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
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
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- That’s not a trampoline...
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- Walk out of the basement up to the flagstone patio and saltwater swimming pool
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- The office has panelled walls and floor-to-ceiling windows facing the backyard
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- A dining area in the basement (the kids’ table, perhaps?)
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- A basement rec room with overstuffed couches and a roaring fireplace
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- It feels like they phoned in bedroom number four
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- Bedroom number three is much more girly, with a mix of complementary fabrics
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- One of five bedrooms, this one has an urban, spartan vibe and a chalkboard mural of Beijings's “Bird's Nest” stadium
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- A soaker tub for long baths and deep thinking
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- Which is massive and marble. Natch
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- The vanity room leads into the master bathroom
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- There’s no excuse for not putting away your laundry
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- Lights out
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- The massive master suite includes a dressing room, custom closets, a fireplace and an ensuite bathroom
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- A nook for a computer, without much elbow room
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- We’re fans of interesting art
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- Gaze out over the pool while chomping your Cheerios
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- An extra sink in the island could be handy
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- The stainless steel countertops remind us of a lab, but the grey-stained birch cabinets, limestone floors and marble backsplash are pretty swanky
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- More coffered ceilings in the living room, along with limed oak panelling and a cool mirrored coffee table
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- The walls in the dining room are faux-finished with an aged Saz-style motif, which features stylized leaves and flowers
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- The dining room is lit by hammered tin cut-out pendants from Cairo
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- This is the classiest family room we’ve seen in a while, with coffered ceilings, a fireplace clad in hammered ceramic tile and three sets of French doors leading out to the backyard
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- The Regency-inspired exterior was designed by Richard Wengle Architects. The house’s driveway and two-car garage are both heated. (What, yours aren’t?)
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 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
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