King City townhouse nestled near nature
Wall of windows along with finished walkout basement help fill two-storey home
Location: 56 Alex Campbell Cres., King Rd. and Dufferin St. Asking price: $899,990 Size: About 2,140 square feet Lot: 25 x 111 feet, two-car built-in garage, private drive Taxes: $6,124 (2015) Bedrooms: 3 plus 1 Bathrooms: 4 Backing onto to a quiet conservation ravine forest and pond, this end-unit freehold executive townhouse comes complete with a wall of windows and a professionally finished walkout basement.
“My wife Sandy Jones and I fell in love with this home right away because of its huge windows and rear conservation lot. We moved from a 15-acre equestrian ranch, so feeling next to nature was important to us,” says homeowner Carrie Broughton.
“This house offered a solid main floor for entertaining and plenty of living space. It’s part of a newer development and with that we have seen the expansion of amenities, which is a welcome plus to all of us.
“King City offers the best of everything: hiking trails, art museums, restaurants and the very best equestrian facilities around. We are also perfect commuting distance to Toronto, less than an hour away,” says Broughton.
This home, although only about three years old, is part of one of the first new subdivisions.
“King’s Ridge offered detached homes on smaller than your average King City-sized lots, and estate townhouses — townhouses that have complete privacy as no neighbouring walls are adjoined,” says listing agent Kate Carcone.
“King City’s local bylaws dictate that no two single-family dwelling walls/units are permitted to touch in structure. So the builder developed a unique townhouse where each unit has a unique facade and each housing unit is only linked at the garage.
“These types of townhouses have been popular with the downsizing crowd trading in large King City castles for the more smart-sized towns,” says Carcone.
The stately two-storey, Energy Star-rated townhome at 56 Alex Campbell Cres. features a stone-and brick facade with a front balcony with a wrought-iron rail.
The front door, with a decorative glass insert, opens to the sunken foyer with a marble floor, a double closet, and direct access to the two-car garage.
Steps up lead to the main-floor hallway, which has a soaring ceiling. Beside the hallway is the dining room with a hardwood floor, decorative columns, a coffered ceiling, crown moulding, pot lights, wainscotting and double French doors.
The dining room is complemented with millwork trimmings and a walk-through to a butler’s pantry with extra cabinetry, a marble serving space and 50-bottle wine chiller.
Highlights of the chef’s kitchen in- clude granite counters, a hardwood floor, pot lights, a custom stone backsplash, stainless-steel appliances and a breakfast bar with a double sink.
There is an adjoining breakfast area with a hardwood floor and large picture window.
From the kitchen there is a large pass-through to the expansive family room or great room. This room contains a hardwood floor, a gas fireplace, a coffered ceiling, crown moulding, a back wall of windows and a double French-door walkout to a balcony/deck.
The main floor also houses a powder room.
On the second floor, the generoussized master bedroom suite contains three windows overlooking the backyard, one with a transom above, a cathedral ceiling and a broadloom floor. Between the walk-in closet and a five-piece ensuite, there is a hallway and double-entry doors to the suite. The second bedroom features a walk-in closet and a walkout to a small front balcony.
The third bedroom is fitted with a walk-in closet, a broadloom floor, and a partial cathedral ceiling.
There is also a four-piece bathroom on the second level and a full-size laundry room.
The finished walkout basement is above grade and includes a fourth bedroom with a four-piece bathroom, an office area and a media entertainment space with French doors. There are nine-foot ceilings throughout and plenty of windows.
The backyard overlooks the private conservation area, which features trees and a pond.
To view this property, contact listing Kate Carcone, Re/Max Hallmark York Group Realty Ltd., Brokerage, 905-727-1941 or 416-275-0559; estatekate.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.