154 RANLEIGH AVE., TORONTO
ASKING PRICE $1,049,000
SELLING PRICE $1,175,000
TAXES $5,793 (2014)
DAYS ON THE MARKET Eight
LISTING AGENT Patrice Gale, Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd.
The Action: Despite competition from several other Lawrence Park houses last fall, this grand estate attracted bids from three serious suitors, including one who felt it worthy of $126,000 more than the $1.049-million list price.
What They Got: About two decades ago, this 1930s brick residence was not only topped up to add a third-floor master with a balcony and sky-lit sitting area and third bathroom, but also had its original three bedrooms reconfigured to two large bedrooms and an open office with a built-in desk.
Public quarters encompass a fireside living room, a dining area and kitchen with a walkout to a two-tiered deck and fenced yard on the 25-by-148-foot lot, as well as a lower-level recreation room with laminate floors.
The Agent's Take: "The addition done in 1995 gave it a third-floor master retreat, including a separate room people used as a television room or an office, so that made it quite unique," agent Patrice Gale says. "Plus getting an ensuite is a bonus because a vast majority of homes don't have ensuites."
Not even the outdoor space was overlooked. "It had a beautiful backyard with an enormous deck," Ms. Gale says. "It was so big, there were large, separate spaces for dining and casual sitting."
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