34 Fairview Blvd.
ASKING PRICE $949,000
SELLING PRICE $1,007,000
TAXES $5,152 (2009)
DAYS ON THE MARKET six
LISTING AGENTS Sandra Pate and Lina Risi, Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd., Johnston & Daniel Division
The Action: There were private showings booked during the week and two open house events held on the weekend for this classic, brick residence in Riverdale. It sold the following Monday in a bidding war.
What They Got: This two-storey house features century-old details, such as stained and leaded glass windows, wood trims and crown mouldings, as well as more modern mechanics and materials like new roof shingles, front porch and three updated bathrooms.
On the ground floor, there is a fireside living room, formal dining room and eat-in kitchen, in addition to a family room with a walkout to a deck and back gardens.
The top floor houses three bedrooms, while the lower level contains a fourth bedroom, a den with a rear exit and a separate side entrance to the private drive and detached garage.
The property is just east of shops, streetcars and park along Broadview Avenue, and south of restaurants, cafes and subway station on Danforth Avenue.
The Agent's Take: "It's a lovely, old traditional home, and it was a very coveted home because it's on a fabulous street," says agent Sandra Pate, who cites its brick pillared entrance markers and tree-lined sidewalks.
"Most of the detached houses in Riverdale tend to be bigger, so this one had the option that if they wanted more space, they could expand the third floor."