Etobicoke estate boasts views of golf course
Mansion features large loggia, indoor swimming pool and its own movie theatre
Location: 16 Edenbridge Dr., Islington Ave. and The Kingsway, Etobicoke Asking price: $8,500,000 Size: More than 6,200 sq. ft., plus a 3,907-sq.-ft. finished lower level Lot: 125 by165 feet, three-car built-in garage, circular drive Taxes: $30,235 (2017) Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 7 Overlooking St. George’s Golf and Country Club, this massive estate has more than 10,000 square feet of living space.
Designed and constructed by Toronto builder Tony Gornik, the custom, two-storey home has features including heated floors, a contemporary kitchen, an elevator, an indoor swimming pool and a double-sided fireplace.
“My wife Pam and I started building this house in 2007,” says homeowner Luc Vanneste, adding it was completed in December 2009. “One of the most impressive features of the home is the outdoor 900-squarefoot loggia with a full kitchen, a wood-burning fireplace and screens to enclose the space. Our home also showcases a media room, full ensuites in all the bedrooms and gorgeous stonework.”
The home is near schools, parks, walking and cycling paths and is a short bus ride to Royal York subway station. It has easy access to Hwys. 427 and 401. Restaurants, shops, cafés and businesses are less than a five-minute drive.
“This spacious home is located in one of west Toronto’s most prestigious neighbourhoods,” says listing agent Ana Santos. “Its exterior is hand-picked stone from Pennsylvania. Inside, style and quality craftsmanship have been incorporated throughout the design that includes four bedrooms, seven bathrooms, soaring ceilings, multiple fireplaces, walkouts and balconies, a movie theatre, an exercise room, a recreation room with billiards area and wet bar, an indoor pool and an outdoor hot tub.
“It also has a smart security system, an irrigation system and beautifully landscaped gardens,” Santos adds.
The front exterior of the stately stone mansion features a turret, exterior window shutters, two Juliet balconies and a stone walkway leading to an oversized solid wood front door. A circular stone drive has park- ing for up to 12 cars, there is a threecar attached garage and lush, professionally landscaped gardens.
The foyer features an intricately patterned marble floor, millwork, wainscotting and stairs to the turret. It leads to a pair of hallways and includes two built-in art niches, an elevator, a powder room and a double closet.
The living room overlooks the backyard and has double-pocket doors, an oak hardwood floor, a gas fireplace, wall sconces, wainscotting, pot lights and detailed crown moulding.
In the spacious dining room are two double French doors that open out to the front of the home. The dining room includes full-wall wainscotting, two more large windows, a crystal chandelier and a hardwood floor.
Highlights of the sophisticated kitchen include Calacatta marble counters and backsplash, crown moulding, a heated travertine floor, a large island with sink and pendant lights, pot lights, custom cabinetry and high-end stainless steel appliances — including double Wolf ovens. The kitchen overlooks the large breakfast room that has a heated travertine floor, a chandelier, pot lights, a bay window and garden door walkout to the loggia.
The family room is adjacent to the kitchen and has a carved-marble surround gas fireplace, a coffered ceiling, pot lights, a hardwood floor and a double French-door walkout.
Outfitted with stainless steel appliances, the large loggia has a vaulted ceiling, a wood-burning fireplace and motorized screens.
On the second floor, the massive master bedroom includes a large dressing room with cabinetry and organizers, a hardwood floor, a sitting area, a gas fireplace, a beamed ceiling and double French-door walkout to a balcony. Its five-piece ensuite features a Calacatta marble shower stall, twin vanity sinks and a separate water closet.
Three more bedrooms all have hardwood floors, closets and ensuite bathrooms.
There is a laundry room on this level with a travertine floor and builtin cabinetry.
The huge fully finished lower level has a recreation room with wet bar and a double-sided gas fireplace — with a floor-to-ceiling stone surround — that it shares with an adjoining theatre room.
There is also an exercise room, three- and two-piece bathrooms, storage rooms, a wine cellar and a mud room on the lower level.
Leading from the exercise room is the indoor pool with direct access to the outdoor hot tub. Also in the backyard are flagstone pathways through landscaped gardens, stone patios, a gazebo and sitting areas overlooking the golf course.
To have a look at this property, contact listing agent Ana Santos, Harvey Kalles Real Estate Ltd., Brokerage, call 416-441-2888, or visit Asantos.ca or 16 edenbridge.com. Although we try to provide the most up-to-date information available, we cannot guarantee features as listed. Please contact the realtor for latest details. To make a submission to Home of the Week, email soldhome@rogers.com.