House of the Week: $5.6 million for a luxury mansion just steps from Forest Hill Village
ADDRESS: 4 Montclair Avenue
NEIGHBOURHOOD: Casa Loma
AGENT: Andrew Victor Zimet, Chestnut Park Real Estate Limited
PRICE: $5,590,000
THE PLACE: This 6,000-square-foot-plus home is just steps from Forest Hill Village—no need to drive for that Saturday morning coffee run anymore.
BRAGGING RIGHTS: Rich mahogany is passé—opt instead for a walnut library, an enormous wooden kitchen island topped with a granite slab and oak flooring throughout.
BIG SELLING POINT: A house teeming with ultra-luxe features: 11-foot ceilings on the main floor, eight-foot high windows, limestone exterior columns, a six-burner stove with griddle in the kitchen, and a Victoria and Albert soaker tub in the master bath (to say nothing of the nine bathrooms for only six bedrooms).
POSSIBLE DEAL BREAKER: Sure, the sloped roof trimmed with copper eaves looks great from the exterior, but the third floor’s slanted ceilings will be too short for the grownups (of course, you can always work on your evil step-parenting skills and banish the kids to the attic).
BY THE NUMBERS:
• $5,590,000
• $15,747 (2011 taxes)
• 11-foot ceilings
• 9 bathrooms
• 8-foot windows
• 6 bedrooms
• 2 fireplaces
109216 Totally organic tree placement 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_intro-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_intro.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_intro.jpg 656 440 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_intro/ dec11hotwmontclair_intro 0 0
Totally organic tree placement
109214 A snail? An acorn? We may never know. 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_42-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_42.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_42.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_42/ dec11hotwmontclair_42 0 0
A snail? An acorn? We may never know.
109213 The heated marble driveway and “oversized” garage 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_41-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_41.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_41.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_41/ dec11hotwmontclair_41 0 0
The heated marble driveway and “oversized” garage
109212 Da hizz-ouse 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_40-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_40.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_40.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_40/ dec11hotwmontclair_40 0 0
Da hizz-ouse
109211 The granite driveway is heated so your tires don't get cold 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_39-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_39.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_39.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_39/ dec11hotwmontclair_39 0 0
The granite driveway is heated so your tires don’t get cold
109210 A small sitting space 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_38-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_38.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_38.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_38/ dec11hotwmontclair_38 0 0
A small sitting space
109209 We recommend taking the telescope outside for optimal stargazing 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_37-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_37.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_37.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_37/ dec11hotwmontclair_37 0 0
We recommend taking the telescope outside for optimal stargazing
109208 Creatively shaped 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_36-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_36.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_36.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_36/ dec11hotwmontclair_36 0 0
Creatively shaped
109207 Every room needs a chandelier 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_35-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_35.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_35.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_35/ dec11hotwmontclair_35 0 0
Every room needs a chandelier
109206 A bedroom 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_34-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_34.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_34.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_34/ dec11hotwmontclair_34 0 0
A bedroom
109205 A well-lit staircase 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_33-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_33.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_33.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_33/ dec11hotwmontclair_33 0 0
A well-lit staircase
109204 A bathroom 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_32-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_32.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_32.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_32/ dec11hotwmontclair_32 0 0
A bathroom
109203 Snow blindness is a genuine concern 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_31-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_31.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_31.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_31/ dec11hotwmontclair_31 0 0
Snow blindness is a genuine concern
109202 All white, all the time 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_30-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_30.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_30.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_30/ dec11hotwmontclair_30 0 0
All white, all the time
109201 A bathroom 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_29-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_29.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_29.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_29/ dec11hotwmontclair_29 0 0
A bathroom
109200 A bedroom, with some pilfered hubcaps on the wall 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_28-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_28.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_28.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_28/ dec11hotwmontclair_28 0 0
A bedroom, with some pilfered hubcaps on the wall
109199 A bedroom 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_27-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_27.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_27.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_27/ dec11hotwmontclair_27 0 0
A bedroom
109198 Some kind of room for bathing 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_26-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_26.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_26.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_26/ dec11hotwmontclair_26 0 0
Some kind of room for bathing
109197 The view from the balcony. Try not to have a fire going when getting some air. 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_25-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_25.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_25.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_25/ dec11hotwmontclair_25 0 0
The view from the balcony. Try not to have a fire going when getting some air.
109196 A small space for some sun and chit chat 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_24-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_24.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_24.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_24/ dec11hotwmontclair_24 0 0
A small space for some sun and chit chat
109195 A bedroom for those who like company during naptime 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_23-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_23.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_23.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_23/ dec11hotwmontclair_23 0 0
A bedroom for those who like company during naptime
109194 The bedroom 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_22-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_22.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_22.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_22/ dec11hotwmontclair_22 0 0
The bedroom
109193 The seating area 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_21-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_21.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_21.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_21/ dec11hotwmontclair_21 0 0
The seating area
109192 We're sure those paintings are straight in real life 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_20-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_20.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_20.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_20/ dec11hotwmontclair_20 0 0
We’re sure those paintings are straight in real life
109191 Some stairs 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_19-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_19.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_19.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_19/ dec11hotwmontclair_19 0 0
Some stairs
109190 The walnut-panelled library, with an unblinking bust to stare at you while you work 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_18-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_18.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_18.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_18/ dec11hotwmontclair_18 0 0
The walnut-panelled library, with an unblinking bust to stare at you while you work
109189 The dining room, with easy access to the yard 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_17-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_17.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_17.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_17/ dec11hotwmontclair_17 0 0
The dining room, with easy access to the yard
109188 The family room, with some neat butterfly chairs 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_16-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_16.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_16.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_16/ dec11hotwmontclair_16 0 0
The family room, with some neat butterfly chairs
109187 A copy of <em>Toronto Life,</em> and you'll never convince us otherwise 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_15-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_15.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_15.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_15/ dec11hotwmontclair_15 0 0
A copy of Toronto Life, and you’ll never convince us otherwise
109186 A big, comfy couch 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_14-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_14.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_14.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_14/ dec11hotwmontclair_14 0 0
A big, comfy couch
109185 The family room and kitchen 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_13-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_13.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_13.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_13/ dec11hotwmontclair_13 0 0
The family room and kitchen
109184 The kitchen, with sunken stoves 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_12-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_12.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_12.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_12/ dec11hotwmontclair_12 0 0
The kitchen, with sunken stoves
109183 The noble rooster 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_11-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_11.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_11.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_11/ dec11hotwmontclair_11 0 0
The noble rooster
109182 Cook some dinner, watch TV, check the time and hang out with your rooster buddy 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_10-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_10.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_10.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_10/ dec11hotwmontclair_10 0 0
Cook some dinner, watch TV, check the time and hang out with your rooster buddy
109181 The dining room 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_9-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_9.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_9.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_9/ dec11hotwmontclair_9 0 0
The dining room
109180 This is not a rug you can pick up and shake the dust off 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_8-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_8.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_8.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_8/ dec11hotwmontclair_8 0 0
This is not a rug you can pick up and shake the dust off
109179 The living room 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_7-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_7.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_7.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_7/ dec11hotwmontclair_7 0 0
The living room
109178 Stay cozy while admiring yourself in the mirror 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_6-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_6.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_6.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_6/ dec11hotwmontclair_6 0 0
Stay cozy while admiring yourself in the mirror
109177 A wall, just doing its separation thing 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_5-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_5.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_5.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_5/ dec11hotwmontclair_5 0 0
A wall, just doing its separation thing
109176 The requisite hallway candelabra 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_4-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_4.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_4.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_4/ dec11hotwmontclair_4 0 0
The requisite hallway candelabra
109175 Grass meets marble 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_3-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_3.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_3.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_3/ dec11hotwmontclair_3 0 0
Grass meets marble
109174 The limestone columns 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_2-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_2.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_2.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_2/ dec11hotwmontclair_2 0 0
The limestone columns
109173 The limestone columns (jealous, Parthenon?) 4 Montclair Avenue https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_1-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_1.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dec11HOTWMontclair_1.jpg 624 414 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/house-of-the-week-4-montclair-avenue/slide/dec11hotwmontclair_1/ dec11hotwmontclair_1 0 0
The limestone columns (jealous, Parthenon?)
Other downfall? Living next door to Michelle Landsberg & Stephen Lewis…
The house is gorgeous, but the decor sucks. Thank god that can be changed.
Are there that many potential buyers out there for a $5.6M home that the sellers don’t have to do a thing to present this home in a manner that is fitting with the asking price? Half-empty rooms, old grandma furniture and hideous carpets, c’mon!
Absolutely lovely house, but afraid I want more than five feet between me and my neighbours for that kind of money.
Madness!!! 9 bathrooms and 6 bedrooms! WTF! Does rich people need to Pooh in a different bathroom every day ?!
Housing is the most manipulated market in the world:
http://www.newworldparty.org/2011/04/housing-most-manipulated-market-in.html
(Canada’s manipulation is explained in bottom half of article)
Madness!!! 9 bathrooms and 6 bedrooms! WTF! Does rich people need to Pooh in a different bathroom every day ?!
Best thing said 2011-Toronto Life
Why Not? Its a pooing experience.
It’s a carpet showroom!
I would like more info about the actual house instead of silly comments.
Great location but seems a little high considering no pool and a limited back yard.
Joe Mancinelli
eewwwww….looks like a suburbanite bumped into an oldtime travelling carpet salesman and went big on a small lot. People! Stay true to your materials! A quasi (or is it queasy-) Georgian structure made of poured concrete? And did they hire a Feng Shui expert to purposely create multiple hard-to-furnish rooms with irregular windows, no centre, or a toilet as a focal point? Eeek.
The decor is truly awful. These people have no taste at all, yuck!
I must say, the comments throughout the pictures were absolutely hilarious. Even more entertaining than the pictures themselves!
loved the funny comments. only reason i read this. wife emailed me.
funny comment person should get a raise.
Some nice features, but it’s another example of all the renos happening in Forest Hill – houses getting additions or rebuilt and ending up way too big for their lots. A few feet of space between you and your neighbours? All that crammed onto a tiny lot? Ick, it’s an epidemic.
I was viewing the pictures, as a means to escape and day dream, but it was the comments, which have sent me laughing around the world.
it is a beautiful house but no pool no backyard
Take out all the furnishings and you do have a beautiful house. It does amaze me the amount of money people spend on reno’s then either have no furniture for the huge new space or heinous out dated furniture for the huge new space. I would rather have a smaller but perfectly furnished and decorated home, and one not 5 feet from and staring directly into my neighbours house.
An over priced wannabe house. Looks initially promising especially the front facade, but seriously disappointing once you see the pictures of the interior. A pretentious house with relative below-par finishes. Outrageously priced, regardless the location, considering what you get once you strip the outer layer off.
Totally agree that this house is overpriced. Check out my review I did way back on December 5th to see a comparable house but $1,140,000 cheaper!
http://themashcanada.blogspot.com/2011/12/french-living-in-toronto-forest-hill.html