38 MILES RD., TORONTO
ASKING PRICE $749,000
SELLING PRICE $850,000
PREVIOUS SELLING PRICE $358,000 (2005)
TAXES $3,680 (2014)
DAYS ON THE MARKET Five
LISTING AGENTS Marlene and Sarah McLean, Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd.
The Action: Last year, this detached residence wasn't the only home listed near Etobicoke's waterfront, so it was strategically priced around $750,000. After more than 50 showings and steady procession of buyers at the open houses, half a dozen offers were presented for the seller's consideration.
What They Got: On a 33-by-115-foot parcel up the street from a small waterfront park is this 1960s brick residence with a modern design, but classic cosmetics, such as a fireside living room and a combined kitchen and dining area with a peninsula with breakfast bar seating, pot lights, sliding doors to a deck and hardwood floors, much like the three bedrooms upstairs.
For additional space, there is a carpeted recreation area in the basement, which has separate access to the driveway, garage and shed.
The Agent's Take: "It had lake access and it was on a private street as opposed to a through street in that pocket, which is particularly nice," says agent Sarah McLean. "It was great for families and young kids."
Recent changes also catered to a large demographic. "It was a two-storey, three-bedroom house with two bathrooms, which is fairly typical of what is in that Mimico pocket," Ms. McLean adds. "[Plus] it had a renovated main floor and updated bathrooms."
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