There are houses that look good in photos, and then there are houses where you can immediately picture how your family would actually live. 22 Crossbow Crescent in Pleasant View, Toronto is very much the second kind.

Picture summer mornings when the kids head outside with their bikes, afternoons spent jumping into the backyard pool and evenings when everyone ends up outside for dinner because nobody really wants the day to end. Add a quiet crescent, a school and park around the corner, a practical four-level side-split layout and a home that has been lovingly maintained by the same family since it was built, and you start to understand what makes this one special.

Why families love 22 Crossbow Crescent

Side-splits are one of those layouts that make considerably more sense once you live in one. Instead of putting everyone into one giant open room, you get different zones for different parts of family life while still feeling connected.

At 22 Crossbow Crescent, the main living area gives you a bright, oversized living room, a proper dining room and an updated eat-in kitchen. That means there is somewhere for Saturday morning pancakes that isn’t the same place you host Thanksgiving dinner.

A few steps down is the separate family room with a fireplace and direct access to the backyard. There is also a powder room on this level, which may not sound glamorous until you have children running in from the pool with wet feet.

And because this is a four-level side-split, the bedrooms stay nicely separated from the busier parts of the house.

Then there is the backyard

This is probably the part that changes the conversation.

The home sits on a 50 x 120-foot fully fenced lot with mature landscaping, patio and lawn space, plus a large in-ground swimming pool.

So yes, you can have a pool without giving up the entire backyard.

There is still grass for kids or pets, mature gardens around the perimeter and space for a table where you can actually sit down for dinner outside. The pool area itself has plenty of room around it for loungers, birthday parties and the inevitable collection of towels, goggles and pool toys that comes with having one.

This is the kind of backyard that makes staying home on a summer weekend feel like a plan.

Updated enough to move in, with room to make it yours

There is an important distinction between a home that needs immediate work and one that gives you opportunities to update things over time.

22 Crossbow falls into the second category.

The kitchen has already been updated, as has the family bathroom, and the home has been freshly painted with newer lighting and door hardware. More importantly, the heating system has been converted to gas forced-air heating with central air conditioning.

That is worth pointing out because some homes in this pocket were originally built with electric baseboard heating.

There is also an owned hot-water tank, a newer washer and an updated sewer system completed in 2025.

So you can move in and enjoy the house as it is, then decide what you want to tackle next rather than inheriting a renovation checklist on closing day.

A lower level you can grow into

The partially finished lower level is where the house gives a growing family another layer of flexibility.

Right now, there is a large recreation area as well as separate laundry and utility space. Depending on how your family lives, the rec room could become a kids’ hangout, movie room, home office, gym, hobby space or eventually something more finished.

It is useful space today, but it also represents future upside.

Three bedrooms upstairs

All three bedrooms are together on the upper level, along with the updated family bathroom.

The primary bedroom is generously proportioned, while the two additional bedrooms work naturally as kids’ rooms, guest space or an office if you don’t need all three bedrooms immediately.

It is a straightforward family floor plan without wasted space.

What is it like to live near 22 Crossbow Crescent?

This is where the location starts doing some heavy lifting.

Muirhead Public School, the designated elementary school serving PK–5 according to the neighbourhood report, is nearby, as is Pleasant View Middle School for Grades 6–8. Muirhead Park is approximately a two-minute walk from the property, and the area has multiple playgrounds, tennis courts, ball diamonds, sports fields and other recreation facilities within a 20-minute walk.

The crescent itself is also a big part of the appeal. There is no through traffic, which creates the kind of street where you can realistically imagine kids riding their bikes or playing ball hockey rather than simply saying the neighbourhood is “family-friendly.”

For commuters, Don Mills subway station is nearby, along with TTC service and quick access to Highways 401 and 404. Fairview Mall, Victoria Park shopping and everyday conveniences are also close enough that errands don’t become an expedition.

Who is 22 Crossbow Crescent right for?

We see this home making the most sense for a young family that wants more room but isn’t looking for a massive renovation project.

Maybe you’ve outgrown a condo or townhouse. Maybe you want a proper backyard without leaving Toronto. Maybe having a school and park nearby matters more now than being able to walk to the newest restaurant.

Or maybe you’ve always wanted the house where everyone ends up in the summer because yours has the pool.

This is that kind of home.

It has been owned by the same family since it was built, which tells you something about both the house and the neighbourhood. Now it is ready for another family to make it theirs.

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Or contact Homeplicity Realty Group and we can arrange a time for you to tour the home, walk the backyard and see how the layout works in real life.

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