House of the Week: $3.4 million for a townhouse at Yonge and St. Clair with a European-inspired kitchen

Neighbourhood: Yonge–St. Clair Price: $3,488,000 Size: 3,000 square feet Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 4 Parking spots: 2 Real estate agent: Rich Kim, eXp Realty Canada

The place

A three-bedroom, four-bathroom semi off Yonge, just south of St. Clair. Inspired by old-world townhouses, the three-storey home has a custom kitchen plus a massive main suite that takes up the entire top floor. The neighbourhood’s many businesses, the Beltline Trail and David A. Balfour Park are all within walking distance. And motorists are a short drive from both Davenport and the DVP.

The history

The current owners, a family with three young children, purchased this property in 2020. Since then, they’ve spent approximately $150,000 updating the home—installing new windows and sliding doors, sprucing up the yard and lining the top storey with African hardwood. Now that the kids are a bit older (and bigger), the family is selling to purchase a detached house.

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The tour

A Venetian chandelier welcomes residents in the foyer.

Past the entrance is the kitchen, which faces the street. The original owner, an interior designer, renovated this space with Europe in mind, adding open shelving, leathered granite counters, and luxury appliances from Gaggenau and La Cornue.

Just beyond the espresso machine (comme il faut) is this breakfast nook, with its own French doors to the first of three balconies.

Here’s the dining area. It features a crown-moulded recessed ceiling and a piano for entertaining.

The living room is on the other side of the wall and comes with 10-foot ceilings and a walkout to the second balcony, this one overlooking the backyard.

There’s plenty of room for alfresco dining among the trees.

Last stop on the main level: the powder room.

The spiral oak staircase connects all three storeys. Here’s the second-floor landing.

Now for the first bedroom, complete with a gas fireplace, a nook for working and a four-poster bed.

The next bedroom is currently set up as a nursery.

Here’s a peek inside the shared three-piece bathroom.

Moving to the third floor—which belongs entirely to the main suite—reveals the skylight and wenge floors, imported from Africa.

The main bedroom is huge. It’s equipped with Italian velvet curtains and floor-to-ceiling sliding doors that lead to the home’s third balcony.

The cherry walk-in closet resembles a menswear store in Yorkville.

Here’s the five-piece main ensuite bathroom, with a soaker tub, a super-long vanity, a rainfall shower and Brazilian granite all over.

And, of course, the main suite has its own private balcony.

Downstairs is completely above-grade. The current owners spent about $20,000 adding custom storage and a Murphy bed so the area could function as a guest room.

A mature ash tree shades the fenced-in backyard and stone patio.

Lastly, here’s a view of the rear of the home.

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