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Price: $5,498,000
Neighbourhood: Don Mills
Lot Size: 77.1 x 160.5 feet
Tucked into Toronto’s ravine system, the “understated” front of 7 Waxwing Place allows the interior of the house to shine, the realtors for the home say.
Thirteen-foot ceilings and a large hangar-style glass door that opens the living space to the greenery of the nearby Moccasin Trail Park are the “wow factor” for Steven Liambas, the co-listing agent alongside Gianni Zeppieri.
With mechanisms that hide kitchen shelving and appliances just out of sight and transform space when needed, it’s unlike any property Liambas has seen before.
The home looks out to a ravine with large windows and is divided by a central unit which includes a fire place.
“A lot of the home is hidden and then once you want to entertain you open up the features, like where the TV is, where the coffee makers are,” said the broker at ReMax Noblecorp Real Estate.
“That 45-foot hangar door at the back is so unique, I think it’s the biggest I’ve seen in Canada … It’s industrial like for an airport, no one’s really seen that in a house.”
The property is split into two wings joined by a glass bridge and has six bedrooms and eight bathrooms spread over 6,000 square feet.
A bridge connects the two sides of the house on the upper floor, and uses electrochromic tinting glass.
The current owners bought the land and tore down the existing structure; they custom-designed the home with an intent for function, Liambas said. It was completed in 2020.
“There’s walls that basically shut off the whole house, and then you open it like a Swiss army knife and it just flows into the dining room and the family room,” Liambas explained.
The open-plan kitchen connects with the living space behind it, and hides a coffee station in its cabinets.
The multi-functional cabinetry sits in the centre of the home’s ground floor, with the open-plan living and kitchen space on one side and the dining- and family-rooms on the other. It also conceal the staircase to the basement and upper level.
Hidden behind doors on the walnut-clad piece are a TV and shelving in the living room, a dining room bar, and an integrated wine fridge that reaches from floor-to-ceiling in the family room.
The multi-functional cabinet wall contains a wine fridge in the family room and hides the staircases from view.
The showstopper, however, might be the custom hangar-esque windows Liambas said, describing the thickness of the door as “commercial grade.”
“That’s what makes this house different, and I think that’s what brings people in.”
Once its opened, “it flows the inside and outside” and opens the house to a backyard with an infinity pool, an outdoor kitchen and multiple seating areas surrounded by the ravine.
The intricate hangar door spans across the living and dining areas on the ground floor.
While the main floor might be built for entertaining, the house is very functional for families, according to Liambas.
The main bedroom opens to a large balcony and features pocket doors.
The bedrooms are located on the upper floor of the house with one side being a primary suite with a private balcony and ensuite, and three other bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms separated in the other wing.
In the basement there are two additional bedrooms with a shared bathroom, along with a gym area and a theatre room and prep kitchen.
The second floor bedrooms are separated from the main suite by the house’s bridge and each have their own bathroom.
“Someone that really entertains is going to want to buy this house,” Liambas said, pointing to the “seamless” blend of indoor and outdoor living in a secluded area that would resonate with younger professionals.
“However, this house isn’t for everyone, it’s so unique, I wouldn’t say it’s traditional.”
The backyard is surrounded by greenery and features a multi-level infinity pool.
Located on a cul-de-sac in Don Mills, the house is a short walk from several schools and shops and restaurants near Don Mills Road and Lawrence Avenue East.
The current listing price of $5.5-million is down around 20 per cent, or $1.3-million, from the original price around $6.8-million when the house was first listed in Oct. 2024.
Liambas said the new price is “aggressive” in a market that hasn’t been great, and that the customization and work put into the house couldn’t be replicated today for the listing price.
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