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34A sherwood avenue
Stylish Home in North Toronto for Sale

It’s exciting to work with people who aspire to “aim higher”. The talented couple who crafted this home clearly had that objective in mind when they created this home of singular style and then painstakingly went about construction with the highest attention to craftsmanship.  Style, and substance one might say.  I sure would. Welcome to 34A Sherwood Avenue, in the Sherwood Park neighbourhood of North Toronto. This elegant and stylish home has been designed to

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Missing Middle Opportunity in West Queen West

There is no conversation more exciting than the dialogue that surrounds the “missing middle” right now.  As I see it, this is the space between single family homes and the growing number of mid-rise buildings that are (mostly) thankfully gracing our neighbourhoods.  This is the question of how do we gently intensify existing residential lots to re-invigorate and increase housing supply, while still respecting the intimacy of cherished Toronto neighbourhoods?  Well, if this utterly handsome

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Laneway Home for Sale at 54 Croft Street

Over the years, I’ve had countless discussions about this home – with most of them revolving around “If only…”.  Many of those conversations involved the people at the forefront of the recent push for laneway housing in the city (which I’m delighted to see come true) but just as many were people who admired this home for precisely what it is: a home of consequential design, in a discrete location along a much-admired street, that

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Spacious + Stylish for sale at River City

It’s not every condo buyer who has the vision, ambition and grit required to truly design their own space.  But, the original owners of this exceptional suite knew how much they adored the building, the location and the over-all size, but weren’t much for the builder’s 2 bedroom floorplan.  Out with that then!  And in with a graciously livable, dinner-party-loving and downright sexy space in an equally sexy building. Craving space? Light? Calm? Lots of

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Laneway Home for Lease in West Queen West

Welcome to 74 Dovercourt Road. This two-story laneway house offers an exceptionally bright and spacious design while providing a private and unique alternative to conventional rentals. Large modern kitchen with full-sized s/s appliances & eat-at island. Polished concrete, and hardwood flooring, ample closet & storage space. Main floor powder plus two generously-sized bedrooms with ensuite baths make this a great option for shared living. Two entrances plus a fenced rear yard with gas bbq service.

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Penthouse Suite at Duke in the Junction for Sale

I was at a restaurant recently, and the ultra-charming hostess said “Oh, you’re the guy who sells homes that aren’t cookie cutter?”.  Geez, I thought to myself – first, I’ll take the compliment and second, you kinda nailed it.  While I think my tagline of Unique Urban Homes is perhaps more memorable than her pronouncement, let this condo stand as a fine example of this lovely lady’s perception.  Not.  Cookie.  Cutter. Welcome to suite 710

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