Welcome to the Holmedale area of Brantford @ 173 Grand River Ave. It's a great location close to the paved Grand River rail trail, many schools, parks, shopping, hospital & bus routes. This 1.5 story brick home has a great sized fenced yard incl a deck, hot tub, back storage shed & beautiful flower garden. The original century home (1895) has been enhanced with an addition including bright new kitchen with new white cabinets, new backsplash & countertop & 4 appliances (fridge, dishwasher, microwave, gas stove/oven). Kitchen has a vaulted cathedral ceiling w/2 sky lights that light up the kitchen naturally. The original front part of the home has the entrance foyer/sun room to the master BR. Then you enter the spacious living room which steps down to the kitchen & a 2nd main floor BR adjacent to the kitchen. The back door to the deck & back yard is adjacent to the 2 piece bath rm & laundry area just before you exit. The 2nd floor includes a "show piece" main bathroom with a fancy restored claw foot tub with shower. A 3rd BR is also on the 2nd floor. This home has many upgrades: new furnace 2018, main roof shingled 2018, kitchen vaulted roof re-shingled 2025, new water line from the street to the inside of the house (old lead pipes removed) & new main water shut off valve also installed in 2022. New 200 amp breaker service also installed. Water softener & filtration system rented w/ Culligan. Hot water tank is owned. A new PVC pipe replaced old clay sewage line to the street & a new gas line from the outside gas metre to the furnace were both installed in 2022. Also the entire old driveway was replaced with a newly paved driveway in 2022.