516 INDIAN GROVE
Asking price: $549,000
SELLING PRICE: $600,000
TAXES: $2,999 (2006)
LOT SIZE: 26 by 105 feet
DAYS ON THE MARKET: 11
LISTING AGENTS: Doris and Niels Christensen, Re/Max Professionals Inc.
In an up-and-coming neighbourhood known as the Junction, this three-storey, semi-detached house was completely renovated and expanded about 13 years ago, giving it a timeless design that appealed to potential buyers, agent Doris Christensen says.
"It was just stunning," she says of the three-bedroom house, which sold for $51,000 over the asking price. "They made use of all of the area, so it was a larger-than-average home for the neighbourhood even though it was a semi.
"It was bigger than many detached [homes]"
Changes included upgrading the mechanics, replacing interior doors, adding multiple skylights, and installing new Berber broadloom and ash hardwood flooring.
The living room flows into the family room, which has a wood-burning stove/fireplace. The open kitchen features a tile backsplash, an island, white cabinetry and built-in appliances, including a gas stovetop. The rear dining room has a vaulted ceiling with a skylight, and provides access to the deck and professionally landscaped garden.
Two bedrooms, the main bathroom and a laundry room are located on the second floor.
Ms. Christensen calls the third-floor setup "quite unique." It includes an open, sunlit den as well as the master bedroom, both with vaulted ceilings and skylights. The latter has his and her closets and an en suite bathroom with a glass shower stall.
There is a side entrance to the basement, which has a work area, storage space and a updated three-piece bathroom.
The property also provides rare three-car parking: a double laneway and detached single-car garage.
A growing number of shops, schools and parks are nearby.