96 Major Street - HARBORD VILLAGE
When I saw the listing for this 3+1 bedroom, 4 bathroom row house on a 14.35 x 80 foot lot at 96 Major Street...
The first thing I noticed was that front porch...
It looked a lot like this front porch...
And then the second I saw the interior photos and saw this...
I recognized it right away.
It was the same thing that was on the wall at 324 Glen Road...
The same house as the similar porch above.
And another flip by the Cornish Flippers
(aka Lionfish Development).
They are the same people that flipped
the 4+1 bedroom semi at 22 Cornish Road in Moore Park...
That sold for $1,410,000 in 2011...
The 5+1 bedrooms detached house at 70 Hilton Avenue in Casa Loma...
That sold for $1,605,000 in 2012...
The 3+1 bedroom house at 70 Glenwood Avenue in High Park...
That sold for $1,250,000 after several price drops in 2012...
Or the 4+1 bedroom detached house at 1 Hurndale Avenue in Playter Estates...
That sold for $1,561,000 in February 2014...
The first floor of this house at 98 Moore Park Avenue in Moore Park...
That sold for $1,549,000 also in February 2014...
The house at 64 Arlington Avenue in Wychwood...
That sold for $1,599,000 in January...
And the house at 37 Hilton Avenue in Casa Loma...
That sold for $1,888,000 in May.
This house is a smaller version of all of those houses and it is listed at $1,399,000.
They went really light on the floors this time...
It may be the pictures, but it seems even lighter than the floors at 64 Arlington...
And though I like light floors, I think these are too light for me. Then again, I'm starting to get into darker floors again.
But of all their houses, I think my favourite floors are the ones at 37 Hilton...
I like that this kitchen isn't 2 toned. I am just not sure about the black faucet...
In the bathroom, I love it...
Just not sure about the kitchen.
Upstairs, they have used Eskayel wallpaper again which I like A LOT...
The Trove wallpaper is great...
But it is kind of giving me an 'Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds' vibe...
And the Julia Rothman wallpaper is great...
But I prefer it in this colour...
And since it is wallpaper and kind of annoying to remove, or at least that is what I understand, that is something a buyer might consider.
But if you like that wallpaper and the lighting
that comes with the house (which are all great)...
This is a move-in ready house with a good sized kitchen, lots of storage upstairs (not sure about the Julia Rothman room), and the basement is finished.
Sure, that family room off the kitchen is kind of claustrophobic looking (but you could make that the dining room and have more living room space at the front), it's a row house that is kind of narrow, and there is no parking...
And the fact that according to the Globe and Mail this place sold for $768,888 in March when it looked like this...
Which is a $630,112 increase from what they paid for it. And though this wasn't a cheap reno, there is no way it cost close to that much...
So, I'm not sure this place is selling at the $1,399,000 ask.
But considering that the neighbour across the street that looks like it needs a ton of work (but had 2 parking spots and was detached) at 117 Major Street...
Sold for $1,301,000...
At first I would think $1,275,000 (it is a row house with no parking)...
But ultimately, I think it will sell closer to $1,325,000..maybe $1,345,000.
P.S. Kind of wish the washer/dryer wasn't on full display...
