REAL ESTATE…with a difference: Toronto Mansion With 22-Ton Staircase!

Toronto is the largest city in Canada and said to be one of the safest places to live in all of North America. The vibrant city is filled with parks, crisp modern highrises, theatre, dance and art, small ethnic communities and neighbourhoods filled with artists, fine shops, boutiques and restaurants. Festivals, zoo, sporting events? It’s all here. At the edge of Lake Ontario, it has three rivers running through the city and from the top of its many ravines are spectacular views. It is the first lake in the Great Lakes at the inland mouth of the St. Lawrence River that welcomes overseas shipping. A thriving international business center, the diversity of its population makes it an international melting pot. Considered to be a key city in the global economic system, it is rated as one of the world’s most livable cities.

Bayview-York Mills is one of Toronto’s most affluent neighbourhoods laid out along the top of a heavily wooded ravine that looks out over the city. Gone up for auction on June 26^th is this classic modern estate overlooking the Rosedale Golf Club and the city skyline. Measuring in at 13,600 square feet, the four bedroom, seven bath home holds many surprises. For the water lover, there are two indoor pools, both swimming and plunge in addition to a whirlpool and sauna. From the pool area, walk out to the landscaped lawn or stroll down to the cabana and ravine bench surrounded in a private woods. Back inside, warm your toes on the radiant heated wood and stone floors. A deftly designed smart home, almost everything one needs to do or adjust is at your fingertips with the push of a button. Every function of the house has been carefully thought out for extreme ease of living. Features include a grand rotunda entry with a 22-ton steel and marble suspended staircase, 12-foot tray ceilings with mood lighting, a gourmet Boffi kitchen imported from Italy, a master suite with bowed windows overlooking the ravine and city with marble bath and ceiling-to-floor closets with organizers and seating areas and baths in all bedrooms. There is a wet bar, wine cellar and home office. The heated garage houses five cars and has a hydraulic car lift.

This classic modern Toronto estate that does everything but cook dinner, previously priced at $23.9 million, went to auction on June 26^th. 

Source: conciergeauctions.com