Two-Storey Row House

138 Lappin Ave | Wallace-Emerson Home For Sale

Wallace-Emerson (The Junction)

For Sale

Property Details

Property Type

Two-Storey Row House

Bedrooms

2+2

Bathrooms

2

Community

Wallace-Emerson (The Junction)

Parking

Detached Garage Via Lane, Parking For 1 Large Car

Someone Else Did The Hard Part. Lucky You.

This is what happens when someone with real taste starts from scratch. 138 Lappin Avenue has been renovated and reimagined from the ground up on the main and second floors. Every surface, every finish, every detail chosen with the kind of deliberate intention you feel the moment you walk through the door. Two storeys. Professionally designed. Tucked into the Emerson Wallace pocket of The Junction Triangle, one of the West End’s most walkable, vibrant, and community-rooted neighbourhoods. 

What sets this renovation apart is as much what you cannot see as what you can. The mechanics have been updated (electrical, plumbing, heat pump, and central air), so the work behind the walls is as considered as the finishes in front of them. This is a home built to be lived in beautifully, for a very long time.

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138 Lappin Ave | Wallace-Emerson Home For Sale

138 Lappin Ave | Wallace-Emerson Home For Sale

The Details You Will Love.

  • A Victorian home, professionally designed and renovated.
  • Every detail chosen with intention. Nothing left to chance.
  • A kitchen straight out of a design publication.
  • South-facing. Natural light all day.
  • The staircase alone will stop you in your tracks.
  • Laneway garage. Comfortably fits an SUV.
  • Two elegant bedrooms. A third space: office by day, TV lounge by night.
  • Emerson Wallace. The Junction Triangle at its best.

A Victorian That Remembers What It Is (The Design). 

The house announces itself the moment you step inside. Period features have been honoured, not erased. The high ceilings that define the best Victorian homes in the West End are fully intact, giving the main floor a sense of scale that newer builds simply cannot replicate. Herringbone white oak floors run the full length of the space, anchored by a sculptural staircase with a marble landing step and a curved plaster newel post that stops people in their tracks. 

An arched doorway carries through from entry to kitchen and beyond, creating a visual rhythm that feels intentional rather than decorative. 

The main floor is open concept, with a generous flow between the living and dining rooms and direct sightlines to the backyard beyond. South-facing throughout, the space draws in natural light from morning through late afternoon in a way that photographs beautifully and feels even better to live in. The living room is elegant and intimate, anchored by a black marble fireplace, picture-frame wainscoting, a large brass-framed mirror, and a sculptural black arm lamp that belongs in a design gallery. Every hardware selection, every lighting fixture, every material transition has been resolved with precision. This is a home where the details reward you the longer you look. 

138 Lappin Ave | Wallace-Emerson Home For Sale
138 Lappin Ave | Wallace-Emerson Home For Sale
138 Lappin Ave | Wallace-Emerson Home For Sale

Built For The Way People Actually Cook (The Kitchen). 

Straight out of a design publication and genuinely functional at the same time. Transitional cabinetry in a warm, low-profile palette with unlacquered brass hardware throughout. A full slab of dramatically veined quartz runs as both countertop and floating shelf, with the backsplash continuing the stone seamlessly behind an undermount sink and a bridge faucet in brushed brass. Herringbone tile underfoot. Sconce lighting on either side adds warmth without overhead glare. Direct access to the backyard makes entertaining feel effortless rather than choreographed. This is a kitchen that photographs beautifully and works even better in real life. 

138 Lappin Ave | Wallace-Emerson Home For Sale

Rooms That Know Their Purpose (The Upstairs).

Two beautifully proportioned bedrooms, both finished with the same quiet confidence as the rest of the house. The primary bedroom features the original bay window, now dressed with floor-length linen drapery and flanked by beautiful wall sconces. Antique solid brass hardware on every door and closet. Nothing generic about any of it. 

The third space on the upper level is exactly what a well-designed home should offer: a proper workspace by day and a relaxed lounge by night. A sculptural terrazzo-topped desk anchors the room beneath a pair of matte black pendant lights. It is the kind of space that makes you wonder why you ever settled for a dedicated spare room. 

138 Lappin Ave | Wallace-Emerson Home For Sale

A Space Worth Lingering In (The Bathroom).

Every material has been selected with the same deliberate hand as the rest of the house. Terrazzo floors. A marble countertop with a wall-mounted faucet. Two sculptural brass-framed mirrors. A soaker tub with a hand-painted tile surround that gives the room its personality without trying too hard.

Restrained, considered, and genuinely beautiful. It feels like the bathroom of a very well-edited boutique hotel, which is precisely the point. 

A Backyard That Earns Its Keep (The Outside). 

A private, fully fenced city backyard with room for a proper outdoor table, a BBQ, and a genuine sense of retreat. Not a token patch of green, but a space designed to be used. Behind it, via the laneway, a single-car garage that comfortably fits an SUV. Outdoor space and secure parking, in the west end, at this level of finish. That combination is worth paying attention to.

* The backyard rendering below is a conceptual illustration of the yard’s potential. Any landscaping or improvements depicted are the buyer’s responsibility to implement.

Your Next Project, On Your Timeline (The Lower Level).

A brand-new white oak staircase has been installed to carry you down to the lower level, which has not yet been touched. That is actually the point. With a little vision, this space has every opportunity to be transformed with the same intention as the rest of the house, adding meaningful square footage to an already exceptional home. The bones are there. The mechanical work is done. What comes next is entirely up to you.

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138 Lappin Ave | Wallace-Emerson Home For Sale

The Hard Work Is Behind You (A Final Note).

The decisions that keep you up at night, the trades, the timelines, the finishes, the fixtures, all of it has been handled, and handled exceptionally well. You get to walk in, put your things down, and start living. The basement is there when you are ready, on your timeline, as your next project or not at all. But the home you are moving into right now? It is already exactly what you have been looking for. 

The neighbourhood rewards attention too. Emerson Wallace sits at the heart of The Junction Triangle, steps from the coffee shops, wine bars, and top-rated restaurants that have made this pocket one of the most sought-after addresses in west Toronto. Walkable, vibrant, and genuinely community-rooted. The kind of street where the neighbours are as carefully chosen as the finishes inside.