House of the Week: $2.9 million for a classy family home in The Beach
House of the Week: $2.9 million for a classy family home in The Beach
Address: 40 Beaufort Road
Neighbourhood: The Beach
Agent: Mark Richards, Re/Max Hallmark Realty Ltd., Brokerage
Price: $2,890,000
The Place: A traditional six-bedroom house in The Beach recently renovated by the current owner, who runs a design and construction firm.
Bragging Rights: The outsized master suite has a wall of windows overlooking the backyard, a free-standing bathtub and—best of all—an enormous walk-in closet and dressing room with a vanity and a bench for putting on shoes or squeezing into skinny jeans.
Big Selling Point: A layout perfect for family life. The airy open kitchen allows cooks to supervise kids playing or watching television in the family room, and the large mudroom will makes for less Swiffering (which isn’t nearly as fun as the commercials make it out to be).
Possible Deal Breaker: The vaulted ceilings in the kids’ bedrooms make for cute nooks and crannies, but any tall guests will have to watch their heads.
By the Numbers:
• $2,890,000
• $11,172 in taxes (2013)
• 6 bedrooms
• 5 bathrooms
• 3 storeys (4 including basement)
• 2 gas fireplaces
• 1 butler’s pantry
• 1 detached garage
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- The back of the house, which has a full driveway and a double-car garage
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- The third level contains two more bedrooms, each with a built-in desk. The home also has a finished basement with a media room, guest room and gym
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- Another of the home’s six bathrooms
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- Office, second level
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- Third bedroom, second level
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- The second bedroom also has an ensuite bathroom
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- Second bedroom, second level
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- The dressing room in the master bedroom has ample storage, a centre island, a vanity desk and seating by the window
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- Master ensuite, second level
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- The second floor contains the master bedroom, as well as two other bedrooms and an office
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- The side entry has a large mudroom with custom built-in storage
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- Family room, main level
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- The family room is open to the kitchen
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- The kitchen also has access to the backyard and terrace
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- The kitchen is in the new addition to the back of the house. It has stainless steel appliances, Ceasarstone counters and a solid walnut island. It also has access to the butler’s pantry
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- Butler’s pantry, main level
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- The formal dining room connects to a butler’s pantry with a dishwasher, sink and wine storage
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- Living room, main level
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- The formal living room has a gas fireplace and several seating areas
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- Greg Cole of Cole Contracting currently owns it. During recent renovations, he wanted to retain the character of the house, including the traditional floor plan with its central hallway
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- This six-bedroom home is perched above Glen Stewart Ravine, a short walk from Queen Street East
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Possible Deal Breaker: The vaulted ceilings in the kids’ bedrooms make for cute nooks and crannies, but any tall guests will have to watch their heads.
By the Numbers:
• $2,890,000
• $11,172 in taxes (2013)
• 6 bedrooms
• 5 bathrooms
• 3 storeys (4 including basement)
• 2 gas fireplaces
• 1 butler’s pantry
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It appears that about 99% of the original architectural details of this home have been ripped out. Shame. And, the sooner the potlight phase of interior design is gone, the better. Looks like a model home, and that’s too bad.
The Good: the location, appears to be updated to modern building code standards, love how the original architectural details were blended seamlessly with the modern esthetics. A private spacious driveway.
The Bad: minor quibble with the meh landscaping in the front; no basement or laundry room shots
The Ugly: none what-so-ever
The Realtor: slight issue with the absence of the mechanical details ( heat exchanger, electrical, age/brand of appliances, floor plans[not the MLS measurements]) otherwise good.
If I were 10 years older and $2.9 million richer I’d buy it.