For sale · South Riverdale, Toronto

Two kitchens, a deep lot, and a lane out back.

23 Myrtle Avenue, South Riverdale: a freehold row house with a kitchen on each floor and two bathrooms, on a 14.2-by-120-foot lot with rear laneway access. The listing gives four bedrooms.

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Asking price

$799,000

Freehold, with a rear laneway

MLS® E13840102

Open house Saturday, October 3, 2–4 PM

Bedrooms: 4
Baths: 2
Sq ft: 700–1,100
Parking: 2

The front of 23 Myrtle, in dark grey siding

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The house

What the listing says, and what the photos show.

The listing sets out a flexible layout with two kitchens. This page lays it beside the photos, the City’s rules and the neighbourhood.

23 Myrtle Avenue is an attached, two-storey freehold house of 700 to 1,100 square feet. The listing calls it a duplex with two kitchens, two full bathrooms and four bedrooms, and describes it as suited to extended family, shared living or rental income.

The listing also names granite countertops, mostly newer windows, updated HVAC, 200-amp service and an owned tankless water heater, and mentions potential for a future laneway suite, subject to the buyer’s own due diligence.

The house is on a short street between Jones Avenue and Leslie Street, four minutes’ walk from Gerrard Street East. The shops and cafés of Queen Street East, in Leslieville, are about 14 minutes away.

Two kitchensOne on each floor

Two full bathroomsTwo are pictured in the photos

A deep lot14.2 by 120 feet, with rear laneway access

Parking for twoNo garage; two spaces, per the listing

Laundry on both floorsA stacked washer and dryer on each, in the photos

Laneway suite potentialMentioned in the listing, subject to the buyer’s own due diligence

The walkthrough

Step inside 23 Myrtle

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Full-screen tour See the layout

In the foreground a light wood fence runs along the left and right sides, with a path of pale paving slabs and scattered leaves between them. The two-storey front is clad in dark grey horizontal siding with two white-framed upper windows, a white-framed ground-floor window and a utility meter on the wall. At left, a white-framed glass entry door numbered 23 sits beside a wood-clad screen, under a porch roof that also covers the neighbouring entrance numbered 25, which has a red door. The next house at right has white siding.

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Front approach

A two-storey attached house in dark grey siding, with the white screen door beside the numerals 23 sharing a porch roof with its neighbour’s red door. A fenced paver court with an air-conditioning condenser also appears nearby.

Attached, two storeys
Freehold
Paver court

Leafy branches hang across the upper left and right of the frame, in front of a two-storey house with dark grey horizontal siding. A path of pale paving slabs strewn with leaves runs from the bottom of the frame toward the entry, which has a glass-panelled door numbered 23 beside a wood-clad screen. A white-framed window with a dark sill sits to the right of the entry, with a meter box beside it, and two white-framed windows are above. Wood fences flank the path, and the rounded top of an outdoor unit shows at the bottom centre.

Front, through leaves The front of the house from a lower angle, framed by hanging leaves, with a paved path to the entry and the top of what looks like an air-conditioning unit at the bottom edge.

A fenced, paved court seen from its near end. In the foreground, light grey interlocking pavers are laid in a rectangular pattern, with an air-conditioning condenser on a wood stand against the fence at left and a black conduit along the fence. At the back, a slender tree stands beside a block-edged raised bed of pink and purple flowers, and tall grass leans in at right. Weathered wood fences enclose the space, with the gabled roofs of neighbouring houses and leafy branches above.

Paver court, A/C unit A fenced paver court with an air-conditioning condenser on a wood stand at left, a slender tree and a raised flower bed, and neighbouring gabled roofs beyond.

A daytime photo of the front of attached two-storey houses. In the foreground, a concrete path runs between a planted bed with broad-leaved plants and a half-buried terracotta pot at left and a tall wood fence at right, whose lower section is stained orange-brown. Ahead, a red door with an autumn wreath sits beside a white screen door under one porch roof, with a white outdoor unit on a stand at far left. Navy and charcoal siding rises to white-framed upper windows, and green trees overhang from both sides.

The front walkway by day A daytime frame of the front, with a white screen door beside a red door, a planted bed at left and a tall wood fence along the path. The number beside the white door does not read as 23 and the siding looks bluer than in the porch and house photos, so this frame looks digitally processed; see “The front porch and door” and “The front of the house” for a plain view.

A twilight-toned photo of the front of a two-storey row of attached houses. A concrete path runs between a leaf-strewn planted bed at left and a tall wood fence at right. Ahead, under a shared porch roof, a red door with a wreath stands beside a white screen door, lit by lantern-style lights on a black lamp post and on the wall. A white outdoor unit on a stand sits beside a neighbouring window at far left. Upper windows glow warm yellow in navy and grey siding under a deep blue sky.

Front, twilight tones A twilight-toned view of the front, from the same spot as the frame before it. The evening lighting looks digitally adjusted, and the number beside the white door does not read as 23; treat it as illustrative and see “The front porch and door” and “The front of the house” for a plain view.

A close view of a covered front porch with two entrances. At left, a red door with a small window, an autumn leaf wreath, a black keypad lock and a “No Soliciting” sticker, with white flowers in a black urn below. At centre, a white screen door with narrow glass panels, a mail slot visible through the glass and the numerals 23 on the dark siding beside it. At right, a pale wood-clad panel, a white downspout, and the house’s ground-floor window with an electric meter beside it.

The front porch and door The white screen door beside the numerals 23 sits under a porch roof that continues over the neighbouring red door, with a pale wood-clad panel at right and white flowers in an urn at lower left.

A hallway seen straight on. Pale grey-white walls run along both sides, with the edge of a framed print at upper left and a light switch beside the far door. Ahead is a plain white slab door with a silver knob; to its right, a second white door carries a gold-coloured knocker and a silver knob, set in white casing. The floor is light wood-look plank, with a small grey striated trim block at the base of the door frame.

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Entry, front room

Just inside the front door is a hall with two white doors, one with a brass knocker; the photos do not show where they lead. The front room has wood-look plank floors and a window onto a fence and a tree. A paper sign on its window appears to say “bedroom”.

Dark front door
Wood-look plank floors
Window sign: bedroom

An interior view looking out through an open front door. In the foreground, the door’s inner face is slate blue with a brass mail slot, a deadbolt and a lockbox on the knob, and paper notices are taped to its window. Beyond it, a white screen door with narrow glass panels frames the outdoors: a wood fence at left, a white parked car and a gabled house across the way. A double light switch is on the pale wall at right.

Looking out the front door Paper notices on the door glass include a printed building-permit form and hand-lettered signs. The listing states no legal status, permits or zoning, so confirm those with the agents and the City.

An empty room seen from one corner. White walls, white baseboards and light wood-look plank flooring surround a glossy black panel with gold veining in a stepped wood-toned frame at centre, with a small white shelf to its right and a pale rectangular panel on the left wall. At right, a white-framed window with a small sliding pane below shows green leaves, a wood fence and a paper sign taped to the glass. The ceiling light is reflected in the black panel.

Front room, framed panel An empty room with white walls and light wood-look flooring, a glossy black panel with gold veining in a stepped wood-toned frame, and a white-framed window with a small sliding pane below.

An empty room seen toward its window wall. At left is part of the stepped wood-toned frame around a black panel veined in gold; at centre, a white-framed window with a smaller sliding section below looks out on green trees and the top of a wood fence. To its right, a pair of small white doors with round knobs is set in the wall, and a white panelled door fills the right edge. The floor is light wood-look plank, and a vent grille and an alarm are on the ceiling.

Front room, window wall Light wood-look flooring and white baseboards lead to a white-framed window onto leafy trees, with a pair of small white doors set in the wall and the framed black panel at left.

A straight-on view of a kitchen counter wall. Along the top are grey raised-panel cabinets with brushed-metal bar pulls, a white under-cabinet range hood at centre and a paper towel holder. Below, from left, are a white-framed window, a stainless sink with a coil-neck faucet, a white dishwasher, a white electric coil range and a stack of grey drawers, set against a pale counter and a striated beige-grey backsplash. A white power cord is plugged in at lower right.

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Main kitchen

A kitchen with its counters along one wall: grey raised-panel cabinets, a wood-grain tile backsplash, a white coil-element range, a white dishwasher and a steel-look fridge opposite. The listing calls it spacious and names granite counters; the photos can’t confirm either.

Counters on one wall
Grey cabinets
Coil-element range
Dishwasher

A kitchen seen from its near end. At left, grey raised-panel cabinets, a white range hood, a white electric coil range, a white dishwasher and a sink run along the wall beneath a round flush ceiling light. Straight ahead, beside a tall grey pantry cabinet, an open doorway leads to a bright room with a white-framed window. At right, a steel-look two-door refrigerator stands beside a rail of coat hooks and a white door, on beige-grey floor tile.

Kitchen, toward front room Kitchen with grey raised-panel cabinets along one wall, a white range and dishwasher, a steel-look two-door refrigerator, coat hooks, beige-grey floor tile, and a doorway to a bright room with a window.

A kitchen seen from one end. At left, a closed white panel door with a brushed-nickel knob stands beside a doorway to a tiled hallway, where a stacked washer and dryer and another white door can be seen. At centre, a white wall corner carries a towel ring and a small device with a blue light. At right, grey raised-panel cabinets with bar pulls sit above a stainless sink and spring-neck faucet beside a small window, with a white dishwasher and white coil-burner stove below. The floor is wood-pattern tile.

Kitchen, toward corridor Grey raised-panel cabinets, a white coil-burner stove and white dishwasher line the right wall, with wood-look floor tiles and a doorway leading to a hallway with a stacked washer and dryer.

A stacked white laundry pair fills the centre: a front-loading dryer with a chrome-ringed round door above a Samsung front-loading washer. At left, a white raised-panel door stands open, its lower edge well above the floor; below it, white plastic and brass pipes are mounted on a raw wooden board, with a small green paper on the tile floor. At right, through a doorway, is a kitchen with grey cabinets, a white range hood, wood-pattern backsplash tile, a white stove and dishwasher and light floor tile.

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Corridor, laundry

A straight tile corridor runs from the kitchen toward the back of the house. A GE dryer sits stacked over a Samsung washer in a recess beside an open cupboard door, with pipes exposed below.

Stacked washer and dryer
Tile floor
Coat hooks
Thermostat

A view along a short hallway, with a stacked white dryer and Samsung washer at centre-left beside a tall open white door. Exposed white pipes show below the open door. On the right wall are a wall thermostat with a small display and a double light switch, with an electrical outlet at lower right. Through the doorway ahead, wood-pattern floor tile leads past a white stove with grey cabinets and a range hood to a tall grey cabinet, and a bright doorway beyond it.

Laundry, kitchen beyond The stacked dryer and washer beside an open white door, with a thermostat and double light switch on the wall at right and grey kitchen cabinets and a tall cabinet visible beyond.

A hallway photographed from beside the stacked laundry, with the washer’s control panel and dryer door filling the right edge. Beneath them, an open white panel door hangs above exposed pipes on a raw wooden board. Ahead, wood-pattern floor tile runs along a plain pale wall at left with a dark air register, a light switch and an outlet, under a stepped ceiling edge and a round flush light. At the end, a white door stands open to a room with lighter flooring where a pale wooden chest with yellow drawers is visible.

Corridor, past laundry A tiled hallway with a flush ceiling light, a dark air register on the left wall, an open white door with a pale wooden chest beyond, and the stacked washer and dryer at right.

The camera looks along a passage with a floor of striped beige-grey tiles, pale grey walls and a stepped ceiling above. A closed white two-panel door with a lever handle fills the end wall, and another white door with a round knob stands at the right foreground. A dark rail with four hooks hangs high on the right wall, and switch and outlet plates are visible on the walls on both sides.

Corridor, end door closed The same passage with the end door closed: striped beige-grey tile, pale grey walls, white arched-panel doors and a dark rail of four coat hooks on the right wall.

The camera looks along a passage with a floor of large-format striped beige-grey tiles, pale grey walls and a stepped ceiling. Switch and outlet plates dot the side walls, a dark rail with four hooks hangs on the right, and a closed white two-panel door fills the right foreground. Straight ahead, a white door stands open to a room with light wood-look flooring, a cream chest of drawers and a window that looks onto timber and white lattice.

Corridor, end door open A passage with striped beige-grey tile, pale grey walls and a rail of four coat hooks, with an open white door at the end showing a room with a cream chest of drawers and a window.

A hallway photographed from its far end, looking toward the kitchen. At left foreground is a white door with an arched top panel and a brushed-nickel knob. Beyond it, a stacked dryer and washer sit in a recess beside the kitchen doorway, where grey cabinets and a tall grey cabinet can be seen. On the right wall, a thermostat and light switches sit beside a white door with an arched top and a louvred vent at its base. Overhead are a round flush light, a small ceiling detector and a dark air register. The floor is wood-pattern tile.

Corridor, toward kitchen A tiled hallway looking toward the kitchen, with a white arched-panel door at left, the stacked washer and dryer beyond it, and a thermostat and second white door with a louvred base at right.

A small bathroom photographed from the door side. At left, a shower enclosure has a chrome-framed sliding glass door with a towel bar, pale grey rectangular wall tile, a thin mosaic band and a recessed shelf niche. In the centre, a small double-hung window sits above the toilet, with a wood-edged shelf and a yellow swivel towel rack above it. A framed mirror and a two-bulb light with frosted shades hang over a grey vanity with a white marble-patterned top, a rectangular faucet and an undermount sink. A yellow towel bar runs along the right wall.

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Bathrooms

Two bathrooms are pictured, matching the listing’s two: sliding-glass showers, grey vanities with marble-look tops and yellow towel bars, laid out differently. The first appears to open off the corridor; the photos do not show which floor the second is on.

Sliding glass showers
Grey vanities
Marble-look tops

A second bathroom seen from near its door, whose white edge and brushed-nickel knob fill the lower right. At left, a grey vanity with a white marble-patterned top holds an undermount sink, a rectangular brushed-nickel faucet and a bar of soap, under a large mirror and a white shelf. In the centre, a glass-fronted shower shows a wall-mounted showerhead, a control valve, a low spout and a small white mosaic floor. At right, a toilet sits below a small white-framed window, with an exhaust fan grille above it and a yellow towel bar beside it.

Second bathroom A second bathroom seen from near the door, with a grey vanity and white marble-look top at left, a shower stall in the middle, and a toilet beneath a small window with an exhaust fan grille above.

An empty room photographed from one corner toward the far wall. The floor is light wood-patterned plank with some scuffing near the front. On the far wall, a white-framed window with a fixed upper pane and two sliding lower panes looks onto a wooden structure with exposed framing, a round light and white lattice below. To its right, a near-black door with a divided-light glass upper half and two raised lower panels has a brass-coloured knob; trees show through its glass. A round white fixture is mounted high on the wall between window and door.

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Rear room, walkout

At the end of the corridor, a nearly empty room has wood-look plank floors, a sliding window and a dark half-glass door. The listing says the main-floor bedroom walks out to the deck, and this is the only pictured room with a deck door.

Half-glass door
Sliding window
Walkout, per the listing

An empty room seen from the corner beside the door. At far left, a near-black door with a divided-light window in its upper half, two raised lower panels and a brass-coloured keyed knob; through the glass are green leaves, a grey ribbed surface and brick. The rest of the view is a plain white wall with a single outlet near the baseboard, white moulded baseboards, a white ceiling and light wood-patterned plank flooring that continues across the room to a second outlet on the right wall.

Rear room, door wall The dark half-glass door at left with a brass-coloured keyed knob, a mostly bare white wall, moulded baseboards and light wood-look plank flooring; trees and brick show through the door glass.

An empty room with white walls and light wood-patterned plank flooring, photographed toward a doorway at right. A round white fixture and a light switch are on the wall to the left of the doorway, with an outlet near the baseboard. Above the door frame is a dark rectangular air register. Through the doorway is a hallway with grey-beige wood-patterned floor tile, a round flush ceiling light, a white arched-panel door with a vent at its base, a small thermostat on the wall and a pale wooden table or chest against the right wall.

Rear room, to the corridor Looking from the empty room through a white-trimmed doorway into the tile corridor, with a pale wooden chest, a white arched-panel door and a thermostat beyond, and a dark air register above the frame.

Looking straight at one wall of a kitchen. On the left, a stainless steel sink sits in a white speckled countertop below grey upper cabinets, with a wood-grain tile backsplash and a stainless dishwasher beside it. In the middle is a white range under a white hood, then a four-drawer grey base unit and a white front-loading washer and dryer stacked in one column. At the right, a tall grey pantry cabinet with an orange shelf stands next to the edge of a stainless fridge, over a grey-beige wood-look floor.

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Upstairs kitchen

Upstairs, a second kitchen has grey cabinets, a stainless dishwasher, a white coil-element range and a stainless fridge, with a stacked washer and dryer beside the range. A hall with a white spindled railing leads to it and looks down a stair toward what appears to be the front door.

Second kitchen
Stainless dishwasher
Stacked washer and dryer
Grey cabinets

Looking along a white-walled upper hallway with a grey-beige wood-look floor. At the left, an open doorway shows a kitchen with grey cabinets, a white range and a stainless dishwasher under a round ceiling light. At the right, a white balustrade with a turned newel post borders an open stairwell, and at the bottom of the stairs a dark door and a warm-toned wood floor are visible. At the far end of the hall, a doorway leads to a room with a window onto green foliage.

Upstairs hall and stair An upper hallway with an open kitchen doorway on the left, a white spindled stair railing on the right, and a dark door at the foot of the stairs.

A close, front-facing view of the kitchen counter wall. A row of grey upper cabinets with brushed-steel bar handles runs across the top, with a white range hood set into the middle. Below, a stainless sink with a tall curved faucet sits in a white speckled countertop at the left, beside a stainless dishwasher and a white four-burner electric range with an oven window. A wood-grain tile backsplash runs behind them, with a paper-towel holder and a towel ring, and a double-hung window shows at the far left edge.

Upstairs kitchen, sink A straight-on view of the kitchen’s sink wall, with grey raised-panel upper cabinets, a white hood over a white range, a stainless sink with a black-and-steel faucet, and a wood-grain tile backsplash.

A view along the kitchen counter toward a small window at the far end. In the right foreground are a white four-burner electric range and a white hood, and beyond them a stainless dishwasher, a stainless sink with a curved black-and-steel faucet, and a paper-towel holder against a wood-grain tile backsplash. To the left, a plain white wall carries a brushed-steel towel bar, with an open doorway at the far left and an orange-brown floor register in front. The floor is grey-beige wood-look tile.

Upstairs kitchen, window The kitchen seen along the sink counter, with a small window beside the sink, a white range in the foreground, and a wall-mounted towel bar on a plain white wall at left.

Camera looks toward the far end of the kitchen. At the left, the corner of the white range and a four-drawer grey base cabinet lead to a stacked white washer and dryer under grey upper cabinets and a white hood. In the centre, a tall grey pantry cabinet with an open orange shelf stands in a recess, and a stainless top-freezer fridge sits at its right in front of a plain white wall. The floor is grey-beige wood-look tile.

Upstairs kitchen, fridge The end of the kitchen with a stacked washer and dryer, a tall grey pantry cabinet with an orange shelf, and a stainless top-freezer fridge against a plain white wall.

A square-on view of one wall in an empty room. Two white double-hung windows with plain casings and deep sills are set side by side, and the glass shows green and yellow-green tree leaves. A dark metal floor register sits below the windows on a light wood-look plank floor with a hairline seam, with white baseboards and one outlet on the wall. The edge of a hinged white door shows at the far left, and the walls and ceiling are plain white.

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Upstairs rooms

The listing says the upper level has two more bedrooms. The photos show empty rooms with white walls, wood-look plank floors and double-hung windows onto trees, placed upstairs mostly by resemblance and by a railing glimpsed through a door. No bed appears, so confirm the room count.

Two bedrooms, per the listing
Wood-look plank floors
Tree views

An empty room is photographed from near one corner, with a tall white-framed window and deep painted sill on the left looking onto tree leaves, and a second window further along the same wall. The floor is light tan wood-look planking, with a dark metal vent at lower left and a round alarm on the ceiling. At right, a white two-panel door stands open onto a hall with a white balustrade and white cupboard doors.

Room, door to stair hall An empty room with white walls, light wood-look plank flooring and two white-framed windows onto tree leaves, and an open white door at right giving a view of a white railing with turned balusters.

A bare room seen from one end, with white walls, a white ceiling and the edge of a round ceiling light at the top. A single double-hung window with white trim and a deep sill is set in the left wall, showing leaves and a rippled pattern outside the lower sash. Along the floor, tall white baseboards frame a light wood-look plank floor with a dark metal heating register, two wall outlets, and a bright patch of sunlight on the floor in the lower centre.

Another room, window wall An empty room with white walls and tall white baseboards, a double-hung window with white trim, a floor register, and wood-look plank flooring with a patch of sunlight.

A bare room seen toward a plain white end wall. On the left, a double-hung window with white trim shows tree leaves in the upper sash and a rippled pattern in the lower sash. A dark metal heating register sits in the floor near the window wall, and the pale wood-look plank floor has a streaked pattern. White baseboards run along the walls, with one outlet on the end wall and another at the lower right edge.

Another room, far wall A bare room with a double-hung window on the left, a dark floor register, a pale wood-look plank floor, white baseboards, and a plain white end wall with one outlet.

A white room seen toward its back wall, with a round ceiling light overhead. At the left, an open doorway with a brass lock fitting on the door edge leads to a passage with greyer walls, and a double light switch is beside it. In the middle, a recessed niche with a shelf sits between a flat white panel and an arched-panel white door, with a pale grey rectangular plate on the wall. A double-hung window with a deep white sill is at the far right.

Room, doorway and niche A room with a flush-mount ceiling light, an open doorway on the left, a recessed shelf niche beside a white panelled door, and a window on the right, over light wood-look plank flooring.

A plain white room seen toward its far wall. At the right, a pair of white double doors with arched upper panels and brushed-nickel round knobs sit in a deep white casing. To their left is a doorway edge with an open door and a lit wall beyond it carrying a light switch, and a smoke alarm is mounted on the ceiling. The floor is light wood-look plank with a white baseboard, and an outlet shows at the lower left.

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One more room

One more empty room, with a pair of white double doors and wood-look plank flooring. The photos do not settle which floor or room it is.

Double doors
Wood-look plank floor

A white-framed glass door sits in pale grey horizontal siding, with a large black number 23 at its left and a small 23 and a button at its right. Beside it is a white-framed window with a fixed upper pane and two sliding panes below, with an outdoor light and a small black device hanging above the door. In front, a red-brown stained deck has a worn bench at lower left, a post with a latch at lower centre and exposed joists of a structure above at top right.

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Rear deck

Outside the rear room, a glass door numbered 23 opens onto a red-stained deck with a bench, lattice rails and a gate. Exposed joists show overhead, and a cream-painted structure with its own door stands beside the deck.

Red-stained deck
Rear door numbered 23
Lattice rails and gate

In the foreground, red-brown stained deck railings with crossed bracing and white lattice panels fill the lower half of the frame, with deck boards underfoot. A gate with a metal hasp stands at right, and a gap in the railing at centre opens toward the yard. At left, a cream-painted wall with a door and a glass pane sits under a timber-lined eave, and raw framing lumber is visible at the far left. Beyond, tall green trees, a grey board fence and a paved area fill the background.

Rear deck and gate Red-brown stained deck railings with X-bracing and white lattice panels frame a gate and a gap toward the yard, with a cream-painted wall and door at left and trees and fences beyond.

The camera looks down a narrow back yard toward the house. In the foreground a rectangular, evenly bright green strip is edged by pale paving slabs and timber borders, with a weathered board and chain-link fence on the left and a lighter wood fence on the right. Several tall tree trunks rise on both sides and their leaves form a canopy over the whole yard. At the far end are a red-brown deck with railings and a cream-painted structure beside it, with the pale upper storey of the house behind.

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Yard and lane

The yard is long and narrow, with slab paths, a green strip that looks fuller in the first photo than in the next two, board and chain-link fences and mature trees. Near the lane, a timber-edged step and a block retaining wall appear; the photos do not show where this lot ends. The listing gives 14.2 by 120 feet, with rear laneway access.

14.2 × 120 ft lot
Rear laneway access
Parking for two, per the listing

The camera looks along a paved yard toward the lane, with pale paving slabs in the foreground and a small green patch further along, bordered by timber edging. A tall light-wood fence runs along the left with a red-brown roofed structure behind it, and a weathered fence with chain-link runs along the right. Tree trunks and thick green leaves arch overhead. At the far end, a dark vehicle is partly visible beside a grey board fence across the lane, and a cluster of red flowers sits at the bottom left.

Yard path toward the lane Looking toward the lane, a path of pale paving slabs with a small green patch runs between a tall light-wood fence and a weathered chain-link fence, under a canopy of leaves.

The camera looks from near the lane toward the house over pale paving slabs bounded by timber edging, with a timber-edged step up to a second level, then a green strip and more slabs leading to the red-brown deck at the far end. A weathered fence with chain-link runs along the left. At right are a low block retaining wall, a board fence with a wood gate and black downpipe, a grey six-panel door, and part of a dark vehicle at the edge of the frame.

Paved area near the lane From near the lane, a paved area with a timber step leads toward a green strip and the rear deck, with a block retaining wall, a wood gate and a door at right.

Inside the house

White walls and wood-look floors, room by room.

Finishes, layout and systems, drawn from the listing and the photos.

Two kitchens
A kitchen on the main floor and a second upstairs, each with grey raised-panel cabinets, a wood-grain tile backsplash, a white coil-element range and a fridge. The listing names granite countertops; the photos do not show the material.
Two floors, one stair
A stair with a white spindled railing connects the upper hall to a dark door that appears to be the front door. The listing puts a kitchen, a living area and a bedroom with a walkout on the main floor, and a second kitchen and two bedrooms upstairs.
Two bathrooms
Two different bathrooms are pictured, both with sliding-glass shower stalls, grey vanities with marble-look tops and yellow towel bars.
Laundry on both floors
A stacked washer and dryer sits in a recess off the main-level corridor, and a second set stands in the upstairs kitchen. The listing’s appliance list does not mention them.
Systems
The listing names 200-amp service, updated HVAC, central air conditioning, forced-air gas heat and an owned tankless water heater. The photos show only an outdoor condenser, floor registers and a thermostat, so ask for the paperwork on the rest.
Floors and windows
The listing gives the flooring as ceramic and vinyl; the photos show wood-look plank in the rooms and tile in the kitchens and corridor. Windows are a mix of double-hung and sliding, and the listing says most are newer.

The layout

The layout, level by level

This listing has no floor plan and no room sizes, so this is a room list rather than a drawing. It follows the photos and the listing’s own room list. Select a room to see its photos.

Main level

The listing’s room list names a kitchen, a living room and a bedroom here. The photos show a front room, a kitchen, a corridor with a laundry recess and a rear room with a walkout.

Upper level

The listing’s room list names a bedroom, a kitchen and a bedroom upstairs. The photos show a hall, a second kitchen and empty rooms, placed upstairs by their windows and a railing seen through a door; no bed appears.

Outside

A front walkway and porch, a fenced paver court, a red deck at the back and a long, narrow yard that runs from the deck toward the lane.

No floor plan or room sizes come with the listing, so none are shown, and no total is given beyond the listing’s 700 to 1,100 square feet. The upstairs rooms are placed by their windows and a railing seen through a door, not by a floor number. The listing’s opening line and bedroom count say four bedrooms, but its floor-by-floor description and room list name three.

The details

The numbers

Figures are the listing’s own unless noted.

Asking price: $799,000
Property taxes: $3,997 / year
Property type: Single family
Building type: Row / townhouse, attached
Storeys: 2
Title: Freehold
Lot: 14.2 × 120 ft
Size: 700–1,100 sq ft
Bedrooms: 4, per the listing
Bathrooms: 2
Kitchens: 2
Basement: None
Parking: 2, no garage
Heating: Forced air, natural gas
Cooling: Central air conditioning
Electrical: 200-amp service
Water heater: Tankless, owned
Flooring: Ceramic and vinyl
Foundation: Stone
Exterior: Aluminum and vinyl siding
MLS® number: E13840102

Listed as included

Dishwasher
Two stoves
Two refrigerators
Tankless water heater

The photos show a stacked washer and dryer, but the listing’s appliance list does not include them. Ask whether they stay.

What it could cost per month

A rough estimate. Change the numbers to match your own mortgage quote.

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An illustration, not financial advice. The 4.25% rate is an example, not a quote. Below 20% down the mortgage must be insured, and the premium is added to the loan; Ontario also charges 8% sales tax on that premium at closing. The minimum down payment is 5% of the first $500,000 and 10% of the rest; homes of $1.5 million or more can’t be insured and need 20%. A 30-year amortization on an insured mortgage is only open to first-time buyers and new builds. Property tax can change. Home insurance and utilities are not included.

Closing costs are extra, and include land transfer tax twice, to Ontario and to the City of Toronto. At the $799,000 asking price each is $12,455, or $24,910 combined, using the rates published for 2026; the final figure follows the sale price. Eligible first-time buyers may qualify for rebates of up to $4,000 from Ontario and $4,475 from Toronto. Your lawyer can confirm.

The home and lot

Out back, a lot 120 feet deep, and a lane.

The photos show a front walkway, a red deck and a long, narrow yard that runs toward the rear lane.

The front porch and door

Yard path toward the lane

Front, through leaves

Rear door onto the deck

Rear deck and gate

Paved area near the lane

200-amp serviceNamed in the listing

Tankless water heaterOwned, per the listing

Heat and air conditioningUpdated, per the listing; forced-air gas and central air

Mostly newer windowsThe listing’s words; ask which are not

Deck and walkoutFrom the rear room, per the listing

Stone foundationNo basement, per the listing

Features are as described in the listing or visible in the photos. The listing flags a future laneway suite as a possibility only, “subject to the buyer’s own due diligence”.

14.2 ftFrontage

120 ftLot depth

2Parking spaces, per the listing

$3,997Annual property tax

Worth confirming before you buy

Questions for the listing brokerage, your lawyer and your inspector. They are prompts, not conclusions about this house, and not legal advice.

The second kitchen and unitThe listing calls the house a duplex with two kitchens. A second unit needs a building permit and must meet the Building Code and Fire Code. Ask for the permits and final inspections, and have your lawyer check zoning. The City’s Property Information Report, a list of building permits on file, does not state permitted use.
Notes on the front doorOne photo shows a building-permit notice, a hand-lettered sign that appears to read “legal duplex with permits” and another note that appears to mention a home inspection report, all taped inside the front door. The listing text says only “duplex”. Ask what work the permit covers, whether it was finalized, for proof of anything the sign claims, and for the inspection report if there is one.
Bedroom and bathroom countThe listing says four bedrooms in its opening line and its bedroom count, but its floor-by-floor description and room list name three, and the room list names no bathrooms although the listing says two. The photos show several empty rooms that could serve as bedrooms, and two bathrooms. Confirm what counts as a bedroom, and where the second bathroom is.
What staysThe appliance list names a dishwasher, two stoves, two refrigerators and a tankless water heater. The photos also show a second dishwasher and two stacked washer and dryer sets. Ask what is included, and whether the water heater is owned, as the description says.
ElectricalThe listing names 200-amp service. Ontario’s Electrical Safety Authority (ESA) issues a Certificate of Acceptance, its sign-off for electrical work, and suggests your lawyer order a search of its records. Ask for certificates covering the service and the second kitchen.
Fire safetyFor a house with two units, Ontario’s codes call for linked smoke alarms, a fire-rated separation between the units, carbon monoxide alarms where fuel-burning appliances are used, and a safe way out of each unit; details depend on the house’s age and when work was done. Ask for the last inspection results.
The lane and a laneway suiteThe listing mentions potential for a laneway suite, subject to the buyer’s own due diligence. Toronto allows one only on a lot whose rear or side line runs at least 3.5 metres (11.5 feet) along a public lane. This lot is about 4.3 metres (14 feet) wide, so it may qualify, but only a survey can show how much of the rear line meets the lane, and a lot this narrow limits a suite’s width. A clear fire-department path from a public street is also required, up to 45 metres long (90 with added fire-safety measures). Ask a surveyor, a designer and the City whether the lane is public and whether a suite would fit.
ParkingThe listing gives parking for two vehicles and no garage. The photos show a paved pad and a retaining wall at the lane end but no marked spaces. Ask where the two spaces are and how they are reached.
TrainsA rail line used by GO Transit and VIA Rail, the Kingston Subdivision, passes about 90 metres northwest of the house in a straight line. Visit at rush hour and in the evening to judge the noise for yourself. Metrolinx is also building the Ontario Line, and its Gerrard Station page refers to a joint-corridor construction liaison committee for work along the Lakeshore East rail corridor, so ask about construction and future-line noise.
Tenants and insuranceIf either floor is rented, ask for the leases and the rents. Ask your insurer how it treats a second kitchen and a tenant; Ontario’s Insurance Act expects a policyholder to tell the insurer about changes that matter to the risk.

The neighbourhood

South Riverdale, with Leslieville to the south.

Gerrard Street East is a four-minute walk south; a Food Basics, a coffee shop and a pharmacy are all within six minutes. Greenwood Park, home to the Leslieville Farmers’ Market on Sundays in season, is about an 11-minute walk away, and the shops and cafés of Queen Street East are about a 14-minute walk.

Walking distances follow foot routes from the house, from OpenStreetMap data, and are measured to each place’s marked point; Woodbine Beach and Danforth GO are straight-line distances with no walking time. Walking times assume a typical pace, so treat them as rough guides. North is up on the map. Dashed lines are railways; the nearest, about 90 m northwest of the house, is the Kingston Subdivision, used by GO and VIA. A hollow number marks a place beyond the map, or outside the phone view of it. Nearby schools are not necessarily the ones that serve this address; check the TDSB and TCDSB school locators. TTC routes and stops change, so check ttc.ca. Metrolinx is building an Ontario Line station at Gerrard Street and Carlaw Avenue, about 0.7 km away in a straight line, with no opening date committed.

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