83 De Vere Gardens, Toronto
83 DE VERE GARDENS, TORONTO
ASKING PRICE: $3,488,000
SELLING PRICE: $3.4-million
PREVIOUS SELLING PRICE: $1,450,000 (2009); $700,000 (1992)
TAXES: $15,225 (2017)
DAYS ON THE MARKET: 25
LISTING AGENTS: Nigel Denham and Robert Nelson, Sotheby's International Realty Canada
The Action: Buyers with an aversion to pools and corner lots immediately dismissed this detached house near Toronto Cricket Skating and Curling Club, so it took a few weeks to seek out suitable buyers. One party couldn't agree on sale terms with the sellers, but a second one did at $3.4-million in November.
"It's in a choice pocket being east of Yonge Boulevard, and the other big selling feature was there were no other [homes] with 50-foot frontages of that calibre on the market at the time," agent Nigel Denham said.
"On the west side of Yonge Boulevard, 30- and 40-foot frontages are more common."
What They Got: Over the past two decades, this five-bedroom house was modified so it has a wide range of finishes and features in formal and casual entertaining spaces on the main and lower levels, as well as several access points to the 137-foot deep lot, rear deck, in-ground pool and hot tub.
There are vaulted ceilings and bow windows in the living room and a stone fireplace in the family room.
A servery also connects the dining room and newly renovated kitchen.
One driveway circles around to the front door, while another leads to the double garage.
The Agent's Take: "It's a rare five-bedroom configuration because large new builds typically have four bedrooms," Mr. Denham said.
"And it had a couple small changes in elevations from one room to another – such as a large family room off the kitchen that is two steps up – so it's not for everybody, but for someone who doesn't want a cookie-cutter house."