This Toronto Home Sold for a Whopping $1.2 Million Over Asking

This 1920s-era Edwardian home boasts four bedrooms and four baths, a private driveway that can easily accomodate four vehicles and a charming facade that oozes curb appeal.
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The expansive front porch offers a perfect spot from which to sit and watch the world go by. Priced at $2.35 million and sold for $3.52 million, the realtor told the Toronto Star that he’s never seen a home sell for that much over asking. “It was all good luck,” said Wilfred A. Veinot of Sutton City Realty Inc. Brokerage. “We just put it up and we happened to find someone who was very interested in it.”
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The front door opens to this self-contained foyer, featuring dramatic checkerboard-patterned inlaid wood flooring.
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From the leaded glass windows to the stately staircase and original wood mouldings, the entry of the home is grand and inviting. The staircase leads downstairs to a finished basement (including a recreation room, games room and wine cellar) and upstairs to the bedrooms.
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Located at the front of the home, the living room features the original fireplace surround and mantel and gorgeous leaded glass windows that evoke a bygone era.
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A bank of windows flood the renovated kitchen with natural light, while a centre island offers bar-style seating.

The kitchen is large and expansive, offering everything a home chef could ask for. According to realtor Wilfred A. Veinot, the sale is “probably the highest over asking” he’s ever seen in that area of the city. “$1.2 million, you know. That’s the price of another house!” he told the Toronto Star.

Banquet-style seating is offered in a small nook within the kitchen, offering a cozy informal eating space.
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There’s also this spacious formal dining room, boasting original wood wainscoting and salmon-hued textured wallpaper, while large windows offer ample natural light.

Throughout the home, the rooms are generously proportioned, which is certainly the case with the bright and airy master bedroom.

A set of sliding glass doors open to a private patio accessed from the bedroom, adding spectacular outdoor living space to the already expansive master.

Situated directly off the master bedroom is this large ensuite, boasting a huge built-in soaker bathtub.
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Another of the home’s four bedrooms, this one offers the warmth of honey-hued hardwood floors and a trio of windows.

The lower level of the home is highlighted by this open-concept recreation room, which opens to a games room and wine cellar.

Also located on the lower level is the laundry room, with folding cabinetry discreetly hiding the washer-dryer from view until they’re needed.
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The large backyard offers an array of options for al fresco entertaining or simply outdoor R&R. And check out the charming freestanding brick garage accessed via the back lane.

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