Part of our 2012 Real Estate Roundtable
Briar Hill Avenue
While St. Clements and Castlefield Aves. are undeniably beautiful, the Tudor-style homes and warm neighbourly reputation of Briar Hill Ave. put it over the top.
Strathearn Road
It was no contest. In fact, there were barely any other contenders. Our experts agree, Strathearn Rd. is hands down Cedarvale’s top street.
Dunvegan Road
In a close race with Warren Rd. (home to the BSS campus), Dunvegan Rd.’s Georgian charm and celebrity residents gave it the edge.
Old Forest Hill Road
According to the pros, Old Forest Hill Rd., with its well-groomed centre medium, is the premier street in the Upper Village. Being close to the House of Chan didn’t hurt either.
Duncannon Drive
Right off the Eglinton Way, with its abundance of well-loved shops, Duncannon Dr. is the place to be for a shopping spree.
Millbank Avenue
Many homes on Millbank Ave. back onto the ravine, and its proximity to Cedarvale Park makes it ideal for nature lovers.
Tranby Avenue
Yorkville was the first designated neighbourhood in Toronto. As such, a number of homes in the area, such as those on Tranby Ave., date back to the 1880s.
Duplex Crescent
You can’t get much safer than a dead-end street that is conveniently located directly behind a Toronto Police Station.
Ridgewood Road
One of the only true dead-end streets in the area, Ridgewood Rd. allows residents to enjoy life in a rare quiet enclave.
Dunloe Road
Dunloe Rd. provides easy access to top- ranked Forest Hill Jr. & Sr. P.S., as well as private schools UCC and BSS and the IB- accredited York School.
Village 2011-2012 Real Estate Snapshot
Land in demand
237 Warren Road This $10.9 mil mansion (pictured above) on Warren Rd. went up for sale last September. Featuring a double lot on the north half of more than 25,000 square feet of land, it boasts one of the largest properties in the area.
Hey big spender
$6,853,000 Last April, a four- bedroom two-storey home near Casa Loma went for roughly $850,000 over asking, fetching the highest sale price of the year.
Go big
Lyndhurst Avenue In a survey of homes boasting 5,000+ square feet sold in the last year, addresses on Lyndhurst Ave. appear most often.
How long?
278 Days A five-bedroom multiplex on Spadina Rd. spent 278 days on the market — the most in the last year — before selling in October.
Best bargain
$227,000 In August, a semi-detached bungalow on the edge of the neighbourhood was snapped up for $227K — the areas’ least expensive sale of the year.
Biggest price drop
-895K After three months on the market, a Warren Rd. home went for a whopping $895,000 under asking.
Special thanks to consulting realtors Barry Cohen of RE/MAX, Elli Davis of Royal LePage, Kathy McLachlan of RE/MAX, Jimmy Malloy of Chestnut Park R.E., Janice Rennie of Chestnut Park R.E., Patrick Rocca of Bosley R.E. and Jeffrey Wagman of Forest Hill R.E.
