Renovated home great for entertaining
Modern open-concept design combines with many luxury features
Location: 124 Hiawatha Rd., Coxwell Ave. and Gerrard St. E Asking: $899,000 Size: about 2,000 sq. ft. Lot: 22 by 116-ft., two-car detached garage Taxes: $2,828 (2012) Bedrooms: 3 plus 1 Bathrooms: 4
This two-and-a-half storey detached Leslieville home has a modern open-concept design, many luxury features and a great view of the CN tower from the third floor deck.
“The brick and stucco home has been completely gutted, right back to the bricks, and rebuilt with structural, plumbing and electrical permits,” says home owner Grace Keegan. “The lathe and plaster walls have been replaced with wood-stud interior walls filled with R20 batt insulation. The roof shingles and windows are brand new.
“All new wiring — with 100 amp service, along with entirely new plumbing and drains — give this home the functionality of new construction. The entire roof has been filled with closed cell spray foam insulation, and the basement walls are wrapped in a rubber waterproof membrane to make this a warm, dry and cosy home,” says Keegan.
“Since the space was completely opened up, and the floor joists reinforced with engineered beams, we were able to take advantage of the resulting open floor plan to create a large, inviting kitchen/entertainment area, yet keeping the flexibility of a separate living room by installing double pocket doors, which can easily be closed to separate the spaces if required,” she says.
Located in a family-oriented neighbourhood, which hosts many community events, the house is just down the street from Roden Public Junior School; there is an alternative holistic school in the same building. It is also close to the TTC, and walking distance to shops, restaurants, a library and community centre. As well, it is near Greenwood Park, where there is a skating rink and skating paths.
“The area has been undergoing re- vitalization in the last few years, like what has been going on in Leslieville. It seems to be attracting an ‘organic/ urban’ type of young family, and they have set up all kinds of community initiatives, which is seen by the holistic alternative school across the road,” Keegan says. The house has a grey-tinted mostly stucco contemporary facade. Throughout the main and second floors are ebony oak floors. The front door opens to the foyer with a hardwood floor and large closet. Adjacent is the living room with pocket doors, hardwood and a gas fireplace with a white crystalline stone surround as the focal point. The spacious kitchen is in the centre of the home. It is custom designed and boasts stainless steel appliances with a cook top, a double-drawer dishwasher, a floor-to-ceiling pantry, double sinks with a large window above, pot lights, a customdesigned ceramic tile backsplash, and a Caesarstone waterfall centre island/breakfast bar with task lights.
The dining room or breakfast area is beside the kitchen and features a uniquely-designed light fixture and a large window.
Next to the dining room is a vestibule with a laundry room, powder room, and closet. It has access to the garage and to the interlocking brick back patio.
On the second floor is the large master bedroom. Highlights include a huge sitting area with a gas fireplace and walkout to a cedar deck. It features a five-piece ensuite with a glass shower stall, an extradeep whirlpool tub, double sinks and a granite counter and porcelain tiles.
There are two more bedrooms on this floor and a four-piece main bathroom, also with a granite counter and porcelain tiles.
The third floor boasts an open area that could be used as an office, playroom or fourth bedroom. It features three skylights, a built-in desk, a sloping ceiling, broadloom and a French door walkout to a large cedar deck with south views of the city.
The basement is finished with high ceilings and a separate entrance. It features a recreation room, a bedroom with an extralong closet, a three-piece bathroom with a large walk-in stone shower stall, and a rough-in for a kitchen or bar sink. The backyard is fully fenced. To have a look at this property, contact Grace Keegan at 416-8891460, grkeegan@hotmail.com. Open house is Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 28 from 1p.m. to 4 p.m. 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 House of the Week, email soldhome@rogers.com.