36 Tanjo Crt., Thornhill, Ont.
Asking price: $515,000
Selling price: $527,500
Previous selling price: $143,900 (1986)
Taxes: $4,309 (2009)
Lot size: 35 by 115 feet
Days on the market: two
Listing agent: Heather Lemieux, Royal LePage Connect Realty
For buyers raising a family, this two-storey house is ideally situated on a quiet court in Thornhill, yet is still close to a park, a library, a recreation centre and schools on Yonge Street, plus a proposed subway station should the subway line be extended north, agent Heather Lemieux says.
"There wasn't a lot of inventory … in that exact pocket," she says, explaining that this likely prompted two young couples to make a bid so quickly. "We were pleasantly surprised."
As for the perks of this three-bedroom house, the owners had the builder modify the original plan with an open-concept design at the time the subdivision was constructed about two decades ago. "The layout was great," the agent says.
From the foyer, there is a view of the living and dining rooms and the rear family room and kitchen.
Notable features include hardwood floors throughout, a wood-burning fireplace in the family room, and a walkout from the cooking area to a large deck in the private backyard.
"The gardens were spectacular," Ms. Lemieux says. "Although at this time of year, you couldn't really see it, anyone who was a gardener could see the perennials were still there."
A laundry room and powder room complete the main level.
A skylight illuminates the staircase to the sleeping quarters upstairs. Double doors opens into a master suite with a bay window, one of two full bathrooms, a walk-in closet and a dressing area.
Carpeting pads the lower-level bedroom and an open recreation room with a kitchen and powder room, which was used as a dark room. "[The sellers]used it more as a craft centre," Ms. Lemieux says of the basement.
For extra space, the attic could be finished as a kids' play area. "[The sellers]even had it rigged for electricity and all the plywood was up there," she says.
There is room to park two cars in the attached garage and three on the interlocking driveway.