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This grand, $10 million mansion in downtown Toronto served as the famed Angelini’s cafe

CHURCH & WELLESLEY

Locale: 504 Jarvis St.,

Wellesley and Jarvis Sts.

Inquiring value: $9,950,000

Size: 8,328 sq. ft., moreover 3,652 sq. ft. partially completed basement

Ton: 75-by-150 toes, no garage, private drive with up to 15 parking spaces

Taxes: $78,421 (2020)

Bedrooms: 6

Loos: 8

This a few-storey landmark brick mansion was constructed in 1891 for the grandson of William Gooderham, co-founder of Gooderham & Worts Distillery — now The Distillery Historic District.

Homeowner Ida Angelini at the time utilized the most important floor as Angelini’s Cafe, while the best two floors have been her residing quarters. Lately, the making has been utilized as an occasion scheduling business enterprise.

The entry reception area has a wood-burning fireplace, a hardwood floor with inlay, detailed plasterwork and a coffered ceiling.

“I have lived in this distinctive place for around 40 years. It has been quite simple to have my business and my relatives property less than the very same roof. The residence is so large, my entire family members has lived on the major two floors, which includes our 3 kids, with loads of place for everyone,” explained Angelini.

“Many stars, like (actor) Mickey Rooney and (pianist/showman) Liberace, had been recurrent visitors to my cafe. Buyers have been captivated to my property’s woodwork and panels which are one of a kind, intricate and beautiful,” she included.

Methods to Yonge St., the household is a shorter wander to lots of dining establishments, suppliers, and bars. It is also a brief distance to the subway, Yorkville shopping, University of Toronto, Ryerson College and the Eaton Centre, with quick entry to the Don Valley Pkwy. and Gardiner Expressway.

The second floor features a living room with hardwood floor, crown molding, two windows and a fireplace.

“Since 1975, the property has been protected by the metropolis beneath the Ontario Heritage Have confidence in. The perfect consumer would be a person who would be proud to think stewardship of this legendary property — possibly working with the total household as a residential home or as a reside/perform residence,” stated listing agent Andy Taylor.

On a corner great deal, the stately mansion options an all-pink brick exterior with depth work, a turret-design roof line, a covered balcony with arches, an arched brick entry, arched windows and interlocking brick walkways and patio.

The double arched entrance door with glass inserts opens to a vestibule with substantial baseboards and a patterned tile ground.

The second floor dining room has a hardwood floor, a bay window, crown moulding and a fireplace.

From below, one more wooden doorway opens to a reception home with sound wood wainscotting, a corner wood-burning hearth with a detailed wood mantel, a hardwood floor with an inlay, and a coffered ceiling with chandelier.

The key-flooring living place attributes a detailed hardwood ground, a large picture window with bench and stained-glass window, crown moulding, a chandelier and wall sconces, and a nook with fire and home windows.

The massive principal-floor eating home consists of a herringbone-sample hardwood floor, two chandeliers and wall sconces, crown moulding, wainscotting, a wooden-burning fire and home windows.

The grand wood staircase to the second floor features a detailed wood rail and a middle landing with a curved, stained-glass window with a bench.

Also on the most important flooring is an expansive bar location — with probable to be a massive kitchen area — with 3 walls of windows. It has a hardwood flooring, an uncovered brick wall, a U-formed marble bar counter, pendant and pot lights, stairs to the lessen degree, and its have street entrance.

This ground also has an business place, a review, and a few smaller sized kitchens.

The grand wood staircase to the next floor options a thorough wooden rail and a middle landing with a curved, stained-glass window with a bench.

Highlights of the third floor primary bedroom include a hardwood floor, wainscotting, a fireplace, a skylight and a rounded nook.

The second ground has a dwelling room, open up to the dining home, has a hardwood flooring, crown moulding, two windows and a fire.

There is big bedroom on this ground with a hardwood ground, a curved nook, two double closets, and a balcony walkout. This level also has a further bedroom, a two- and a a few-piece toilet, a kitchen area, a storage space, and doors to two sets of stairs.

The 3rd-flooring principal bed room options a hardwood floor, wainscotting, a hearth, a skylight, and a rounded nook. This stage also has two much more bedrooms — one particular with a walk-in closet, a kitchen with a skylight, a a few-piece rest room, a laundry home, a storage home and two corridor stroll-in closets.

The main floor bar area includes three walls of windows, a hardwood floor, an exposed brick wall, a long U-shaped marble bar counter, pendant and pot lights, stairs to the lower level and its own street entrance.

The basement has 9 storage rooms, two sets of stairs, two utility rooms, and 4, two-piece bogs.

To have a glance at this residence make sure you speak to the listing agent Andy Taylor, Sotheby’s Intercontinental Realty Canada, Brokerage, 416-960-9995 www.sothebysrealty.ca.

Correction — Aug. 24, 2021: This short article was current to suitable that the landmark brick mansion on Jarvis St. was created in 1891, not 1981.

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