$2.6 million for a High Park house with a TV elevator and a parent hideaway
The 2,400-square-foot property also comes with storage galore, walls of windows and a backyard with a covered patio
Neighbourhood: High Park Price: $2,650,000 Size: 2,461 square feet plus an 831-square-foot basement Bedrooms: 3+1 Bathrooms: 4 Parking spots: 2 Real estate agent: Lisa Bednarski, Bspoke Reality
The Place
A three-bedroom, four-bathroom modernist oddity just north of High Park. The original owner built this home for his daughter in 2016. It comes with many quirks, including camouflaged storage, heated floors and a two-car garage—a rarity for this corner of the west end. It’s within walking distance of Dupont and the Junction as well as four subway stations. And motorists are a short drive from the Gardiner and Lake Shore.
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The Tour
The façade is plain for contemporary Toronto but loud for High Park, a neighbourhood dominated by British heritage architecture. It features massive windows, a slender silhouette and black stucco, which cleverly masks the front door.
In the foyer, floor-to-ceiling windows flood the front room with light. Wide-plank oak floors run throughout.
A sleek Scandinavian-inspired three-sided fireplace anchors this space overlooking the neighbourhood.
Here’s the dining area, with a quirky light fixture and a ’70s-style floating cabinet on the wall.
Notice the lack of doors? The original owners wanted a free-flowing open-concept layout.
The kitchen is equipped with Silestone counters and Thermador appliances, including a double oven, a six-burner gas stove and two fridges—one just for drinks.
The hugely oversized kitchen island serves as the family hub.
Incognito kitchen storage hides a TV elevator as well as the appliance garage.
Heading upstairs highlights this second-floor lounge among the trees.
This is one of the secondary bedrooms.
The main bedroom has its own private patio. Note the funky wallpaper.
In the main ensuite bathroom: a soaker tub, a glass shower, a floating vanity and more patterns to inspire.
Moving to the basement highlights the guest suite—or the parent hideaway—which is like a bachelor unit with a kitchen, heated floors and its own exit.
Finally, the backyard: jumbo glass doors, a canopied patio, a grill, plenty of seating and mature trees.
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