Address: 89 Crescent Road
Neighbourhood: Rosedale-Moore Park
Agent: Cailey Heaps and Amanda Gaskey, Royal LePage Real Estate Services, Heaps Estrin
Price: $6,195,000
Previously sold for: $2,495,000, in 2006, prior to renovations
A three-storey heritage home in Rosedale, one of the city’s poshest neighbourhoods. The six-bed, five-bath detached sits on a quiet residential street, with a large Magnolia tree out front. On the inside, there’s plenty of historical features, including oak floors and Victorian-era crown moulding. The back of the lot overlooks the Rosedale Valley ravine.
This place was originally built, in 1898, by a developer named Walter Page, whose other projects included Casa Loma and Hart House. A previous owner eventually commissioned renowned Toronto architect George Baird to do some upgrades. In 2003, the place received heritage status, then, a few years later, the current sellers bought it for $2,495,000.
Here’s a street view of the property. The driveway can fit up to four cars:
There’s a crystal chandelier in the front foyer:
The coatroom is located just beside the front door. It includes two closets and a powder room:
There’s original crown moulding and a gas fireplace in the living room:
The family room has heated floors and wall-to-wall shelving:
In the dining room, there’s a wood-burning brick fireplace and restored French doors, which open into the solarium:
Here’s the solarium, which the sellers recently rebuilt:
The kitchen has heated floors, antique light fixtures and brand-new appliances, including a Samsung double-door fridge, a Viking gas stove and a built-in Miele dishwasher:
On the second floor, the master bedroom has its own gas fireplace, plus a Juliet balcony with a view of the ravine:
There’s a marble-lined jet tub and a glass-enclosed shower in the master ensuite bathroom:
The sellers used this second-floor bedroom as a reading nook:
Here’s another second-floor bedroom:
The sellers used this second-floor bedroom as an office. The windows face west, so it’s filled with sunlight in the afternoons:
There’s a rec room in the basement:
Here’s a look at the back of the house:
And this is a view of the ravine, as seen from the back patio:
Location, location, location. Whoever purchases this place is getting a primo slice of Toronto real estate.
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Ali Amad is a Palestinian-Canadian journalist based in Toronto. His work has appeared in publications including Toronto Life, Maclean’s, Vice, Reader’s Digest and the Walrus, often exploring themes of identity, social justice and the immigrant experience.