{"id":608131,"date":"2026-04-16T14:22:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/608131\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:22:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:22:08","slug":"midtown-toronto-condo-gets-four-offers-sells-461000-over-asking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/608131\/","title":{"rendered":"Midtown Toronto condo gets four offers, sells $461,000 over asking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a style=\"display:block\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/resizer\/v2\/QFY6HKPAWVAUTMG4GNJ4L6P5CU.JPG?auth=e148f94fe4d2428d28ef1e02062dd4cf18c3579d552b6bee3c224c3cb891b054&amp;width=600&amp;height=400&amp;quality=80&amp;smart=true\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" data-photo-viewer-index=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"figcap-text\">Photography provided by Sutton Group Associates Realty Inc.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">61 St. Clair Ave. W., No. 1602, Toronto <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Asking price: $2,049,000 (March, 2026)<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Selling price: $2.51-million (March, 2026)<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Previous selling prices: $2.4-million (July, 2019); $1.75-million (October, 2015); $905,000 (September, 2002)<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Taxes: $9,041 (2025) <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Days on the market: Six<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Listing agents: Josie Stern and Valerie Benchitrit, Sutton Group-Associates Realty Inc. <\/p>\n<p>The action <a style=\"display:block\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/resizer\/v2\/NPCFQPYS3JFCZEF4FQERIPHFE4.JPG?auth=fb84577dc775c6292d9e5e548ba08e98481a422152904005f968b0cfb339a656&amp;width=600&amp;height=400&amp;quality=80&amp;smart=true\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" data-photo-viewer-index=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">This 1,825-square-foot unit in the two-tower Granite Place luxury condominium complex is just west of Yonge Street and south of tony Deer Park. One anxious buyer presented an offer right off the bat, and more than a dozen more potential buyers visited over the weekend. Three additional offers were presented on Monday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">\u201cThe condo market has not been great for the last little while,\u201d agent Valerie Benchitrit said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">\u201cWe were able to get the best price by having it on the market long enough to get enough showings and get competition going.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Unwilling to risk losing this two-bedroom unit \u2013 one of the few corner units with southwest-facing views in the complex \u2013 one buyer raised their offer to $461,000 over the asking price. The bid was accepted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">\u201cDownsizers wait for that kind of property, with prime, south-facing views of the city, a big terrace, big rooms and a great layout,\u201d co-listing agent Josie Stern said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">\u201cThe units on the corner also have wider terraces. You can get a table for eight out there.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>What they got<a style=\"display:block\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/resizer\/v2\/H62M7YLOLZGC7N2TYZGHODMDKA.JPG?auth=58ee0c40a82999bfc99d95f1357004d8d23b4e18d33d2c1b0a04ab055752fdc9&amp;width=600&amp;height=400&amp;quality=80&amp;smart=true\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" data-photo-viewer-index=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">This roughly 50-year-old unit has floor-to-ceiling windows in each room, including the bedrooms, and a 25-foot-long terrace along the living room. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">There is a formal dining room and an eat-in kitchen with quartz countertops and a walk-in pantry. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">There\u2019s also a laundry closet and two full bathrooms. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">The unit comes with a storage locker and a parking spot. The monthly fees are hefty, at $2,422, but cover utilities, concierge, and amenities, including a pool.<\/p>\n<p>The agent\u2019s take<a style=\"display:block\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/resizer\/v2\/AONJHZNCFZCYBKSM4TPBHMKSE4.JPG?auth=56f896dc6579d47d59a22f2e63de6d20e63f4a8c062df25b3f540ab6f2997ecc&amp;width=600&amp;height=400&amp;quality=80&amp;smart=true\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" data-photo-viewer-index=\"3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">\u201cGranite Place has a good reputation with great management and a great location,\u201d Ms. Benchitrit said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">\u201cIt also has a nice new lobby.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Open this photo in gallery: Photography provided by Sutton Group Associates Realty Inc. 61 St. Clair Ave. W.,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":608132,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194291],"tags":[49,48,49594,143460,1398,968,3302,143459],"class_list":["post-608131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-toronto","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-done-deal","tag-donedeal","tag-nodelphi","tag-real-estate","tag-toronto","tag-toronto-home-sales"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/608131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=608131"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/608131\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/608132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=608131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=608131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=608131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}