Neighbourhood: High Park–Swansea Price: $3,895,000 Size: 2,400 square feet Bedrooms: 4+1 Bathrooms: 5 Parking spots: 2
Real estate agent: Peter Calak, Forestwood Real Estate
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A four-plus-one-bedroom, five-bathroom home near High Park. Recently built, it comes with Scandinavian-inspired design, imported Italian granite and a main suite that spans the entire third floor. Residents are within walking distance of Dundas West station as well as the 506 and 504 streetcars. And motorists are a short drive from Lake Shore, the Gardiner and Keele.
Last year, the home’s current owner completely gutted the original building, replacing it with a contemporary yet familiar façade and silhouette. Along with the flashy interior design, it’s equipped with environmentally friendly electrical and HVAC systems.
The front is lined with concrete, stucco and enormous windows.
Cedar ceilings and a high-tech door system define the entrance.
In the foyer: an acoustic ceiling, a camouflaged closet and tinted glass for privacy.
Immediately after the foyer is the living room. It comes with a granite-and-wood feature wall, tract lights, automated blinds, and white-oak floors.
A dramatic open fireplace warms the space—but don’t worry, the flames are actually illuminated water vapour.
Moving along reveals the reading nook, with a bespoke bookshelf. The staircase, meanwhile, is solid American walnut.
Down the hall is the huge kitchen and dining area, complete with pendant lighting and built-in displays with flute glass.
There’s also a full-slab granite island here, plus stainless steel appliances, an electric cooktop and storage galore.
Here’s the main floor powder room. The walls are custom.
The staircase also has moody lighting.
This is the main suite, which takes up the entire third floor. Its bedroom features a double closet, ceiling LEDs and more track lighting.
This is the white-oak walk-in closet, overlooking the backyard.
And this is the main ensuite bathroom. The tiles are Italian, and the floating stone vanity is meant to evoke a spa.
A reverse angle highlights the soaker tub, flanked by Italian porcelain.
The front of the home is for the grand office, which could be converted into whatever future residents desire. Along with exposed rafters, the room comes with an independent HVAC system.
Turn around to take in the oversized skylight and clever shelving built into the vaulted ceilings.
Here’s one of the secondary bathrooms. Note the floating toilet.
Now for the basement. Soundproofed, it has heated floors and this nifty wet bar–kitchen combo. The current owners increased the ceiling height during the renovation.
Here’s another bathroom, this one fashioned with terrazzo.
Outside, the deep backyard comes surrounded by mature cedar trees and a tall fence for privacy.
But the real showstopper—especially at dusk—is the cauldron-like natural gas fireplace standing gloriously at the edge of the deck.
Then there’s the two-car garage, accessible via the laneway.
It’s insulated and well-lit, and it has an epoxy floor, so if future residents don’t drive, they could use it as a studio.
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