Condo of the Week: $9.9 million for a giant Yorkville suite with luck on its side
Address: 88 Davenport Road , Unit 2401
Neighbourhood: Yorkville
Agent: Elise Kalles , Harvey Kalles Real Estate Ltd., Brokerage
Price: $9,880,000
The Place: A gargantuan, marble-lined suite with nearly 7,500 feet of living space. In addition to an open-concept living room, dining room and kitchen, there are six bedrooms, six parking spaces, an office and a den. Luxury extras include Brian Gluckstein–designed kitchen cabinetry and a humidor in the master bedroom.
Big Selling Point: This place is meant for a buyer accustomed to hired help. The building comes with 24-hour valet and concierge services, plus a catering kitchen. The unit, meanwhile, has enough extra space that keeping a live-in servant would be easy.
Bragging Rights: The owners’ custom layout adheres to all the principles of feng shui, the Chinese design philosophy. The rooms and hallways are designed to bring good luck, and even the building’s street address—88—is considered lucky by many Chinese people. We’d guess whoever ends up buying this place is already quite fortunate, though.
Possible Deal Breaker: While there are plenty of extras included—a yoga room, steam showers in the gym, a rooftop garden, and so on—even the wealthiest person might have trouble swallowing maintenance fees that add up to the price of a Porsche Boxster every year.
By the Numbers:
• $9,880,000
• 7,450 square feet
• $6,238 in monthly maintenance fees
• 6 washrooms (with 7 toilets)
• 6 bedrooms
• 6 parking spaces
• 4 balconies
• 1 wine cellar
• 1 humidor
• 1 craft room
297304 The building is located near Davenport and Yonge. Condo of the Week: 88 Davenport Road, Unit 2401 Condo of the Week: 88 Davenport Road, Unit 2401 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-01-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-01.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-01.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/condo-of-the-week-88-davenport-road/slide/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-01/ toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-01 0 0
297305 The living room has plenty of space for your grand piano. Condo of the Week: 88 Davenport Road, Unit 2401 Condo of the Week: 88 Davenport Road, Unit 2401 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-02-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-02.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-02.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/condo-of-the-week-88-davenport-road/slide/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-02/ toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-02 0 0
297306 This dining area is continuous with the living room. Condo of the Week: 88 Davenport Road, Unit 2401 Condo of the Week: 88 Davenport Road, Unit 2401 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-03-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-03.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-03.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/condo-of-the-week-88-davenport-road/slide/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-03/ toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-03 0 0
297307 Here's how the two rooms fit together. The column that separates them has a fireplace at its base. Condo of the Week: 88 Davenport Road, Unit 2401 Condo of the Week: 88 Davenport Road, Unit 2401 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-04-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-04.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-04.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/condo-of-the-week-88-davenport-road/slide/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-04/ toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-04 0 0
297308 This is technically the dining room, but the current owners have it set up as a sitting area. Condo of the Week: 88 Davenport Road, Unit 2401 Condo of the Week: 88 Davenport Road, Unit 2401 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-05-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-05.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-05.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/condo-of-the-week-88-davenport-road/slide/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-05/ toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-05 0 0
297309 Nice kitchen, though we doubt anyone with $9.8 million to spend would use it very much. Condo of the Week: 88 Davenport Road, Unit 2401 Condo of the Week: 88 Davenport Road, Unit 2401 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-06-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-06.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-06.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/condo-of-the-week-88-davenport-road/slide/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-06/ toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-06 0 0
297310 This office doubles as yet another sitting room (the owners must do a lot of sitting). Condo of the Week: 88 Davenport Road, Unit 2401 Condo of the Week: 88 Davenport Road, Unit 2401 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-07-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-07.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-07.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/condo-of-the-week-88-davenport-road/slide/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-07/ toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-07 0 0
297311 And here's the den, which is also sort of a sitting room. Condo of the Week: 88 Davenport Road, Unit 2401 Condo of the Week: 88 Davenport Road, Unit 2401 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-08-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-08.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-08.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/condo-of-the-week-88-davenport-road/slide/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-08/ toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-08 0 0
297312 This place has six bedrooms, all with balcony access and most with en suite washrooms. Here's one of them. Condo of the Week: 88 Davenport Road, Unit 2401 Condo of the Week: 88 Davenport Road, Unit 2401 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-09-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-09.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-09.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/condo-of-the-week-88-davenport-road/slide/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-09/ toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-09 0 0
297313 Another bedroom. Condo of the Week: 88 Davenport Road, Unit 2401 Condo of the Week: 88 Davenport Road, Unit 2401 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-10-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-10.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-10.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/condo-of-the-week-88-davenport-road/slide/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-10/ toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-10 0 0
297314 And another bedroom. Condo of the Week: 88 Davenport Road, Unit 2401 Condo of the Week: 88 Davenport Road, Unit 2401 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-11-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-11.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-11.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/condo-of-the-week-88-davenport-road/slide/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-11/ toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-11 0 0
297315 Yet another bedroom. Condo of the Week: 88 Davenport Road, Unit 2401 Condo of the Week: 88 Davenport Road, Unit 2401 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-12-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-12.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-12.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/condo-of-the-week-88-davenport-road/slide/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-12/ toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-12 0 0
297316 This bedroom is one of three in the condo with its own sitting room (another one!), separated by a wall. Condo of the Week: 88 Davenport Road, Unit 2401 Condo of the Week: 88 Davenport Road, Unit 2401 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-13-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-13.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-13.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/condo-of-the-week-88-davenport-road/slide/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-13/ toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-13 0 0
297317 Another bedroom. Condo of the Week: 88 Davenport Road, Unit 2401 Condo of the Week: 88 Davenport Road, Unit 2401 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-14-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-14.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-14.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/condo-of-the-week-88-davenport-road/slide/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-14/ toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-14 0 0
297318 And here's the master bedroom, with a sitting room of its own. Condo of the Week: 88 Davenport Road, Unit 2401 Condo of the Week: 88 Davenport Road, Unit 2401 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-15-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-15.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-15.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/condo-of-the-week-88-davenport-road/slide/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-15/ toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-15 0 0
297319 The master bedroom's sitting room. Condo of the Week: 88 Davenport Road, Unit 2401 Condo of the Week: 88 Davenport Road, Unit 2401 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-16-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-16.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-16.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/condo-of-the-week-88-davenport-road/slide/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-16/ toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-16 0 0
297320 And the master bedroom's en suite washroom. Condo of the Week: 88 Davenport Road, Unit 2401 Condo of the Week: 88 Davenport Road, Unit 2401 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-17-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-17.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-17.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/condo-of-the-week-88-davenport-road/slide/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-17/ toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-17 0 0
297321 The condo has four balconies. This one offers a nice view of Yonge Street. Condo of the Week: 88 Davenport Road, Unit 2401 Condo of the Week: 88 Davenport Road, Unit 2401 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-18-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-18.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-18.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/condo-of-the-week-88-davenport-road/slide/toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-18/ toronto-yorkville-condo-of-the-week-18 0 0
All the feng shui in the world won’t help with the unit number of “2401”. Anything with a “4” in it is considered bad luck to the Chinese. And what’s with all of the white. The place looks more like a museum than a home.
$10mil and they have the stove and kitchen sink under the cupboard?!! Yuk! and the maser bedroom sitting area looks like the living/dining room. And the columns.. I would certainly not wanna pay that much for a building with no panache when u enter!