Neighbourhood: Leaside-Bennington Price: $$3,375,000 Size: 3,924 square feet Bedrooms: 4+1 Bathrooms: 4 Parking spots: 3 Real estate agents: Paul Polacek and David Anthony, Royal Lepage Signature Realty
A four-plus-one-bedroom, four-bathroom home on a corner lot near Bayview and Moore. Unassuming on the outside and sparkling on the inside, it comes with window walls, tons of skylights, a huge kitchen featuring multiple sinks and a 12-foot-deep gunite swimming pool out back. It’s within walking distance of the Beltline Trail, Mount Pleasant Cemetery and the many shops and restaurants along Bayview. And motorists are a short drive from both Eglinton and the DVP.
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The current owners grew up here after their parents purchased and redeveloped the original property in 1987. They took over and renovated the interior in 2019 and have since put it on the market.
The chunky two-storey detached is surrounded by landscaped gardens.
Its foyer comes illuminated by a skylight and two vintage sconces. That’s a jumbo coat closet on the right.
A reverse angle reveals the floating staircase and Calacatta marble floors. Note the ’80s-appropriate glass-block wall in the background.
Here’s the grand room, with eight-foot windows in the rotunda, herringbone white-oak floors, built-in speakers and French doors that lead to the backyard patio.
This side of the grand room is equipped with a natural gas fireplace.
The opposite side, meanwhile, was designed to mount a TV.
Now for the open-concept kitchen–dining room combo.
The kitchen is lined with two sinks, two Bosch dishwashers, a Viking gas range, a Sharp microwave, a JennAir double-door fridge and an under-counter beverage fridge.
Here’s a closer look at the curved breakfast nook and laser-edge-banded cabinets.
And here’s a peek inside the powder room before heading upstairs.
The second-floor landing overlooks the atrium, which is an ideal place to display art.
Here’s the main bedroom. That closet in the corner contains a secret hatch that leads to the atrium.
This is the main ensuite bathroom, with heated floors, a soaker tub, a double vanity and a shower made with crushed stone.
And this is the main walk-in closet, uniquely plumbed in with a vanity.
There’s a washer and dryer in here too.
One of the secondary bedrooms—each roughly nine feet wide—overlooks the Leaside streetscape.
Here’s another secondary bedroom, this one in the curvy corner of the house.
Even the shared bathroom comes with a skylight. It also has a six-foot-long tub.
The basement acts as something of a family room. It has a wet bar in the corner.
There’s also an office and a dining area down here.
The basement bathroom sets itself apart with its subway and honeycomb tiles.
Here’s the dedicated laundry room.
Lastly, here’s a look at the bean-shaped swimming pool in the backyard.
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