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109 Centre Ave., North York

Asking price: $1.025-million

Selling price: $1.02-million

Previous selling price: $650,000 (2002)

Taxes: $7,052 (2008)

Lot size: 60 by 177 feet

Days on the market: seven

Listing agent: Bill Thom,

Re/Max Realtron Realty Inc.

Nestled within the Newtonbrook community, this million-dollar home makes a big statement in size and style, agent Bill Thom says.

The 20-year-old residence sits on a private, one-quarter-acre lot landscaped with new stone retainers in the south-facing backyard, in-ground sprinklers and a long interlocking patio lined with bushes.

"It looked like a courtyard where you sip tea and eat biscuits at 4 p.m.," Mr. Thom says. "It's a beautiful lot."

Also outside is a shed, a deck off the eat-in kitchen, a six-car driveway and a triple garage.

The house's roughly 4,500 square feet encompasses five carpeted bedrooms, six bathrooms, formal living and dining rooms, a library and a fireside family room.

"The room sizes are very generous," the agent says. There's also a sitting area outside of the bedrooms on the second floor, "so walking between rooms, you can take a rest."

The interior has upgraded finishes such as hardwood and ceramic floors, pot lights and moulded ceilings and is equipped with alarm, intercom and central vacuum systems.

"Every inch of it is well maintained and shows very well," Mr. Thom says. He also notes that the roof and windows were updated in the past five years.

Two bedrooms, including the master, have private bathrooms and walk-in closets, while two bedrooms have his and her closets.

Above-grade windows brighten the basement, where there is a gym, a recreation room with a new wet bar, and a games room with a second fireplace and a walkout. This level also features a sauna off one of two bathrooms and service stairs that lead to a mudroom with a side door.