23 Muriel Ave
Perfectly imperfect on a beautiful east end street.
Tucked behind a curbside garden on a beautiful East York street, a four-bedroom, three-bathroom home is waiting, not for someone who wants perfection, but for someone who sees possibility.
This isn’t your typical turn-key find. She’s not trying to be. She’s for the dreamers. The doers. Those who crave a home with a future they can shape with their own hands (and maybe some friends, a contractor, and a few gallons of paint).
Every room’s a different colour, an eclectic patchwork that might have you reaching for primer and smiling at the thought of what’s to come. The floors? Let’s call them storied. They’ve lived, they’ve loved, and they’re just a sanding and stain away from greatness.
Upstairs, one of the bedrooms opens onto a sweet little balcony that overlooks what will soon be a quieter one-way street. On the third floor, there’s potential to add a second patio—imagine morning coffees or a golden hour glass of wine above it all.
Down below, there’s a separate basement apartment with its own entrance. Use it for rental income, host out-of-town guests, set up a home gym, or set up the recording studio you’ve been pretending your linen closet could be.
Yes, the end of the street is a construction zone for now. But once the Ontario Line is ready, and with Pape Station just a 3-minute walk away, you’ve got game-changing transit access connecting you to everything this city has to offer.
So yeah, the house might need some work. But once the dust settles (literally), you’ll sit pretty with a three-storey home in a vibrant, connected and evolving Toronto neighbourhood.
Roll up your sleeves. Let your imagination lead. Make friends with folks at the hardware store. This project will become a point of pride, a reflection of grit, vision and persistence, and a story you’ll tell for years.
The road to pride, laughter, and lasting memories often start with chaos and creativity. Welcome to your “we’ll laugh about it later” era.
Extras
There was a total home renovation in 2002-03 which included rewiring electrical, all washrooms, kitchen, windows, refinishing hardwood floors, gas fireplace in Living Room, adding storage on the 3rd floor, underpinning basement apartment, basement apartment with ensuite laundry & separate entrance. Further updates to maintain the home are: AC (2018), Front Roof (2017), Dishwasher (2017), Furnace (2016), Washer & Dryer (2013), Living Room Window (2012), Replacing main water line from street to home (2011), Back Roof (2010). The infrastructure for a central vacuum system was piped in 2003, a unit was never purchased/installed therefore selling the central vac infrastructure as-is.
The Tenant is planning to move out in September, and is currently paying $1,416.75, utilities included.
Inclusions
Appliances: Refrigerator x2, Main Floor Gas Stove (as-is*), Basement Apartment Stove, Bosch Dishwasher, Stacked Bosch Washer & Dryer, Basement Apartment GE Washer & Dryer, small Freezer in Basement. All existing electrical light fixtures, window coverings, washroom mirrors, wall-mounted shelving and hooks. Gas fireplace in Living Room. Basement Storage Cabinet. Wardrobe/Armoire in Bedroom 2. Garden Storage Box in Backyard. Owned: Furnace, Central Air Conditioner & Water Heater.