Home For Sale

Urban Retrofitted Home with Permaculture Gardens

Kingston, Ontario

1963 three-bedroom brick bungalow:

• approximately 1,300 square feet
• comfortable, quiet, solid, bright, garden views through all windows
• large irregular pie-shaped lot, approximately 60 x 150 x 200 feet
• energy retrofit from 2023 to 2024
• gardens maintained organically since 2023

Neighbourhood:

• quiet, residential
• walkable to bus stops, schools, shopping, library, places of worship, swimming pool (YMCA), with multiple pedestrian and cyclist paths linking to local roads
• new bike lanes under construction
• 10- to 15-minute drive to downtown, Lake Ontario Park, conservation areas, most shopping, movie theatres, colleges, VIA Rail station

Features:

• 3 bedrooms
• 2 3-pc bathrooms
• 2 wood-burning fireplaces (inspected in 2023)
• attached one-car garage
• single asphalt driveway

Room sizes (please note, measurements approximate):

Main level:

• Living room 19’ x 13’6”
• Dining room 10’10” x 10’
• Kitchen 13’10” x 8’10”
• Bathroom 11’6” x 7’10”
• Bedroom 1 13’5” x 9’4”
• Bedroom 2 10’ x 9’3”
• Bedroom 3 13’7” x 10’6”
• Front entrance 12’6” x 4’

Lower level:

• unfinished; two areas separated by cinder-block wall; six windows (five are operable) facing north and east for morning and afternoon sunlight; two door entrances
• Ceiling height:
  • from floor to joist bottom: 7’8” + 9.5” to joist top
  • from floor to ductwork: 6’11”
• Area 1: 32’ x 24’
  • Fireplace
  • Bathroom 7’ x 6’
  • Cold room 6’ x 4’
• Area 2: 32’ x 13’
  • Laundry
  • HVAC
  • Grow lights

Appliances:

• Kitchenaire counter-top induction stove with microwave hood and built-in oven (2007)
• Whirlpool refrigerator (2023)
• Bosch dishwasher (2023)
• GE Combo washer-dryer (2025)
• Electric hot-water tank (2026)

Energy retrofit:

2023:

• Electrical: new 200-amp main breaker panel; new outlets and switches on main floor

2024:

• new windows and doors on main and lower levels
• Mitsubishi Zuba Central H2i Cold Climate System (Heat Pump, Air Handler, Heat Kit, Thermostat) with new ductwork
• Vanee Heat Recovery Ventilator (150 CFM)
• 10 KW roof-top solar system (20 Longi 500-watt modules, 72 cell) with battery-ready Solar Edge inverter
• CertainTeed InsulSafe XC FibreGlass Blown Insulation installed in attic to raise R-rating from R31 to R50
• basement demolition and rewiring
• gas line capped at lot line, i.e. no gas service to house and no monthly Enbridge fees

2025:

• conversion of main-floor bathroom to walk-in shower with Riobel faucets
• new cork flooring in kitchen and on stairs
• painting of entire main floor and stairwell
• chimney repointing and new cement cap
• two new wood (SPF) gates and fencing

Energy-retrofit financial savings:

• no monthly Enbridge fees
• Utilities Kingston credit for surplus solar power generated (Accrued Generation Credit Balance) is -$858.43 in October 2026

Gardens:

2023:

• planted “food forest” on east side of back yard according to Miyawaki method
• started 200 square-foot vegetable garden

2024:

• prepared area in backyard for planting “pocket forest” with native tree species
• planted fruit trees and shrubs (from Whiffletree and Silver Creek nurseries), approximately 20 trees (some on semi-dwarf, dwarf and super-dwarf rootstock), including pawpaws and persimmons
• expanded vegetable beds
• planted more native trees and shrubs
• dug trenches for rain gardens in front and back yards

2025:

• planted ‘prairie’ pollinator garden in southwest-facing front yard (no turfgrass lawn)

$769,000

If interested, contact:

segat543@gmail.com

Serious inquiries only, please. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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