Charming Toronto home near the beach is surprisingly reasonably priced

Toronto real estate feels so unhinged that a semi-detached house in the Beaches listed under $800,000 now feels like spotting a unicorn in the wild.

But somehow, 335 Kenilworth Ave. exists.

The charming little semi, located just a short walk from the water in Toronto's Beaches neighbourhood, just hit the market for $749,000, which is… surprisingly reasonable by local standards.

The front entrance and living room. 

Especially considering semi-detached homes in the area regularly sell anywhere from around $1 million to well over $2 million.

The kitchen. 

Now, before you start imagining some collapsing "investor special" with raccoons in the attic and a kitchen held together by landlord paint, this place is pretty adorable.

The home office nook. 

Yes, the house is only 12.5 feet wide, which means you can probably touch both walls if you stretch hard enough. But the layout genuinely makes the most of the footprint.

The living room with a fireplace. 

The main floor has a sunny open-concept setup with hardwood floors, pot lights, a fireplace, and a galley kitchen with stainless steel appliances overlooking the backyard.

The primary bedroom. 

Upstairs, there are two spacious bedrooms, a skylight, and a bonus office space.

The upstairs bathroom. 

The bathroom has also been renovated, which is always a relief in older Toronto semis, where you could be getting a carpeted bathroom. 

The basement family room. 

Downstairs, the finished basement comes with surprisingly decent ceiling height, a separate entrance, another renovated bathroom with a glass shower, laundry, and a massive storage room.

The backyard. 

Outside, the landscaped backyard backs onto the Waverley laneway and includes a tiered deck setup.

The dining area. 

And perhaps the most aggressively wholesome detail in the entire listing: the neighbourhood apparently hosts annual laneway parties and road hockey games.

The second bedroom. 

Which means this might be one of the last remaining pockets of Toronto where neighbours still willingly speak to each other.

The downstairs bathroom. 

Of course, at $749,000, this place will almost certainly attract a bidding war because Toronto real estate refuses to let anyone experience joy for even five consecutive minutes.

The back of the house. 

Still, compared to what similar homes in the Beaches are going for right now, this feels surprisingly attainable.