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Sale of the Week: The $3.7-million house that proves luxury can sell in a hurry

By Kelly Reid| Photography by Realty Tours
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The house that sold at 279 Dunforest Avenue
Listed At
$3,588,000
Sold For
$3,720,000

Address: 279 Dunforest Avenue
Neighbourhood: Willowdale Agent: Sharon Soltanian and Anita Soltanian, Soltanian Real Estate Inc., Brokerage Previously sold for: $590,000 in 2010, prior to a major renovation  

The property

A ritzy, newly renovated four-bedroom home near Finch and Bayview.

Here’s the foyer, complete with masculine shadow apparition:

Sale of the Week: The $3.7-million house that proves luxury can sell in a hurry

The living room has a fireplace with a stone surround:

Sale of the Week: The $3.7-million house that proves luxury can sell in a hurry

Here’s the dining area:

Sale of the Week: The $3.7-million house that proves luxury can sell in a hurry

The kitchen island is topped with more of that slab stone:

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Sale of the Week: The $3.7-million house that proves luxury can sell in a hurry

And there’s a little eating nook with a door to the back deck:

Sale of the Week: The $3.7-million house that proves luxury can sell in a hurry

The office is panelled in dark wood:

Sale of the Week: The $3.7-million house that proves luxury can sell in a hurry

There are four bedrooms on the second floor. The master bedroom has a swanky crystal chandelier:

Sale of the Week: The $3.7-million house that proves luxury can sell in a hurry

The master ensuite has heated floors and a jet tub:

Sale of the Week: The $3.7-million house that proves luxury can sell in a hurry

The dressing room has a few mirrors in it:

Sale of the Week: The $3.7-million house that proves luxury can sell in a hurry

Another bedroom:

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Sale of the Week: The $3.7-million house that proves luxury can sell in a hurry

And another:

Sale of the Week: The $3.7-million house that proves luxury can sell in a hurry

Here’s the basement rec area. Shadow ghost is down here now, so apparently he can use the stairs or float through ceilings or something?

Sale of the Week: The $3.7-million house that proves luxury can sell in a hurry

The bar is made of walnut and marble:

Sale of the Week: The $3.7-million house that proves luxury can sell in a hurry

There are two more bedrooms in the basement. Here’s one of them:

Sale of the Week: The $3.7-million house that proves luxury can sell in a hurry

The back patio is multi-level:

Sale of the Week: The $3.7-million house that proves luxury can sell in a hurry

The view from the rear:

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Sale of the Week: The $3.7-million house that proves luxury can sell in a hurry
The history

Listing agent Sharon Soltanian also happens to be the seller. She bought the property in 2010 and began a ground-up renovation four years later. Among other things, she decked out the house with crystal chandeliers, white oak hardwood flooring, and Italian marble. Now, she’s moving to another part of the city.

The fate

The buyer loved the open floor plan and the refined surface mateirals. When he moves in, he doesn’t plan to make any changes.

The sale

The house sold in three days, for $132,000 over asking. Soltanian believes the sale price is the most that has ever been paid for a 45-foot lot in this neighbourhood.

By the numbers

• $3,720,000 • $12,201.30 in taxes (2016) • 6000 square feet • 6 bathrooms • 4 bedrooms • 3 days on MLS • 1 elevator

The Hunt

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