This article was published more than 3 years ago Previous selling price: $1,365,000 (August There are many homes in the neighbourhood that date back to the 1900s but this house is only about 20 years old.Keller Williams Advantage Realty The owners of this three-storey house moved out to give stagers time to set up and allow uninterrupted home tours and an open house But one bidder quickly offered $535,000 over the asking price to cut the process short “It was a great price,” agent Suzanne Lewis said there were only seven detached houses that sold in the area and three of those seven sold for over $4-million so only four were even in this price range.” A deck and yard are accessible through the kitchen.Keller Williams Advantage Realty Playter Estates has many homes dating back to the 1900s There are three bedrooms and about 2,600 square feet of living space overall There are open living and dining areas on the main floor and more casual recreation spaces on the second floor and lower level There is no parking on the 20-by-100-foot lot but a deck and yard are accessible through the kitchen An upper terrace is situated off a primary bedroom gas fireplace and largest of three bathrooms There are three bedrooms and about 2,600 square feet of living space overall.Keller Williams Advantage Realty “Playter Estates is a really sought-after neighbourhood north of the Danforth because there are a lot of beautiful homes and it’s in a great school district,” Ms so it had a lot of great features you don’t normally find like large closets in every room and the primary suite was on the third floor.” Your house is your most valuable asset. 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For more information on our commenting policies and how our community-based moderation works, please read our Community Guidelines and our Terms and Conditions This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page there's no denying that there are some pockets in the city that are more affordable than others due to the extraordinary growth in home prices over the past few years Canada's largest city has now been recognized as one of the most expensive cities in the world some pockets in the city that are more expensive than others the cost of homes varies immensely from neighbourhood to neighbourhood If you're curious which of Toronto's 144 neighbourhoods are the most expensive, Toronto realtor and chartered accountant Scott Ingram has done some digging and found out where exactly these pricey pockets are by looking at average detached home prices by neighbourhood for all of 2020 Ingram said there are 15 neighbourhoods with the highest average sold price in 2020 New to this year's list are Kingsway South and Edenbridge-Humber Valley have been bumped from the top 15 In the case of Trinity-Bellwoods and Playter Estates-Danforth Ingram says those are low detached transaction places so it's likely a few expensive transactions brought them up last year "Of the 136 neighbourhoods with at least one detached sale in 2020 107 of them now have an average price of over $1 million," said Ingram there are only 29 neighbourhoods left under $1 million." Toronto's prestigious Bridle Path retained its 'Most Expensive Neighbourhood' crown Ingram says for each year he's made this list (since 2016) this neighbourhood has always ranked at the top Ingram says the average price in Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills(BPSYM) reached the $5 million mark again It had four of the 12 sales in the city last year that were above $10 million and also recorded the most expensive sale at $23 million you can see how those sales would bring up the average The median detached sold price was "only" $4,345,000 (up from a median of $4.3M in 2019) As for the average price of a detached home in BPSYM in 2020 Ingram said a 2+2 bedroom and 4-bathroom house on an 80' x 130' lot sold for within $20,000 of the area's $5,104,000 average price The listing touts it as an "Architecturally Stunning Custom Home" with "Top Quality & Utmost Attention To Detail." It was built in 2010 If you're curious what the least expensive neighbourhoods are "It's interesting to look back and see as recently as 2015 the number of neighbourhoods with detached houses averaging $750K or less (54) was about the same as the number of million-dollar neighbourhoods (52) Now with Mount Dennis jumping from $653K to $780K in the last year there are no neighbourhoods under $750K," said Ingram there are now more neighbourhoods over $2 million (32) than there are left under $1 million (29) Given that home prices in the Toronto area are expected to increase 11% to $1,035,000 in the fourth quarter of 2021 it'll be interesting to see how this brings up the average price in Toronto's different neighbourhoods we will see a new area make it on to Ingram's list in 2021 Kids and adults borrow books from the Little Library initiative in East York Nestled along the Playter Estates – Danforth East York neighbourhood a mini version of a painted house sits on a post where residents and passersby stop to take a look at the free books inside uses the Little Free Library and was aware of it since 2018 before the COVID -19 pandemic and lockdown According to their website, Little Free Library (LFL) is a non-profit organization and free community initiative based in St This initiative aims to strengthen neighbourhoods across Toronto to expand access to a wide array of free books for everyone having this initiative as a staple is a wonderful asset to have in the community where neighbours can connect with readers which hopefully the books they put in mean something to the reader and to be able to pass it on to somebody else Fall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald is one of her favourite books to take out from the Free Little Library collection a neighbour who lives in front of the Centennial College Story Arts campus in the East York neighbourhood has a son who borrows books on a regular basis “It is the kids books and stories that he borrows She heard of this neighbourhood initiative for about 15 years and see a book to bring to your child to make them happy at home We are happy to have it.” Diana says “He always stops and looks at what is there but also the children and it grows as your family and child grows,” she adds Jordan Hale used to specialize in map and data library systems at the University of Toronto (U of T) as an original cataloguer and reference specialist She started to pay attention to the Little Free Library initiative after seeing her friend Jane Schmidt’s social media tweets Hale was eventually called on by Schmidt to participate in the early stages of this U of T and the Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) research lead by her friend Jane Schmidt Hale was later invited to contribute as co-author Hale noticed many of these Free Little Libraries on her commute to work According to a 2016 University of Toronto study, most of these Little Free Libraries are situated in well-educated and wealthy white neighbourhoods Hale considers this a phenomenon and wonders who this initiative is really intended for “The year after the article was published I started to notice the spatial dynamics of the Little Free Libraries appearing in neighbourhoods with the better access to the public library system,”says the now City of Toronto senior taxonomy and metadata specialist The Little Free Library initiative website strives to provide twenty–four seven access to books as well as to foster the sharing of diverse voices in books and representation of Black The Toronto Observer is an award-winning news organization staffed by journalism students at Centennial College in Toronto © The Toronto Observer | Produced by Centennial College journalism students Clockwise from top-left: Toronto-Danforth provincial candidates Rob Newman (Liberal) and the information within may be out of date represented provincially by NDP MPP Peter Tabuns since 2006 Taylor Creek and the Don River East branch to the north Coxwell Avenue/Coxwell Boulevard to the east and the Don River to the west The provincial electoral district encompasses municipal wards 29 and 30 (Toronto-Danforth) and is home to several neighbourhoods namely north and south Riverdale Also running in the riding in the June 12 provincial election are Libertarian Thomas Armstrong the Vegan Environmental Party’s Simon Luisi the Canadians’ Choice Party’s John Richardson 416-548-8047 | voterobnewman.ca info@voterobnewman.ca | @rob_newman 1) Tell us about one local issue that you plan to champion as MPP Improved transit for Toronto-Danforth is the thing I hear most at the doors Ontario Liberals are the only party with a plan to fund public transit and I hope to champion this initiative for the residents of Toronto-Danforth if elected on June 12 2) What will you do to improve transit for your constituents Our Moving Ontario Forward plan would build a seamless and integrated transportation plan across the province The plan makes available $29 billion over the next 10 years; key to the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) is the dedicated fund of up to $15 billion Our plan would not increase the tax on gasoline HST or personal income taxes on low- and middle-income earners 3) What will you do to make child care more affordable in Toronto-Danforth and across Ontario modern child care is part of our plan to invest in people and give children the best possible start we are saving families up to $6,500 per year on child care We are also making child care more affordable with 43,000 new subsidies across the province 4) Tell us about your background and qualifications I am a community advocate who strongly believes in the value of public service As a member of the Maytree School4Civics faculty and  founding member of the Better Ballots initiative for municipal voting reform I understand the impact of our daily actions on our community I have more than 15 years experience in IT and financial services have run my own communications consulting company and have been involved in provincial politics for more than 10 years 647-377-1866 | danforthgreens.ca rachelpower@gpo.ca Our system requires an overhaul and update I believe we need to merge the school systems in order to save money and decrease class sizes This will also allow us to dedicate more staff to aiding special needs children and focus on breakfast programs and sport facilitation The curriculum itself needs to include more real-world applications as well to better prepare students for life after primary and secondary school I believe in implementing taxes/tolls for those using our roads and highways Why should Toronto taxpayers be left to foot the bill alone for the damage congestion and pollution caused by routine commuters This will also encourage commuters to seek out public transportation and/or alternative modes of transportation I would like to see some of this money invested back into more and improved dedicated bike lanes The Green Party is already proposing to double the Employer Health Tax exemption giving incentive to business owners to provide child-care options Allowing more parents the ability to work and provide reliable care for their families I am a marketing specialist and avid animal and environmental rights activist I currently run my own successful communications agency and volunteer for a large number of community-based green initiatives and national animal rights campaigns votenaomisolomon.ca votenaomisolomon@gmail.com | @NaomiSolomonPC I want to champion a comprehensive approach to mental health care, which is part of the million jobs plan platform of the Ontario PC party. See: www.millionjobsplan.ca Mental health issues impact every aspect of society with economic and social costs I want to help those who are most vulnerable in our community opportunities for success and the best health care Our first priority is the east-west express subway “relief-line” We will expand GO Transit and provide a superior customer experience We will improve access to the 905 region with better connected and expanded highways by making transit the top priority in the existing $12 billion capital budget The Ontario Transportation Trust will be created to invest surpluses achieved from the balanced budget We will protect the core services our children rely on including special education and full-day kindergarten by reducing some non-core areas of spending in the public sector In this way we can preserve and maintain funding for child care and services that are necessary for families in Toronto-Danforth I live with my family in Toronto and have combined community service with success as a legal expert I have a passion for advocacy to bring about positive change for constituents I began my legal career with Ombudsman Ontario I then built a successful legal practice before joining a major financial institution as a regulatory expert Currently I develop policy and regulation for the securities industry ski and enjoy Toronto’s vibrant artistic scene 647-350-8400 | petertabuns.ca PeterTabuns@ontariondp.ca | @Peter_Tabuns  People can’t get on the subway to get to work in the morning or are left standing in the rain while packed streetcar after streetcar passes them on their way home the TTC and TTC riders to make sure we get transit relief I am committed to expanding bike lanes and cycling infrastructure as a way of increasing peoples’ transportation options we’ll need an inclusive consultation process that pays attention to our community concerns I’ll work to relieve congestion on the Danforth subway by supporting the funding and development of the downtown relief line At the same time we’ll restore provincial funding to buy new buses I also support the construction of more light rail transit across the GTA to help more people leave their cars at home I’ll work to take advantage of new funding for child care to expand spaces in Toronto-Danforth The failure to index is a substantial part of the crunch for child-care centres We’ll provide wage enhancements for early childhood educators We’ll index the Ontario Child Benefit so parents see an increase each year I’ve represented this riding provincially since 2006 and before that as a city councillor In between I was executive director of Greenpeace Canada and served as former NDP leader Jack Layton’s climate adviser I have been party spokesperson for culture As an MPP I fought successfully for funding to allow some local child-care centres to expand infant care As former chair of the Toronto Board of Health I pioneered the smoke-free restaurant bylaw Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: and accessible opportunities for financing come together at a boutique condo rising in the east end Nahid Broadview taking the stage on Broadview Avenue just north of the Danforth is poised to present the best of accommodations for those seeking an east-side lifestyle sprinkled with unique floor-plans The project is described as the developer's "dedication towards forming a community of like-minded yet diverse families and individuals leading happy lives." In other words with flexibility where finances are concerned makes the build a no-brainer for first-time buyers READ: Art-Inspired Build in Durham to Combine Calming Lifestyle with Urban Connection "This new 6-storey boutique condominium by the development firm Nahid delivers on the company’s promise of affordability, sustainability, luxury, innovation, technology and safety," says Steve Cicekian, Vice-President at Baker Real Estate Incorporated "It is only three stops west to Bloor-Yonge Station and a mere three minute-drive to the Don Valley Parkway The condo is in the Playter Estates-Danforth neighbourhood plus easy access to the city's other pockets via a short trip on the TTC Nahid Broadview's address hits the mark well -- the developers say they bring forth "nothing less than perfection." Across the building and families to nest in thoughtfully-designed luxury Featuring open-concept living and dining areas and master bedrooms complete with walk-in closets and exquisite ensuites everyone will find their own respite in these abodes and will just as easily be able to come together at the end of the day for a meal or a movie Residents who move into SmartOne powered units will have the opportunity to interact with their home -- and building amenities -- via a mobile app and installed wall pad From suite temperatures to greeting guests and from setting alarms to being notified about building services or events residents will be connected with the touch of a button Guests can be welcomed via the installed wall-pad digital door locks will be fixed with personalized codes and a Bluetooth app will grant residents access to common areas will have life at Nahid Broadview feeling seamless residents can count on an on-site backup generator to keep these systems of comfort in operation oversize terraces on residence suites will provide private spaces for soaking up the sun the rooftop is complete with shaded canopies and ample square-footage for gathering with friends and loved ones in the open air stunning parks provide even more access to greenery and blue sky and they serve as a gateway for deeper exploration of the neighbourhood An afternoon trekking the Don Valley Trail followed by snagging groceries at The Big Carrot and enjoying them With consideration of the financial planning it takes to purchase an abode Nahid Broadview offers a 10% deposit structure and the purchase of a suite comes complete with the right to lease during occupancy For anyone who's been soaking up the sun in cottage country for the last year and is interested -- but not yet quite ready -- to return to the city and choose when you want to leave it (to someone else Standing a confident six storeys over one of the east end's most vivacious avenues Nahid Broadview blends the best of both upscale and down-to-earth lifestyles and offerings ranging from studio up to three-bedroom layouts You can register for your space at Nahid Broadview today at baker-re.com This article was produced in partnership with STOREYS Custom Studio