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House of the Week: $4.3 million for a stately designer home in Lawrence Park

House of the Week: $4.3 million for a stately designer home in Lawrence Park

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ADDRESS: 115 Rochester Avenue

NEIGHBOURHOOD: Bridle Path–Sunnybrook–York Mills

AGENT: Jennifer Stanley and Gordon Nye, Sotheby’s International Realty Canada, Brokerage

PRICE: $4,295,000

THE PLACE: A custom-built house masterminded by architect Richard Wengle, best known for his contemporary Trinity Bellwoods townhomes. Interiors are by Connie Braemer.

BRAGGING RIGHTS: From coffered ceilings to hand-scraped wood floors, every detail is carefully considered. The home was featured in Canadian House and Home’s “Trends 2012,” and the large gourmet kitchen appeared in HGTV’s Top 10 episode “Kitchens That Cook!”

BIG SELLING POINT: This home has everything a family could possibly need: good-size bedrooms, large communal living areas and a swimming pool. It’s also located within walking distance of esteemed schools, Sunnybrook Hospital, York U’s Glendon campus and the Rosedale Golf Club.

POSSIBLE DEAL BREAKER: Fitting your existing furniture into this house may be a challenge as the current owners (with the help of Braemer) hand-selected every item specifically to fit in each room. Luckily, you know who to go to if you don’t feel up to the task.

BY THE NUMBERS:
• $4,295,000
• $25,519.80 in property taxes
• 6,578 square feet
• 5 bathrooms
• 5 bedrooms
• 4 fireplaces
• 2-car garage
• 1 saltwater swimming pool

Topics: Bridle Path Design furniture HGTV House of the Week Houses Lawrence Park Real Estate Sunnybrook Hospital Trinity Bellwoods

17 thoughts on “House of the Week: $4.3 million for a stately designer home in Lawrence Park”

  2. @ keith

    When I get shot in the stomach, I can slowly drag myself to the hospital, leaving a trail of blood on the streets and walls. When I’m standing in the doorway to the ER, a patient will see me and scream and then and only then will I collapse to the floor.

  4. Now this is a home I would buy in heartbeat and move right in!! C’mon Lotto Max!!
    Traditional, great light, character and detail, strikes a balance between comfort and style! FANTASTIC!! Job well done!!

  6. If I could afford t0 buy this house, I’d also likely have at least 3 cars, so there’s not enough covered parking. Anyone who’s ever driven up Bayview around that neighbourhood would also know the house is sort of in the middle of nowhere.

  10. The house is really worth a little more than a 1.5 million, you are pretty much paying to live on the 45×120 ft lot. If it is a 50 ft wide lot the garage would be at ground level.

  11. The area is not my cup of tea and I don’t think it’s worth 4.3M (maybe if they threw in all the decor & furniture). That being said, the home is one of the loveliest featured on house of the week. The decor on the main level is a beautiful blend of contemporary, exotic and traditional elements; clean lines yet very warm and inviting. The only areas I feel fell a little short are the basement rec room and fourth bedroom. A truely lovely home.

  12. stunning.. I love it… seems like the person commenting has changed, makes more sense for a classy house…

  13. This home would have been better shown empty. Its a beautiful property but the decorating is more hit than miss.
    Anyone else notice that all high end properties have the same kitchen…

  14. Insane…..like every other house in Toronto, about 3x more than its worth. Since when did Canadians get suckered into the “oh ya, I can throw away waaay more money than you can”! -game. Sad. No wonder we suck at pretty much everything else.

  16. 6,578 square feet? I don’t buy it. Looks tiny. I’ve seen houses with half the square footage look bigger than this thing. Somebody is fudging the numbers. I also don’t understand why if someone who could afford a 4.3 million dollar home would waste it on a place like this? For a “Toronto” address it is in the middle of no where. You might as well go another 20 minutes out and get yourself a few acres, a bigger house and no neighbours.

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