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House of the Week: 16 Donino Avenue
Toronto is not, in fact, all shoeboxes in the sky. Indeed, there are some city residences that actually touch ground, flourishing from it with granite finishes, indoor pools, and frankly frivolous numbers of bathrooms. This is the start of a weekly look at some of the latest and greatest homes for sale in Toronto, which will probably confirm to most of us that we have chosen the wrong careers.
So, here's a reason to send your headshot over to Millionaire Matchmaker's headquarters. A newly built, $5.5 million home in heart of Hogg's Hollow. Forget using those legs — take the elevator to your bedroom. Heated floors? Try heated marble floors. There's even a built-in dog bath in the three-car garage, and a seven-speaker built-in system throughout the home. Because it's hard to yell "Dinner's Ready!" over 7,000 square feet, after all.
SPECS:
Address: 16 Donino Avenue
Price: $5,495,000
Size: 6,575 sq ft + 1,145 in the lower level
Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 7
Parking Spaces: Garage 3, Drive 5
Laundry areas: 2
Floors: 4
Property Taxes: Not yet assessed
NOTABLE FEATURES:
- Marble flooring
- 21' architectural windows
- Custom feature leaded glass ceiling
- Indoor exercise pool (converts to a hot tub)
- Sauna
- Elevator
- Library
- Theatre room
- Wine cellar
- Six-foot wide integrated fridge/freezer as part of custom kitchen
- Butler's pantry
GOOD FOR:
People with big furniture, a dog (specifically, one that needs washing), and knee issues. Perfect for those who like to shop at Costco but hate that they can't fit all of their food buys in the fridge. And, there's an amazing master wardrobe and bathroom that will surely help to ensure (at least a few months of) marital bliss.
MOVE ON IF:
You don't have $5.5 million. You don't want to be accused of sucking the "charm" out of the area. You need a full-sized swimming pool, not a puny exercise pool. Oh, and you call that a wine cellar?
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If you had the dough, would you buy this home? Add your two (million) cents to the comments below.
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Further proof - not that more was required - that money cannot buy taste.
I read BlogTO is because of how much more accessible it than the likes of Toronto Life (which reads you still have to read because they actually have a budget and they get new restaurant openings the day they happen, instead of +2 weeks after the fact like BlogTO does).
THIS IS WORLDS COLLIDING HERE! I DO NOT LIKE IT!
I apologize to all who had to bear witness
Elevators are not for a home - how tacky.
I'd rather see am achingly restored Victorian or Edwardian home. Something that has character, class and body instead of this neutral pile of tofu.
Robyn: care to comment?
But since you asked: its a cold house, and my tiny place in the East End has a larger back yard...
Someone said it was vulgar, and compared to the much smaller house next door it sure is. But I have to say, it's also kind of awesome. Love the pool.
I love this area too, Hogg’s Hollow is one of this nicest areas in the GTA mainly due to all the foliage that surrounds the homes. My only concern would be the drainage in the area as it looks like a major slope in the backyard which meanders right to the back yard. Perhaps this is the reason for no pool? Hopefully the basement is waterproofed properly….
I would buy this place in a heartbeat if I had the coin (need to win lottery). You apartment and condo dwellers should take a drive around this area to see what one of the most affluent areas in Toronto has to offer.
I'm sure the guy who made the 5.5 million to be able to afford a place like this likes tacky.
Your comments make the class separation between you and the owners of this house much more blatantly obvious.
Enjoy the smell of piss on a hot summer day fool.
Example; $3000 chrome rims on a dodge neon looks tacky, because the rims are worth more than the entire car...
$20k++ moulding in the kitchen alone doesnt seem out of place since property alnoe is worth 2-3 million.
Do you understand, or is this article WAAAAYYY over your heads?
Whaaa? This place is a fishbowl. And it's inches from the neighbours. Every time your trophy wife/husband had a coke-fuelled meltdown and threw candelabras at you, the whole street would know about it.
Anyone willing to redecorate the place for me? It pays $50,000 for a few weeks' work, all expenses covered. Please reply in the thread.
I am looking forward to the next house of the week! But not all the angry "I DON'T LIKE IT THEREFORE IT SUCKS" type of comments.
There has always been money in Toronto. Just look at the gilded-era mansions of Jarvis St. So money is nothing new.
THIS house, however, is more a product of the era of cheap borrowing and house obsession. Somewhere in that house, there's probably a pile of unpaid contractor bills big enough to fill that swimming pool.
I'll try my luck on a lottery ticket!
http://tinyurl.com/aj3rees (check out the photos!)
5.5 Million for a house and postage stamp sized lot? Insanity.
The difference is that BlogTO has the opportunity to feature properties that wouldn't be seen on other sites. Like most people, I come to BlogTO for a particular perspective and this upcoming series of properties may seem to be a bit out of character. I'd love to see what houses in, say, Wychwood Park would look like.... provided that type of access was granted (or the house was up for sale).
Regardless of the reason why some properties get featured, let's not diss TL too quickly. Certain Toronto Life real estate profiles teeter on the obscene, tasteless, or generic. But there have been lots of profiles by Toronto Life of properties and buildings which, architecturally, have historical, and cultural significance. And they take the time to document and photograph these properties really well.