9 Darlingbrook Cres., Toronto
9 Darlingbrook Cres., Toronto
ASKING PRICE
$2,375,000
SELLING PRICE
$2,375,000
PREVIOUS SELLING PRICES
$1,450,000 (2007); $1,250,000 (2004); $635,000 (1997); $780,000 (1990)
TAXES
$9,844 (2015)
DAYS ON THE MARKET
Two
LISTING AGENT
Motria Dzulynsky, Re/Max Professionals Inc.
The Action: In mid-April, the pocket between James Gardens and St. George's Golf and Country Club had few options for house hunters, so this detached home on a 77-by-165-foot lot was immediately surveyed by five visitors and two dozen more at an agents-only open house. The sellers took the first offer at full list price.
What They Got: This five-level side split with more than 4,700 square feet of finished space took shape from a 1950s side split topped up in the 1980s and extensively renovated in the last decade with upgraded windows, furnace, hardwood floors, four bathrooms and a Bellini eat-in kitchen with heated travertine floors, granite-topped island, Sub-Zero and Miele appliances.
New showpieces also range from coffered ceilings in the sunroom accessible from the stone patio and dining room to custom gas fireplaces in the main floor living room, lower level family room and basement recreation room.
The largest and most lavish of five sleeping quarters – including three on the upper level above the heated double garage and two further up on the top floor – has a walk-in closet, deck and five-piece bathroom with a sauna.
The Agent's Take: "It's a lovey, landscaped lot and it was very private," Motria Dzulynsky says. "The house itself was really a meticulous and state-of-the-art renovation."
Though each modification was personal, it had universal appeal to many families. "There are some side splits, but not with five levels like that one," Ms. Dzulynsky states. "It was a somewhat unconventional layout in some ways, but it worked."