Central Toronto Buyers Wooed By Neigbourhood’s ‘Sense of Community’

187 Glenforest Rd.

ASKING PRICE $1,398,000

SELLING PRICE $1,575,000

PREVIOUS SELLING PRICE $445,000 (1997)

TAXES $7,205 (2015)

DAYS ON THE MARKET 7

The Action: Foreign buyers made their assessment of this detached house from a distance by scanning floor plans, a virtual tour and home-inspection documents. That was enough to peresuade them to make a solid offer that beat out eight other bids.

What They Got: This 2,243-square-foot home was modernized to have a living and dining area and a fireside family room with a south-facing deck flanking an eat-in kitchen.

Directly above is a sky-lit den and three bedrooms, including a master with a front balcony and one of four bathrooms.

The 896-square-foot basement has a recreation room and an office with a covered deck and hot tub, as well as access to the garage.

The Agent’s Take: “[The sellers] wanted to move to this area because of the great school catchment and sense of community,” says local agent Belinda Lelli, who also praises the area’s parks, shops and subway access.

“It’s a typical 25-by-125-foot lot; however, they renovated the kitchen to have a full-sized eat-in kitchen and a main-floor family room, which is not typical.”

Family-friendly amenities don’t stop there. “This house has three large bedrooms – all with walk-in closets, which is rare

– a stunning, large renovated master en suite, renovated main-floor bathroom and spacious linen closet,” Ms. Lelli notes.

“[In addition] usually you have a mutual drive or legal parking pad, but this actually has a private drive with a garage.”

Editor’s note: Done Deals contain information gathered from real estate agents, home buyers, home sellers and sale prices that are publicly available from government sources. While we try to publish Done Deals as soon as possible after the transaction has occurred, long closings can cause delays.

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