21 Kensington Dr., Richmond Hill, Ont.
Asking price: $2,490,000
Selling price: $2,150,000
Previous selling price: $310,000 (1992)
Taxes: $18,640 (2009)
Lot size: 162 by 329 feet
Days on the market: 37
Listing agent: Jerry Hammond, Re/Max Ultimate Realty Inc.
Just east of the Summit Golf and Country Club, there is a residential community composed of custom estates with 5,000 to 7,000 square feet of living space and over an acre of land, says agent Jerry Hammond.
Each year, only one or two of these properties become available, and few are as grand as this gated, two-storey house with a 8,934-square-foot plan.
"There are a lot of large, beautiful homes out there," says Mr. Hammond. "But this one happened to have an indoor pool."
Situated at the back of the house, which was built about 18 years ago, the pool is surrounded by windows and skylights.
"You can use it all year round," says Mr. Hammond. "That would certainly be the largest benefit to having an indoor pool, especially with our climate."
The rest of the house is fitted out with five bedrooms, eight bathrooms, a main-floor study, formal living and dining rooms, as well as a two-storey family room with one of four fireplaces, patio doors and access to the eat-in kitchen.
"The principal room sizes were well proportioned," Mr. Hammond says. "You could certainly entertain very easily."
High-quality materials and European craftsmanship are evident throughout the house, especially in the two-storey foyer. "It had a really grand entrance with a Scarlett O'Hara staircase," says Mr. Hammond.
Upstairs, each bedroom connects to a private or semi-private bathroom. The fireside master bedroom is situated in the west wing away from the other bedrooms.
There is more than 4,400 square feet of living space in the basement, where there is an office, kitchen and guest bedroom with a bathroom, in addition to an L-shaped recreation and games room with a fireplace and built-in wet bar.
A gym, change room, hot tub and sauna are by the stairs leading up to the pool.
Sixteen cars can be parked on site, including four in the garage.