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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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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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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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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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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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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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House of the Week: $5.6 million for a luxury mansion just steps from Forest Hill Village

ADDRESS: 4 Montclair Avenue

NEIGHBOURHOOD: Casa Loma

AGENT: Andrew Victor Zimet, Chestnut Park Real Estate Limited

PRICE: $5,590,000

THE PLACE: This 6,000-square-foot-plus home is just steps from Forest Hill Village—no need to drive for that Saturday morning coffee run anymore.

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House of the Week: $2.9 million for a house built in a ravine in Lawrence Park South

ADDRESS: 53 Coldstream Avenue

NEIGHBOURHOOD: Lawrence Park South

AGENT: Boris Kholodov, Royal LePage J&D Division, Brokerage

PRICE: $2,995,000

THE PLACE: A contemporary stone-and-steel ravine getaway located in the highly desirable John Ross Robertson school district.

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House of the Week: $5.5 million for Canada AM co-host Valerie Pringle’s Casa Loma mansion


ADDRESS: 3 Clarendon Crescent

NEIGHBOURHOOD: Casa Loma

AGENT: Leanne Weld, Royal LePage J&D Division, Brokerage

PRICE: $5,495,000

THE PLACE: Built in 1906, this brick and stone house sits on a double lot on a private road with only six other residences. It’s even a listed heritage property (but don’t worry, the interior isn’t ancient—the home underwent extensive renovations in 1996).

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House of the Week: $4.2 million for renowned architect Elmar Tampõld’s Hoggs Hollow home

ADDRESS: 16 May Tree Road

NEIGHBOURHOOD: Bridle Path–Sunnybrook–York Mills

AGENT: Kara Reed, Chestnut Park Real Estate Ltd., Brokerage

PRICE: $4,250,000

THE PLACE: This contemporary reinforced concrete home is nestled on an acre of forested land in the heart of Hogg’s Hollow.

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House of the Week: $6.3 million for a red-brick Georgian mansion in Casa Loma

ADDRESS: 60 Dunvegan Road

NEIGHBOURHOOD: Casa Loma

AGENT: Maurice Gherson, Forest Hill Real Estate Inc., Brokerage

PRICE: $6,295,000

THE PLACE: A red-brick Georgian mansion grand enough to stand out in a neighbourhood full of Georgian mansions.

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House of the Week: $2.8 million for a country home built by one of Canada’s most celebrated architects

ADDRESS: 16854 McLaren Road

NEIGHBOURHOOD: Caledon

AGENT: John Dunlap, Moffat Dunlap Real Estate Ltd.

PRICE: $2.8 million

THE PLACE: Just your average 1970s, cedar-clad bungalow—if an average bungalow is designed by an architectural legend and sits on enough land to fit a small village.

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House of the Week: $3 million for a regal Rosedale mansion on one of Toronto’s most distinguished blocks

ADDRESS: 11 Drumsnab Road

NEIGHBOURHOOD: Rosedale-Moore Park

AGENT: James Warren, Royal LePage J&D Division, Brokerage

PRICE: $2,995,000

THE PLACE: A three-storey 1926 Dutch Tudor in ritzy Rosedale.

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House of the Week: $2.8 million for a Thornhill mansion backing onto Oakbank Pond

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.

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House of the Week: $9 million for a stately Casa Loma mansion on Forest Hill Road

ADDRESS: 49 Forest Hill Road

NEIGHBOURHOOD: Casa Loma

AGENT: Susan Eickmeier, Royal LePage J&D Division, Brokerage

PRICE: $8,995,000

THE PLACE: In the heart of Casa Loma on Forest Hill Road, this home is the kind of ostentatious, Fresh Prince of Bel Air–style mansion that screams, “We’ve arrived!” (Think faux-Grecian columns, a sick backyard pool and chandeliers everywhere, even in the master closet.)

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