House of the Week: $5.9 million for an uptown mansion with an indoor gym and exercise pool
House of the Week: $5.9 million for an uptown mansion with an indoor gym and exercise pool
Address: 31 Alderbrook Drive
Neighbourhood: Banbury-Don Mills
Agent: J. Adam Parsons and Penny Brown, Sotheby’s International Realty Canada
Price: $5,900,000
The Place: A 10,215-square-foot home just east of the Bridle Path that was inspired by an old English inn.
Bragging Rights: Ray Murakami, the architect behind many of the sprawling homes in Forest Hill, The Kingsway and Rosedale, designed the structure, while Toronto decor celeb Sarah Richardson did the English countryside-meets-modern interior.
Big Selling Point: The lower level is full of luxurious perks. Dog owners will appreciate the “pet room,” complete with stairs up to a Fido-sized bathtub, while workout buffs will like the indoor pool and exercise room. There’s also a wine cellar and a games room with a special air system for cigar smokers.
Possible Deal Breaker: No matter how green your thumb is, you’ll need help maintaining the extensive grounds—just check out those intricate boxwood hedges.
By the Numbers:
• $5,900,000
• $29,921.97 in taxes (2013)
• 10,215 square feet
• 7 bathrooms
• 5 bedrooms
• 3-car garage
• 1 indoor pool
• 1 indoor gym
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- The house was built in 1998 and is located in a cul-de-sac near the Bridle Path that overlooks a ravine
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- House of the Week: 31 Alderbrook Drive
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- The cobblestoned courtyard, covered walkways and cedar shake shingles were inspired by an old inn in East Sussex, England
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- House of the Week: 31 Alderbrook Drive
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- The grand front hallway has a Regency-style curving staircase
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- House of the Week: 31 Alderbrook Drive
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- Staircase, main floor
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- House of the Week: 31 Alderbrook Drive
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- The living room has French doors that open onto a terrace overlooking a sunken rose garden and circular patio
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- The view from the living room terrace
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- The square formal dining room has pocket doors to a servery
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- House of the Week: 31 Alderbrook Drive
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- The paneled servery adjoining the dining room and kitchen has a large sink, a microwave and an oven
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- House of the Week: 31 Alderbrook Drive
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- The spacious kitchen contains an octagonal breakfast room as well as this sitting area
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- The kitchen also opens onto a terrace with a wood-burning fireplace
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- The main-floor master suite has a fireplace with an antique Carrera marble mantelpiece
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- The sitting area in the master bedroom
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- The hallway to the master ensuite and walk-in closet
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- The library has double French doors leading to an enclosed garden
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- On the second level, the second bedroom has an ensuite bathroom with a skylight and a walk-in closet
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- House of the Week: 31 Alderbrook Drive
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- Another of the second-level bedrooms is currently being used as an office
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- The Juliet balcony from the office overlooks an organic garden with raised beds filled with herbs, vegetables and flowers
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- The lower level contains this media and billiard room plus a family room, a wine cellar, a change room and bathroom, a gym, an indoor pool and a laundry room
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- The change room beside the gym. An adjoining bathroom has a rain shower with body jets and a steam unit
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- The exercise pool has three tiers of jets. It’s 6.5-feet deep
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- The wine cellar, lower level
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• 7 bathrooms
• 5 bedrooms
• 3-car garage
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