The Chase Full House

This couple raced to find a starter home in the west end before the birth of their first child

- ALI AMAD

THE BUYERS: Alexandar Ciric, 33, an underwriter at an insurance company, and his wife, Sarah, also 33, a private client coordinator at an asset management firm, with their dogs, Draper and Chester.

THE STORY: Last year, Alexandar and Sarah were paying $1,600 a month for a one-bedroom rental at Avenue and Wilson. They wanted to start a family and had been saving for a larger place—ideally a detached house with two bedrooms, a parking spot and a yard for their dogs. They set their sights on the west end north of St. Clair, which was equidistant from Alexandar’s family in Parkdale and Sarah’s family in North York. Then, in February, they got good news: Sarah was pregnant. With a budget of $800,000, they began their search.

SILVERTHORN AVENUE near Caledonia and Rogers Road