"Bringing back the old architectural details is a passion of mine.". In 2014, a 96-year-old Toronto resident was selling her two-story home located in the West Toronto neighborhood of Bloor West Village. Toronto HomeShare is a City of Toronto program that matches older adults (aged 55 and over) wishing to share a spare room in their home with university and college students seeking affordable housing in Toronto. The property is in a hamlet surrounded by farm land and nature.

"Projects like this are all heart, love and passion," he said. "It was covered for over 50 years," said Gray. The Imperial Plaza is one of the only retrofitted building condo complexes in Toronto.

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Load Gray poured a lot of time and money into it, said Baguley. You have activated your account, please feel free to browse our exclusive contests, videos and content. Boards once covered the name of the old school.

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A woman who was believed to be one of Canada’s oldest is among 26 residents who have died from COVID-19 at a long-term care home in downtown Toronto.

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I own homes for swap in Calgary and Toronto. "She went to town with it — it is stunning," said sales representative Wayne Baguley. The […] Fenced back yard with trampoline. Ontario pledges $4 an hour 'pandemic payment' for frontline workers. Perhaps the most interesting upgrade is the restoration of the school bell. Subscribe to CityNews Toronto newsletters, I understand that I can withdraw my consent at any time. Gray sent the bell to Mennonites to restore it. Home more than 60 years old, an addition added maybe ten years ago. We didn't recognize that password reset code. The fireplace has been converted to propane. This isn’t the first unusual country home Baguley has sold – he occasionally gets listings for renovated churches and sometimes schools.

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If the $1.4 million price tag is out of your budget, there is another renovated school house located in the same area for sale at just under $900,000. 1879.

"Right now there is no question, COVID has pushed a reasonable number of people to move, and a lot of people are considering a total lifestyle (change)," Baguley said. {* createAccountButton *}, You may have created a profile with another.

Now the exterior of the school looks much like it did when it was first built. Holiday like a local and stay in amazing homes for free. Their goal was to re-erect a small cabin.

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Mon Sheong Homes for the Aged, near University and Dundas Streets, is one of the several retirement homes that has been ravaged by a covid-19 outbreak. The home was a school from 1891 to 1963 when the last teacher and her husband bought the building, said architectural technologist Bev Gray who is behind the latest upgrades. It’s impossible to come to Toronto and not feel the passion the locals have for hockey. {* legalAcceptanceAcceptButton *}, {* backButton *} An old school house near Toronto is now for sale, and this newly refurbished home has some surprising upgrades.

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With a beautiful south facing garden, the sun pours into the cosy living room all day. A lot of the greatest stories from Canadian sporting history hail from the good old times at Maple Leaf Gardens, the original home …

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There are currently 162 outbreaks at long-term care homes in Ontario with 625 deaths reported among residents. The 3,000 square foot home needed upgrades and Gray also wanted to restore the exterior.

The interior was changed from three storeys to two storeys with a modern kitchen, an office, a gym upstairs and renovated bathrooms. 2 was revealed in pristine condition.

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When one board was removed, the name of the school — Union School No. A historic photo of the school shows the exterior now looks much like it once did. An old school house near Toronto is now for sale, and this newly refurbished home has some surprising upgrades.

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Mon Sheong Homes for the Aged, near University and Dundas Streets, is one of the several retirement homes that has been ravaged by a covid-19 outbreak.

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About 7 km north of downtown Toronto, in a quiet residential,neighbourhood of Toronto known as Moore Park.

In the past, teachers would have pulled a cord to ring the bell but Gray motorized it and the bell rings through a phone app.

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It isn’t called the hockey capital of the world for nothing. Previous owners covered some of the exterior with boards during their renovations. MON SHEUNG FOUNDATION/Handout, {* backButton *} Located in the small hamlet of Orton, just over an hour from Toronto, the old school house has been renovated with three bedrooms and an old stone fireplace.

She moved and restored the original two front doors — separate entrances for the girls and boys, as was traditional in those days. In exchange for reduced rent, between $400-600 per month as determined by the home owner.

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