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Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd, Johnston and Daniel Division

66 Boultbee Ave., No. 7, Toronto

Asking price: $799,000

Selling price: $1,001,000

Taxes: $3,762 (2019)

Days on the market: Three

Listing agents: Ken Mazurek and Lina Risi, Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd, Johnston and Daniel Division

The action

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The three-bedroom unit's living space opens to the patio.Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd, Johnston and Daniel Division

In a small complex of row houses built about 40 years ago just south of the Donlands subway station, two homes had sold in the last three years; one for $985,000 in 2017 and one for $905,000 in 2018. This three-bedroom model was in need of updating, so it was priced under $800,000 in late September. The price enticed three strong bids – including one for $202,000 over asking – and a planned open house was cancelled.

“It’s a really unique complex set off Boultbee with 14 brownstone-style townhouses,” agent Ken Mazurek said.

“Yet the last two sales hadn’t garnered that price point or activity, so we were pleasantly surprised by the outcome.”

What they got

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The unit features this flagstone patio, along with a rooftop deck.Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd, Johnston and Daniel Division

Tucked off a short, residential street, this small collection of three-storey, brick homes has surface parking just beyond their front doors.

This house on a 13-foot wide lot has a flagstone patio off the living and dining area and a rooftop deck outside the master bedroom.

A few years ago, new laundry machines were installed in the finished basement and the kitchen was remodelled with quartz counters and stainless steel appliances.

Monthly fees of $100 cover landscaping and snow removal.

The agent’s take

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The kitchen was remodelled a few years ago.Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd, Johnston and Daniel Division

“They are nice, big, four-floor buildings that offer a lot of finished space,” Mr. Mazurek said.

“Some of the units look at a retaining wall, but this one looked out to a laneway with a nice green canopy … likewise, on the third-floor deck off the master, it was like a treehouse because you were right at the treetop.”

A sense of coziness also extends beyond the home. “It’s a close-knit community, so they’ll have movie nights in the parking area and little community events,” Mr. Mazurek said.

“[Plus], you’re close to schools, Queen Street and Gerrard Street, and a lot of the new shops, restaurants and microbreweries.”

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