Dear reader, Has anyone seen the Eglinton Crosstown? The mega-project was supposed to be serving thousands of riders a day by now, connecting Keelesdale in the west to the Golden Mile in the east. You can’t blame Metrolinx for pandemic-related delays, but to my mind, former CEO Phil Verster (who recently resigned) never convincingly explained why the train is now four years late and more than $1 billion over budget—and why the consortium of construction companies building it has successfully sued the transit agency twice. Still, reminding myself of the line’s eventual virtues brings me back to sanity. It will make travelling along Eglinton up to 60 per cent faster, will relieve the entire network, and will one day connect to both Pearson and U of T’s Scarborough campus. And its use will result in 6.5 million fewer car trips per year. These are all good things. We just have to wait for them—likely until June. Which brings me to Curb Appeal’s top post this week: a $3.1-million Forest Hill detached steps from the coming Chaplin Hill station. It’s a terrific family home—large, elegant and functional—and its proximity to the train makes it an extraordinary investment. Also in today’s newsletter: how one designer transformed an old Casa Loma semi into a Victorian-Parisian hybrid. Plus, $9.4 million for a Georgian revival in Rosedale with a bathroom that looks like the ocean. For all of our real estate coverage and more, visit torontolife.com or subscribe to our print edition. |
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| —Barry Jordan Chong, city and real estate editor |
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A four-bedroom, four-bathroom family home with two living rooms, a private garage and a bright basement suite with its own entrance. Nestled on a leafy street north of Eglinton, the property is steps from the future Chaplin Hill station, the Beltline Trail and some of the city’s top schools, and motorists are a short drive from both Allen Road and Mount Pleasant. |
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| Created for the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation |
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| Goodbye, creaky doors, plain kitchen, dated floors and small bedrooms. Hello, soaring arches, moody conversation starters, beautiful oak and a jumbo new main suite. |
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| What house off Mount Pleasant would be complete without a space-themed movie theatre, eight bathrooms, a walk-in wine cellar with a trap door, a staircase that curves like a snake and a gym lit by lasers? |
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