Address: 25 Ellis Park Road
Neighbourhood: Swansea
Agent: Pro Sarbadhikari, Sutton Group Realty Systems Inc., Brokerage
Price: $19,000 per month
A four-bedroom custom house overlooking High Park, available furnished or unfurnished.
This three-storey home was originally built in the 1950s. The current owner bought it three years ago and hired Graham Smith, of Altius Architecture Inc., to give it a contemporary overhaul. The revamp included a complete interior and exterior refresh, new skylights, heated driveways and floors, and a room just for the owner’s motorcycle collection. Now he’s moving to another neighbourhood and looking to lease the property. It’s also available for sale, for $5.5 million.
Here’s the walk to the entry:
The living area has a fireplace:
Here’s the dining area. The floors are oak:
The kitchen has a wall of lime-green cabinetry:
Here’s the famous motorcycle room:
And here’s the view from the rear:
The kitchen has a 14-foot-wide automated sliding glass wall that opens up to a patio with a view of Grenadier Pond in High Park:
The master bedroom’s in-room bathtub seems impractical, but the seven-piece ensuite does also include a steam shower:
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• $19,000 per month • 4,000 square feet (approximately) • 14-foot ceilings • 5 parking spots • 4 bedrooms • 4 bathrooms • 2 balconies • 2 fireplaces
Ali Amad is a Palestinian-Canadian journalist based in Toronto. His work has appeared in publications including Toronto Life, Maclean’s, Vice, Reader’s Digest and the Walrus, often exploring themes of identity, social justice and the immigrant experience.