House of the Week: $3.7 million for a Beaches new-build with a backyard pool

Address: 103 Scarborough Road
Neighbourhood: The Beaches
Agent: Mark Richards, Re/Max Hallmark Richards Group Realty Ltd., Brokerage
Price: $3,690,000
Previously sold for: $1,235,000 in 2014, prior to a total rebuild

The place

A new house in the east end, just north of Queen Street and Balmy Beach Park.

The history

The house is a new-build that took a year to complete, starting in June 2015. It has a large custom kitchen with a 48-inch Wolf range (and eight-foot range hood), Thermador fridge, wine storage and views of the outdoor plunge pool.

Here’s the foyer:

The office:

And the dining room:

The living room has a fireplace:

There’s a large breakfast area beside the kitchen:

And here’s a closer look at the kitchen and its many shiny surfaces and appliances:

A skylight brightens up the second floor, where there are four bedrooms:

Here’s one bedroom:

And another:

And another. Whoever staged this home must have a crate of teddy bears at the ready:

The master bedroom has an interesting ceiling fan:

And here’s the master ensuite:

The back patio:

Big selling point

The house some grown-up features—for instance, a master walk-in closet that would make Carrie Bradshaw jealous:

But it also has some fun stuff, like an oversized basement rec room, with wet bar and double fridges:

(There are also two bedrooms in the basement.)

Possible deal breaker

If the buyer has kids (which, with six bedrooms, they probably will), they’ll probably find themselves hosting a few too many pool parties. The pool obviously looks a lot more inviting when it’s not covered by a tarp:

By the numbers

• $3,690,000
• $7,447.31 in taxes (2017)
• 3,793 square feet
• 6 bedrooms
• 6 bathrooms
• 1 pool

The Hunt

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