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House of the Week: 71 Balmoral Avenue
On a well-to-do road by Yonge and St. Clair, this single-family home (yes, it is a home) is just brimming with shiny surfaces, big windows, and an incredible number of sinks. I know — when can I move in, right? One year new and equipped with the seemingly mandatory large-home elevator (because three floors can be a feat), 71 Balmoral will surely appeal to your inner urban...ish side.
SPECS:
Address: 71 Balmoral Ave
Price: $3,995,000
Size: 5,324 sf
Storeys: 3
Bedrooms: 4+1
Bathrooms: 5
Parking spaces: 4
Property taxes: $18,030.60
NOTABLE FEATURES:
Elevator
Heated floors
7-piece master ensuite bathroom with gas fireplace
Sauna
Wine cellar
Sub-zero fridge/freezer
6-burner range with griddle
Double oven
Omni Smart Home control system
Statuario marble and white oak hardwood
Built-in speaker system
GOOD FOR:
Hosting the next group of Big Brother contestants, a digital marketing firm, or anyone with a zealous affinity for pot lights. Good for those who don't like to share bathrooms or methods of ascending floors. Must love marble.
MOVE ON IF:
Glass and steel don't say "homey" to you. You think exposed brick should go back to 1988. You don't spend a lot of time in the bathroom. You think $4 million, at the very least, should buy you an exercise pool.
ADDITIONAL PHOTOS
If you had the dough, would you buy this home? Let us know where you stand in the comments below.
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The Elevator is a little excessive though. Unless you are walking impaired, it would only be good for moving furniture, laundry or going up/coming down when completely blitted.
Awesome.
For $4M +/- 10% you can do far, far better in midtown - 80 Bedford or 31 Maple, say. There are two places on Woodlawn and one on Balmoral for $1M less that are still overpriced for the streets but more reasonable. This size range of house on these streets has been going for 800s to 1.2-1.5. Add a bit for nicer finishes and some additional square footage, but not double.
Smells like a developer who got overaggressive and did his sums wrong. There's a bank out there that's going to have to write down a loan soon.
No they didn't forget about the backyard - they made sure they tore down every tree and bush they could find.
Whoever did this design needs to put the straight-edge down for a few minutes.
Definitely over priced at $4 mill.
Would love Robyn if you did follow up when property sells.
In addition to being a little overpriced, the exposed brick is also a little overkill. accenting should be done in a minimal regard, after that is looks cheap.
Does it come with the housekeeper and a life-long supply of Windex?
The backyard is ghastly.
I wouldn't shell out 4 million for this, at least not as it appears. It would cost a fortune just to make it even remotely tasteful.