Quirky Toronto home dubbed ‘Leslieville dollhouse’ to hit market

A life-sized dollhouse successful nan bosom of Toronto’s Leslieville that has brought joyousness to neighbours and visitors for decades is looking for a caller owner.

The home, located astatine 37 Bertmount Ave., adjacent Queen Street E. and Jones Ave., will deed nan marketplace connected Thursday.

It is adorned pinch hundreds of dolls, toys and different items, galore of which were donated to nan homeowner complete nan years.

“The wide vibe is happiness, joy, love,” said listing supplier Nadine Comeau of Re/Max Rouge River Realty. “In speaking pinch nan owner, Shirley, who’s been present for complete 30 years… she said her intent successful life is to bring happiness to group and this is what she’s done here.”

Tom Sumaisar, boy of proprietor Shirley Sumaisar, said nan family is trading nan iconic location because his mother’s wellness is declining and she requires much care.

“I emotion my mom, and successful immoderate ways I wish she could enactment present and support nan house, but she can’t support it anymore,” he said, adding, “I wish she could support this forever. And she wishes she tin support it forever. But her wellness is not nan greatest.”

Sumaisar said nan location was first known for its beforehand gait garden, for which his mother was fixed an grant by nan City of Toronto.

When it became excessively difficult to support nan garden, Sumaisar’s mother “transitioned to themes for illustration Halloween themes and Christmas themes.”

“It was a modulation for maine arsenic well, I was like, ‘what’s going connected here? Like, why are you doing this?’ and adjacent point I cognize group are fascinated pinch it and my mom’s like, ‘I conscionable want to make group happy’,” he said.

So what is nan existent communicative down nan dolls?

Sumaisar said collecting nan items became a hobby and a distraction for his mother aft nan passing of his father.

He said nan location has taken connected a life of its ain and group travel to spot it from “all complete nan world.”

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“I person personification present from Australia that said they saw it connected societal media… So it’s brought a batch of joy. I’m judge immoderate group whitethorn deliberation otherwise, but it is what it is,” Sumaisar said.

Neighbour Beau Hatcher said he is not a instrumentality of nan home’s esthetic but respects nan activity that has gone into it.

“When we bought our house, I deliberation a batch of group were freaked retired by it. But we respect nan personality and nan activity that goes into it. And, you know, they’re awesome neighbours,” Hatcher said.

Comeau acknowledged nan dollhouse is not a ‘typical home’ and she questioned whether it would beryllium champion to region nan exterior decor but yet decided it was champion to time off it arsenic is.

She would not uncover nan database value but indicated akin size properties successful nan neighbourhood person precocious sold from $1.5 to $2 million.

As for nan early of nan dolls, Sumaisar said nan family is considering inviting group to return what they for illustration arsenic a keepsake.

“Maybe we’ll person group travel aft it’s each done and return thing if they wish… That would make my mom happy, to cognize that group took thing from her gait that made them happy.”