Monthly archives: January, 2024

In the Bush

This house was built in 1951. In 2016 the property was purchased for $4,500,000. In 2018, a capital company acquired the properties utilizing a mortgage taken out through Building Development and Mortgages Canada. They planned to build a new subdivision on the land.The town committee would not allow primary road access from the main road…


Where the Wild Things Are

This house was constructed in 1966. As of 2022, applications have been filed with the city in which this house is found, to demolish this house and build a new two storey one. The present value of the property is approximately $1,600,000.


Destroyed by Fire in Toronto

This luxury house located in the GTA was the location of a fire in 2011 which is believed to have originated in the basement heating system. The property has sat abandoned for the last thirteen years which is surprising given the prices of land in this upscape area of the GTA. I’ll update the blog…


$20 Million Toronto “Waste of Space” Mansion

The family that used to live here fled their homeland to escape their country’s dictator. They arrived in Canada in 1975. They acquired an adhesives company and a Canadian company from the east coast that produces fireplace logs (the type that you light with a match). The couple had never seen snow before and felt…


Stone Mason House

The story of this house goes back to 1964 when it was first built. The original owner was a man named Kerry Hill. Kerry graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School and spent his career as a patent attorney. Kerry was also a stone mason, which means that he could have certainly have built the home…