The leaves are changing and to fully appreciate nature’s full-on colour show it helps to have a room with a view, or even a whole house. With that in mind, went traipsing through Toronto’s leafiest neighbourhoods in search of homes with ravine lots – just the thing to provide good visuals – and good value.
EAST YORK
523 MAIN ST.
Asking price: $749,000
This three (plus two) bedroom home on Main Street in Toronto’s east end is on a quarter-acre ravine lot overlooking Wilket Creek Park. Renovated and bright on the interior, the house has an open concept living room with fireplace and contemporary-styled kitchen with a walk-out to a private garden so lush and beautiful it was featured on HGTV as an example of cottage living in the city.
NORTH YORK
2 GEORGE MACKENZIE CRT.
Asking price: $724,900
One of five custom homes nestled within the Humber Ravine, this brick two-storey on George McKenzie Court is a new build offering four spacious bedrooms and an open concept kitchen with custom maple cabinetry, granite countertops and access to an adjoining family room with gas fireplace. The master ensuite has a six-jet whirlpool tub, a glass shower and windows overlooking the trees. The roughed-in basement needs finishing, as does the landscaping.
ETOBICOKE
43 RIVERCOVE DR.
Asking price: $759,000
This four bedroom house in the city’s west end is on a forested ravine lot featuring a 20- by 40-square-foot in-ground pool. The family room has a fireplace and all the bedrooms have double closets. The interior needs renovating, but that may be worth the trouble considering that the house comes with views of the nearby forest and nature trails as well as its own parcel of mature trees at the front and rear of its landscaped 63.58- by 231-foot lot.
