What makes this large house very ‘attractive’ is its structure and its location.
This is a three storey, Edwardian house built in 1901 double brick exterior. It has been tenanted for the past 25 years by university students, but still retains many of its original features; stain glass windows, cornice moulded ceilings, original pine baseboards and door trim. This large downtown house includes four bedrooms, a finished basement and parking for 2 cars with laneway access. The building will require extensive upgrading and restorative work to showcase its potential as a stunning example of a heritage family home.
The house is located on a street lined with trees and with neighbours from different backgrounds and working in a variety of jobs, many from home. Most of the houses on this side of the street are from the Victorian era of early Toronto’s history. The street, one-way south off Harbord St., is active with people walking and biking at different times of the day in this busy but respectful neighbourhood made up of working and retired people, young families, students and local businesses and services.
ABOUT THE NEIGHBOURHOOD
Harbord Village was known as the South Annex but has become a vibrant and colourful downtown Toronto community with its own identity. It is a dynamic and friendly neighbourhood bordered by Bathurst, Spadina, College and Bloor St with a variety of resources and interests for all ages and stages of family life.
This neighbourhood has an active Harbord Village Residents’ Association (HVRA) http://harbordvillage.com/ supporting many heritage housing and greening projects as well as community events organized over the year. The area is well served by public transit with overlapping subway, bus and streetcar routes, yet it is also only a twenty to thirty minute drive to access ramps for major highways north and south of the city.
Within walking distance are:
-Four elementary schools with Toronto District School Board
-Several daycare and nursery schools (infant to school age)
-A local, small City park using neighbourhood input for future upgrades
-Two TDSB high schools
-The University of Toronto downtown campus
-Senior long term care facilities
- Kensington Market and Spadina Chinatown (year round)
-HVRA Bloor-Borden Farmers’ Market (May to October)
-Local businesses and coffee shops
-College Street ‘computer alley’
-Culturally diverse restaurants including those in ‘Little Italy’
-Several bookstores and used book sellers
-Toronto Public Library- Lillian Smith Branch
-Many yoga, dance and fitness programs
- University of Toronto Athletic Centre and the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre
-Several places of worship reflecting different religious beliefs
The sales agent is also a neighbour who can attest to the community’s vitality with downtown urban and multicultural characteristics.
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