The Toronto Star highlights an $11.5 million estate in Scarborough featuring six acres of land, including about 770 feet of private beachfront on Lake Ontario. Built in 1942 and owned by the same family since 1967, this unique property boasts a 5,500 square foot house with five bedrooms, five bathrooms, and panoramic lake views from almost every room. Elena Saradidis, the listing realtor, emphasizes the estate's rarity and its ability to offer a secluded cottage-like experience within an urban setting.
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Each week, Housing Candy will spotlight Toronto and the GTA’s most remarkable properties — from luxury penthouses and heritage homes to uniquely designed spaces that stand out for their architecture, history, or character.
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Price: $11,500,000
Neighbourhood: Guildwood
Size: 5,500 sq. ft., lot size about six acres
Perched atop a cliff in the Scarborough Bluffs, this estate is one of few in Toronto to have access to a private beach on Lake Ontario — and so much of it.
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At 770 feet of lake frontage, 220 Glenabbey Trail has one of the largest privately owned waterfronts in the city, according to its listing.
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The house was built in 1942 and has been under the same family since 1967.
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What makes the property unique?
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Royal LePage realtor Elena Saradidis says that the home is unlike anything she’s sold before.
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“I sell a lot of homes.
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It’s a special home,” she said.
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“When you show up to the property, you actually feel different.
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You feel happy being there, and that’s a rare thing for you to feel,” she added, pointing to the home’s views and exclusive waterfront access.
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The house features a fully decked-out kitchen, with premium appliances and shiny white countertops.
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The living spaces — including a family room and a large living room, both with fireplaces — make the large house comfortable and homey despite its large size.
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With five bedrooms and five bathrooms, the house could be the perfect place to host overnight guests, Saradidis added.
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The primary bedroom includes a large ensuite that features unobstructed views of the lake.
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It also has private access to the house’s rooftop patio.
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‘It’s kind of like sitting in your own personal park’
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According to Saradidis, you can see the lake from almost every single room.
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“It’s kind of like sitting in your own personal park,” she said.
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The backyard makes you feel like you’re at a cottage by the lake while right in the heart of Scarborough, she added.
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The property features a 660-foot frontage lined with blaze maple trees.
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The large spaces between houses, and the tree coverage in the front, can provide a level of privacy that’s rare in a large city.
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There’s patio space all around the house allowing you to enjoy the outdoors in style, while three balconies and the rooftop patio give you a straight eyeshot to Lake Ontario.
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The large glass solarium allows you to enjoy the feeling of being in the outdoors inside, providing another place to host friends and family.
The house also features a three-car garage, above which is a self-contained suite, which could be the ideal space for an art studio or a nanny suite, Saradidis said.
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Who’s the ideal buyer?
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The neighbourhood contains mostly single family homes, Saradidis said, with multiple elementary schools within walking distance and a high school is just a short drive away.
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Saradidis says that there is no one ideal buyer.
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It could be a retired couple who wants the large green space for gardening or perhaps an event-planning company that wants to use the space to host weddings and large parties.
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She envisions the most likely buyer to be a multi-generational family, though.
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“Imagine being able to have all your kids get married there, your grandkids get married there.
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A place where all your relatives can come to, like the home base for your family,” she said.
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