House of the Week: This East York property nearly tripled its asking price in two years

Location: O’Connor-Parkview, East York Price: $2,899,000

Previously sold for: $999,999 Size: 2,704 square feet plus a 1,105-square-foot basement Bedrooms: 4+2 Bathrooms: 5 Real estate agent: Susan Gucci, Royal LePage

The Place

A four-plus-two-bedroom, five-bathroom detached in O’Connor-Parkview. The house is funky on the outside and streamlined on the inside, with plenty of white, natural light and elegant custom millwork. It’s surrounded by the Don River’s stunning ravine network and will one day be a quick bus ride to the Aga Khan Eglinton Crosstown stop. And motorists are a short drive from both the DVP and Woodbine Avenue.

The History

In 2016, the current owners bought the three-bedroom bungalow that once stood on this lot for $999,999. They lived in it for a few years before tearing it down and building a new modern box in 2022.

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The Tour

The façade is lined with PVC panels plus a limestone flower box and limestone stairs.

Here’s the foyer, with a coat closet and Italian porcelain tile flooring.

Turn right and you’re in the living room. There are white-oak floors throughout.

This angle highlights the reading lounge and its 10-foot ceilings.

Here’s a closer look at the half-riser, half-open red-oak staircase with glass railings. Next to it is the floating wine rack, which doubles as an art piece.

Just beyond the stairs is the family room. That wooden feature wall leads to the side entrance.

The family room has 20-foot vaulted ceilings that rise above the second-floor landing. Its gas fireplace comes with a quartz surround and another dramatic wood feature panel.

A galley kitchen runs behind the staircase and is equipped with heaps of cabinets along with quartz counters and a matching backsplash. There’s also a built-in fridge, plus a Miele gas cooktop, stove and microwave.

The last stop on the main floor is this powder room with a floating vanity.

Heading up to the second floor reveals these skylights, which illuminate the hall connecting all of the bedrooms.

Here’s a view of the family room from the second floor.

The main suite overlooks the neighbourhood.

It has a walk-through closet leading to the ensuite bathroom.

That ensuite comes with a soaker tub, a double vanity with wall-mounted faucets, and a walk-in glass shower with a rainfall head and three water jets.

Here’s another bedroom, currently set up for the owners’ little girl.

And this bedroom down the hall—with its own ensuite bathroom—currently functions as an office.

The shared bathroom is a vision of white.

There’s also one of two laundry areas on the second floor (the other one is in the basement).

Speaking of which: here’s the basement, with heated laminate floors and french doors to the backyard. It also has a bedroom, a bathroom and a kitchen, so new residents could rent it out or use it as a nanny suite.

Here’s a peek inside the bar and kitchen space.

With no windows, this room could make a nice theatre.

Here’s the bathroom.

Let’s head outside. This is the side entrance, which connects the front- and backyards.

The backyard deck, with a rough-in for a grill, can be accessed from the family room.

From this angle, you can see the French door walk-out from the basement.

The fenced-in 135-foot-deep backyard slopes toward the ravine.

Finally, here’s a view of the rear of the home, highlighting all the storage under the deck.

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