-7.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/toronto-house-sold-davisville-semi-219-soudan-avenue/slide/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-7/ toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-7 0 0
321887 There are two more bedrooms on the third floor. Here's one of them, with more of that black wall-to-wall carpeting. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-8-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-8.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-8.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/toronto-house-sold-davisville-semi-219-soudan-avenue/slide/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-8/ toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-8 0 0
321888 Here's that bedroom's en suite bathroom. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-9-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-9.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-9.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/toronto-house-sold-davisville-semi-219-soudan-avenue/slide/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-9/ toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-9 0 0
321889 The master bedroom is also on the third floor. Like the second floor bedroom below it, this one has a gap between the window and the floor, with a grate for safety. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-10-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-10.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-10.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/toronto-house-sold-davisville-semi-219-soudan-avenue/slide/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-10/ toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-10 0 0
321890 Here's the master bedroom's en suite bathroom. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-11-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-11.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-11.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/toronto-house-sold-davisville-semi-219-soudan-avenue/slide/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-11/ toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-11 0 0
321891 There's another bedroom in the basement. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-12-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-12.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-12.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/toronto-house-sold-davisville-semi-219-soudan-avenue/slide/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-12/ toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-12 0 0
321892 And the backyard has a pretty swanky hot tub. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-13-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-13.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-13.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/toronto-house-sold-davisville-semi-219-soudan-avenue/slide/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-13/ toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-13 0 0
321896 Before this house got its rear addition, it looked just like its neighbour to the left. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-14-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-14.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-14.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/toronto-house-sold-davisville-semi-219-soudan-avenue/slide/toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-14/ toronto-sale-of-the-week-219-soudan-avenue-14 0 0
The only redeeming feature of that ugly, overpriced house is the backyard…and you can’t in your backyard year round in Toronto.
Not sure why it’s called “Davisville” when Eglinton is one block north of Soudan??
Ah…This must be where they practiced the cinematography for Beetle-juice.
So much black…awful.
Right on the money.