House of the Week: $2 million for a sprawling Humber Valley bungalow with a backyard waterfall
Address: 1 Country Club Drive
Neighbourhood: Humber Valley
Agent: Theodore Evan Babiak, Royal Lepage Real Estate Services Ltd., Brokerage
Price: $2,048,000
The place: A sprawling four-bedroom, five-bathroom bungalow with a Californian feel, complete with its own waterfall in the backyard.
The history: Built in 1957, this home has been updated continually over the years: the kitchen was renovated in 2002, and the lower level and master bathroom were both refurbished last year. Other, less sexy updates include a new furnace, a backflow preventer and the best washers and dryers .
Big selling point: The new master bathroom has a heated tile floor, a deep soaker tub, a rainfall shower head and double sinks. A frosted barn door admits light while maintaining privacy.
Possible deal breaker: Though the kitchen is relatively new—with custom-built cherry cabinets, black granite counters and top-of-the-line appliances—anyone seeking ultra-modern marble surfaces and open shelving may need to look elsewhere.
By the numbers:
• $2,048,000
• $10,487 in taxes (2015)
• 80-by-176 foot lot
• 4 bedrooms
• 5 bathrooms
• 2 gas fireplaces
• 2-car garage (plus room for 4 more cars in the courtyard driveway)
• 1 exercise room
• 1 sauna
322537 It's a little hard to tell, but there's a whole, sprawling house behind this garage and retaining wall. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-1-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-1.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-1.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-humber-valley/slide/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-1/ toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-1 0 0
322538 Here's a closer look at the entrance. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-2-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-2.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-2.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-humber-valley/slide/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-2/ toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-2 0 0
322539 It's a very nice entrance, with slate flooring. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-3-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-3.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-3.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-humber-valley/slide/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-3/ toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-3 0 0
322540 The living room, like the rest of the house, has oak hardwood flooring. The fireplace runs on gas. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-4-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-4.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-4.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-humber-valley/slide/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-4/ toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-4 0 0
322541 The dining area is combined with the living room. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-5-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-5.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-5.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-humber-valley/slide/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-5/ toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-5 0 0
322542 The kitchen was redone about ten years ago. It has cherry cabinets and appliances by Sub-Zero and Thermador. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-6-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-6.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-6.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-humber-valley/slide/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-6/ toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-6 0 0
322543 The house has no second floor, so there are three bedrooms on the main floor, each with its own en suite bathroom. This bedroom is being used as an office. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-7-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-7.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-7.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-humber-valley/slide/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-7/ toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-7 0 0
322544 Another main-floor bedroom. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-8-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-8.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-8.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-humber-valley/slide/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-8/ toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-8 0 0
322545 The master bedroom has a cathedral ceiling and wall-to-wall closets. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-9-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-9.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-9.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-humber-valley/slide/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-9/ toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-9 0 0
322546 And there are heated tile floors in the master en suite. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-10-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-10.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-10.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-humber-valley/slide/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-10/ toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-10 0 0
322547 The lower floor has the two-car garage, a rec room, an exercise room, a sauna and a fourth bedroom. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-11-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-11.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-11.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-humber-valley/slide/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-11/ toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-11 0 0
322548 A small den area at the back of the house has doors to the backyard. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-12-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-12.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-12.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-humber-valley/slide/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-12/ toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-12 0 0
322549 Yes, there's a waterfall. It's fed by a pump. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-13-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-13.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-13.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-humber-valley/slide/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-13/ toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-13 0 0
322550 And here's the patio. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-14-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-14.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-14.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-humber-valley/slide/toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-14/ toronto-house-for-sale-1-country-club-drive-14 0 0
Beautiful house.