3 rooms house of 371m² in Toronto

Beautifully Detailed Contemporary Interior in one of the Annex's most notable historic properties. Furnished with the owner/architect's extensive collection of contemporary furniture, antiques, artwork and artifacts. It is available between January-June 2025 for a minimum stay of 3 months. The rental price includes utilities, high speed internet, snow removal, garden maintenance and a covered parking space. The property is located a few steps from Bloor Street, the commercial heart of the Annex with it's many shops, restaurants and services and easy access to both of Toronto's Metro lines and two north south tram lines. It is on a quite treelined residential street of large mostly Victorian era houses.One enters the residence through double doors at the end of a covered porch overlooking the landscaped front garden. The residence is on three levels connected by a private elevator.On the first floor is a gracious entryway lite by a large south facing arched window, a stairway and the elevator lobby. A rear door provides access to the covered parking space through a landscaped rear communal garden primarily used by the tenant in the first floor apartment. The spectacular stairway is capped by a skylight streaming sunlight through all three levels.The main living space is on the second floor and consists of a series of interconnected spaces all flowing one into the other. A large living room with a gas fireplace and an elegant bay window is at the front of the house overlooking the street and the front garden. In the centre is a utility core that includes the stairway, elevator lobby, a powder room and closets. This opens into a formal dining room with built-in buffet, then to a very large open plan kitchen/family room with a 55 inch flatscreen TV and a gas fireplace. At the rear is a double desk office area opening onto a covered deck that overlooks the rear garden. The kitchen features natural quartz stone countertops and floor tiles, custom made cabinets and top of the line appliances: Subzero refrigerator, Subzero freezer with ice-maker, Thermador range with grill and a large capacity oven, smaller Thermador steam oven, pro-level Thermador vent hood with externally mounted extractor motor that actually removes smoke even when grilling, Miele dishwasher and a Cuisinart multi function countertop toaster oven / air fryer.On the top floor are 3 bedrooms including a master suite that has the same floor area and windows (including the large bay window) as the living room below it. The 2nd bedroom, at the rear of the house is also quite large and has an ensuite bath as well as an open sun deck. The 3rd bedroom, in the centre of the house, is setup as a library/study but suitable to use as a guest suite or 3rd bedroom as it has an ensuite bath and a high quality queen size sleep sofa. There is also a laundry at the top of the stairs equipped with a Miele washer and dryer.