House of the Week: $2.8 million for a Thornhill mansion backing onto Oakbank Pond
House of the Week: $2.8 million for a Thornhill mansion backing onto Oakbank Pond
ADDRESS: 12 Erica Road
NEIGHBOURHOOD: Thornhill
AGENT: Pasqua Amati and Steve Tabrizi, RE/MAX Hallmark Realty Ltd., Brokerage
PRICE: $2,800,000
THE PLACE: Built by Dominic Meffe, founder of the southern Ontario hotel chain Monte Carlo Inn, this large family home is set in the exclusive Uplands Community of Thornhill.
BRAGGING RIGHTS: With soaring ceilings and a large open concept living area, the house has an art gallery aesthetic (there’s even a catwalk dividing the home’s two wings).
BIG SELLING POINT: A three-bedroom kid’s wing and proximity to some of the best schools in Thornhill make it ideal for raising a family.
POSSIBLE DEAL BREAKER: Your home may have the chic feel of an art gallery, but tucked away in Thornhill, you’re a long way from the AGO and MOCCA.
BY THE NUMBERS:
• $2,800,000
• $18,525.11 in property taxes
• 7,700 square feet
• 70 foot deck
• 7 bathrooms
• 5 bedrooms
• 4 fireplaces
• 2 laundry rooms
• 1 Spiderman-inspired cat walk
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- Nearby Oakbank pond
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- Many trees remain from the orchard that once occupied the property.
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- The professionally landscaped backyard
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- The 70-foot deck, accessible through several rooms in the house.
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- The study leads into a library with roughed-in bar
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- The third kid's bedroom, currently housing a model ship collection
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- The second bedroom, for the quiet kid
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- The first of three kids' bedrooms, each with ensuite bathroom and walk-in closet.
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- The guest bedroom
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- The marble bathroom, with his and hers sinks but sadly just one jacuzzi
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- From the master bedroom, you can walk out to the balcony or walk in to the closet.
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- The master bedroom (fireplace not pictured)
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- Full-scale version of the model ship not included in asking price.
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- Like many others, the family room is anchored by a Persian rug.
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- The family room, with a wood-burning fireplace.
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- The breakfast area is open to the second floor and backyard.
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- The breakfast "nook," with 20-foot vaulted ceilings.
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- The kitchen, with granite counters and cabinets that, if stacked end to end, would reach the moon (or just a respectable 50 feet).
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- The dining room, with built-in homes for house plants.
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- Both catwalks offer the master of the house an unparalleled view of his or her domain.
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- Two-storey windows overlook the backyard orchard.
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- The living room, with a tiled fireplace as the focal point
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- The main entry features twin staircases that lead up to the catwalk.
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- The exterior, showing off antique brick and stone
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Outside looks fantastic …. a good designer/decorator doing the interiors will add some much needed style.
You need another millon to gut the interior, the worst or the 80’s and 90’s
yes Lotto Max may help to buy this one.. wow…
wOw … what an awesome house/mansion
Bleck. Great windows with an amazing view, though.
Not for me … seems cold AND the fireplace openings are way too small for the huge rooms.
The quiet kid in pic # 18 is hiding in shame beneath the bed, wondering who laid the carpet in that room. The double staircase/catwalk is overkill, and the bathroom looks like something out of Scarface.
Interesting – this house, which resembles a late 80s era hotel, was funded and built by… wait for it… a hotel magnate? No one could possibly tell just by looking at those pictures….
a neat house
too bad it’s in the middle of no where
There’s 80s–and then there’s EIGHTIES!!! Holy crap, did Tony Montana design that bathroom? Gold and black? Are you kidding me! Oh and where did the hodgepodge of furniture come from–Marty Millionaire?
Good grief. I understand the place was built in a different nasty era, but could you at least stage it decently. I swear that realtors these days sit on fat asses and wait for the dullest rich idiot (and hopefully blind in this case) to walk in a drop a wad of cash on them…
Too bad it’s in Thornhill. Blech.
what’s with the anti-thornhill snobs? not every mansion has to be in the bridlepath or near avenue road.
Hey, I grew up in Thornhill (but alas, in the poor side of town). This area is nice (it beats the hell out of Mississauga) but for 2.8 I would be looking elsewhere. I am not sure what great schools the writer is referring to that are close by? Thornhill High School?