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This three-storey townhouse in Toronto has a street-level entrance and 1,740 square feet of living space.Photography provided by Hanton Real Estate Inc.

18 Doncrest Rd. No. 7, Toronto

Asking price: $1,299,000 (May, 2026)

Selling price: $1.4-million (May, 2026)

Previous selling price: $250,000 (March, 1996)

Taxes: $6,184 (2025)

Days on the market: One

Listing agent: Scott Hanton, Hanton Real Estate Inc.

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The living room has a wood-burning fireplace and a double-height ceiling.

The action

This 38-year-old townhouse complex of about a dozen homes backing on the Don Valley hadn’t seen a single home sold in the past four years, but three were listed and sold, one after another, within one month this year. At the start of May, a renovated unit fetched $1.52-million. Without delay, agent Scott Hanton released this one, Unit 7. Considering that it needed some updates, the sellers priced it at $1,299,000. An offer date was scheduled, but one buyer jumped the gun, immediately offering $1.4-million.

“Within minutes of going on the market, someone wanted to give us a bully bid, and a very strong bully bid,” Mr. Hanton said. “My sellers accepted.”

“The neighbour just sold a couple of days before, which I believe helped our selling price.”

The third unit sold days later.

“It’s conveniently located [close] to the subway, yet still tucked away from the busyness of Broadview and Danforth [Avenues],” Mr. Hanton said.

“Most people don’t even know about this development, it’s so hidden, overlooking the Don Valley.”

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The home has an eat-in kitchen.

What they got

This three-storey townhouse has a street-level entrance and two west-facing terraces, including one off the primary bedroom on the top floor.

There is 1,740 square feet of living space, including a dining area, an eat-in kitchen and three bathrooms.

The living room has a wood-burning fireplace and a double-height ceiling that opens to a den on the second floor. That level also has a laundry room and a second bedroom.

The basement has access to the unit’s storage locker and parking spot in an underground garage.

Monthly fees of $1,170 include water use.

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One of the townhouse's two west-facing terraces.

The agent’s take

“[The townhouses are] all fairly identical, but they offer really huge living space, private kitchen areas and two terraces,” Mr. Hanton said.

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