Etobicoke home a Loblaw residence
Historic, $3.7M three-storey has 8,000 sq. ft. of luxury updates,
ETOBICOKE Location: 66 Burnhamthorpe Rd., Dundas St. W. and Burnhamthorpe Rd. Asking price: $3,649,000 Size: about 8,000 sq. ft., including finished basement Lot: 74-by-182 feet, three-car detached garage, private double drive with seven parking spaces Taxes: $10,202 (2019) Bedrooms: 5 plus 1 Bathrooms: 6 Once the residence of Alexander Loblaw — son of the Loblaws supermarket chain founder — this fully renovated and restored house in the Islington neighbourhood was originally built in 1884.
Highlights of the three-storey century home include heated limestone floors, a massive skylight in the kitchen, two woodburning fireplaces, a main-floor office and a stone wine cellar.
“We were first drawn to this home because of its history — that it once was a Loblaw’s family mansion,” said homeowner Ida Stolf. “The outside of the house is stunning, with many architectural details and attractive red brick.”
The home is within a walk of shopping and restaurants, is close to schools, parks and a library, and is across the street from a golf course.
“With the fully finished basement, this house has over 8,000 square feet of finished space on four levels,” said listing agent Andrew Ipekian. “The oversized new kitchen is a focal point of the home, with a polarized skylight for increased efficiency, heated limestone floors, and a charming breakfast area off to the side with custom built-ins.”
The outside of this stately home features a brick-andstone façade, a large bow window, a second-floor balcony, and an enclosed front porch with a wall of windows.
On one side of the front foyer is the spacious living room or parlour with a coffered ceiling, a hardwood floor, a large bow window and a bay window, and awood-burning fireplace with a detailed plaster surround and mantle.
On the other side of the foyer is an office with hardwood floor, a coffered ceiling, four windows, and a wood-burning fireplace also with detailed plaster surround and mantle.
The formal dining room features a hardwood floor, a waffled ceiling, wainscotting, a chandelier, wall sconces, a recessed arched enclave with counterspace and cabinetry, and a bay window.
Highlights of the kitchen include a massive vaulted skylight, a large centre island/ breakfast bar, pendant lights, marble counters and a marble slab backsplash, heated limestone floor, coffered ceiling, a pantry, a built-in bench, highend stainless steel appliances including two stoves and two ovens, and an oversized sliding glass-door walkout.
The breakfast area includes a heated limestone floor, a chandelier, its own sink with a marble counter, cabinetry and a built-in bench.
The dining room opens to the family room, which is outfitted with a hardwood floor, crown moulding, pot lights, and a seven-pane bow window.
The main floor also has two, two-piece bathrooms.
Upstairs, the primary bedroom features a hardwood floor, a picture window, a walkin closet plus additional closets and a six-piece ensuite. Double doors open to a separate sitting room.
There are two more bedrooms on this floor, plus a four-piece bathroom, a laundry room and walkouts to a terrace and a balcony.
The third floor has two bedrooms, both with hardwood floors and closets, as well as a den and a four-piece bathroom.
The finished lower level has a rec room with a heated limestone floor, an exercise room, a storage room and three crawl spaces, a three-piece bathroom, a second laundry room, and a wine cellar.
To have a look at this property contact listing agent Andrew Ipekian, Keller Williams Referred Urban Realty, Brokerage, 416-572-1016; Ipekian.ca. Home of the Week is written by freelance contributor Allison Harness, a Toronto-based real estate writer. Although we try to provide the most up-to-date information available, we cannot guarantee features as listed. Please contact the realtor. To make a submission to Home of the Week, email soldhome@rogers.com.