ADDRESS: 183 Carlton Street
NEIGHBOURHOOD: Cabbagetown – South St. Jamestown
AGENT: Gary Taitt, Re/Max Hallmark Realty Ltd., Brokerage
PRICE: $2,299,000
THE PLACE: A completely restored Victorian live-work space in the heart of Cabbagetown.
BRAGGING RIGHTS: Cabbagetown is known for some of the most impressive Victorians in the city and this home is one of them. Plus, two large terraces add close to 1000 square-feet of living space in the summer months.
BIG SELLING POINT: The entire main floor has been set up as a retail space—complete with a boardroom, kitchen, three offices, back deck and separate entrance.
POSSIBLE DEAL BREAKER: Like many homes in the inner city, this property does not have a garage. On the bright side, it does have a parking pad that will fit up to three cars so you won’t be subjected to scouring the streets for parking.
BY THE NUMBERS:
• $2,299,000
• $5,175.25 in property taxes
• 3200 square feet
• 3 bedrooms
• 3 bathrooms
• 3 storeys
• 3 car parking pad
• 3 fireplaces
• 2 rooftop decks
• 2 kitchens
• 1 main floor retail space with separate entrance
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- Classic Victorian façades are always in style (even if we prefer neo-Victorian)
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- We have our doubts that the wrought iron fence will repel much of anything, but it sure looks nice
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- The juxtaposition does not favour your neighbour’s house
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- The patio stone walkway
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- The living room, with the fireplace taking precedence over the TV
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- The dining room off to the left
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- Access to the terrace in back
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- Some sort of cylindrical sponge, and the same bamboo flooring that runs throughout the home
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- A bright and spacious kitchen with charming Eurofase pendant lights
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- Forget the kitchen—check out the floral print on the stairs
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- Granite countertops and glass tile accents
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- Quick access to the living room, dining room and back terrace
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- It’s a Cabbagetown tradition to hang a wreath on a pole and stick it in front of your fireplace
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- The dining room, with a striking balance of warm and stark colours
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- Access to the second-floor terrace. Those violet flowers in the corner look rather dejected
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- The master blueroom, with a giant dandelion light
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- Closets by Ikea
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- This bathroom has a lot of great features: heated floors, a heated towel rack, a Zebra wood vanity and Victorian-style wallpaper. The chandelier over the tub is completely standard, though.
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- A second bedroom, largely a vehicle for that regal rug
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- A lamp somewhere in the house. It’ll cost you $2.3 million to find out where
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- The back terrace, with enough pillows to have the Brady Bunch and Octomom’s kids over for lunch
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- A full view of the second floor terrace and a bit of the third
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- Don’t forget to mow the terrace every few weeks (we kid)
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- Accessible from the living and dining rooms
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- More terrace
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- Take a seat and gaze upon the stone pineapple
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- The enigmatic door “B” on the third floor terrace
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- Fresh air, clear skies
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- The strangely fabulous parking pad
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- The main floor boardroom, ideal for Pictionary and charades
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- The main floor kitchen
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- Some dramatic juxtaposition, split by a firework lighting fixture
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- East on Carlton Street
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- West on Carlton Street
Rats. Zero period detail on the inside of the house. It looks like so many other recent renos out there (or on those decorating shows). What is the point of buying a Victorian if once inside, there is nothing Victorian about it?
December 28, 2011 at 1:48 pm | by margaretsYeah, agree with the above comment. Such a shame there is nothing original inside this home. I’m thinking ornate mouldings, clawfoot tubs, stain glass windows. Now, its nothing special. That fireplace is horrific.
December 28, 2011 at 2:34 pm | by lolaWhoever writes the comments for these needs to be fired. They are beyond bad, and not even close to funny.
December 28, 2011 at 3:28 pm | by gTerraces or no, $2.3M seems an awful lot to pay for a semi on a main street where streetcars roll. They rumble. You hear them.
December 28, 2011 at 4:47 pm | by Parkerif noise is an issue for you then dont move into a city, live on a farm
December 28, 2011 at 5:18 pm | by mikeSO many things wrong with this house its bizarre…Why does Rob Ford not want to raise my taxes – a mere $5K annual taxes for a $2.2mil home in Toronto ? madness. Nice location, forget about the streetcar but a semi where you can see which one is my house is craziness!!! Agree with the previous comment, does victorian spell only the shell and nothing else inside and lets not try to bring something form outside to match inside ?! madness!! Not worth it…
December 28, 2011 at 11:31 pm | by Peter212This house should sell for around $3 million, the price is setup for a bidding war..let the war begin.
December 29, 2011 at 9:49 am | by dickWhat’s with the astro turf on the terraces? Beyond hideous. Also, I’m not sure I’d want ikea closets in a $2.3M house.
December 29, 2011 at 12:32 pm | by RD$1.8 million more appropriate for the place.
Inside and outside do not match.
December 29, 2011 at 10:09 pm | by Pitianka“Whoever writes the comments for these needs to be fired. They are beyond bad, and not even close to funny.”
AMEN!
December 30, 2011 at 9:45 am | by SheriI can’t get over the comments on here so many negative people in this city, nit every home in Cabbagetown has original detail.
December 30, 2011 at 12:15 pm | by CabbagetownerWhat an amazing space. Commercial and residential all in one!
December 30, 2011 at 1:44 pm | by GmanTheres a reason this house has been on the market for so long. Maybe its a little over priced nooo??? (Like 500 000 over priced)
January 3, 2012 at 7:08 pm | by xoxoI apologies its actually more like 1.3 mill over priced. Why even list it.
January 3, 2012 at 7:12 pm | by xoxoWhat is up with the decor!?? It’s like they just went in a different mad direction in every room; some if it is nice but all together in one house it’s just weird. How can people not understand that if you want your house to sell you can’t have turquoise walls??!! Seriously paint everything decorators white and be done with it.
January 5, 2012 at 1:15 am | by betsey