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House of the Week: $3 million for a modern Lytton Park home with three fireplaces

By Fraser Abe
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The house for sale at 56 Caldow Road

Address: 56 Caldow Road
Neighbourhood: Lytton Park Agent: Robert Greenberg and Andre Kutyan, Harvey Kalles Real Estate Ltd., Brokerage Price: $2,995,000 Previously sold for: $1,310,000, in 2013, prior to a total rebuild

The place

A modern new-build in Lytton Park.

The foyer sports a lovely painting of an old-timey gentleman playing keep-away with some lasses:

House of the Week: $3 million for a modern Lytton Park home with three fireplaces

Here’s the living room, at the front of the house:

House of the Week: $3 million for a modern Lytton Park home with three fireplaces

The dining area is continuous with the living room:

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House of the Week: $3 million for a modern Lytton Park home with three fireplaces

The family room is next to the kitchen. It has one of the house’s three fireplaces:

House of the Week: $3 million for a modern Lytton Park home with three fireplaces

The kitchen is super sleek:

House of the Week: $3 million for a modern Lytton Park home with three fireplaces

And here’s the main-floor terrace, with a view of the backyard:

House of the Week: $3 million for a modern Lytton Park home with three fireplaces

There are four bedrooms on the second floor, all with ensuite bathrooms. Here’s one of them:

House of the Week: $3 million for a modern Lytton Park home with three fireplaces

Another bedroom:

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House of the Week: $3 million for a modern Lytton Park home with three fireplaces

And another bedroom:

House of the Week: $3 million for a modern Lytton Park home with three fireplaces

And the master bedroom, which has its own fireplace:

House of the Week: $3 million for a modern Lytton Park home with three fireplaces

And here’s the walk-in closet:

House of the Week: $3 million for a modern Lytton Park home with three fireplaces

And the master bath, with a soaker tub and a rainfall shower head:

House of the Week: $3 million for a modern Lytton Park home with three fireplaces

The backyard is accessible from the lower level, via those stairs in the foreground:

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House of the Week: $3 million for a modern Lytton Park home with three fireplaces

The view from the rear:

House of the Week: $3 million for a modern Lytton Park home with three fireplaces
The history

The sellers tore down a two-storey home and built this one in its place. The newly completed property was initially listed for $3,095,000, but, after about a month and a half on the market, the selling agent says his client decided to knock $100,000 off the asking price.

Big selling point

The ground-floor office, with herringbone oak floors, oak paneling and a built-in bookcase made out of—you guessed it—oak, is the perfect place to work on your Gordon Gekko impression (or, for the younger generation, your Wolf of Wall Street reenactments):

House of the Week: $3 million for a modern Lytton Park home with three fireplaces
Possible deal breaker

Though the red cedar deck off the family room provides a great perch for watching the action in the backyard, the main walkout is on the lower level, which may cause some traffic jams when hosting, since parties always seem to end up centered around the kitchen. Luckily, the lower level rec room has its own wet bar and wine cellar, so guests can hang out down there and still be close to libations:

House of the Week: $3 million for a modern Lytton Park home with three fireplaces

And here’s the wine cellar:

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House of the Week: $3 million for a modern Lytton Park home with three fireplaces
By the numbers

• $2,995,000 • $14,595.99 in taxes (2016) • 6 bathrooms • 5 bedrooms • 3,200 square feet • 3 fireplaces • 3 parking spaces • 2 kitchens • 1 wine cellar

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