Condo of the Week: $4.7 million for a Yorkville landmark featured in an Atom Egoyan film

Neighbourhood: Yorkville Price: $4,750,000 Size: 2,200 square feet Bedrooms: 2+1 Bathrooms: 3 Parking spots: 2 Maintenance fees: $2,976.44 Real estate agent: Marissa Leiderman, Harvey Kalles Real Estate

The place

A two-plus-one-bedroom, three-bathroom condo in Yorkville, one of only three two-storey homes in the building’s 152 units. The home features a 400-square-foot walkout courtyard, custom millwork, white-oak herringbone floors, 10-foot coffered ceilings and a 24-hour concierge that includes valet service, making the condo feel more like a hotel. It’s within walking distance of the neighbourhood’s many shops and restaurants as well as Bay station. And motorists are a short drive from both Bayview and the DVP.

The history

The Prince Arthur on Avenue Road, completed in 1999, was Yorkville’s first luxury condo. Before its occupancy, the neighbourhood comprised almost entirely commercial buildings and single-family homes. Its iconic grey six-tonne granite couch, which sits beyond the oval archways on the drive, was installed as a way of welcoming residents back home. Even Atom Egoyan was taken by the building’s inviting set-up—so much so that he used it as a backdrop for his 2009 sexual thriller, Chloe.

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The tour

A western view from the middle of Yorkville Avenue reveals the archway of the complex. There are checkerboard granite inlay pavers that lead to two residential entrances. And there’s that couch in the distance.

The reverse view from the stone couch displays Yorkville’s buzziest stretch, which includes the Hazelton Hotel.

Inside the newly renovated unit, many walls were torn down to let more natural light stream in from the courtyard.

The place is loaded: white-oak herringbone floors, automated blinds on every window, a custom marble gas fireplace, blown-glass light fixtures and a 14-foot quartz island full of storage.

A reverse view highlights the impressive bespoke walnut-and-glass staircase. The coffered ceilings add drama.

In the kitchen, there’s a quartz backsplash, custom-painted wood cabinetry, a Miele induction stove and a panelled Sub-Zero fridge. On the right is the powder room, and on the left is the walkout to the courtyard.

Here’s that courtyard, with concrete paving stones and wrought iron fencing.

The pooch statues and lion head fountain add some charm.

Here’s the powder room. The vanity’s Marquina marble also appears in the living room fireplace.

And here’s a closer look at the storage under the stairs.

Moving to the second floor showcases the den, which has a three-piece ensuite bathroom—so it could be converted into another bedroom.

This is the den’s ensuite, complete with a wide quartz vanity and a glass shower with a rainfall head.

There’s also a laundry closet off the den.

The jumbo main bedroom is equipped with engineered oak floors, more coffered ceilings and automated blinds on the eight-foot-tall windows.

Turn around to see the entrances to both the walk-in closet and the ensuite bathroom.

Handsome built-ins with embedded lighting make the walk-in feel like a boutique.

Then there’s the ensuite, featuring a double floating vanity plus a Knief and Co. soaker tub.

Lastly, here’s a peek inside the second bedroom, which is a blast from the past. A smoky mirrored recessed ceiling hangs above the bed, because who doesn’t love the ’70s?

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