A Toronto home is asking $3.5 million but you can't even see the inside
Toronto real estate has always been a bit audacious, but asking buyers to shell out nearly $3.5 million for a house they're not even allowed to see inside might be a new level.
The home at 55 Bywood Dr. in Etobicoke is currently listed for $3,499,000, but anyone hoping to tour the property before making an offer is out of luck.
According to the listing, "no interior visits [are] permitted," and appointments are required just to walk the property.
The front door.
And that truly makes me wonder: how bad is the inside? Is it a hoarder house? A hazard site? A completely abandoned nightmare with no floors?
An aerial view of the house and the golf course behind.
It's not like realtors have shied away from posting photos of homes regardless of their condition. I mean, we've seen some pretty brutal interiors pop up on the Toronto real estate market over the years.
But 55 Bywood Dr. looks pretty normal, at least from the outside.
The front of the path.
Then again, it probably doesn't matter much what's going on inside, since the house itself isn't really the selling point here.
An overhead view of the property.
In fact, the property is explicitly being sold for land value only.
The backyard and the surrounding neighbourhood.
And, to be fair, it's quite the piece of land.
The 14th hole of Islington Golf Club.
The property sits on a mature, tree-filled lot with a south-facing backyard and 100 feet of frontage directly backing onto Islington Golf Club.
The back of the house.
It's apparently one of a very limited number of homes that back onto the golf course, which the listing enthusiastically points out means you could become a member and essentially walk to "work" on the course.
The in-ground Deacon pool.
Even in the winter, when golf is presumably off the table, the listing suggests owners can enjoy walking "through the snowy drifts and quiet area."
An overhead shot of the backyard.
But the real value of the property may be what could eventually replace the existing home.
The property could be divided into two plots.
The lot has already been approved for severance, allowing it to be divided into two 50-by-121-foot properties.
The driveway looking out to the street.
A 2025 survey and building plans are also included, potentially making the property especially appealing to developers or buyers looking to build two new homes.
The back entrance.
The current house, however, appears to have been considerably more of a selling feature the last time the property changed hands.
The backyard.
When 55 Bywood Dr. was listed in 2019, it was described as a mid-century bungalow with an in-ground pool on a rare south-facing lot bordering the 14th fairway of the golf course.
The pool.
At the time, buyers were encouraged to enjoy the home as-is, renovate or expand it, or tear it down and build a new custom estate.
The property eventually sold for $2.3 million after spending 145 days on the market.
Homes in this area typically sell for just under $2 million.
Six years later, the emphasis has shifted entirely to the land beneath it.
The side of the house.
The property has been on and off the market since August 2025, when it was originally asking $3,699,000. It has since returned with a $200,000 price cut, bringing the asking price down to $3,499,000.
That's still nearly $1.2 million more than it sold for in 2019, although this time around, the approved severance could add considerable value for the right buyer.
Tall fencing to keep golf balls out of the yard.
Still, spending nearly $3.5 million on a home you can't actually enter is a pretty suspicious proposition, even by Toronto real estate standards.
A view of the house and Islington Golf Club.
Then again, whoever buys it probably won't care much about what's hiding behind the front door anyway.
