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Sydnia Yu From Friday's Globe and Mail
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1 ROCKFIELD DR., TORONTO
ASKING PRICE $549,900
SELLING PRICE $617,000
PREVIOUS SELLING PRICE $550,000 (2009); $267,500 (2001)
TAXES $3,198 (2010)
DAYS ON THE MARKET One
The Action: It paid off for the sellers to spend some extra time repainting, staging and decorating this west-end bungalow to enhance its best assets before sale. The changes made such an immediate impression on buyers that only four visitors saw it before two drafted offers.
What They Got: In the past few years, different owners updated this roughly 60-year-old bungalow with the cosmetic makeover of several rooms, installation of security and central air conditioning systems and landscaping of the grounds, among other things.
The main floor features a living room with a gas fireplace, a dining area with coffered ceilings and glass block windows, and a newly enlarged kitchen with a pantry, custom backsplashes and granite counters and breakfast bar.
Down the skylit hall, there is one of two bathrooms, two bedrooms and a master suite with his and her closets.
Potlights brighten the public areas on the main floor and the lower level bedroom, fireside family room and games room.
Attached to the back of the house is a renovated garage that doubles as a workshop and exits to another residential street.
The rear portion of the 40 by 125-foot lot has a fenced, south-facing backyard with an interlocking patio.
The Agent’s Take: “It was a corner lot on a very quiet street, and there’s a park and a school across the street,” says agent Michael Inwood.
“[The sellers] did minor renovations, but before that all the renos were done.”