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