The first thing I thought of when I saw this 3+1 bedroom, 4 bathroom house on a 20.71 x 100 foot lot in The Pocket was of the house at 319 Arlington Avenue in Humewood....

That house is being sold only partly finished with the opportunity to personalize it.  But since it was listed in December for $1,149,800, only to have a price drop the follwing month to $999,800.

Like that house, this house (according to a reader, though I can't find it) was also listed at $1,150,000 just over a week ago.

It was listed at $399,900 in October 2012.

Unlike the Arlington house, this house is 'finished', but there is a LOT more than could have been done.  Like maybe some built-ins on either side of the fireplace to match the wood kitchen cabinets perhaps.  Or something.

Plus, all the finishes are VERY simple, but if that's your look, this place is perfect.

Unfortunately, this place backs onto the TTC yard...

Umm..

Which is probably why they dropped the price.

Sure, as another reader pointed out, 20 Dawson Avenue which is also in The Pocket sold for $1,010,000 last January (which I still don't get)...

But it didn't back onto the TTC yard.  I am guessing that would be SUPER noisy....and probably SUPER noisy reeeeallly early in the morning.

The new price for this house is $998,000.

This will have to drop again.

I am thinking closer to $875,000....

maybe $895,000.

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