Home of the Week: 496 Quebec Street

$549,000 for a OEV century home with a tranquil backyard with a courtyard-like feel

Address: 496 Quebec Street 
Neighbourhood: Old East 
Agent: Jonathan David, PG Direct Realty Ltd.
Price: $549,000 

The Place

An inviting three-bedroom century home in Old East with a lush front yard and huge patio backyard.

The Details

At 128 years old, this house has been home to many over the years, and is now on the market at a reasonable, family-friendly price (well, reasonable by the new price standards, anyway). Surrounded by mature trees in OEV, this century home offers a significant amount of living space. At 1,200 square feet, with three upstairs bedrooms and multiple living room spaces, it blends the bones of a traditional family home with tasteful modern updates.

The centrepiece of the main floor is the central dining room with a freestanding gas fireplace, leading into a kitchen with granite countertops, a stainless gas stove, new backsplash, oak cabinetry and a granite breakfast bar. There are two living rooms here — the first, located in the front, features a unique stained-glass window, while the second in the rear is a cozier den, with a skylight and access to the backyard.

Upstairs there are three cozy bedrooms, one of which could be used as a studio or home office, along with a four-piece bathroom off the main hall. Throughout, this house features hemlock and hardwood flooring with a rustic appeal, while fixtures like hardwood bannisters are a subtle reminder of the home’s vintage.

One thing that isn’t all that modest about this house is the backyard: fully fenced and landscaped to have a courtyard-like feel, there is space for family diners, nights by the fire and plenty of garden bed space for the green thumb in the family.

The Tour

Big Selling Point

An eye-catching home in the historic east end that fits right in with some of London’s oldest residential properties.

By the Numbers

• 3 bedrooms
• 2 bathrooms
• 1,200 square feet
• 1898 original construction
• 6 parking spaces
• 1 stained glass window
• 2 living rooms
• 53- by 110-foot lot
• $2,554 a year in property tax

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