Surreal Estate: $8.5 million for a sparkling Bedford Park blockhouse with a vacuum elevator

Neighbourhood: Bedford Park–Nortown Price: $8,500,000 Size: 4,126 square feet plus a 2,128-square-foot basement Bedrooms: 4+1 Bathrooms: 7 Parking spots: 2 Real estate agents: Barry Cohen and Aaron Luftspring, Barry Cohen Homes

The Place

A four-plus-one-bedroom, seven-bathroom new build with a Jenga-like façade of limestone and aluminum. It comes with a two-car garage, a heated driveway and a saltwater pool. The home sits on a quiet residential street near Bathurst and Glencairn, within walking distance of half a dozen parks. And motorists are a short drive from Allen Road, Eglinton and Yorkdale mall.

The History

In 2021, the red-brick side-split that once stood on this lot was purchased for $3.1 million. Three years later, Masih Javanbakht, co-founder of 3Arc Development, tore it down down, replacing it with this contemporary standout. The property sat cold last year at a listing price of about $9 million. Now, Javanbakht and his team have put it back on the market at a slight discount.

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The Tour

The foyer is fronted by a solid wood door with a custom handle and a glass sidelight.

This shimmering office immediately greets residents. It comes with bespoke cabinets and a huge window that frames the front yard like a painting.

Here’s a full view of the open-concept main level, which has 11-foot ceilings and wide-plank oak floors.

In the kitchen: Caesarstone quartz counters, fluted-glass cabinets and luxury appliances, including a Pitt six-burner range and an integrated Gaggenau fridge and freezer.

The living area comes with a gas fireplace lodged inside a massive stone mantel plus double sets of French doors that lead to the terrace out back.

Turn around to take in the dining area.

This nook was designed to be the family zone. Note the double-sided gas fireplace with porcelain surround.

All three levels of the home are accessed by both the floating oak staircase and this vacuum elevator—like a pneumatic tube for humans. Here it is at the second-floor landing, where residents can spy some sneaky windows carved out of the roofline.

Now for the huge main bedroom. It has its own fireplace with a stone surround and more oak floors. New owners will have plenty of space to showcase their art here.

The main walk-in closet is lined with glass and two skylights.

Here’s the main ensuite bathroom. The wood here is walnut, and that greenery is the background is a botanical feature wall.

There’s also a soaker tub by the floor-to-ceiling window and a sleek rainfall shower.

Now let’s move to the basement. Beam us down, Scotty.

The 700-square-foot rec room has heated porcelain floors.

It’s home to a temperature-controlled wine cellar and a built-in bar and kitchenette.

Next to the rec room is this glass-walled, rubber-floored, neon-lit exercise space.

And then there’s the dry sauna.

This is the theatre, with integrated LED lights.

Lastly, here’s the rear of the home. That’s a concrete saltwater pool in the foreground and a terrace for grilling in the background.

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