WHAT THEY GOT: CONDOS
THORNHILL
Location: 7805 Bayview Ave., Bayview and Green Lane Asking price: $308,000 Selling price: $295,000 Previous selling price: $243,000 (2003) Size: about 1,100 square feet Parking: one exclusive underground space, one exclusive locker. Maintenance fees: $628 per month Taxes: $2,354 (2012) Bedrooms: 2 plus 1 Bathrooms: 2
Days on the market: 16 This two-bedroom Thornhill condominium comes complete with a solarium that overlooks a courtyard. It sold for 96 per cent of the asking price in just over two weeks.
“This condo unit is very well-maintained with a nice layout, steps to parks, public transit, shopping, schools, and places of worship,” says listing agent Jeff Tabachnick. “It was priced to sell in this increasingly balanced real estate market.”
Building amenities include a concierge, exercise room, indoor pool, recreation room, guest suites and security guard.
Unit has: living room with broadloom floor; dining room with broadloom floor; eat-in kitchen with ceramic floor and window; solarium with broadloom floor; master bedroom with broadloom floor and three-piece ensuite; second bedroom with double closet and broadloom floor; four-piece bathroom with a Jacuzzi tub. The unit also has a built-in dishwasher and a washer and dryer.
Listing agent: Jeffrey Tabachnick, Re/Max Realty Inc., Brokerage
VICTORIA VILLAGE
Location: 1700 Eglinton Ave. E., Victoria Park and Eglinton Asking price: $277,900 Selling price: $276,000 Previous selling price: $170,318 (2000) Size: 915 square feet
Parking: two owned, side-by-side underground spaces.
Maintenance fees: $580.30 per month Taxes: $1,850.88 (2012) Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 2
Days on market: 5 In less than a week, this east-Toronto two-bedroom penthouse unit sold for close to the asking price. It features two side-by-side parking spaces.
“This suite boasts unobstructed south views of the Toronto skyline, nine-foot ceilings, upgraded mirrored closets and hardwood floors,” says listing agent Alan Coulter.
“The all-inclusive monthly maintenance fees are very competitive, and the newly refurbished public areas and lobby also drew in potential buyers.”
Amenities in the building are a concierge, an exercise room, pool, gym, whirlpool, library, billiard room, party room, guest suites, playground and tennis courts.
The building is close to the Don Valley, shopping, restaurants, as well as parks and conservation land.
Unit has: foyer with ceramic floor and mirrored closet; living room with hardwood floor and walkout to balcony; dining room with hardwood floor; galley kitchen with ceramic floor and pass through; master bedroom with hardwood floor, walk-in closet and three-piece ensuite; second bedroom with laminate floor and mirrored closet; den with hardwood floor; laundry room; four-piece bathroom.
Listing agent: Alan Coulter, Royal LePage Estate Realty, Brokerage.