Surreal Estate: $6 million for a Rosedale Victorian with a bath fit for a temple

Location: Rosedale Price: $5,995,000 Last sold for: $5,200,000 in 2021 Size: 3,000 square feet plus a 1,000-square-foot basement Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 5 Parking spots: 2 Real estate agent: Gillian Oxley, Oxley Real Estate Royal LePage RES

The place

A four-bedroom, five-bathroom detached in Rosedale. It comes with a two-car parking pad, plenty of trees and a decked-out backyard. It’s within walking distance of both Castle Frank and Sherbourne stations plus dozens of green spaces including the Rosedale Valley. And motorists are a short drive from both Bloor and the DVP.

The history

This house was built in 1902. The current owners, a young family, purchased it for $5.2 million in 2021 and then immediately renovated, partnering with Ashley Montgomery Design to overhaul the kitchen and convert the top floor into the main suite. The family is now moving to a larger house, so they’re putting this one up for sale.

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The tour

Here’s a look at the front, with fingerprint access (the whole place is equipped with a Lutron smart-home system that controls the lights and blinds). The parking pad is Indiana limestone, and the walkway is black granite.

The foyer has heated concrete floors and heavy-duty security glass.

These foyer steps lead to the open living, dining and kitchen area.

Here’s the living room, with a bay window overlooking the neighbourhood. It comes with heated white-oak floors and a climate-controlled 180-bottle wine wall.

The kitchen anchors the upper and lower floors.

It has a 14-foot-long walnut butcher block island loaded with a beverage fridge and sink. Opposite is a leathered-marble counter and backsplash, a pot filler, and a six-burner Wolf cooktop and griddle. There are also appliances by Thermador and Miele.

Let’s head to the dining room. That glass wall is actually a giant sliding door to the backyard. The space also comes with a vented floating gas fireplace by Custom Fireplace Design.

This is the view from the dining table.

Last stop on the main floor: this powder room, with a marble sink and seagrass wallpaper.

Moving to the second floor reveals the landing that connects three of the four bedrooms.

Here’s one of the secondary bedrooms. This used to be the primary bedroom before the main suite was moved upstairs.

Its ensuite bathroom is complete with a soaker tub and a curbless glass shower with a high-tech water system.

Here’s another secondary bedroom.

This bedroom comes with tons of closets and a bespoke built-in workstation.

Moving to the third floor, here’s the entrance to the main suite.

Its dark paint job highlights the wood veneer accent wall.

The main bedroom also has a leafy view.

Down the hall is a well-lit walk-in closet.

And here’s the main ensuite. It has heated floors, a Kohler smart toilet, a double vanity and a stacked washer-dryer behind the door to the left of the tub.

There’s a big hole somewhere in Italy thanks to this steam shower.

Heading down to the basement reveals the rec room, with heated polished concrete floors.

There’s also a powder room–laundry room combo down here. It has an LG washer and dryer and a brass sink.

The backyard has a big deck with glass railings. That pergola has a built-in retractable awning.

The backyard was designed around that mature maple tree—a beautiful feature in itself.

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