Victorian-style home boasts a small town feel
Comfortable, welcoming and meticulously maintained residence is move-in ready
WHITBY Location: 9 Hanson Cres., Carnwith Dr. E. and Baldwin St. N. Asking price: $1,025,000 Size: about 3,670 square feet Lot: 50-by-114 feet, two-car attached garage, private double drive Taxes: $6,986 (2017) Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 5 This 2-1/2-storey, detached family home is located in Brooklin, a developing community in northern Whitby. It features a walk-in kitchen pantry, a family room with gas fireplace, full ensuites in two of the five bedrooms and a third-floor loft space.
“Our home is very comfortable and welcoming, perfect for everyday living. It is also large, so there is plenty of room for everyone to gather or to enjoy quiet personal space,” owner Sue Olsen says of the residence built in 2005 by Tribute Communities. “It is nicely laid out for entertaining, as guests can be interacted with while working in the kitchen. The loft is a bright, secluded space with its own bathroom and fireplace.
“Brooklin Village has a small-town feel with its annual Spring Fair, Santa Claus Parade and music in the park in summer . . . Many farms are just up the road where we go to buy fresh produce through the summer months. We also have three excellent restaurants all within walking distance of our home.
“Our street has had street parties, Christmas get-togethers and there is a lot of sharing and helping each other out between neighbours,” she adds.
There are also several parks and a school within walking distance of the home. Downtown Whitby is just over a 10-minute drive and Toronto is about an hour’s drive away.
“Through the years, this inviting home has been meticulously maintained and upgraded,” listing agent Pamela Park says. “It is move-in ready and the furnace, air conditioner and shingles have all been replaced in the last three years. It has gleaming cherry-stained hardwood floors throughout the principle rooms and a stunning curved staircase with wrought-iron spindles.
“Brooklin has experienced considerable growth over the past 20 years, but has never lost the charm of a village. The newer residential areas have wide streets, nearby parks and a variety of schools — eight elementary and five high schools. The recent opening of Hwy. 407 allows easier access to Toronto, and Hwy. 412 provides quick access to Hwy. 401,” Park adds
This all-brick home boasts Victorian-style charm with peaked rooflines, a dormer window and some gingerbread trim. It has a built-in, two-car garage and an interlocking stone walkway, as well as front yard landscaping of shrubbery, garden beds, a smaller tree and lawn space.
The front door, with large decorative glass insert and bordered by glass panels, opens to the foyer that has a hardwood floor, crown moulding, double closet and powder room.
In the sunken living room are three side-by-side windows, a hardwood floor and crown moulding.
Formal and spacious, the dining room is outfitted with a tray ceiling, crown moulding, a hardwood floor, a window and a chandelier-style light.
Highlights of the kitchen include a tiered centre island/breakfast bar, granite counters, ceramic tile backsplash, a ceramic-tile floor, pendant lights, crown moulding, two windows, dark stained cabinetry, a walkin pantry and stainless steel appliances.
It is open to the breakfast area which features a ceramic-tile floor, decorative half columns at the arched entrance from the hallway, a pendant light fixture, crown moulding and a garden door walkout with a full-length window on one side.
The generous-sized family room has an arched entrance with decorative half pillars on each side, a hardwood floor, pot lights, a gas fireplace with a wood surround and mantle, crown moulding and a picture window
There is a main-floor office room with a hardwood floor and crown moulding. A laundry room with a closet, a ceramic-tile floor and access to the garage complete this floor.
The large master bedroom includes a sitting area, hardwood floor, two windows, a walk-in closet and a fourpiece ensuite with a corner tub and a glass-enclosed shower stall.
The second bedroom features a walk-in closet and a hardwood floor. The third bedroom has crown moulding, a wall of windows, a ceiling fan and a hardwood floor. These two bedrooms have direct access to a shared four-piece bathroom.
The fourth bedroom contains a walk-in closet, a hardwood floor and its own four-piece bathroom.
The third floor is the open-loft level which is outfitted with an electric fireplace, flanked by built-in floorto-ceiling shelves, broadloom on the floor, crown moulding, a ceiling fan and a four-piece bathroom. The basement is unfinished. With a deep lot, the backyard has a huge interlocking brick patio with a gazebo. The yard is fully fenced with plenty of green space, trees and shrubbery.
To have a look at this property contact listing agents Pamela Park, Coldwell Banker R.M.R. Real Estate, Brokerage, 905-655-0840; or visit pamelapark.ca. 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.