Spoiled by Forest Views

NATIONAL POST, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2016 POST HOMES nationalpost.com PH11 NO JOB, NO RENO Disgraced TV host Billy Bush has put his Manhattan townhouse on the market, less than a year after buying it. He had planned to completely renovate the 7,248-square-foot digs, which has five bedrooms and six bathrooms, in preparation for his move from L.A. for the Today BILLY BUSH’S show anchor job. He paid $8.8 million for it in December, but listed it (apparently a month before the Trump video scandal that cost him his job) for $8.9 million; it’s now asking $8.25 CHELSEA TOWNHOUSE million, with incomplete reno. He was said to have been living in an apartment in New York for the duration of the expected two-year build. Curbed.com says the listing shows 22-foot ON THE MARKET ceilings in the parlour, an excavated basement with potential for a gym or an in-home the- atre, and a stunning roof deck with jacuzzi and outdoor kitchen. National Post SOLD VAUGHAN the breakfast room leads to 31 Bridgend Crt. N. an interlocking brick patio (Islington Avenue and that extends the width of Rutherford Road) the house. Asking price: $1.338 million In winter, the family Sold for: $1.31 million room is a great place to Taxes: $5,993 (2015) relax beside the fireplace Bedrooms: 4+1 and enjoy a view of a back- Bathrooms: 4 yard covered in snow. Time on the market: A main-floor laundry/ Eight days mudroom has access to the garage to make everyday liv- AMPLE SPACE ing easier. This brick home, on a The master bedroom has 61x131-foot lot, offers bright two walk-in closets, a six- spacious rooms and lots of piece ensuite bathroom and places to entertain, includ- a balcony. Another balcony is ing a formal living room and above the two-car garage. a separate dining room. The home sold for 98 per Granite counters, a centre cent of the asking price. island and dark cabinetry Listing Broker: Royal provide a polished look in LePage Real Estate Services the kitchen. A walkout from (Frank Deluca) A multitude of mature trees create privacy for the fenced backyard and pool. SPOILED BY FOREST VIEWS Forest Hill 205 Chaplin Cres. (Avenue Road and Chaplin Crescent) Asking price: $4.588 million Sold for: $4.3 million Taxes: $14,972 (2016) Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 6 LESLIEVILLE friends to a meal hot off the Time on the market: 15 days 115 Craven Rd. (Queen Street grill. Cooks will enjoy buy- and Coxwell Avenue) ing their ingredients at the Asking price: $559,000 nearby farmers’ market. Sold for: $613,000 For those nights when C ONNIE A D A IR Taxes: $2,069 (2015) no one feels like cooking, Bedrooms: 2 though, a variety of restau- Bathrooms: 1 rants are a short stroll away rbanites who layout and finishes, the focal staircase brings in even more Time on the market: Six days on Queen Street East. The want to be right point is the media room, light. home is also close to the in the centre of where they gather to spend The open-concept kitchen IDEAL HOME FOR Beach and its dining estab- the city will love time together.” has walnut cabinetry and an FIRST-TIME BUYERS lishments. Uthis custom home in Forest Views from inside and out eating area with a walkout On an interesting laneway- The approximately Hill South, says listing agent mix lush and green with urban to a terrace overlooking the like street in Leslieville, this 800-sq.-ft. home sold for Cheryl Sniderman. style. A multitude of mature backyard. Each of the four two-bedroom house is ideal 10 per cent over the asking The 3.5-year-old home, trees create privacy for the bedrooms has its own ensuite for first-time buyers who price, potential buyers taken set on a 47x150-foot lot that fenced backyard, which has a bathroom and walk-in closet. want a patch of land to call by the cosy open-concept liv- backs on to the Belt Line, has pool, a waterfall, a hot tub and An exercise room ensures their own. ing/dining room, which has stately curb appeal in front seating and dining areas. that everyone can squeeze fit- The 12x73-foot landscaped a skylight and a walkout to and a spectacular backyard The home features clean ness into their busy day. lot has a sunny backyard the backyard. for family time and entertain- lines and an abundance of Listing Broker: Forest Hill equipped with a gas hookup Listing Broker: Keller ing. Family time is important glass to meld indoors and out. Real Estate (Cheryl Snider- for a barbecue. It’s a great Williams Advantage Realty to the owners, she says. Wood staircases have glass man) place to entertain and treat (Maryam Zakeri) “Aside from the exceptional railings. A skylight above the National Post.

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