49 Wright Avenue | West Toronto - Roncesvalles
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Thoughtfully renovated and upgraded Victorian with rare main floor family room addition, private south facing back deck & gardens! 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths.
Roncesvalles Village has been voted one of the best neighbourhoods to live in Toronto. 49 Wright is just steps to Sorauren Park & down the street of glorious High Park, as well as all the fantastic shops, boutiques and mouth watering restaurants of Roncy & Parkdale! Highly regarded school catchment!
Property Details
Prime Roncesvalles Family Home!
Quiet pretty tree-lined street in the highly desired Roncesvalles Village neighbourhood! Warm & friendly area to raise your family!
Thoughtfully renovated and upgraded large Victorian (1895) row house features towering ceilings & is flooded with natural light!
Rare main floor family room addition (rebuilt with permits) off the kitchen walks out to the private south facing back deck & gardens! Ideal for entertaining, kids, dog play & gardeners!
3 bedrooms, 2 full baths. Inviting open concept living/dining room! Modern kitchen with gas stove. Plumbed/wired for 2nd floor laundry.
Finished lower level with separate entrance & 4 piece bath! Ideal as a nanny/in-law suite – plumbed/wired for kitchen/could be used for income potential!
Attention to detail has meant extensive mechanical & structural improvements over the past few years. Fortunate for new owners!
Parking for 2 cars via lane.
Roncesvalles Village has been voted one of the best neighbourhoods to live in Toronto. 49 Wright is just steps to Sorauren Park & down the street of glorious High Park, as well as all the fantastic shops, boutiques and mouth watering restaurants of Roncy & Parkdale! Highly regarded school catchment!
Public transit is easily accessible via streetcar on Roncy downtown, or walk to Dundas Station, or bus to Lansdowne Subway!
Roncy Village!
As they say location location location! Enjoy the tree-lined streets, laneways for kids play, and the mix of ages & diverse backgrounds of the residents that enchant and delight all those who live here! 49 Wright is in a prime spot in the heart of the 'hood’.
Roncesvalles Avenue, recently underwent years of construction to establish a show piece pedestrian/eco friendly boulevard a pioneering example for Toronto for safe TTC access and a thriving green space on a main city street. There is an active area association working hard with the City to continually enhance the community.
Shopping a plenty! Variety of chic restaurants and gourmet stores rub elbows with traditional Polish delis, coffee shops, professional and personal care services, family businesses, churches & schools.
Stroll to such neighbourhood mainstays as Mitzi's Cafe, Qi Natural Foods,, Scooter Girl, Dresser's, Pollocks Home Hardware, as well as Cherry Bomb, Rowe Farm, Revue Theatre, Fetch, The Chocolatieria, Mabel's, Hugh's Room and Sobeys (conveniently open till midnight!) and much more! Sorauren Park has a fabulous Monday's farmer's market, and enjoy the highly touted new restaurants like Barque Smokehouse, Ace Restaurant, Hopgood Foodliner & The Westerley!
Easy access to large scale stores near Dundas/Bloor including Loblaws, LCBO & Shoppers Drug Mart. Only a few blocks from the refurbished massive St. Joseph's Hospital.
Attention families and dog owners! The entrance to the young childrens' playground on the south west corner of Sorauren & Wabash is just a few doors down the street! Sorauren Park is the neighbourhood gathering spot for kids play, tennis, soccer league, Monday's farmer's market, an official enclosed off-leash dog area, the pumpkin patch after Hallowe'en, an outdoor skating rink plus the Wabash Centre & future Town Square. There is an active area association working hard with the City to continually enhance the community.
Parents, dog owners and fans of the great outdoors will appreciate proximity High Park & t the 399 acres of public parkland including an outdoor theatre, playgrounds, local zoo picnic grounds, lengthy off-leash areas, flower gardens a historic museum, and plenty of sports options. Walk to Lake Ontario to cycle, blade, run or walk along The Martin Goodman Trail.
Desirable neighbourhood schools attracts many families with school age children – Fern Avenue Jr & Sr PS, Parkdale Collegiate, High Park Alternative Jr., High Park Gardens Montessori School to name a few.
Go Green! Get downtown in minutes – easy access to Dundas Street West/Lansdowne Subway on the Bloor-Danforth line. Or ride to work on the specially designed Western Rail Path.
Get in and out of the city in minutes with easy access to Lakeshore Boulevard West and the Gardiner.
Victorian Style!
Welcome to 49 Wright Avenue! Wonderful friendly family street.
Attractive 2 storey Victorian brick home with pretty curb appeal – flagstone pathway and mature front garden lead you to the lovely covered front porch. A mellow spot to greet neighbours & enjoy your morning cup of coffee!
Gracious open concept living and dining room is made for hosting friends – impeccable dark stained parquet wood floors, tall ceilings and large picture windows fills the room with light.
The bright updated kitchen overlooks the cosy main floor family room and is where everyone will hang out. Gas stove, porcelain tiled floors, subway tile backsplash, abundant cupboards, and space for casual/kids meals.
Main floor family room addition (recently rebuilt with permits) works for tv room or home office, keeping an eye on the young ones or place for homework and is bathed in natural light.
Walk out to the pretty lush gardens and party deck! Great flow for entertaining inside or out!
The second floor boasts 3 good sized bedrooms, linen closet plus huge extra closet (set up already for future 2nd floor laundry for stackable washer/dryer).
4 piece upgraded family bath (2011) could be expanded into that large laundry closet as well!
Oversized master bedroom is relaxing to unwind at the end of the day. Hardwood floors, deep closet and 2 sets of picture windows overlooking the front garden.
The second bedroom adjacent the master features hardwood floors, closet and pretty picture window!
The third bedroom with 2 sets of windows facing the back garden and hardwood floors makes for the perfect nursery or home office.
Superb lower level! Separate entrance to the side walkway works as an in-law suite, growing teenager of the family or potential rental income.
Enjoy watching movies in the recreation room with good ceiling height.
Updated 4 piece family bath, Laundry room and lots of under-stair storage and utility room complete this level. Laundry room is vented/wired for kitchen for basement suite.
Worry free mechanical upgrades in past 10 years includes many windows, wiring, water pressure, plumbing, roof, central air conditioner, chimney liner, new doors, structural upgrades like joists, railings, rebuilding foundation of family room, etc. See Home Inspection report for details.
Low maintenance professionally planted perennial gardens front and back! Fenced in yard with designer clear back wall of gate to laneway!
Upgrades & Improvements
2012
New vanity & toilet in basement bathroom
2011
Renovated main floor family room (new window and door. Moved door from side of house to back)
2011
Renovated upstairs bathroom with a new toilet, vanity & flooring
2006
Renovated kitchen. New flooring in both the family room/kitchen
2006
Refinished basement including new concrete floor, foundation repairs, flooring, new storm and external doors
2000-2012
Was originally 3 apartments renovated/converted back to a single family dwelling.
Rebuilt foundation under 2-storey addition includes vapour barrier and new footings with permits
Electrical upgrades. Upgraded to 100 amp service; replaced knob and tube
Decks, fencing and stonework
Replaced furnace
Installed central air conditioning
Refinished hardwood on main floor & new baseboards
Replaced all doors including new custom wood front door
Replaced chimney liner
Replaced roof
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Schools available for residents of 49 Wright Avenue
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Former Municipality | Street Name | Street Number Range | Elementary | Intermediate | Secondary | Technical Programs | Commercial Programs |
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Toronto | Wright Ave | 5-199(Odd) | Fern Avenue Jr & Sr PS | Fern Avenue Jr & Sr PS | Parkdale CI | Western Tech |