Custom home built for active family
Robert Hurlburt home on a quiet cul-de-sac in tony Bayview Village
Location: 2 Sorrel Crt., Bayview and Sheppard Asking: $2,450,000 Size: about 4,000 sq. ft., plus 2,089 sq.-ft. finished basement Lot: 60 by 143-ft., built-in two-car garage, private drive Taxes: $11,714 (2012) Bedrooms: 4 plus 1 Bathrooms: 5
This custom-built and custom-designed $2-million-plus stately abode was built a few years ago on a low-traffic cul-de-sac in the prestigious Bayview Village area. “Renowned craftsman Robert Hurlburt built this magnificent home for the present owners in 2010,” says listing agent John Gerber. “As a third-generation homebuilder, Robert Hurlburt Homes has a reputation for architecturally designed, superior-quality custom homes. The family name is synonymous with utilizing the highestquality building materials and, most importantly, skilled and knowledgeable trades.
“With an active young family in mind, architect David Wooldridge took advantage of the location. He has been designing distinctive homes in Toronto for 30 years at fashionable addresses from The Bridle Path to Lawrence Park, and now Bayview Village.”
Situated a block north of Blue Ridge Park, the home is walking distance to many parks and green space, with walking/biking trails surrounding the Don River. It is also walking distance to a subway station and close to Bayview Village Shopping Centre, where there is a library, shopping, restaurants and cafes. It is an easy drive to the Don Valley Parkway and Hwy. 401.
The home has a traditional exterior of stone and brick with lots of intricate coin and brick work. It also features large high windows and a front turret. Landscaping was done by Nan Keenan Design.
It also has an interlocking brick front walkway and an attached twocar garage with two doors, a large front window and a stone façade. Inside, the home has high ceilings throughout, 10-inch baseboards, hand-scraped engineered oak floors, and extra deep and wide windows to allow for plenty of natural light. There are ceiling speakers with volume controls throughout the main floor and master bath. The main door opens to the foyer with a marble floor and a double- door closet. There is a large skylight over the main staircase. A second staircase has a private entrance from a side door to the lower level. From the foyer, double French doors open to a turret-shaped office, with four windows, pot lights, a built-in bookcase, crown moulding and a hardwood floor. The living room features two tall arched windows, pot lights, crown moulding and a hardwood floor.
The dining room is adjacent and has a large bay window, a hardwood floor and crown moulding.
Highlights of the Bamco gourmet kitchen include a granite counter, onyx backsplash, custom cabinetry, Miele stainless steel appliances, a centre island, pot lights, a hardwood floor, and a double sink with a window above. The breakfast room has many windows and a double French door walkout to the back.
The main floor also has a laundry room, powder room, another double closet and access to the garage.
The master bedroom on the second floor is at the front of the house. It boasts a skylight, broadloom floor, two walk-in closets and a turret-shaped spacious sitting area with four windows.
It also has a five-piece ensuite with twin vanity sinks, a heated marble floor, an oval tub and a separate glass shower stall with a rain and steam showerhead. There are three more bedrooms, all with broadloom floors, and two four-piece semi ensuites.
The basement is huge with high ceilings and large windows. The recreation room has a fireplace and a heated porcelain floor. There is also a den, a study, an exercise room and a bedroom with a double closet and four-piece bath.
The backyard has a large interlocking stone patio, a wrought-iron fence, a decorative wooden entrance gate, and a limestone trail garden shed.
Other upgrades include a Bosch alarm system with four cameras and a recording system. The house is also Cat5 wired throughout.
Contact the listing agent John Gerber, Royal LePage Signature Realty, 416-443-0300; TheGerberGroup.com; 2sorrel.com.