Renovated charmer in a prime location
Detached three-storey with six-plus-three bedrooms can be used as duplex or triplex
Regal Heights Location: 95 Glenholme Ave., St Clair Ave. W. and Dufferin St. Asking price: $1,750,000 Size: about 2,800 square feet, plus about 1,000 square feet of finished basement Lot: 30-by-121 feet, detached singlecar garage, mutual drive Taxes: about $5,500 (2016) Bedrooms: 6 plus 3 Bathrooms: 4 A three-storey detached renovated home with new floors, bathrooms, kitchen and finished basement has kept its original charm, in a prime Toronto neighbourhood just steps from Corso Italia and St. Clair West Village.
“Our house is on a quiet street in Regal Heights, a traditional neighbourhood that offers a mix of grandiose mid-century architectural charm, trendy urban amenities and convenience, due to the TTC streetcar line just a few steps away from the house,” says Diego Martinez, who has owned the home since 2015.
“This home has been great for hosting both social events and private dinners with friends and family.”
The grand home is a little more than a block south of the strip of St. Clair W. filled with shops, pubs, cafés, restaurants and places of business. A library, schools, Earlscourt Park and acommunity centre are within walking distance of the house, which is also close to Artscape Wychwood Barns.
“This home is a true representation of pride of ownership, as the owners devoted so much care and time into restoring it,” says listing agent and broker Scott Hanton.
“The next owners will either want to maintain the property as a singlefamily home with valuable parking for two cars, or they may wish to explore separating the house into an income-generating duplex or even a triplex.”
Hanton points to the new bathrooms and a sitting room off the master bedroom, along with a private balcony, as highlights of the home.
The home’s exterior consists of vinyl siding, a partial stone and brick façade, a rounded front window, peaked rooflines, including a turretlike roof, a concrete slab walkway and drive, a covered wooden porch with a wrought-iron rail and a birch tree in the front yard. A detached garage is in the laneway beside the home.
The entrance door is solid wood, with a stained-glass insert and stained-glass windows on both sides. It opens to a vestibule with a closet and decorative porcelain-tile floor. A door from the vestibule opens to the foyer, which features wainscotting, a chandelier, a ceiling medallion, a hardwood floor and a window above a fireplace with a brick surround.
Awood door from the foyer leads to the spacious living room, which showcases a chandelier, a ceiling medallion, crown moulding, a hardwood floor, a large rounded bay window, two small lead windows and a fireplace with a mantle and wood surround.
Hidden sliding doors open to the dining room, complete with a chandelier, crown moulding, a hardwood floor and a picture window.
On the other side of the dining room is the open family room, out- fitted with a closet, a picture window, a hardwood floor and crown moulding. A marble powder room is adjacent to the family room.
A door from the dining room and another from the family room lead to the kitchen.
Highlights of the large kitchen include a pantry, a chandelier, marble counters, a picture window, a hardwood floor, stainless-steel appliances, a ceramic-tile backsplash, plenty of cupboard space and a door to a mud room that opens to the backyard.
The master bedroom includes a hardwood floor, a mirrored closet, a picture window and a walkout to a private balcony. In addition, a door from this room opens to a large and bright sitting room with four windows and a hardwood floor.
There are three more bedrooms on this floor, all with hardwood floors. Finishing this floor is a three-piece bathroom with a shower stall.
On the third floor there are two more bedrooms with hardwood floors and another three-piece bathroom with a shower stall.
The lower level houses a recreation room with pot lights, a laminate floor and an exposed brick wall. There are also two bedrooms with closets, pot lights, and hardwood floors and a three-piece bathroom with a shower stall. A laundry room and a utility room complete the basement. The fully fenced backyard has green space and an interlocking brick patio. There is no backyard neighbour. A public playing field lies behind the yard, which is lined with a row of trees for privacy.
To view this property, contact listing agents Cameron Weir and Scott Hanton, Keller Williams Advantage Realty, Brokerage, 416-465-4545; TheWEIRTeam.ca Although we try to provide the most up-to-date information available, we cannot guarantee features as listed. Please contact the realtor for latest details. To make a submission to Home of the Week, email soldhome@rogers.com.