Rosedale Single Family Home for sale: 5 bedroom (Listed 2007-02-16)

Brilliantly located in one of the finest neighbourhoods Toronto has to offer, this spacious and well built Rosedale home offers the very best in urban neighbourhood accommodation. This handsome home has large principal rooms, three plus two bedrooms, five bathrooms, a large kitchen, office, den, eighteen foot high foyer and a fully self contained nanny/in-law space in the basement. If you’re looking for the perfect mid-town package…you have arrived.

The impressive foyer has a ceramic floor, sconce lighting, and a hidden closet. It is wide and deep and fully open to the second floor where a large skylight admits generous amounts of sunlight. The living room has hardwood floor, gas fireplace, custom mantle, recessed lighting, and an extra wide, full height bay window area with five leaded glass windows. The adjoining dining room has hardwood floors, two large west facing windows and is open on three sides to adjoining rooms creating an airy and bright eating space suitable for any occasion. Flowing from the dining room is a large, sunny family room with a high and wide recessed area perfect for a complete entertainment system including home theatre. There is direct access to the rear deck and garden through south facing sliding glass doors.

The modern kitchen has bleached hardwood floors, halogen lighting, a full suite of Kitchen Aide appliances, an extra large breakfast counter with a ceiling that opens to the second floor and large amounts of cupboard and counter space. A main floor office/den with two south facing windows, a closet and room for filing cabinets plus a large, modern two-piece powder room with ceramic floor, pedestal sink storage area and modern window completes the main level.

The upper level is accessed via a wide and modern “open concept” staircase leading to a split upper hallway with broadloom and hardwood flooring as well as recessed lighting and a linen closet. The master bedroom is once again a large airy and bright space that is open to the two story foyer on the east side. It features a wood burning fireplace with a hand carved, antique marble mantle and surround. This great room also offers a skylight, hardwood floor, five piece ensuite, separate dressing room and a full bay window area with five leaded glass windows. The dressing room is large with two modern west facing windows. It is fully broad loomed and has three separate double wide closets offering exceptional amounts of wardrobe space. A very spacious five piece ensuite with step-up tub surround and walk-in shower, finishes off this exceptional personal space.

The second bedroom is large and sunny with south and west facing windows, double closet, broadloom and a three piece ensuite. Bedroom #3 has a hardwood floor, double wide closet with sliding doors, two modern south facing windows and a second closet. There is also a four-piece bathroom with ceramic floor, ceramic tub and shower enclosure, pedestal sink, medicine cabinet, storage closet and modern east facing window.

The lower level has significant usable space and features all the amenities necessary for a truly independent nanny or in-law living area. A fully carpeted lower hall leads to a large recreation room/sitting room complete with a fully functional kitchenette and large storage closet. Off the kitchen area is a fourth bedroom with carpet and closet space as well as a large carpeted fifth bedroom with two closets and bay area. A four-piece bathroom gives this space the complete autonomy and full functionality it needs for independent living.

In addition to a complete living space, this large lower level also offers the complete practicality one needs for a home such as this. Completely separate from the living space is a good sized laundry room with carpeting and an above grade window. Off the laundry room is a very large storage room with built-in shelving and an above grade window. There is also an additional storage room, large storage closet and a utility room.

Whitehall Road is a quiet, stately, tree-lined street in the heart of North Rosedale…one of the very finest “Old Toronto” neighbourhoods. From a “location, location, location” aspect…it doesn’t get much better than this! This exceptional property offers great proximity to superior schools, playgrounds, private clubs, gourmet shops and fine dining. Only 15 minutes from the city's downtown core and forty minutes from the airport, this location presents an ideal urban family setting.