One-of-a-kind in North York
$6.7M home has custom finishes including marble and mirrors,
NORTH YORK Location: 234 Golfdale Rd., Mount Pleasant Road and Teddington Park Avenue
Asking price: $6,695,000
Size: about 3,972 sq. ft., plus about 2,150 sq. ft. finished basement
Lot: 50-by-140 feet, two-car built-in garage, private drive
Taxes: $23,305 (2020)
Bedrooms: 5 plus 1
Bathrooms: 7
This two-storey home, a few blocks southeast of Toronto’s prestigious Hoggs Hollow neighbourhood, was custom built in 2018. Its luxury features include heated marble floors, 11-foot main-floor ceilings, a butler’s pantry, ensuites in four bedrooms, plus a lower level home theatre and wine room.
“Our builder worked in harmony with our interior designer and they were able to source materials other builders couldn’t find — such as the kitchen’s grey lilac marble countertops, antiqued mirrors on the custom stove hood, and the dark-grey mirrored ceiling in the dining room,” homeowner Kimia Sarrafan said.
“The area is very well established … our neighbours are mostly professional and entrepreneurial young families, as well as some retired people who have been here for many years,” Sarrafan said.
The home is near a park and a golf course and is a short walk to Yonge St. restaurants, cafés and shopping. It is also close to Sunnybrook Hospital and has easy access to Hwy. 401 and the Don Valley Pkwy.
“The family room has a 12-ft. folding glass wall that fully opens to the outdoor terrace. Also, the home’s facade is authentic Indiana limestone, and the entire concrete driveway, front walkway, and porch have a snowmelt system,” listing agent Christian Vermast said.
Featuring a limestone exterior with federal-style influences, the residence has a two-car, built-in garage with glass doors, a nine-foot mahogany front door and professional landscaping. The front foyer has a
heated marble floor, a box ceiling with detailed crown moulding, a modern chandelier, wall sconces, a double closet and two-piece bathroom.
Living room highlights include hardwood flooring, fullwall raised-panel wainscoting, built-in speakers, a coffered ceiling, a gas fireplace with a marble surround and a bay window.
The adjoining, open dining room features hardwood flooring, built-in recessed glass display shelves, a box ceiling with grey mirror detailing, fullwall wainscoting and two windows.
A huge centre island with waterfall-style marble counter is the focal point of the spacious kitchen that also has marble slab counters and backsplash, a coffered ceiling, herringbone pattern hardwood flooring, pendant lights, an antiqued mirror hood range, high-end stainless appliances, and a serv
ery. There is also a breakfast room.
Leading from the dining room is the open-concept family room that includes a hardwood floor, a folding-glass door walkout to the patio, a five-foot linear gas fireplace with floor-toceiling marble surround, and built-in shelves lined in wood.
A mud room with direct access to outside and to the garage completes this floor.
Upstairs, the primary bedroom features a 12-ft. box ceiling, hardwood flooring, a custom headboard wall, gas fireplace with stone surround, built-in storage cabinets, two walk-in closets — one with a skylight, and one with a balcony walkout — and a five-piece ensuite.
Three secondary bedrooms include ensuites, two have walk-in closets. There is also a laundry room and an office or fifth bedroom.
The finished lower level has
10-foot ceilings, a recreation room with a heated porcelain tile floor, a wet bar and a walkout. There is also a wine room, an exercise room, a theatre room, a second laundry room, a guest bedroom with a threepiece ensuite, and a two-piece bathroom. The covered back terrace features a skylight, a stone floor, built-in barbecue, and a linear gas fireplace. The backyard is fully fenced.
To have a look at this property contact listing agents Paul Maranger and Christian Vermast, Sotheby’s International Realty, Brokerage, 416-960-9995; paulandchristianassociates.com.
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