71 HOLMES AVE., TORONTO
ASKING PRICE $1,498,000
SELLING PRICE $1,450,000
PREVIOUS SELLING PRICE $510,088 (1996)
TAXES $7,486 (2012)
DAYS ON THE MARKET 20
LISTING AGENT Bill Thom, Re/Max Realtron Realty Inc.
The Action: More than two dozen buyers wandered through this detached house with a double garage and a solid deal was negotiated before the slow winter season settled in.
What They Got: A 50-by-160-foot property supports this two-storey structure custom-built 20 years ago, but a remodel was done in the eat-in kitchen with granite counters, ceramic floors and backsplashes and access to a south-facing deck.
To perform daily activities, there is a library, adjacent living and dining areas and a panelled family room with a floor-to-ceiling, a gas fireplace, plus a lower-level games room and fireside recreation space with pot lights, a wet bar and fourth bathroom.
Maximizing personal comfort and cleanliness is a central vacuum system, main-floor laundry room and four upper bedrooms, including, three with access to bathrooms and the largest also outfitted with a walk-in closet.
The Agent's Take: "It's steps to the Finch subway [station], it's very close to Yonge and … McKee and Earl Haig schools," agent Bill Thom said.
"It's on a south lot, so it's very bright in the kitchen and family room, and it also has a cottage feel because it has a lot of mature trees, so it was quite private even though it's a stone throw away from the subway."
In addition, the size and state of this home fills a niche in the neighbourhood.
"This is an in between product, neither an elaborate, fairly new home that is $2-million and up, and it's not a bungalow that's $1.2-million," Mr. Thom said. "It's in solid condition, it's just dated. Everything is working."
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