House of the Week: $3.4 million for a four-bedroom in one of Toronto’s most charming pockets
ADDRESS : 79 Baby Point Crescent
NEIGHBOURHOOD : Lambton Baby Point
AGENT : Christine Deanna Simpson , Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd.
PRICE : $3,400,000
THE PLACE : With wood accents everywhere (the second-floor foyer, the library with fireplace, the stately entranceway), cozy bedrooms, carriage house garage doors and bright red shutters, one could easily dub this the best luxury cottage in the city. And unlike the manors in Muskoka, the driving time from downtown Toronto is negligible.
BRAGGING RIGHTS : The house was built in 1938 as the home of W.M. Magwood, one of the first mayors of the York region (later to be annexed into Toronto). The area dates back to the 1600s, when the Seneca tribe lived here in a village known as Teiaiagon, near the Humber River. It’s now one of the city’s most charming little pockets.
BIG SELLING POINT : Most would name the hot tub on the patio next to the master bedroom, but to us, the craft room in the basement sells it. It’s never been easier to pretend to be Candy Spelling or Martha Stewart.
POSSIBLE DEAL BREAKER : If you want modern, this is not the place for you. In addition to the lore, there’s nary a floor without terra cotta tile or hardwood finishing. Die-hard modernists should look elsewhere, but charm-seekers will be thrilled.
BY THE NUMBERS:
• $22,201.14 in taxes
• 7 washrooms
• 6 fireplaces
• 4 + 1 bedrooms
• 3 storeys
• 2-car garage
• 1 three-storey addition (from 2001)
• 1 hot tub
• 1 wine-storage room
• 1 sauna
• 1 ravine
• 1 river
• 1 never-ending history lesson
56422 Washroom 79 Baby Point Crescent https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/79BabyPointCresBath1A.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/79BabyPointCresBath1A.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/79BabyPointCresBath1A.jpg 655 491 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-3-4-million-for-a-four-bedroom-pile-in-one-of-torontos-most-charming-pockets/slide/79babypointcresbath1a/ 79babypointcresbath1a 0 0
Washroom
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First bedroom
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Second bedroom
56425 Third bedroom 79 Baby Point Crescent https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/79BabyPointCresBdr3.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/79BabyPointCresBdr3.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/79BabyPointCresBdr3.jpg 655 491 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-3-4-million-for-a-four-bedroom-pile-in-one-of-torontos-most-charming-pockets/slide/79babypointcresbdr3/ 79babypointcresbdr3 0 0
Third bedroom
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Breakfast room
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Den
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Dining room
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Ensuite washroom, master bedroom
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Ensuite washroom, master bedroom
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Family room
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Foyer
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Games room
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Kitchen
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Kitchen
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Craft room
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Living room
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Living room
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Patio on ravine
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Master bedroom
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Media room
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Back yard viewed from upstairs deck
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Path to back patio
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Recreation room
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Upstairs deck
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Upstairs landing
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Upstairs landing
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Front of house
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Front door
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Front of house
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View from street
All the rooms seeeems so small and crowed not worth it !
Considering the property is 6455 square feet of living space I am not sure if small is the adjective I would use.
Interesting- this house is a visual dichotomy, in a pictorial way. A perfect case of pictorial sterility- sadly, taking over a stunning space.
In areas, the warm woods visually tickle the senses and in other areas = deadpan flat. It lacks dimension, colour and living things( plants or flowers).
As an interior designer, I am guessing that they cleaned the life right out of the house.It’s too sterile- in areas.
Put the plants back, some flowers and some warmth back where it probably is and was removed.
Bringing the outside in would set the stage for someone’s imagination…someone’s future space is calling… let the beauty and life back into the house.
Painting out all that woodwork would be a good start to modernizing the place.
I agree with Hogtownmike – WAY TOO MUCH wood in that place!
This looks and feels like a pokey cottage you can find on Lake Simcoe, inside and out.
Hahahaha. I’m having fun looking at the ridiculous things people in Toronto would spend their money on. One word – teardown