18 Valleyview Gardens, Toronto
ASKING PRICE $1,150,000
SELLING PRICE $1,150,000
PREVIOUS SELLING PRICE $380,000 (2002); $283,750 (1997)
TAXES $4,900 (2015)
DAYS ON THE MARKET Zero
LISTING AGENT Nutan Brown, Royal LePage West Realty Group Ltd.
The Action: Homeowners of this updated, two-storey residence asked their agent, Nutan Brown, for a way to avoid the widespread exposure often required to move real estate. As luck would have it, a buyer's agent hoped Ms. Brown could warn them of west-end properties coming online after losing some bidding wars, so both parties got what they wanted without major fanfare.
What They Got: A 50-by-130-foot, pie-shaped lot provides the base for this detached, 1930s house with an attached garage and classic, yet updated interior with a fireside living room, dining area and cooking quarters with hardwood floors, granite counters, custom cabinetry, stainless steel appliances and a walkout to the fenced yard.
- Luxuries include two full bathrooms, a balcony off one of three upper bedrooms and heated floors in the lower-level recreation room.
The Agent's Take: "It's totally turnkey in a more established neighbourhood," Ms. Brown says. "It's one of the premier streets in that pocket only because it's a very short street that's not a thoroughfare, so it's a very quiet, family-oriented street."
The house itself was also move-in ready for busy buyers. "The sellers have totally gutted it and done a really modern/contemporary, open-concept renovation," Ms. Brown states.