Leslieville · East End Toronto
Leslieville buyers are picky. That's a compliment.
They know the difference between The Carlaw and the Flatiron. They've walked Queen East on a Saturday. They can spot a lazy listing from the thumbnail — concrete ceilings deserve better than phone photos.
We're Jim Emilson and Joseph De Souza — Better Properties Real Estate Group with Royal LePage Signature Realty. We've sold lofts, townhomes, and soft lofts across Leslieville, and we've bought here too. We know what this buyer pays for: light, layout, and the feeling that the building has a story.
Guide updated · October 2026
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★★★★★ 5.0 · 35 Google reviews
Four moves. No fluff.
Exposed concrete, 9-foot ceilings, tree-top views — this architecture photographs beautifully or terribly. There's no middle. We make sure it's the former.
Downsizer from a Leslieville house? First-timer escaping a rental? Every suite here has a natural buyer — we market to them specifically, not to "the market."
A Carlaw townhome and a Flatiron one-bedroom are different products. We pull comparables from your building and its real competitors — then we tell you the truth about the number.
The best Leslieville listings create a moment. Staged, photographed, described like someone actually lives there. Then we negotiate hard on the other side of it.
Real lofts, real townhomes. This is what presentation-first looks like east of the Don.
331 – 1190 Dundas St E, The Carlaw
Listed at $998,000
2 bedrooms · 2 bathrooms · 900–999 sq ft townhome
Tree-top views, 10-foot ceilings, steps to Leslieville's shops and cafés.
Represented the seller · August 2025
Read the story →901 – 1201 Dundas St E, Flatiron Lofts
Listed at $649,000
1 bedroom + den · 1 bathroom · ~650 sq ft
South-west exposure, skyline views, rare gas range.
Represented the seller · July 2020 · as Emilson Group
Read the story →TH104 – 1238 Dundas St E, The Taylor
Listed at $1,149,000
2 bedrooms + den · 3 bathrooms · ~1,090 sq ft townhome · 300 sq ft patio
Townhome living with outdoor space — marketed to the buyer who'd outgrown a condo.
Represented the seller · March 2022 · as Emilson Group
Read the story →A listing agent who knows what local buyers are actually looking for — because we've represented them.
914 – 1190 Dundas St E, The Carlaw
Listed at $549,900
1 bedroom · 1 bathroom · ~680 sq ft corner loft · 270 sq ft wrap-around balcony
We bought here too — we know what downsizers are hunting for in this building.
Represented the buyer
Read the story →306 – 1201 Dundas St E, Flatiron Lofts
Listed at $314,900
1 bedroom + den · 1 bathroom · ~605 sq ft
Another one we bought in — nine-foot concrete ceilings and a rooftop deck did the talking.
Represented the buyer
Read the story →Straight answers, no sales pitch.
Spring has more buyers. It also has more competition. A great suite sells in any season — a forgettable one sits even in April. Timing matters less than presentation. Just sayin'.
Depends on the work. Paint and floors? Usually worth it. A full reno? Almost never — you'll never get it back dollar for dollar. We'd walk through and give you the honest shortlist. Free.
Two-bedrooms and dens, consistently. The work-from-home buyer never left Leslieville. But a great one-bedroom with outdoor space still moves — the balcony is the second bedroom now.
The Carlaw's courtyard quiet vs. Flatiron's rooftop deck vs. The Taylor's townhome feel — yes. We've sold and bought across them. Your building isn't interchangeable, and we won't market it like it is.
Comparables from your building, recent and honest. Not the neighbourhood average, not an algorithm's guess. Ask us — we'll pull them and walk you through it.
We sell across Toronto and the GTA.
Curious what your place would do?
No pitch, no pressure. Tell us about your suite and your timeline — we'll tell you straight what we'd do with it.