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328 Sunnyside Ave., Toronto

Asking price: $899,000

Selling price: $953,400

Previous selling price: $485,000 (2001)

Taxes: $5,608 (2008)

Lot size: 29 by 140 feet

Days on the market: six

Listing agents: Barbara and Peter Polson, Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd.

Multiple buyers were after this family-friendly house, which contained five bedrooms and three bathrooms, plus a finished lower level.

More importantly, the 2-1/2-storey Edwardian sits on a larger-than-average lot filled with perennial gardens and an in-ground heated pool, agent Barbara Polson says.

“In the Roncesvalles and High Park area, the lots are fairly narrow or they're not deep enough, so this was a really good lot,” she says. “That house is like the hub for all the kids.”

The home was built in the 1910, and additions and renovations were done by various owners.

For instance, updates were done in the bathrooms and kitchen, which has a glass door to the deck that is also accessible from the library.

The living room features a gas fireplace and large bay window. The dining room showcases coffered ceilings and leaded glass windows.

Finishes on the upper levels consist of hardwood floors in the three second-floor bedrooms, including a master suite with a sitting area, pot lights above the corner tub and shower stall in the main bathroom, and broadloom in the two third-floor bedrooms.

There is a separate entrance to the basement, which offers an extra bedroom, bathroom and recreation room.

One car can be parking on the mutual driveway, though schools, parks, waterfront amenities and public transit can be reached on foot.

“It's in a great neighbourhood full of families,” says Ms. Polson, who also points out the proximity of entertainment for adults.

“Roncesvalles Village is crawling with cafés, restaurants and little, interesting shops.”