"Unsafe to enter" pair of Toronto townhouses sell for $2.65M

A pair of dilapidated rowhouses in Toronto’s South Riverdale neighbourhood just sold for more than $2 million.

Located at 57 and 59 Broadview Avenue, near Queen Street East, the listing states that the dwellings are “unsafe to enter.”

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They were originally listed for $2,742,500 on June 8 and finally sold late last week for $2,650,000.

The buyers were given the option to walk around the property prior to making a purchase, but could not see inside.

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Photos show the homes to be boarded up, with a fence encircling the front. Debris and overgrowth fill the backyards.

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There are no photos to show what the inside of the houses look like, but the listing notes they were being “sold as is.”

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The buyers no doubt have a major project ahead of them, but their outlook is likely long-term. The homes’ $2,650,000 price tag reflected “land value only,” and the average selling price of a townhouse in South Riverdale is $1,300,000, according to Zolo.