House of the Week: $1 million for a mod-style maison just north of the Beach
ADDRESS : 248 Scarborough Road
NEIGHBOURHOOD : East End–Danforth
AGENT : Audrey Azad , Re/Max Hallmark Realty Ltd., Brokerage.
PRICE : $999,000
THE PLACE : Just north of the Beach, this four-bedroom house blends retro mod and a contemporary aesthetic: sleek glass walls and a whole lot of beige, with ’60s-style lamps and a Brady Bunch –esque open-riser staircase.
BRAGGING RIGHTS : The baddest bathroom on the block. The master ensuite has two sinks, an etched-glass door separating the toilet from the rest of the room and a shower big enough to host a party in.
BIG SELLING POINT : The main floor is an entertainer’s dream. Traffic flows from the front living room through the kitchen (with tall bar stools perfect for nibbling hors d’oeuvre or sipping martinis) to the dining room (with space for an eight-person table) and then finally out to the expansive backyard.
POSSIBLE DEAL BREAKER : The backyard is perfect for a pool. But there’s no pool.
BY THE NUMBERS :
• $999,000
• 4 bedrooms
• 4-burner stainless-steel Wolf stove
• 3 bathrooms
• 1 wine fridge
79568 248 Scarborough Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarboroughIntro.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarboroughIntro.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarboroughIntro.jpg 656 500 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-1-million-for-a-mod-styled-maison-just-north-of-the-beaches/slide/jul11hotwscarboroughintro/ jul11hotwscarboroughintro 0 0
79570 A side shot of the exterior. 248 Scarborough Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough1.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough1.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough1.jpg 624 410 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-1-million-for-a-mod-styled-maison-just-north-of-the-beaches/slide/jul11hotwscarborough1/ jul11hotwscarborough1 0 0
A side shot of the exterior.
79571 Interior; check out the glass-enclosed stairway. 248 Scarborough Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough2.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough2.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough2.jpg 624 410 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-1-million-for-a-mod-styled-maison-just-north-of-the-beaches/slide/jul11hotwscarborough2/ jul11hotwscarborough2 0 0
Interior; check out the glass-enclosed stairway.
79572 Living room with what may or may not be a shag carpet. 248 Scarborough Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough3.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough3.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough3.jpg 624 410 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-1-million-for-a-mod-styled-maison-just-north-of-the-beaches/slide/jul11hotwscarborough3/ jul11hotwscarborough3 0 0
Living room with what may or may not be a shag carpet.
79573 Living from behind the random (and trippy) glass wall. 248 Scarborough Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough4.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough4.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough4.jpg 624 410 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-1-million-for-a-mod-styled-maison-just-north-of-the-beaches/slide/jul11hotwscarborough4/ jul11hotwscarborough4 0 0
Living from behind the random (and trippy) glass wall.
79574 Kitchen; the red knobs on the stove match the red somethings on the counter. 248 Scarborough Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough5.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough5.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough5.jpg 624 410 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-1-million-for-a-mod-styled-maison-just-north-of-the-beaches/slide/jul11hotwscarborough5/ jul11hotwscarborough5 0 0
Kitchen; the red knobs on the stove match the red somethings on the counter.
79575 Very sleek, very modern. 248 Scarborough Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough6.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough6.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough6.jpg 624 410 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-1-million-for-a-mod-styled-maison-just-north-of-the-beaches/slide/jul11hotwscarborough6/ jul11hotwscarborough6 0 0
Very sleek, very modern.
79576 Those lamps say, "I like to party." 248 Scarborough Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough7.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough7.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough7.jpg 624 410 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-1-million-for-a-mod-styled-maison-just-north-of-the-beaches/slide/jul11hotwscarborough7/ jul11hotwscarborough7 0 0
Those lamps say, “I like to party.”
79577 Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee! 248 Scarborough Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough8.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough8.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough8.jpg 624 410 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-1-million-for-a-mod-styled-maison-just-north-of-the-beaches/slide/jul11hotwscarborough8/ jul11hotwscarborough8 0 0
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee!
79578 Entertainment centre 248 Scarborough Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough9.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough9.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough9.jpg 624 410 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-1-million-for-a-mod-styled-maison-just-north-of-the-beaches/slide/jul11hotwscarborough9/ jul11hotwscarborough9 0 0
Entertainment centre
79579 A cozy bedroom with a fireplace and bay windows. 248 Scarborough Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough10.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough10.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough10.jpg 624 410 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-1-million-for-a-mod-styled-maison-just-north-of-the-beaches/slide/jul11hotwscarborough10/ jul11hotwscarborough10 0 0
A cozy bedroom with a fireplace and bay windows.
79580 A spacious bedroom that opens onto a deck. 248 Scarborough Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough11.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough11.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough11.jpg 624 410 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-1-million-for-a-mod-styled-maison-just-north-of-the-beaches/slide/jul11hotwscarborough11/ jul11hotwscarborough11 0 0
A spacious bedroom that opens onto a deck.
79581 Another comfortable room, just right for guests after an evening downstairs. 248 Scarborough Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough12.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough12.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough12.jpg 624 410 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-1-million-for-a-mod-styled-maison-just-north-of-the-beaches/slide/jul11hotwscarborough12/ jul11hotwscarborough12 0 0
Another comfortable room, just right for guests after an evening downstairs.
79582 A room for the forgotten child. 248 Scarborough Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough13.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough13.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough13.jpg 624 410 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-1-million-for-a-mod-styled-maison-just-north-of-the-beaches/slide/jul11hotwscarborough13/ jul11hotwscarborough13 0 0
A room for the forgotten child.
79583 Exercising in a small spot; could get hot in hur. 248 Scarborough Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough14.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough14.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough14.jpg 624 410 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-1-million-for-a-mod-styled-maison-just-north-of-the-beaches/slide/jul11hotwscarborough14/ jul11hotwscarborough14 0 0
Exercising in a small spot; could get hot in hur.
79584 The hallway to the big, bad (in the good sense) bathroom. 248 Scarborough Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough15.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough15.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough15.jpg 624 410 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-1-million-for-a-mod-styled-maison-just-north-of-the-beaches/slide/jul11hotwscarborough15/ jul11hotwscarborough15 0 0
The hallway to the big, bad (in the good sense) bathroom.
79585 That’s a big shower right there (and a seat that’s not a toilet!). 248 Scarborough Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough16.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough16.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough16.jpg 624 410 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-1-million-for-a-mod-styled-maison-just-north-of-the-beaches/slide/jul11hotwscarborough16/ jul11hotwscarborough16 0 0
That’s a big shower right there (and a seat that’s not a toilet!).
79586 Toilet enclosure 248 Scarborough Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough17.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough17.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough17.jpg 624 410 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-1-million-for-a-mod-styled-maison-just-north-of-the-beaches/slide/jul11hotwscarborough17/ jul11hotwscarborough17 0 0
Toilet enclosure
79587 Regular bathroom 248 Scarborough Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough18.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough18.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough18.jpg 624 410 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-1-million-for-a-mod-styled-maison-just-north-of-the-beaches/slide/jul11hotwscarborough18/ jul11hotwscarborough18 0 0
Regular bathroom
79588 Washer and dryer 248 Scarborough Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough19.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough19.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough19.jpg 624 410 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-1-million-for-a-mod-styled-maison-just-north-of-the-beaches/slide/jul11hotwscarborough19/ jul11hotwscarborough19 0 0
Washer and dryer
79589 Pool-sized backyard 248 Scarborough Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough20.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough20.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough20.jpg 624 410 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-1-million-for-a-mod-styled-maison-just-north-of-the-beaches/slide/jul11hotwscarborough20/ jul11hotwscarborough20 0 0
Pool-sized backyard
79590 More backyard 248 Scarborough Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough21.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough21.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough21.jpg 624 410 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-1-million-for-a-mod-styled-maison-just-north-of-the-beaches/slide/jul11hotwscarborough21/ jul11hotwscarborough21 0 0
More backyard
79591 Roof shot 248 Scarborough Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough22.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough22.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough22.jpg 624 410 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-1-million-for-a-mod-styled-maison-just-north-of-the-beaches/slide/jul11hotwscarborough22/ jul11hotwscarborough22 0 0
Roof shot
79592 Let’s take this party outside. 248 Scarborough Road https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough23.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough23.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jul11HOTWScarborough23.jpg 365 550 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-1-million-for-a-mod-styled-maison-just-north-of-the-beaches/slide/jul11hotwscarborough23/ jul11hotwscarborough23 0 0
Let’s take this party outside.
Do you have a 12 year old writing the captions on your photos these days? Wheeeeeeee? Really?
To be honest the captions are the only reason I look at this ridiculous feature.
Never stop caption writer!!
i guess no one even looked at picture 23.. this house is right next door to a condo… sorry i like my privacy. for a Million bucks i’ll move to Caledon.
Its actually one of the better homes TL has shown, the captions are fun as TL choices in homes in the past has been more than pathetic, but this one is cool with a few stuffs:
– a piano in the bedroom?!
– someone has a fascination with Glass wall and table!
but the sleep modernistic look is awesome. Hopefully the address is in Toronto and not Scarborough for $1mil!!! (JOKING!! Keep away now haters!)
Let’s hope the condo residents aren’t the spitting kind.
The house itself is very nice but I live nearby in the area and the location is unfortunate to say the least. The entire south side of the home overlooks an alley, next to which is the garbage disposal area of a local pub and of course the imposing large condo building shown in pictures.
Whoever pays 1 million for this is being seriously taken for a ride.
It’s right by a condo and a laneway.
$1M smackers doesn’t get you much these days!
Location! Location! Location…NOT!
Agree with Mary. I live around here too, and this is NOT the location for $1M properties. Very misleading to say it’s “just north of the beach” when in fact it’s NORTH of Kingston Road, which means you’ve got a 15-minute walk down the hill to get to the beach.
And as Mary points out, it’s right next to an alley with a pub. PLUS, there’s a coach house in back that originally was part of this property. They must have got a severance, as it’s not mentioned in the description. So you have a neighbour at the end of your driveway.
House: very nice. Location: also nice, but not $1M worth of nice.
The work on it took forever too. Thought they’d run out of money.
I know this area; there is no way I would pay 1M to live in that neighborhood. I’d rather the worse house on the block than the 1 M house in a bad block. Looks great thou; I love the kitchen and the ensuite- too bad about the location.
@Lori, what are you implying about the location? It’s a respectable, middle-income neighbourhood. It’s just not high-end, seven-figure territory. It’s by no means a “bad block”.
The backyard is a little sad for $1MM
wait a minute !!
nice house , interesting lot ??? yes on a lane way that is the back door of a very nice pub & the driveway of that condo in the pictures.
BUT a house a block ( or 2 ) over just sold for 1.4mm or so after a year plus on the market.
and the point is ?????
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