$1.711 MILLION

The Annex

23 Alcester Crt. (Dufferin Street and Yorkdale Road) Asking price: $1.299 million Sold for: $1.711 million Taxes: $6,116 (2021) Bedrooms: 4+1 Bathrooms: 5

Square footage: approximately 2,500 Garage: 2

Parking: 2

Days on the market: 6

‘There were almost 100 showings of this property in the six days it took to sell,” says listing agent Daniel Freeman. “There were 12 offers to purchase and it sold for almost 32 per cent above the list price.”

The home has been enjoyed by the same owner since it was custom built in 1977. With four bedrooms and five bathrooms, a formal living/dining room, a kitchen with a breakfast area, a sun room and a main-floor family room, office and laundry room, there’s plenty of room for a large family. The lower level has a recreation room with a fireplace. There is a “separate entrance to the lower level, where there is a kitchen, but it is not set up as an apartment,” Freeman says.

Other highlights include a foyer with a spiral staircase and stone floor, a main-floor powder room and a fireplace in the family room.

“The buyer will have to spend some money on updates and repairs. The decor is very ‘Brady Bunch’, very very 1970s in all its glory. It will not have to be gutted, but will be upgraded to meet modern standards,” Freeman says.

“It is a solid house on a huge lot in a very convenient location. The buyer can spend some money now to upgrade and then grow into the house over time with the ability to expand.”

It is on a huge pie-shaped lot – approximately 38 feet at the front, 110 at the rear, 156 feet on the west and 104 feet on the east. There is a front courtyard and a pool-sized south backyard.

It is on a quiet cul-de-sac a short walking distance to the subway and Yorkdale Shopping Centre.