Surreal Estate: $7.8 million for an Av and Dav home with a fever dream bathroom

Neighbourhood: The Annex Price: $7,800,000 Size: 4,515 square feet Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 5 Parking spots: 2 Real estate agents: Simon Bower, RE/MAX Hallmark Realty

The Place

A four-bedroom, five-bathroom townhome on the eastern edge of the Annex, with a loaded kitchen, 18-foot ceilings and a quarry’s worth of marble. It’s within walking distance of Ramsden Park, Rosedale subway station, and Bloor’s many shops, restaurants and bars. And motorists are short drive from the DVP.

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The History

The seller bought this property in 2020. He stripped it down to its studs and built a structure with a modernist silhouette and a bold design style within. After completing the finishing touches three months ago, he’s now putting the property on the market.

The Tour

Don’t let the boxy façade fool you: curves can be found in the foyer and across all four levels.

In the kitchen: a most marvelous marble set up, complete with Gaggenau appliances, chevron hardwood floors and a four-seater island.

The current owner loves art, and so conceived the home as a canvas for various works, particularly here in the living room.

A reverse angle highlights the living room’s soaring 18-foot ceilings, window wall facing the backyard and the dramatic fireplace feature wall.

There’s also a dining room on the first floor, complete with a jumbo wine rack.

A tiled vanity defines the powder room.

Moving upstairs reveals the twisting ribbon-like spiral staircase, which connects all levels.

Upstairs, residents have access to two bedrooms, plus this library lounge overlooking the living room.

The view from the library.

On the third floor: the main bedroom, with a view of the neighbourhood, and its own ensuite bathroom and cloak room. The gas fireplace flanked by displays is a nice touch.

Here’s the psychedelic ensuite bathroom. It’s equipped with a high-tech shower system, a soaker tub and a vanity as long as a shuffleboard table.

And here’s the cloak room, which looks more like a sneaker boutique in nearby Yorkville.

The elevator connects the basement to the rooftop terrace.

Now the basement, fashioned with a bespoke bar crowned by an elegant arch, a large lounge and an exit to the backyard.

This space, set up as a fitness centre, also walks out to the back patio.

The backyard comes with this friendly evergreen garden.

Finally, the view from the rooftop terrace.

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