262 Ontario St, Toronto, ON CA Toronto Home

What a fantastic location - here you’re just a few blocks from the corner of Yonge & Dundas, right in the heart of the action on Yonge St, yet on a quiet one-way street. You’ll find College Park, featuring great shops, services and places to eat including Winners and Metro, and Atrium on Bay on Bay St just west of Dundas St. At Yonge and Dundas is the Yonge-Dundas Square; fantastic events are featured here year round ranging from musical performances, festivals and fashion events to name only a few. Also here is the Eaton Centre that runs along Yonge St from Dundas to Queen and features over 230 shops and services. All along Yonge St there is nothing but fabulous shopping of all kinds. There are large supermarkets close by. The atmosphere is busy and exciting and the street is lined with a mixture of fantastic old landmark buildings and shimmering modern structures.

Stroll out your door for a night on the town to the nearby theatre district ... Massey Hall, Canon Theatre and Elgin/Winter Garden. What a treat not to worry about parking! Further south along Yonge St and you’re at Front St where you’ll find the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts and just east of there the St Lawrence Centre for the Arts and The Canadian Stage Company. You’re also just blocks away from The Rogers Centre, home of the Toronto Blue Jays and The Toronto Argos and the Air Canada Centre, home of the Raptors and the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Located on a street close to downtown, there is virtually nothing necessary to your day-to-day living that is not within a short walk or ride. The downtown core is well served by the TTC.  For the Yonge St subway line, walk a few minutes over to Yonge St to the Dundas or Queen subway station. Take the streetcar along Dundas, Gerrard or Queen to the east or west end of the city, or walk virtually everywhere from this downtown “Cabbagetown West” location. There are parks, community centres, churches and libraries all within a short walk.

To the northeast is Riverdale Park West at Carlton & Sumach... a lovely park with Riverdale Farm for the kids to enjoy, and a field house with washrooms, two baseball diamonds and two sports fields. Just to the west is Allan Gardens featuring the Allan Gardens century old Conservatory that’s home to six greenhouses. This lovely botanical garden also features a dog park. Some of the features you can enjoy in this neighbourhood are old brick homes, red Cardinals, squirrels dancing, and fences covered in foliage.

This lovely home appears on the big directory that is located in Riverdale Park indicating where all of the historically designated homes can be found in the area. Check out the Frederick Hagan plaque in the front garden, a tribute to a noted artist and previous owner. What a stunning, immaculate, bright two + bedroom home! When you enter you will notice that it is fabulously decorated throughout with neutral walls and gorgeous, slate floors running right through the main floor. The slate even appears as accent risers on the new staircase along with wrought iron railings and oak treads - the attention to detail in this home is striking. The living room/dining room is a comfortable, welcoming space, with a large, bright, east facing window allowing in lots of natural light.

Open to the main area, the gorgeous kitchen has nice updated cabinets with a portable island, and bar seating area with accent lighting. Down the hall you pass a convenient three-piece bathroom with shower stall - nice to have a main floor bathroom for guests to use. Beyond this is a terrific, bright sunny family room with electric fireplace. Walk out from here through French doors to the wonderful west-facing patio and back yard. This spacious main floor is a stylish place to entertain.

The glorious patio and garden area is a delight! Fully fenced, with lovely perennials, shrubs and vines in meandering gardens along the fence, it’s a restful oasis in the city. For those of you who enjoy the vistas that city life offers, you can glimpse the backs of the houses across the lane - lovely old brickwork for the urban explorer to enjoy. Urban sounds from the garden include church bells ringing, street cars rumbling and birds chirping in the early morning. Beyond the garden “room” lies a spacious parking area with lane access.

Moving upstairs, you’ll find the two bright bedrooms plus a den on the second floor. The master bedroom at the rear overlooks the back garden with a sliding glass door to a Juliet balcony. The view of the garden from here is lovely and there is also a second large window for additional light. There is a water hookup behind the wall for a sink (used to be a kitchen in a prior life). The 4-pc bathroom is next to the master bedroom. At the front of the home is the second bright bedroom with ceramic floors. In between the two bedrooms, also with ceramic floors, is a fine office / den / sitting area.

Downstairs in the basement you’ll find a large space with terrific high (7’6”) ceilings and laundry—all waterproofed with interior weeping tile and new joists. You could easily finish this area off for some additional living space as a lovely third bedroom, a rec room and/or a bathroom.

Extras include: Stainless steel electric convection oven, fridge with bottom freezer, microwave and dishwasher, stove-top elements & portable centre island, track lights, white washer and gas dryer, owned hot water tank, 2 wall units + electric fireplace + murphy bed in second bedroom. Exclude rose arbour in garden, stained glass window in family room and window coverings.

Features include: New staircase, seven-year old roof, fully fenced, sunny west facing yard, lane access and large fenced parking area. Basement outside walls dug out and waterproofed eight years ago, Central air, FAG (eight years old), Aetna termite treatment maintained annually.

You could move into your gorgeous new Cabbagetown West home this summer, in time to enjoy the garden and all the events, sights and sounds this city has to offer!