House of the Week: $4 million for a sprawling family home in Rosedale
By Simone Olivero |
By Simone Olivero |
Address: 18 McKenzie Avenue
Neighbourhood: Rosedale-Moore Park
Agent: Jacqueline A. Yaffe, Forest Hill Real Estate Inc., Brokerage
Price: $3,950,000
The Place: A sprawling five-bedroom family home on a tree-lined street in Rosedale, just north of Castle Frank Station.
Bragging Rights: Featured back in 2010 as one of our Great Spaces, this house has a little bit of a reputation. The current owners are known for their “raucous parties.”
Big Selling Point: Natural light floods the main-floor rooms through a private, inner courtyard.
Possible Deal Breaker: At about 7000 square feet, it’s a large place. The new owner is going to need some big furniture—or, at least, a lot of normal-sized furniture—to fill all the spacious rooms.
By The Numbers:
• $3,950,000
• $24,960.75 in property taxes (2013)
• 7,000 square feet, give or take
• 6 parking spots
• 6 bathrooms
• 5 bedrooms
• 5 fireplaces
• 3 storeys
• 1 private courtyard
• 1 balcony
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- The house's heavily treed exterior.
- House of the Week: 18 McKenzie Avenue
- House of the Week: 18 McKenzie Avenue
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- The kitchen, complete with light-up "working hard"/"hardly working" sign and an island so big it could practically be called a continent.
- House of the Week: 18 McKenzie Avenue
- House of the Week: 18 McKenzie Avenue
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- The kitchen is combined with the family room.
- House of the Week: 18 McKenzie Avenue
- House of the Week: 18 McKenzie Avenue
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- Another view of the family room, with its stone fireplace.
- House of the Week: 18 McKenzie Avenue
- House of the Week: 18 McKenzie Avenue
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- A view down the main-floor hallway.
- House of the Week: 18 McKenzie Avenue
- House of the Week: 18 McKenzie Avenue
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- The dining room. The doors to the right lead to the main-floor patio.
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- House of the Week: 18 McKenzie Avenue
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- Also on the main floor is this library, with built-in floor-to-ceiling bookcases.
- House of the Week: 18 McKenzie Avenue
- House of the Week: 18 McKenzie Avenue
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- Beyond the library is this living room, with panelled walls.
- House of the Week: 18 McKenzie Avenue
- House of the Week: 18 McKenzie Avenue
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- And here's the main foyer.
- House of the Week: 18 McKenzie Avenue
- House of the Week: 18 McKenzie Avenue
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- The second floor consists of three bedrooms, a sitting room, and an office. This is the master bedroom.
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- House of the Week: 18 McKenzie Avenue
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- And here's the master bedroom's five-piece en suite washroom.
- House of the Week: 18 McKenzie Avenue
- House of the Week: 18 McKenzie Avenue
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- This is one of the second floor's other two bedrooms. Both of them have four-piece en suite washrooms.
- House of the Week: 18 McKenzie Avenue
- House of the Week: 18 McKenzie Avenue
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- An en suite washroom in one of the second-floor bedrooms.
- House of the Week: 18 McKenzie Avenue
- House of the Week: 18 McKenzie Avenue
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- And here's the office.
- House of the Week: 18 McKenzie Avenue
- House of the Week: 18 McKenzie Avenue
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- On the third floor are two more bedrooms. This is one of them.
- House of the Week: 18 McKenzie Avenue
- House of the Week: 18 McKenzie Avenue
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- Another third-floor bedroom.
- House of the Week: 18 McKenzie Avenue
- House of the Week: 18 McKenzie Avenue
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- Part of the basement has been converted into a rec room.
- House of the Week: 18 McKenzie Avenue
- House of the Week: 18 McKenzie Avenue
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- And here's a view of the backyard.
- House of the Week: 18 McKenzie Avenue
- House of the Week: 18 McKenzie Avenue
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- Naturally, there's more than enough space behind the house for kids to run around in.
- House of the Week: 18 McKenzie Avenue
- House of the Week: 18 McKenzie Avenue
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They have GREAT parties.