52 Strathgowan Ave

WOW! This is like a new house on a big 8342 sf lot with an easy-care deck & gdn on a no-thru-traffic block in the prime St Hildas /Aldbury Gardens quadrant. This beautifully positioned, stunning, park-side lot at the crest of the Blythwood Ravine, atop the extraordinary & quiet Alexander Muir Gardens, offers enchanting seasonal backgrounds. From the festival of colourful spring and fall hues to the bright, open, sweeping views of winter with year-round natural privacy screening provided by tall trees, this is virtually country-like living! In the park below, literally, right at your feet, you have community tennis, lawn bowling/croquet, playing fields, flowering grounds and winding walks to the Sherwood Park. Truly a serene oasis, it is just over a block from vibrant Yonge, great shops, wonderful restaurants & easy access to top schools like Blythwood, Lawrence Park C I, Havergal and T F S, & is a quick stroll to the Lawrence subway. Inside, elegant, inviting 4214 sf interiors have exceptional 10 ceilings, huge windows & oversized rooms for amazing light & airiness. Upgrades include windows, a/c, roofing, fresh paint and renovated kitchen & baths. The expansive family room, adjacent bkfst area & sep living and dining rms are a glorious prelude to the almost ethereal skylit 2nd floor with its double door entry primary BR featuring a gas fireplace, closet wall & spa-like ens with heated flrs, as well as the 3 more equal-sized family BR. The lower level, with its 5th, live-in/guest BR or gym, bath & media room, completes this impressive jewel. Close proximity to prized private & sought-after area clubs & the world-class Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre make this location truly remarkable and safe for families & professionals alike. Gracious foyer, flexible F plan & space for 1 or 2 home ofcs, ideal live-in/teen retreat, playroom or gym with mirrored wall, w/o deck, lau & stg, solid brick construction & attached Gar, with direct house entry.