145 Atlee Ave

Some houses feel bigger because everything has been opened up. This one feels bigger because there’s actually more of it. At 145 Atlee Ave, you have a living room, a formal dining room, a separate family room with a fireplace and a spacious eat-in kitchen, all on the main floor. Add three bedrooms, three bathrooms and a finished basement, and this detached home has the kind of generous proportions and separation you’re more accustomed to finding outside the city.

The main floor is especially bright, with windows on all sides bringing sunlight into rooms, each with a distinct purpose. The living and dining rooms connect easily for entertaining, while the family room offers a more relaxed place to settle in by the fireplace. The sunny eat-in kitchen has plenty of storage, a peninsula and space for a breakfast table, with a direct walkout to the backyard. There’s also a powder room and entry closet where you want them.

Upstairs, the primary bedroom is one of the home’s standout spaces. It’s large enough that the sitting area feels like a natural extension of the bedroom rather than furniture squeezed into a spare corner, and windows on multiple sides bring in plenty of light. Overlooking the garden, the room also has a large ensuite. Both upstairs bathrooms have been updated, and all three bedrooms have generous closets.

Downstairs, the finished basement gives everyone somewhere else to go. The spacious rec room is exactly the sort of place where the kids can disappear during family parties while the grown-ups stay upstairs, but there’s enough room for plenty of other ways to use it. Warm brick accents give the lower level some character, while good ceiling height, a side entrance, a cantina and plenty of storage make it practical too. There’s also a massive utility and laundry room.

Outside, the deep, irregular lot is weighted toward the front, with a long, private three-car drive bordered by a pretty garden bed leading to the house. The backyard is smaller, but it has been put to good use. The kitchen opens directly onto a two-tiered deck for the BBQ, with steps down to a fenced garden with flowers, bird feeders, a grassy area and a storage shed. Tall cedars and extra-high fencing provide privacy, and the neighbouring GO station isn’t visible from the backyard.

That GO station is also one of the location’s most practical advantages. The house sits at the end of a cul-de-sac with no neighbouring home on one side, while Scarborough GO is immediately next door. For someone commuting downtown, getting to the train is about as straightforward as it gets.

145 Atlee Ave is move-in ready, but what really sets it apart is how much house you get to live in: generous rooms instead of compromised ones, multiple places to gather or get away from each other, a substantial primary suite, a finished basement, four-car parking, and storage throughout.