$2.3 MILLION

Moore Park

340 St. Clair Ave. E. (St. Clair Avenue East and Mt. Pleasant Road)

Asking price: $2.395 million Sold for: $2.3 million Taxes: $8,049 (2019) Bedrooms: 6+1 Bathrooms: 5

Square footage: 2,606 Garage: 2

Parking: 1

Days on the market: 22

A duplex offers great options for people who don’t mind sharing a roof but still want space of their own so everyone has their privacy. The possible mixes are many, including multi- generational families who want to get into a good neighbourhood, families where circumstances require them to reside with each other, friends or siblings who want to pool their money to get into the market or someone looking for a place to live that has an income unit.

This St. Clair Avenue East home is in Moore Park, and it has great curb appeal and is on a good- sized lot, says listing agent Sandra O’neill. “We had quite a number of showings, with some buyers considering it for themselves or as an investment property.”

Co- listing agent Cailey Heaps Estrin says, “There are duplexes in Toronto, but it is rare to find ones with such large units.”

Each suite has 1,303 square feet, plus half of the 1,303-square-foot lower level for additional space.

“I think the best features,” O’neill says, “are the great-sized principal rooms and wood- burning fireplaces in each unit. The oversized living rooms offer ample room to entertain, and we don’t necessarily see that often in duplexes. There are also three decent-sized bedrooms in each unit.”

The owners did quite a bit of updating after they bought it, including all of the upper and main- floor bathrooms and kitchens in 2014.

The suites offer hardwood floors, crown moulding, stainless steel appliances and a closet in each bedroom. Each unit is bright, with natural light. Radiators provide even heating.

The 40x110- foot lot has a private backyard and a double garage, and it’s located on a relatively quieter stretch of St. Clair east of Mt. Pleasant Road, close to the Moore Park Ravine and Beltline Trail, the Moore Park Tennis Club and David A. Balfour Park. A walk home along St. Clair goes past the Loring- Wyle Parkette, which is dedicated to Toronto sculptors Frances Loring and Florence Wyle who lived nearby.

North of Rosedale, the home is also close to the Summerhill Market, Rosedale Public School and Branksome Hall. The subway and amenities at Yonge and St. Clair are also not far away.

Listing Broker: Royal Lepage Real Estate Services ( Cailey Heaps Estrin and Sandra O’neill)