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House of the Week: $1.8 million for a Roncesvalles house with lots of glass in the back

By Fraser Abe| Photography by Dave Rempel
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The house for sale at 75 Parkway Avenue

Address: 75 Parkway Avenue
Neighbourhood: Roncesvalles Agent: Duncan James Cameron, Sage Real Estate Limited Price: $1,795,000 Previously sold for: $1,043,000, in 2015, prior to a major renovation

The place

A modern family home between Dundas Street West and Roncesvalles.

The living room is at the front of the house:

House of the Week: $1.8 million for a Roncesvalles house with lots of glass in the back

The dining room has a three-sided gas fireplace:

House of the Week: $1.8 million for a Roncesvalles house with lots of glass in the back

Here’s the kitchen, with stone countertops and KitchenAid appliances:

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House of the Week: $1.8 million for a Roncesvalles house with lots of glass in the back

There are three bedrooms on the second floor. Here’s one of them:

House of the Week: $1.8 million for a Roncesvalles house with lots of glass in the back

And here’s another:

House of the Week: $1.8 million for a Roncesvalles house with lots of glass in the back

All three second-floor bedrooms share this bathroom:

House of the Week: $1.8 million for a Roncesvalles house with lots of glass in the back

The master bedroom is the only thing on the third floor:

House of the Week: $1.8 million for a Roncesvalles house with lots of glass in the back

The soaker tub in the master bedroom’s ensuite bathroom has its own fireplace:

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House of the Week: $1.8 million for a Roncesvalles house with lots of glass in the back

The master bedroom’s private rooftop terrace:

House of the Week: $1.8 million for a Roncesvalles house with lots of glass in the back

The basement is finished:

House of the Week: $1.8 million for a Roncesvalles house with lots of glass in the back

And there’s a fifth bedroom down here:

House of the Week: $1.8 million for a Roncesvalles house with lots of glass in the back

The lot is fairly deep, and there’s a hot tub:

House of the Week: $1.8 million for a Roncesvalles house with lots of glass in the back

The rear addition gives the back of the house a strikingly modern appearance:

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House of the Week: $1.8 million for a Roncesvalles house with lots of glass in the back
The history

Architect Geoffrey Moote helmed the redesign of this property, which took place over the past year. Moote stripped the house down to studs and built a rear addition, which now serves as a family room with 21-foot ceilings and a wall of folding glass doors that lead directly to the backyard.

Here’s what the doors look like when they’re closed:

House of the Week: $1.8 million for a Roncesvalles house with lots of glass in the back

And then suddenly the couch is practically in the backyard:

House of the Week: $1.8 million for a Roncesvalles house with lots of glass in the back

Other updates include two wet bars, a wine cellar and in-ceiling speakers that can be controlled from any of four wall-mounted iPad stations. The same iPads also control the home’s Nest thermostat and front doorbell camera.

House of the Week: $1.8 million for a Roncesvalles house with lots of glass in the back
Big selling point

If it’s not the sleek modernity of the glass cube that is the family room, it’s the second-floor’s front bedroom, with 18-foot ceilings and a skylit “study loft” above the bed.

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House of the Week: $1.8 million for a Roncesvalles house with lots of glass in the back
Possible deal breaker

The home backs onto a children’s park with a wading pool, which might be nice for potential homeowners with young children—but the noise level could be bothersome to anyone who prefers a more grown-up milieu.

House of the Week: $1.8 million for a Roncesvalles house with lots of glass in the back
By the numbers:

• $1,795,000 • 3,500 square feet • 5 bedrooms • 4 bathrooms • 4 wall-mounted iPad stations • 2 wet bars • 2 fireplaces • 1 hot tub • 1 wine cellar

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