House of the Week: $2.9 million for an East York white-brick with a front-row seat to Taylor Creek Park

Neighbourhood: O’Connor-Parkview Price: $2,950,000 Size: 3,000 square feet Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 5+1 Parking spots: 4 Real estate agents: Susan Gucci

The Place

A pristine four-bedroom, five-plus-one-bathroom detached in East York. The home comes with four parking spots (including one in the private garage), luxury tiles and wood panelling, and tons of entertainment in the basement. It’s within walking distance of several bus stops, the shops along O’Connor and the many trails of Taylor Creek Park. And motorists are a short drive from both the DVP and Kingston Road.

The History

The original house that stood on this lot was a 1.5-storey post-war classic. Eventually, new owners would build it up to three storeys. The current residents then invested an additional $175,000 to landscape the front yard and install custom cabinets, commercial-grade kitchen appliances, high-tech toilets and lighting for the backyard.

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The Tour

This façade clearly has curb appeal, but the incognito heated driveway may be its best feature.

Landscape architect Joel Loblaw is responsible for the front yard, which has an irrigation system and is designed to attract pollinators.

The foyer has plenty of storage for jackets and shoes.

Here’s the front room, with solid white-oak floors. Every room of the house comes with heated flooring.

A closer look at the dining area highlights the handsome cabinets.

Moving along reveals the living room. The gas fireplace is flanked by built-in storage and floor-to-ceiling windows that frame the backyard ravine.

The four-seater kitchen peninsula acts as a partition for the open-concept space.

This kitchen means business. It’s decked out with a pantry, a camouflaged fridge, a $17,000 Wolf range, marble surfaces, plenty more storage and treetop views.

Full first-floor sight-lines means that whoever’s cooking can still host, entertain and catch the big game.

The staircase is lined with funky wood panelling. The powder room sits just off the landing, and that tablet on the wall controls the smart dimmers.

In the main suite: barn doors to the walk-in closet and more forest views.

Here’s that walk-in, with plenty of natural light and enough space to house an entire family’s wardrobe.

And here’s the main ensuite bathroom, with a makeup station.

Turn around to take in the double vanity, glass shower for two and jumbo soaker tub with a view.

There’s more stylish wallpaper in one of the secondary bedrooms.

Now let’s head to the third floor. This office could easily be converted into another bedroom or a lounge.

There’s another bedroom up here, this one with its own ensuite.

That bedroom also comes with a charming reading nook.

The basement, meanwhile, has yet another gas fireplace, oodles of seating and a walkout to the backyard.

Plus a well-stocked bar for cinephiles.

Walking out from the basement brings residents to the firepit, surrounded by Muskoka chairs. That’s the living room above the sliding doors.

Note the lamps that illuminate the alfresco dining area.

Those stairs on the right lead down toward Taylor Creek Park—but future owners may never get past the serene hammock and chaise lounge.

Here’s a final look back at the rear of the home from the ravine.

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