321 Laird Dr., Toronto
Asking price: $549,000
Selling price: $570,000
Taxes: $4,011 (2009)
Lot size: 31 by 110 feet
Days on the market: nine
Listing agent: Nancee Helfert, Sutton Group-Bayview Realty Inc.; Co-op agent: Sheree Cerqua, Sutton Group-Bayview Realty Inc.
This detached, brick bungalow is on the north end of a busy street, but buyers were willing to overlook that drawback, given the community's wealth of amenities and family-friendly reputation, agent Nancee Helfert explains.
"It's very safe," she says, also noting the proximity of schools, places of worship and lush green space, including Serena Gundy Park. "It's a very short walk from Laird into the park."
For more than 60 years, the sellers kept the bungalow in good shape and retained its original two-bedroom plan with formal principal rooms and two bathrooms.
"It lent itself to all kinds of buyers, hence the four offers," says Ms. Helfert, who fielded inquiries from builders hoping to construct a bigger model on the site and house hunters wanting to modernize and expand the interiors.
"I could have moved in and felt quite happy and comfy there."
The main floor consists of a living room with a gas fireplace, a separate dining room, an eat-in kitchen and a sunroom overlooking the back garden. The lower level was finished with a laundry room and panelled recreation room with above-grade windows.
Two cars can be parked on the driveway to the detached garage.