Allenby School Single Family Home for sale: 3 bedroom (Listed 2007-01-25)

This handsome, stone and brick home is perfectly located on a beautiful tree-lined street in the highly valued Allenby School neighbourhood of North Toronto. Crafted to the solid standards of the day, this classic Toronto home is well maintained and has been significantly updated to thoughtfully blend the best of yesterday’s ambiance and cachet, with all that today’s modern design and materials have to offer.

The foyer features a slate and hardwood floor, stained glass accent window, crown moulding, wainscoting and is extra wide, offering an open visual flow directly through to the back garden. Along with hardwood floors and crown moulding, the living room has both a wood burning fireplace with ceramic hearth and a full-height bay window area. The dining room offers hardwood floor, crown moulding wainscoting and three leaded glass accent windows.

The just renovated (2006) kitchen is a chef’s delight! It offers a full suite of high-end stainless steel appliances as well as granite countertops, custom cabinetry, ceramic backsplash, hardwood floor, halogen lighting, crown moulding and a natural traffic flow directly into the large family room area. In the family room you will find modern Pella windows (2003) in both the south, east and west facing walls as well as sliding glass doors leading out to a two level deck and the rear garden. This large, bright and sunny room also features hardwood floor, halogen lighting, crown moulding and built-in shelving.

The upper hall has a hardwood floor, stained glass window, wainscoting, crown moulding and a linen closet. The master bedroom has modern Pella windows, hardwood floor, crown moulding and deep double closets with organizers. There are two additional good sized bedrooms each with hardwood floor, ceiling fan, plenty of closet space and modern Pella windows. A large five piece bathroom with halogen lighting, ceramic floor, large custom mirror, wall sconces, double sinks and ceramic tub and shower enclosure, completes the upper level.

The lower level recreation room has brand new carpeting (2007), recessed lighting, three above grade windows, cedar closet, a built-in desk and office space area as well as built-in shelving and entertainment area and plenty of storage space. On this level there is also a three piece bathroom, laundry room, utility room and a cold room/wine cellar….offering generous amounts of valuable storage space.

Briar Hill Avenue is a highly desirable street in this prized "Old Toronto" neighbourhood. It affords ideal proximity to superior schools, parks, playgrounds, private clubs, gourmet shops and fine dining. Only 20 minutes from the city's downtown core and one half hour from the airport, this location presents an ideal urban family setting.