157 PRINCESS MARGARET BLVD., TORONTO
ASKING PRICE $1,080,000
SELLING PRICE $1,020,000
TAXES $6,100 (2013)
DAYS ON THE MARKET 35
CO-OP AGENTS Adrienne, Tasi and Norm Farquhar and Sarah Eby, Keller Williams Neighbourhood Realty
The Action: The price of this detached residence was reduced several times, but when it hit $1.08-million, the Farquhars brought in out-of-town clients, who pined for an updated west-end property close to family.
Though only one spouse toured this Princess Gardens home online, the couple with kids wanted it as their own for $1.02-million.
What They Got: The previous owners of an older bungalow expanded and amended it into a two-storey residence with four bedrooms, including one with a balcony, five bathrooms and two laundry rooms, plus entertaining areas and parking indoors and out on the 50-by-130-foot grounds.
Interior appointments include nine-foot ceilings, hardwood floors and crown mouldings in areas such as the living and dining rooms, as well as a granite-topped island and double doors to a new deck in the rear kitchen and a fireside family room.
For extra space, there is a lower-level recreation room.
The Agent's Take: "It suits [the buyers] needs because the house was redone with a new kitchen and four bedrooms," agent Tasi Farquhar says. "[Plus] there are lots of new builds in that area, so it's happening and up-and-coming."
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