15 Manor Road East | Central Toronto - Davisville
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Description
This fully renovated show piece is an extra-wide brick semi-detached home on a bright and cheerful corner lot in the sought-after Yonge and Eglinton area of Davisville Village. It's exactly what you've been waiting for! Combining all the attributes make this a perfect home for any growing family. There is a gorgeous renovated kitchen that overlooks the brick family room addition, open concept principal rooms with wood burning fireplace, a separate basement apartment/nanny suite plus finished recreation room and a rare private drive with parking for 3. An absolute must see!!
Property Details
This fully renovated show piece is an extra-wide brick semi-detached home on a bright and cheerful corner lot in the sought-after Yonge and Eglinton area of Davisville Village. It's exactly what you've been waiting for! All the attributes combined make this a perfect home for any growing family. There is a gorgeous renovated kitchen that overlooks the brick family room addition, open concept principal rooms with wood burning fireplace, a separate basement apartment/nanny suite plus finished recreation room and a rare private drive with parking for 3.
The home is located on quiet, tree-lined Manor Road in the best block right off Yonge Street, in the family-friendly Davisville neighbourhood which is known for its safe community, excellent schools and convenience for professionals getting to work by TTC. Kids attend Davisville Public School which offers Extended and Immersion French programs, as well as Hodgson Sr., North Toronto or Northern Secondary for High School. A favourite past time is when the neighbours gather on the hill by the church at Redpath to watch fireworks together.
Location location location! Shoppers and diners can enjoy all the conveniences on Yonge with the diverse mix of shops that run the gamut from family businesses to international chain stores, ranging from the Art Shoppe, to St Louis Bar and Grill, to LCBO. There is everything from cafes, sporting goods & specialty shops, independent grocers and more, just steps from the home! Nearby is indoor shopping, professional services and entertainment available at the Yonge & Eglinton Centre, which is also home to the ultra-convenient 24 hour Dominion, Silver City Cinemas, health services and cheerful, popular family restaurants like the Mandarin and Pickle Barrel. The Yonge corridor all the way down to St. Clair Avenue has much to offer with upscale restaurants, pubs and theatre.
A multitude of parks and recreational facilities serve this area. The North Toronto Community Centre on Eglinton offers gym facilities, squash courts, pool and water slide. Adjacent to the center is the big Eglinton Park which boasts sports fields, a baseball diamond, playground, and tennis courts that become an artificial ice rink in winter, as well as the North Toronto Arena for hockey lovers. Davisville Park is the neighbourhood hub with tennis courts, playground, baseball diamond, and all kinds of leagues to sign up for.
Transportation is a snap. 15 Manor Road is located just a few short blocks from Eglinton or Davisville subway stations on the Yonge line. It is ideally located for professionals taking public transit down to the Financial District daily. Motorists can be downtown in about ten minutes via Mount Pleasant/Jarvis or Bayview extension. Highway 401 is about ten minutes north.
Entering this lovely character filled and sun-drenched home, you'll find a spacious enclosed porch, a tranquil room to enjoy people-watching and a morning coffee. An entry foyer with convenient coat closet leads to the open concept large living/dining room. There are cozy comforts like the wonderful wood burning fireplace, sparkling dark stained hardwood floors, numerous pot lights situated for spot lighting lovely artwork and charming crown mouldings.
Renovated in 2006, the eat-in cook's kitchen features heated radiant hydroponic floor with hardwood floor on top, breakfast bar, quality newer appliances with gas cooktop, wall oven, and large fridge. There is plenty of cupboards and work surface for prep, a handy built-in desk for computer station, extra pantry storage, and a double stainless sink with built-in dishwasher for quick clean up! The kitchen overlooks a family room where light floods in from all sides, a welcoming place for family and friends to gather. A walk out to the big cedar party deck and yard is ideal for outdoor entertaining.
On your tour upstairs, you'll find the master bedroom is brightly lit by a picture window, and features no less than three closets; two of them double closets - great for the family clotheshorse! Two more good sized bedrooms on this level have large windows and gleaming hardwood floors, which run throughout this level. The funky retro bathroom with old fashioned style black and white tiling has been well updated in keeping with the era with modern conveniences.
The professionally finished basement apartment features an overly spacious living area with above ground windows, plush broadloom, potlights and is open to the kitchen. This unit includes a modern 3 piece bathroom and its own entrance - the walk out was landscaped last year with interlocking brick. There are so many possibilities for its use, including offsetting the mortgage if rented out, use as a nanny or in-law suite, a retreat for teenagers/grown children or a fully self contained office! The real bonus to this lower level is the fabulous finished recreation room that is accessed from the indoor staircase from kitchen. There is a convenient laundry closet, and large carpeted area with pot lights, for cosy tv area. The utilities are so modern and require very little space.
The exterior enjoys the benefits of a west and south facing yard. The extra wide and spacious treed lot includes a tiered cedar party deck off the kitchen plus a large south facing area to play or plant your dream garden. There is a coveted private drive for 2 cars plus an attached brick garage, and a recent interlocking brick front walkway. There are numerous other benefits of this gorgeous move-in ready family home including all updated wiring so no knob and tube! The house has been freshly painted this year, the original hardwood floors are refinished, there is instant hot water from the high efficiency nearly new furnace/hot water tank system, many thermo pane windows.