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Toronto Star
24-05-2025
- Business
- Toronto Star
Inside this $8.9-million Yorkville ‘condo alternative' with a private terrace and London-inspired character
Price: $8,998,000 Neighbourhood: Yorkville X-factor: This home at 112 Hazelton Avenue boasts a secluded backyard and terrace with a pool, a rare find in the heart of the city. Built in 1982 and last renovated in 2018, the detached four-bedroom home has a charm reminiscent of a property in London, U.K., said Donna Thompson, the home's salesperson with Harvey Kalles Real Estate Ltd. Visitors are greeted with a mirrored ceiling and walls. Birdhouse Media 'It's a really wonderful condo alternative for people that want to be in Yorkville,' Thompson said, pointing to its large lot size. 'You're in the hub of a very trendy and established neighbourhood.' ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Beyond the property's double front doors, visitors are greeted with French limestone floors and a mirrored ceiling and walls. Kitchen features include an instant hot water faucet, an appliance garage and custom-built cabinetry with soft-closing doors. Birdhouse Media The kitchen features include an instant hot water faucet, an appliance garage and custom-built cabinetry with soft-closing doors. The primary bedroom is equipped with a gas fireplace. Birdhouse Media The dining and living rooms are both open concept with oak hardwood floors. In the living room, a marble mantle sits atop a gas fireplace, and three sets of French doors open to the terrace and pool area. The primary suite spans more than 1,100 square feet, boasting a gas fireplace, custom-built closets made of solid Ebony wood. Another three sets of French doors open to a Juliette balcony overlooking the terrace and pool. A second-floor bathroom features crown moulding and a soaker tub. Birdhouse Media In the four-piece bathroom, the marble floors are heated beneath a custom vanity, rain head shower fixture and soaker tub. The powder room features bunny wallpaper, an ode to the owner's son's childhood stuffed animal. Birdhouse Media Another bathroom features bunny wallpaper designed in collaboration with American artist Hunt Slonem, an ode to the owner's son's childhood stuffed animal. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW The second-floor bedrooms each have space for a sitting area, Thompson said. Each second-floor bedroom has its own ensuite bathroom. Birdhouse Media In the entertainment room, you'll find built-in speakers, a Sub-Zero brand fridge and a fireplace flanked by built-in bookshelves. Plus, it features a temperature-controlled glass wine cellar that holds up to 870 bottles. The 'luxurious' guest room is home to LED-lit, built-in shelving and French doors to the front courtyard, paired with an ensuite that has a steam shower with a bench. Surrounded with a wrought-iron fence for privacy, the home's backyard feels like an oasis, Thompson said. The in-ground pool is surrounded by a wrought-iron fence for privacy. Birdhouse Media Who's the ideal buyer? The home would be a good fit for young families, Thompson said, adding the property's current owners had raised two boys there before deciding to rent it out. She pointed to the 'spacious and very functional' bedrooms, each equipped with their own ensuite bathroom. Thompson added the ideal buyer would appreciate Hazelton's walkability to restaurants and shops. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW The home has four large bedrooms that still leave space for a sitting area. Birdhouse Media Is it priced fairly? The home is priced fairly for the square footage, especially because buyers would get a pool, private outdoor space and double-car garage without having to foot condo fees, Thompson said. 'You're getting a lot more bang for your buck,' Thompson added. Currently leased out at $27,000 a month, the house would also be a fantastic opportunity for an investment property, she said. 'It's got one of those addresses that will never lose its value,' she said.
Toronto Star
24-05-2025
- Business
- Toronto Star
Inside this $8.9M Yorkville ‘condo alternative' with a private terrace and London-inspired character
Price: $8,998,000 Neighbourhood: Yorkville X-factor: This home at 112 Hazelton Avenue boasts a secluded backyard and terrace with a pool, a rare find in the heart of the city. Built in 1982 and last renovated in 2018, the detached four-bedroom home has a charm reminiscent of a property in London, U.K., said Donna Thompson, the home's salesperson with Harvey Kalles Real Estate Ltd. Visitors are greeted with a mirrored ceiling and walls. Birdhouse Media 'It's a really wonderful condo alternative for people that want to be in Yorkville,' Thompson said, pointing to its large lot size. 'You're in the hub of a very trendy and established neighbourhood.' ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Beyond the property's double front doors, visitors are greeted with French limestone floors and a mirrored ceiling and walls. Kitchen features include an instant hot water faucet, an appliance garage and custom-built cabinetry with soft-closing doors. Birdhouse Media The kitchen features include an instant hot water faucet, an appliance garage and custom-built cabinetry with soft-closing doors. The primary bedroom is equipped with a gas fireplace. Birdhouse Media The dining and living rooms are both open concept with oak hardwood floors. In the living room, a marble mantle sits atop a gas fireplace, and three sets of French doors open to the terrace and pool area. The primary suite spans more than 1,100 square feet, boasting a gas fireplace, custom-built closets made of solid Ebony wood. Another three sets of French doors open to a Juliette balcony overlooking the terrace and pool. A second-floor bathroom features crown moulding and a soaker tub. Birdhouse Media In the four-piece bathroom, the marble floors are heated beneath a custom vanity, rain head shower fixture and soaker tub. The powder room features bunny wallpaper, an ode to the owner's son's childhood stuffed animal. Birdhouse Media Another bathroom features bunny wallpaper designed in collaboration with American artist Hunt Slonem, an ode to the owner's son's childhood stuffed animal. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW The second-floor bedrooms each have space for a sitting area, Thompson said. Each second-floor bedroom has its own ensuite bathroom. Birdhouse Media In the entertainment room, you'll find built-in speakers, a Sub-Zero brand fridge and a fireplace flanked by built-in bookshelves. Plus, it features a temperature-controlled glass wine cellar that holds up to 870 bottles. The 'luxurious' guest room is home to LED-lit, built-in shelving and French doors to the front courtyard, paired with an ensuite that has a steam shower with a bench. Surrounded with a wrought-iron fence for privacy, the home's backyard feels like an oasis, Thompson said. The in-ground pool is surrounded by a wrought-iron fence for privacy. Birdhouse Media Who's the ideal buyer? The home would be a good fit for young families, Thompson said, adding the property's current owners had raised two boys there before deciding to rent it out. She pointed to the 'spacious and very functional' bedrooms, each equipped with their own ensuite bathroom. Thompson added the ideal buyer would appreciate Hazelton's walkability to restaurants and shops. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW The home has four large bedrooms that still leave space for a sitting area. Birdhouse Media Is it priced fairly? The home is priced fairly for the square footage, especially because buyers would get a pool, private outdoor space and double-car garage without having to foot condo fees, Thompson said. 'You're getting a lot more bang for your buck,' Thompson added. Currently leased out at $27,000 a month, the house would also be a fantastic opportunity for an investment property, she said. 'It's got one of those addresses that will never lose its value,' she said.
New York Times
18-04-2025
- Lifestyle
- New York Times
$2.1 Million Homes in Muskoka, Ontario
Huntsville | $2.2 million (2.995 million Canadian dollars) This expansive five-bedroom, six-bath country house was built in 2012 on the grounds of the defunct Tally Ho Winter Park ski area. The 35-acre-plus property is near Huntsville, the Muskoka District Municipality's largest town. Muskoka is a popular 'cottage country' destination with 1,600 lakes, two hours north of the greater Toronto area. Boating, golf, paddleboarding, hiking, treetop trekking and horseback riding are among the summer lures. Huntsville offers restaurants, pubs, art galleries, antique shops, boutiques and spring,summer and fringe festivals. Size: 7,241 square feet Price per square foot: $300 Indoors: The two-story house has an open layout, floor-to-ceiling windows, oversized stone fireplaces, reclaimed hemlock barnboard floors, in-floor radiant heating and an attached three-car garage. The front door opens to a foyer and hall, leading to a great room with a coffered pine ceiling in the dining room. In the living room area, the 25-foot-stone fireplace and pine plank ceiling are visible from an upstairs hallway overlook. The dining space has a coffered pine ceiling. The kitchen has a tile floor, a blue 48-inch Lacanche stove with a copper hood and six-burner gas range, white leathered granite countertops and white cabinetry. A center island has a microwave drawer and a sink with a gooseneck faucet; the opposite wall has dark wood cabinets and a built-in wine rack. Beyond is a walk-in pantry, a mud room, a laundry room and access to the garage. The primary en suite bedroom has a coffered pine ceiling. Its bath has a heated tile floor, a double vanity with Caesarstone counter, a steam shower, a Toto toilet, a soaker tub with panoramic views and a walk-in closet. At the end of the front hall, a staircase leads to the second level, with a laundry room off the landing. Another en suite bedroom has windows on the front and back of the house. On the lower level, a recreation room opens to an office. A guest wing has a bedroom, a bath, storage and a utility room. A finished loft with a bathroom is above the garage. Outdoor space: The parklike acreage is heavily wooded, with a clearing around the house and a sloped lawn that was formerly a ski hill. Costs: Annual property tax in 2024 was 5,665 Canadian dollars ($4,100). Contact: John Aben, Aben Team | Harvey Kalles Real Estate Ltd. | 705-788-4770 Lake of Bays | $2.1 million (2.9 million Canadian dollars) On a private road, this expanded board-and-batten-sided, five-bedroom waterside bungalow sits on 0.64 acres on the Lake of Bays, about 150 miles north of Toronto. It was built in 1968, with an addition constructed in 1988. The nearby village of Dwight has a grocery store, a pharmacy and a bakery close by. Boaters use public docking in the nearby village of Dorset to shop or enjoy waterfront dining. The private 18-hole golf course on Bigwin Island is accessible only by boat. The house is a 15-mile drive from Algonquin Provincial Park, a national historic site. Artists and outdoor enthusiasts relish the indigenous flora and fauna and the hilly, forested terrain with five rivers and rugged lakeshores. Size: 3,447 square feet Price per square foot: $610 Indoors: The living room has a cathedral ceiling, a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace, sizable windows and a sliding door to the deck. Floors throughout the renovated interior are engineered hardwood. A free-standing stone dual fireplace divides the dining and breakfast rooms. Wood beam tongue-and-groove ceilings accent the kitchen, dining room and two first-floor bedrooms. The breakfast room has a waterfall-style center island for dining. Blue cabinets punctuate the kitchen walls beneath a stone countertop; the upper cabinets are white. Appliances include double wall ovens, a convection cooktop and a French-door refrigerator with a bottom freezer. The primary en suite bedroom, on the main floor, has a custom walk-in closet and a spalike bathroom with a double-sink vanity, a soaking tub and a separate shower. The lower level has two bedrooms, an Irish pub-style recreation room with a wood stove and a bar, an office and a hall bath with a shower. French doors in the heated storage room provide access to the lakefront. Outdoor space: A composite deck with glass railings, accessible from the living room, dining room and kitchen, overlooks the lake. A grassy slope leads down to a single boat port. A 208-foot hard-packed sand shoreline has a shallow lake entry. Trees shade a horseshoe pit, a garden shed and a woodshed. A gravel driveway provides parking. Costs: Annual property tax in 2024 was 7,848 Canadian dollars ($5,600). Contact: Todd Adair | Cayman Marshall International Realty Inc. | 705-765-5759 Fairy Lake | $2.2 million (2,999,999 Canadian dollars) This four-bedroom, three-bath house, built in the early 1900s on a secluded 1.19-acre waterfront lot near Huntsville, was renovated in 2004. In addition to the two-story, wood-plank-sided main house, the property includes a boathouse and a waterfront one-bedroom, one-bath cottage along its 558-foot waterfront. A log cabin, formerly a garage, is used for storage. Fairy Lake is part of a four-lake chain (including Mary Lake, Lake Vernon and Peninsula Lake), providing boaters with 40-plus miles of scenic shoreline and villages to house is five minutes from two championship golf courses, dining and boating on Peninsula Lake at Deerhurst Resort. Size: 4,000 square feet Price per square foot: $550 Indoors: The 4,000-square-foot cottage has a slate floor in the center hall and wide plank pine throughout. The seller, a potter, crafted the yellow ceramic sink in the powder room. Glass doors open to the family room. Pine beams frame the front wall, with triangular windows beneath a 20-foot-high cathedral ceiling. From the brick fireplace at the other end of the room, a skylit upstairs loft is visible through wood balusters. A pizza oven on the backside of the fireplace faces the kitchen. Counters are pine-trimmed with inset blue ceramic tiles matching the backsplash.A breakfast bar abuts the dining room. Straight ahead is the 'Muskoka room,' a screened-in porch. The adjacent living room has lake views and a corner doors with colored glass panes open to a music room with a sloped pine plank ceiling and a wood-burning stove. In summer, an unheated room off the front hall is used as a game room; a gallery is used for storage. The first-floor primary en suite bedroom opens to a screened deck with a sauna. One of the two laundry rooms is tucked between the bedroom and the living room. Upstairs, a second primary en suite bedroom has double glass doors to a private balcony. A new tiled shower is near the hall bath. The loft has a back staircase. Outdoor Space: A wood deck off the living room wraps two sides of the house and overlooks Fairy Lake. Steps lead down to a hot tub and wooded lawn. A sunbathing deck adjoins a two-port boathouse on the lake. Costs: Annual property taxes for 2025 are 13,000 Canadian dollars ($9,300). Contact: Marsha Rao | Royal LaPage Lakes of Muskoka Realty | 705-787-6054
