21 HIGHFIELD RD., TORONTO
ASKING PRICE $699,000
SELLING PRICE $820,000
PREVIOUS SELLING PRICE $328,000 (2006); $290,000 (2004); $237,000 (2000)
TAXES $3,572 (2014)
DAYS ON THE MARKET Six
LISTING AGENT Linda Ing-Gilbert, Re/Max Hallmark Realty Ltd.
The Action: Late last fall, there were numerous Leslieville homes on the market, but this detached house still managed to attract 80 potential buyers for private visits and another 200 during two open houses. Eight suitors returned with offers.
What They Got: In 2006, this 63-year-old house was given a modern bathroom and kitchen with a breakfast bar, stainless steel appliances, such as a gas stove, and hardwood floors, which also grace the living room and three bedrooms upstairs.
The basement apartment has its own entertaining area padded with carpeting, bedroom and kitchen with laminate floors, plus a full bathroom.
To tuck away large items, there is storage in the deck off the dining room, a shed and a mutual driveway on the fenced, 32-by-112-foot lot.
The Agent's Take: "If you were a couple blocks east of [Greenwood Avenue], that seems to be the sweet spot where people want to be," agent Linda Ing-Gilbert says.
"There's Greenwood Park [nearby] with a covered ice rink and dog park, and there are a lot more shops around Queen, Chino Locos and a couple cool coffee shops that have opened there."
This home's style was its calling card. "It's a smaller detached [home], but it was completely renovated so you could just move in, and it has a foursquare design with four rooms on each floor, which is very traditional and sought after," Ms. Ing-Gilbert adds.
"[The sellers] put in all these perennials, so the garden looked spectacular. It was additional living space."
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