House of the Week: $2.4 million for a contemporary home on Rosedale’s northern edge
House of the Week: $2.4 million for a contemporary home on Rosedale’s northern edge
ADDRESS: 211 Glen Road
NEIGHBOURHOOD: Rosedale–Moore Park
AGENTS: Christian Vermast, Fran Bennett and Paul Maranger, Sotheby’s International Realty Canada
PRICE: $2,350,000
THE PLACE: A modern four-bedroom house at the northern tip of Rosedale, near the walking trails of Chorley Park and down the street from Summerhill Market.
BRAGGING RIGHTS: Romano Erba, who designed this house, has the stamp of approval from architect star Carlos Ott (famous for the Opéra Bastille in Paris and skyscrapers in Abu Dhabi and Dubai)—Erba also designed Ott’s Toronto home.
BIG SELLING POINT: The large backyard, with its well-tended patio and swimming pool, is awfully tempting now that the hot weather has arrived. The long driveway and 3-car garage means there’s plenty of parking for guests, or extra space to spread out more lounge chairs.
POSSIBLE DEAL BREAKER: Although the house was built in 1993, the clean, contemporary vibe has mostly held up. Still, a few of the features—the glass block walls, for instance—feel a little dated.
BY THE NUMBERS:
• $2,350,000
• $14,185.30 in property taxes
• 3,634 square feet
• 6 bathrooms
• 4 bedrooms
• 3-car garage
• 3 fireplaces
• 2 skylights
• 2 balconies
• 1 in-ground swimming pool
• 1 nanny suite
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- The three-car garage in the backyard
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- The steel awning helps to break up the sunlight
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- The in-ground swimming pool
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- The backyard
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- The basement contains a large rec room with a fireplace and a nanny suite with a bedroom, kitchen and bathroom
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- A second family room on the second floor has a large entertainment unit spanning most of one wall
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- The third bedroom also faces the backyard, and has built-in bench seating and storage
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- The second bedroom has a yard-facing window
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- The master ensuite, third level
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- The master retreat spans the entire third floor. The suite has a private balcony, an office, his and her dressing rooms and a large master bath with a skylight
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- The main level family room has a steel-clad corner fireplace and sliding glass doors to the backyard
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- The kitchen is open to one of the house’s two family rooms
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- The kitchen has a butler’s pantry, granite counters and stainless steel appliances
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- The kitchen and family room
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- The dining room, main level
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- The windows in the dining room face the street. The dining room is set off from the front foyer with glass block walls
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- The floating staircase is made of steel and maple
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- A skylight above the staircase
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- The front foyer. The flooring on most of the main level is maple
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- The four-storey house in Rosedale has a contemporary façade
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—Erba also designed Ott’s Toronto home.
BIG SELLING POINT: The large backyard, with its well-tended patio and swimming pool, is awfully tempting now that the hot weather has arrived. The long driveway and 3-car garage means there’s plenty of parking for guests, or extra space to spread out more lounge chairs.
POSSIBLE DEAL BREAKER: Although the house was built in 1993, the clean, contemporary vibe has mostly held up. Still, a few of the features—the glass block walls, for instance—feel a little dated.
BY THE NUMBERS:
• $2,350,000
• $14,185.30 in property taxes
• 3,634 square feet
• 6 bathrooms
• 4 bedrooms
• 3-car garage
• 3 fireplaces
• 2 skylights
• 2 balconies
• 1 in-ground swimming pool
• 1 nanny suite
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Hello Crockett?? Hello Tubbs??
Just because a house or anything is designed or related to a famous architect does not mean it’s good design.
Feels ‘a little’ dated? Ha.
That kitchen is really weird looking.
I don’t like a house where you can’t see the front door from the street. Its the focal point of the house and should be visible (not to mention the safety aspect as well).
Kitchen looks like it belongs in a motorhome.
Good value for Rosedale. Esp with the pool.
hideous, hideous house.
Seems like an industrialized loft… strange.. but for the area, priced OK.
more 80’s
Have you seen the e Opéra Bastille? Approval from Carlos Ott should not be seen as a selling point. This house is a pig.
I LOVE the backyard!!! ohhhh to have a pool like that
I would ditch the tub though scary with the steps I could see myself breaking my neck on that one. Ditto to the pool very nice. It does have a 90’s feel to it doesn’t it. I don’t like all the sterile greys though every room looks the same colour. I would take it if I had the dosh though and do an overhaul
No thanks to this one.
And. it’s only two blocks from Summerhill Market. I’d probably end up spending more on their prepared foods than on my mortgage.
Dear god, this is one ugly house. It doesn’t really have any design unity, unless 80s-with-a-few-90s-updates was the aesthetic they were going for.
It looks like you have to drive down the left side of the house, past the two small gates, and then drive beside the pool to reach the garage…..am I right? If so, it seems pretty odd – imagine being in the pool with a car driving past!!
I could hear the Phil Collins getting louder with every picture…