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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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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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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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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.
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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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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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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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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