10 RAVENSCREST DR., TORONTO
ASKING PRICE $649,000
SELLING PRICE $725,000
TAXES $3,983 (2010)
DAYS ON THE MARKET Six
CO-OP AGENT Nutan Brown, Royal LePage West Realty Group Ltd
The Action: Clients of agent Nutan Brown were unsuccessful in acquiring west-end properties with lots of land and privacy, so they were determined to become the new owners of this raised bungalow when it was listed this summer.
Their offer of $725,000 beat out six others.
What They Got: The 61-by-167-foot grounds of this brick bungalow were landscaped with boxwood hedges, perennial and rock gardens, and ornamental and mature trees that extends past the property line into a ravine and park.
A portion of the lot was paved for a private driveway to the attached garage.
In the past seven years, this roughly 50-year-old structure was redone with a new roof, bow windows and patio doors off the living and dining area on the main floor and the recreation room in the partially finished basement.
Inside, there are three bedrooms, two full bathrooms and fireplaces in the entertaining spaces on each level.
The Agent’s Take: “They were looking for a premium lot with privacy and a ravine setting if possible, and this particular location certainly had that and everything else they were looking for,” says Ms. Brown, who notes her clients will upgrade the home's style and size like other locals.
“The neighbourhood is very much in transition and in a growth stage, so many of the homes have been transformed into two-storeys and beyond.”
