Beautifully updated and renovated, this turnkey home is in a very family friendly west end neighbourhood and represents an amazing opportunity for young couples & families! This solid two-storey home features open concept principal rooms, three bedrooms and a fully finished basement, plus parking for one or two cars an ideal set up for families with children or anyone wishing to own a lovely home close to all the amenities.
Extremely bright and decorated with simple elegance, the home is located in the first block north of St. Clair Avenue and steps away from Earlscourt Park and the Joseph J. Piccinini Community Centre. Piccinini happens to be Italian for little ones and lives up to its promise, offering programming for kids and adults alike, and also serving as a meeting place for the Corso Italia BIA! There is plenty of community spirit in this family-friendly neighbourhood, once recognized as the business and cultural centre of Torontos Italian community but now emerging as a vibrant cultural mosaic.
Residents do most of their shopping in the Corso Italia Shopping district along St. Clair West, with its lively open air cafes, bistros and shops. The Dufferin Mall and the Galleria Mall are a short bus ride south and offer chain stores and professional services, while there is a profusion of exotic dining, groceries and bakeries along Bloor between Ossington and Dufferin. The St. Clair West streetcar takes passengers through a scenic route to the St. Clair station on the Yonge line, while the Dufferin bus connects to Dufferin Station on the Bloor line. Motorists are fifteen minutes from downtown and only ten minutes to the Allen Expressway.
Fitness enthusiasts will love the 36-acre Earlscourt park, with its tennis courts, baseball diamond and outdoor rink. When cold weather makes outdoor fun prohibitive, The Picinnini centre boasts an indoor soccer field, bocce courts, pool and gym, while serious readers will enjoy the Dufferin/St. Clair branch of the Toronto Public Library with its wide range of foreign language books.
The home has superb curb appeal, due in part to a newly landscaped perennial garden and mature fir tree. The clean, crisp lines of the polished interior begin with the roomy entry hall lit by pot lights, where you can shed outerwear before proceeding to the kitchen for refreshment. The spacious kitchen is a really nice place to prepare meals with space for kids to eat-in, as it offers sunny dining with a view from the lovely bay window, ceramic floors, plenty of cabinetry and a new ceramic backsplash. The bright living room has high ceilings with nice detailing and is open to the dining room for convenient entertaining, while the more formal dining room is a classic with a coffered ceiling and halogen lights. A well-placed walk out to the backyard is perfect for casual warm-weather dining. Shining laminate floors and neutral dcor give this level a tranquil, serene quality.
The second floor is also very bright, with three good sized bedrooms. The master suite has warm dcor and another beautiful bay window. The same immaculate light laminate floors run throughout this level and there is a recently renovated four-piece bath with a huge vanity and great natural & halogen lighting, very enjoyable for you to spend time in.
The finished basement has a separate rear entrance and has potential for an in-law suite with the roughed in plumbing and wiring for kitchen plus a cute three piece bath. The current rec room is finished with easy care ceramic tiles throughout and is a cozy, bright space for watching TV or for childs play. There is a large separate laundry / storage room.
Additional benefits of this renovated home include: a programmable thermostat, circuit breakers with lots of upgraded outlets added, very friendly neighbours with children all around, and great mechanical upgrades. Parking via lane. Amazing value for a great location in the city.
Offered at $329,900.
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