There's a certain kind of buyer who's done settling. Done with condos, done with shared walls, done with someone else's layout. They want a detached home they can actually shape — the kitchen they've been designing in their head, the bathroom that doesn't feel like a hotel, the basement that finally gets finished properly.

80 Cayuga Avenue was listed for that buyer.

Some homes are priced for what they could be. This one is priced for what it is — a solid detached home on an exceptional lot, with a clear renovation scope and room in the number to actually do it right. The kitchen, bathrooms, and basement need real attention, and the basement flooring in particular needs to go. The main and second floor flooring is livable while you plan the rest. Every update you make is on your terms, without paying for someone else's choices first.

What You're Actually Buying

The systems that are hardest and most expensive to fix have already been addressed by the current owners:

• Roof & eaves replaced in 2019
• High-efficiency furnace and central air installed in 2021
• Updated vinyl windows throughout

The renovation you're taking on is cosmetic and interior. That's the kind of work that shows up in your home's value when it's done. You're not inheriting a structural mystery or a mechanical disaster — you're inheriting a sound shell on a remarkable piece of land.

The Lot Is the Asset

A 25 x 150-foot lot with rear laneway access and no neighbors behind you is not something you find at this price point in Toronto's west end. Full stop.

This property meets the criteria for a laneway suite or garden suite — which means the lot itself is a long-term financial asset independent of what you do inside the house. Build a rental unit. Add a studio. Or just keep one of the deepest, most private backyards in the neighbourhood. The optionality is real and it's rare.

And the lot isn't the only upside. Multiple buyers touring the property have independently noted — and professionals agree — that the layout and structure of the home lends itself to a 2 to 3 unit conversion. For a buyer who wants to live in one unit and offset the mortgage with rental income, or for someone building a longer-term income strategy, that potential is already built into the bones. The renovation you're doing anyway becomes the vehicle to get there.

The Neighbourhood Has Already Arrived

Rockcliffe-Smythe used to be Toronto's best-kept secret. That window is closing.

• Steps to TTC with direct subway connections
• Minutes from Mount Dennis Hub — GO, UP Express to Pearson, and the Eglinton Crosstown LRT
• Walk to the Stockyards for groceries and everyday essentials

The buyers who moved here three years ago already know what this neighbourhood became. You're still early enough to buy in on your terms.

The Case for Moving Here

If you renovate to your taste, in a detached home, on a 150-foot lot with laneway potential and multi-unit upside, in a neighbourhood with this transit access — you will have built something that would cost significantly more to replicate anywhere else in the city.

The price reflects the work ahead. The upside reflects everything else.

Contact Tony Fabiano to book a private showing of 80 Cayuga Ave. Bring your contractor. Walk the lot. Run your numbers. This one is priced to move for the buyer who's ready to build something worth keeping.

Tony Fabiano — Private showings available by appointment.