Aldershot home listed for $1.8M has ‘classic elegance and charm’

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Price $1,790,000

Neighbourhood Aldershot

Features Located near the Royal Botanical Gardens and a short walk from LaSalle Park, this home is one of around a dozen properties in the Bayview neighbourhood that are listed for more than $1 million.

Nestled on Unsworth Avenue, the three-bedroom, two-bathroom home boasts more than 3,500 square feet of living space and is full of classic elegance and charm," said Justin Brown, a broker with Coldwell Banker Community Professionals.

Built in the 1930s, the two-and-a-half-storey home has retained a majority of its original character, including inlaid hardwood flooring, handcrafted trim and crown moulding, leaded beveled glass in the doors, penny tile in the bathrooms, original light fixtures and a stone fireplace on the main level.

You can't replicate it today," said Brown. It would be so expensive today to create that work throughout a home."

The main floor of the home features a formal dining area with an ornate ceiling, a living room, a kitchen with a breakfast nook and vintage appliances, a large great room as well as a den up a small set of stairs. There is also a two-piece bathroom and a covered patio.

On the second floor, there are three large bedrooms, including the primary suite, which has two walk-in closets and a four-piece ensuite bathroom.

Brown said while there are sections of the house that require renovations - including the kitchen, bathrooms and attic space - it has good bones."

It's a solid house," he said, noting it was built by the Unsworth family during the Great Depression. They didn't spare any expense on building it."

Brown said the home would be ideal for a growing family," as it's close to schools, shopping, public transit and major highways.

Why is it priced this way? Brown said the house was priced at a dollar figure that, while comparable to recent sale prices in the area, would allow a family with a budget" to make needed upgrades to the home.

Fallon Hewitt is a reporter at The Spectator. fhewitt@thespec.com