BEACHES
A Balmy Beach Classic
289 Beech Avenue
Toronto ON
Listed at $2,999,900
Offers welcome Tuesday, May 12 @ 5PM
Detached 2½-Storey
6+1 Bedroom + 5 Bathroom / 6 Parking + Detached Garage
Some homes are designed to impress. Others are designed to function.
And then there are the rare few that, over time, are designed to be deeply lived in.
289 Beech Avenue belongs in that last category.
Set back gracefully on one of Balmy Beach’s most established streets, this substantial 2½-storey residence offers the kind of scale, warmth, and permanence that modern homes often chase but rarely achieve. Across generations, seasons, celebrations, and everyday rituals, it has been a place where life expanded naturally.
Six bedrooms, five baths, multiple gathering rooms, a finished lower level, private outdoor entertaining spaces, pool, garage, and exceptional parking all speak to practicality.
But practicality is only part of the story.
The real value of this home is harder to measure. It lives in the front porch robin that returns each spring. In summer afternoons by the pool. In cedar garlands at Christmas. In children growing older downstairs while adults laugh upstairs. In a house that has held people beautifully through every chapter.
289 Beech Avenue is not simply large. It is generous.
Features & Finishes
2½-storey Detached Home with over 6 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms
Set back on a deep lot (37ft x 165ft) with rare privacy in a prime Beaches location
Expansive main floor with formal living spaces and an informal family room
Kitchen renovated in 2012, designed for real daily use
Newly redesigned bathrooms with warm, natural finishes throughout
Private third-floor primary retreat with flexible additional rooms
Finished lower level with recreation room, bar, and multiple flex spaces
Oversized Backyard with pool, lounge and dining areas
Natural gas BBQ hookup for easy outdoor entertaining
Detached garage, extra-long private drive, and ample parking
The main level unfolds with intention, balancing rooms meant for gathering with spaces designed for quieter moments. At the front, more formal rooms hold structure and tradition, while toward the back, the home relaxes into a kitchen and family room that connect naturally to the garden. It is a layout that moves easily between occasions, without ever feeling forced.
Upstairs, the second level is shaped by flexibility. Rooms are generous, proportions are considered, and the layout allows for change over time without compromise. What begins as one version of family life can shift, gradually and seamlessly, into the next.
Set above it all, the third floor offers a sense of separation that is increasingly rare. It functions less as an additional level and more as a retreat within the home, with the kind of privacy and adaptability that supports both everyday routine and long-term living.
Below, the lower level extends that same thinking. Not just additional space, but usable space, designed to absorb the energy of daily life as it evolves, from gathering to retreat, from busy to quiet, without missing a step.
The Property Details
Size // 6+1 Bedrooms + 5 Bath
SQFT // Approx 2,718 SQFT Above Grade + 1,031 SQFT Below Grade
Closest Intersection // Beech Ave & Pine Dr
Parking // 1 Detached Garage + 6 Private Drive
Lot Size // 37 ft x 165 ft
Property Taxes // $12,000.74 / 2026
Rental Items // N/A
Great homes are rarely defined by a single feature.
It is not only the number of bedrooms, the scale of the rooms, the pool, the parking, or the address itself (though, truthfully, 289 Beech Avenue offers all of those with unusual generosity). What sets certain properties apart is something less measurable: the way they hold life over time.
This is a home that has hosted family holidays and quiet mornings, childhood summers and later chapters, milestone celebrations and the everyday moments that matter most. Its spaces are generous, but more importantly, they are useful. Its character remains intact, while thoughtful updates bring comfort and ease.
Beyond the front door, one of Toronto’s most enduring neighbourhoods continues to reward daily life with lake access, ravines, schools, village streets, and a sense of community that cannot be replicated.
Homes like this are not simply purchased.
They are inherited.
Featuring our Artist in Residence
David Adshade
Featured throughout 289 Beech Avenue are five original works by David Adshade, thoughtfully placed across the family room, front sitting room, second-floor primary bedroom, and two striking pieces in the lower recreation level. Each has been selected not simply to complement the space, but to engage with it.
For more than two decades, Adshade’s practice has been rooted in expression and freedom. His work explores the challenge of giving form to what is often intangible, translating emotion, tension, memory, and instinct into layered compositions that feel both bold and deeply considered. There is movement in his work, but also control. Energy, balanced by clarity. It is this ongoing tension, between restraint and release, that gives his pieces their presence.
That balance makes his work especially compelling within this home. Adshade’s work meets the spirit of 289 Beech Avenue naturally, adding depth and a sense of continuity, as though the art has always belonged within these walls.
The result is a home where art does more than finish a room. It helps define it.
Various Works featured throughout the home.
Available for purchase. Prices available upon request.
Welcome to the Toronto Beaches
Living on Beech Avenue means stepping into one of the east end’s most established and quietly exceptional pockets, where mature trees, generous setbacks, and a connected rhythm define daily life.
At the foot of the street, Balmy Beach and the lakefront open into one of the city’s most recognizable outdoor spaces, while nearby Queen Street East brings cafés, restaurants, and everyday essentials within easy reach. Parks, ravines, and well-regarded schools round out a neighbourhood that has evolved without losing its character.
About 10 minutes to the waterfront & the beach itself
About 5 minutes to the shops on Queen St E
About 5 minutes to Kingston Road Village
About 5 minutes to the Glen Stewart Ravine
Between 2 - 6 minutes to local schools
Walk Score 90 (Walker’s Paradise)
Transit Score 60 (Good Transit)
Bike Score 76 (Very Bikeable)