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House of the Week: $4.5 million for a Parisian-inspired townhome in the heart of the Annex

ADDRESS: 138 Bedford Road

NEIGHBOURHOOD: The Annex

AGENT: Barry Smith, Chestnut Park Real Estate Limited, Brokerage

PRICE: $4,450,000

THE PLACE: Bringing a little of the 8th Arrondissement to the heart of the Annex, this Parisian-inspired townhome embodies European luxury with inlaid-pattern marble floors, traditional custom millwork, plaster cornice mouldings and fireplaces in nearly every principal room (many of them are even wood-burning).

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Condomonium: $1 million for a spacious, Art Deco–inspired penthouse in the Madison Avenue Lofts

ADDRESS: 380 Macpherson Avenue, Penthouse 614

NEIGHBOURHOOD: Casa Loma

AGENT: Robert Greenberg and Andre Kutyan, Harvey Kalles Real Estate Ltd.

PRICE: $1,069,000

THE PLACE: A penthouse in the Madison Avenue Lofts, a six-storey structure that combines elements of industrial and Art Deco design. The building stored wire bundles for Toronto Hydro in a previous life, and though converted lofts often fall short on amenities, this building is stocked with an exercise facility, a sauna, a theatre and a meeting room.

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House of the Week: $3 million for a slick pile with a tricked-out backyard at Bayview and York Mills

ADDRESS: 17 Lauderdale Drive

NEIGHBOURHOOD: St. Andrew–Windfields

AGENT: Barbara Banks, Harvey Kalles Real Estate Ltd., Brokerage

PRICE: $2,998,000

THE PLACE: A suburban five-bedroom that’s plain-Jane on the outside, swanky and sophisticated on the inside—with a two-storey open-concept living room, hardwood floors, and a floating glass-railed staircase.

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Office Space: $64 per square foot for Victorian grandeur in the historic Flatiron Building

ADDRESS: 49 Wellington Street East

NEIGHBOURHOOD: Church-Yonge Corridor

AGENT: Cushman and Wakefield

PRICE: $64 gross rent per square foot

THE PLACE: Stained glass windows, sumptuous hardwood floors, ominous vaults and the city’s first manually operated Otis elevator: the nearby bank towers seem so vanilla next to this historic red-brick building. Every space is rich with architectural detail, but each floor is somewhat unique: the first level, for example, offers fireplaces in nearly every office, while the fifth floor has gorgeous exposed rafters and a stunning view of St. Lawrence Market.

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Condomonium: $2.5 million for a three-level penthouse in the middle of the Financial District

ADDRESS: 1 King St. W., Unit 4901

NEIGHBOURHOOD: Bay Street Corridor

AGENT: Nadine Robbins

PRICE: $2,495,000

THE PLACE: A three-level penthouse in the One King West Hotel and Residence, a 51-storey, 29-foot-wide tower that’s been aptly nicknamed the Sliver.

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House of the Week: $349,000 for architect Rohan Walters’ colourful Coxwell tower

ADDRESS: 157 Coxwell Avenue

NEIGHBOURHOOD: Woodbine Corridor

AGENT: Jennifer Scaife, Royal LePage Estate Realty, Brokerage

PRICE: $349,000

THE PLACE: A narrow, towering box on stilts that attracts more gawkers than a Rob Ford weigh-in.

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Condomonium: $2 million for a giant terrace (and kinky bathroom) near the King West party strip

ADDRESS: 10 Morrison Street, Unit 907

NEIGHBOURHOOD: Waterfront Communities–The Island

AGENT: Adam Brind, Remax Condos Plus Corp.

PRICE: $1,999,900

THE PLACE: A sub-penthouse loft overlooking St. Andrew’s Playground, just steps from the raucous King West party scene.

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Cottage of the Week: $5 million for a palatial spread in the heart of ski country

ADDRESS: 201 Brophys Lane

REGION: Blue Mountains, Ontario

AGENT: Veronica Lord, Sotheby’s International Realty Canada, Brokerage

PRICE: $4,950,000

THE PLACE: A muscular, Frank Lloyd Wright–inspired four-bedroom on Georgian Bay.

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Condomonium: $2.5 million for a prim and trim midtown penthouse

ADDRESS: 336 Spadina Road, Penthouse 4

NEIGHBOURHOOD: Casa Loma

AGENT: Hannah Math Slan and Robert Michael Davidson, Harvey Kalles Real Estate Ltd.

PRICE: $2,524,000

THE PLACE: A two-level penthouse that looks a stage set from a Nancy Meyers movie. It’s in the newly built Churchill Park Condominiums, a 14-storey cylindrical tower designed by Toronto’s Quadrangle architects (a firm famous for their proposal to put a green roof on the Gardiner).

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House of the Week: $2.9 million for architectural elegance in the middle of Mississauga (no, really)

ADDRESS: 1420 Birchview Drive

NEIGHBOURHOOD: Lorne Park, Mississauga

AGENT: Jennifer Rebecca Labrecque, Royal LePage Credit Valley Real Estate, Brokerage

PRICE: $2,950,000

THE PLACE: A massive, contemporary stunner in Mississauga’s ritzy Lorne Park neighbourhood (an area so Beemer- and Botox-filled it has its own housewives reality show).

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Condomonium: $1.5 million for a space in trendy Liberty Village’s Toy Factory Lofts

ADDRESS: 43 Hanna Avenue, Unit 311

NEIGHBOURHOOD: South Parkdale

AGENT: Caroline Bokar, Forest Hill Real Estate Inc.

PRICE: $1,499,000

THE PLACE: A corner unit in Liberty Village’s Toy Factory Lofts, a century-old building that once housed the Irwin Toy factory.

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House of the Week: $1.9 million for an immaculately restored Victorian near U of T

ADDRESS: 61 Brunswick Avenue

NEIGHBOURHOOD: University

AGENT: Kevin Alvarez, Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd., Brokerage

PRICE: $1,869,000

THE PLACE: A 117-year-old bay-and-gable that’s Victorian on the outside, modern but comfortable on the inside.

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Condomonium: $899,900 for a three-bedroom penthouse suite overlooking the Oakville lakeshore

ADDRESS: 60 Old Mill Road

NEIGHBOURHOOD: Oakville, Ontario

AGENT: Agnes Chaitas, Coldwell Banker Terrequity Realty

PRICE: $899,900

THE PLACE: A two-level, three-bedroom penthouse suite with ample terrace space overlooking Sixteen Mile Creek and the Oakville lakeshore. The building’s equipped with a gym, indoor pool and guest suites.

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House of the Week: $2.3 million for a semi-detached live-work space in the heart of Cabbagetown

ADDRESS: 183 Carlton Street

NEIGHBOURHOOD: Cabbagetown – South St. Jamestown

AGENT: Gary Taitt, Re/Max Hallmark Realty Ltd., Brokerage

PRICE: $2,299,000

THE PLACE: A completely restored Victorian live-work space in the heart of Cabbagetown.

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Year in Review 2011: the best houses, condos and cottages of the week

Let’s face it: taking a peek through a stranger’s home gives us all a voyeuristic thrill. But aside from when a place goes up for sale, it’s pretty well impossible to get inside without breaking windows (and the law—an open house with a realtor is one thing; gaining access with a crowbar is completely another). That’s why we take such delight in scouring the city every week to find the most opulent, outrageous and storied church conversions, summer getaways and stately mansions on the market. Here, our 10 favorite houses, condos and cottages of the week from 2011 (with a yurt thrown in for good measure).

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