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Real Estate Porn: the Elm edition

Ah, real estate porn. Featuring objects you cannot afford, splendors you can only dream about. And the opportunity to second guess and dump on the people that did spend the money to do what you wouldn’t have done!

There have been many previous posts about the innovative infill houses on the west end of Elm Street. On a single 56×100 lot the developer, Sage, has inserted four houses, replacing one that wasn’t much larger than a couple of shipping containers. From the street, it appears to be two single homes; and from the backyards it appears to be two homes.

The four homes have different layouts. The front model home is for DINKS. It has one large bedroom on the third floor, with a walk in closet+laundry room with skylight, a giant bathroom with shower for two, and a private outdoor deck. A flex room right at the front entry could be a den, office, or bedroom, with attached bathroom.

The other three homes are more conventional, with three bedrooms up, a ground floor family room, plus a finished basement. The two homes at the front have a balcony; the two at the back have back yards about 28×20.

There are four covered parking spaces at ground level.

street view
back view
 
 
 
 
view towards kitchen from living room, note metal stair panels
 
view of second floor great room from kitchen
 
 
 
looking down the bedroom stairs into the living room. Funky mid-century modern furniture is from Funky Furniture, just a few steps further down Elm Street towards Art-is-In Bakery. Glass railing. ten foot high windows plus numerous other windows flood the rooms with light.
 
front balcony with clear glass rail, faces south, is the primary usable space although there is a lawn below
 
the master bedroom in the DINK house; all maple floors are real solid maple planks, not laminates .
there is one bath in the DINK unit, with a big shower; the three bedroom houses have two full (albeit more modest) bathrooms on their third floors
the third floor deck in the DINK unit has four different walls, privacy for sunning
the two front units have entry stairs like this; the two back units have 3 stories of full glazing up both ends of the stairs. The architect, Flynn, made each stair slightly different -- one is open all three floors. Note the glass railing on the stairs and metal panels on the landings.
The flex room at the entry level could be an office, bedroom, den ... there is a bathroom there too. There is another equally large room below it in the basement.
in the centre of the lots are four parking spaces in open garages or carports. The ceilings are high and the spaces feel fine albeit I saw it without SUV's parked there....

Except for the exterior and carport pic, all others were taken by Laurie-Anne Smith. There will undoubtedly be more open houses so you can browse and praise/criticise to your heart’s content. If you’ve got a spare $699,000 you can even have one. Beware that the back units look at a crotchedly old blogger which might be cause for grief.

3 thoughts on “Real Estate Porn: the Elm edition”

  2. Not much room for bookcases…

    But for those who can afford them & have that lifestyle, I’m sure they’ll be lovely.

  3. Very nice.

    Speaking of expensive real estate… I noticed a for sale sign on the empty lot at the corner of Preston & Carling. Should be interesting…. good spot for a grocery store at grade with condos/offices on top. 😉

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