ADDRESS: 12 Erica Road
NEIGHBOURHOOD: Thornhill
AGENT: Pasqua Amati and Steve Tabrizi, RE/MAX Hallmark Realty Ltd., Brokerage
PRICE: $2,800,000
THE PLACE: Built by Dominic Meffe, founder of the southern Ontario hotel chain Monte Carlo Inn, this large family home is set in the exclusive Uplands Community of Thornhill.
BRAGGING RIGHTS: With soaring ceilings and a large open concept living area, the house has an art gallery aesthetic (there’s even a catwalk dividing the home’s two wings).
BIG SELLING POINT: A three-bedroom kid’s wing and proximity to some of the best schools in Thornhill make it ideal for raising a family.
POSSIBLE DEAL BREAKER: Your home may have the chic feel of an art gallery, but tucked away in Thornhill, you’re a long way from the AGO and MOCCA.
BY THE NUMBERS:
• $2,800,000
• $18,525.11 in property taxes
• 7,700 square feet
• 70 foot deck
• 7 bathrooms
• 5 bedrooms
• 4 fireplaces
• 2 laundry rooms
• 1 Spiderman-inspired cat walk
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- The exterior, showing off antique brick and stone
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- The main entry features twin staircases that lead up to the catwalk.
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- The living room, with a tiled fireplace as the focal point
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- Two-storey windows overlook the backyard orchard.
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- Both catwalks offer the master of the house an unparalleled view of his or her domain.
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- The dining room, with built-in homes for house plants.
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- The kitchen, with granite counters and cabinets that, if stacked end to end, would reach the moon (or just a respectable 50 feet).
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- The breakfast “nook,” with 20-foot vaulted ceilings.
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- The breakfast area is open to the second floor and backyard.
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- The family room, with a wood-burning fireplace.
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- Like many others, the family room is anchored by a Persian rug.
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- Full-scale version of the model ship not included in asking price.
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- The master bedroom (fireplace not pictured)
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- From the master bedroom, you can walk out to the balcony or walk in to the closet.
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- The marble bathroom, with his and hers sinks but sadly just one jacuzzi
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- The guest bedroom
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- The first of three kids’ bedrooms, each with ensuite bathroom and walk-in closet.
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- The second bedroom, for the quiet kid
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- The third kid’s bedroom, currently housing a model ship collection
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- The study leads into a library with roughed-in bar
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- The 70-foot deck, accessible through several rooms in the house.
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- The professionally landscaped backyard
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- Many trees remain from the orchard that once occupied the property.
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- Nearby Oakbank pond
Outside looks fantastic …. a good designer/decorator doing the interiors will add some much needed style.
November 2, 2011 at 1:59 pm | by christopherYou need another millon to gut the interior, the worst or the 80′s and 90′s
November 3, 2011 at 7:52 am | by RJyes Lotto Max may help to buy this one.. wow…
November 3, 2011 at 8:12 am | by hildawOw … what an awesome house/mansion
November 3, 2011 at 9:52 am | by aBleck. Great windows with an amazing view, though.
November 3, 2011 at 11:30 am | by CaitieNot for me … seems cold AND the fireplace openings are way too small for the huge rooms.
November 3, 2011 at 2:45 pm | by KnigalThe quiet kid in pic # 18 is hiding in shame beneath the bed, wondering who laid the carpet in that room. The double staircase/catwalk is overkill, and the bathroom looks like something out of Scarface.
November 3, 2011 at 2:50 pm | by MethinksInteresting – this house, which resembles a late 80s era hotel, was funded and built by… wait for it… a hotel magnate? No one could possibly tell just by looking at those pictures….
November 3, 2011 at 6:03 pm | by Ignatza neat house
too bad it’s in the middle of no where
November 3, 2011 at 8:53 pm | by miloThere’s 80s–and then there’s EIGHTIES!!! Holy crap, did Tony Montana design that bathroom? Gold and black? Are you kidding me! Oh and where did the hodgepodge of furniture come from–Marty Millionaire?
Good grief. I understand the place was built in a different nasty era, but could you at least stage it decently. I swear that realtors these days sit on fat asses and wait for the dullest rich idiot (and hopefully blind in this case) to walk in a drop a wad of cash on them…
November 3, 2011 at 9:57 pm | by MikeToo bad it’s in Thornhill. Blech.
November 5, 2011 at 1:25 pm | by too bad!what’s with the anti-thornhill snobs? not every mansion has to be in the bridlepath or near avenue road.
November 7, 2011 at 4:52 pm | by too bad for you!Hey, I grew up in Thornhill (but alas, in the poor side of town). This area is nice (it beats the hell out of Mississauga) but for 2.8 I would be looking elsewhere. I am not sure what great schools the writer is referring to that are close by? Thornhill High School?
November 11, 2011 at 1:00 am | by Pedro