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                    “This home was a whole year in the design phase   The finished triple-car garage has in-floor heating.
                   before the hole was dug and construction started,”  As they continued their tour inside, Christie noted
                   Graham said. “It was two years from start to finish.”  the house is completely automated, with
                    When you step into the vestibule, you are        pushbuttons on the walls of the living room and
                   immediately struck by the view into the massive   bedrooms to control music, security and lighting.
                   open-concept kitchen.                              “At the back entry, one button actually shuts off
                    This house is no problem for tall people, with 10-  every light in the house,” Christie said.
                   foot ceilings on both levels, embedded with some 140        Christie points to a phone-charging station in one
                   LED pot lights.                                   of the three upstairs bedrooms that connects to the
                    To the left of the entrance way is the living room,  sound system throughout the house. The stations
                   featuring remote-control blinds — a feature repeated  are mounted in the bedrooms and the downstairs
                   in the kitchen and master bedroom — and a two-way  gym, so you can enjoy some tunes while working
                   gas fireplace that faces into the kitchen.         out.
                    As you would expect at this price point, the kitchen  Automation can even be found in an unassuming,
                   is top-of-the-line, with stainless steel appliances, a gas  two-piece washroom down the hallway off the
                   range, built-in oven and microwave and a dishwasher.  kitchen. Step into the room and — voila! — the light
                   One feature you might not find everywhere, though,  automatically turns itself on and off.
                   is a quartz counter top that continues to the floor  Enter the large master bedroom and you’ll find a
                   with so-called waterfall edges.                   seating area to enjoy some solitude and a door
                    Off the kitchen is a three-season sunroom with ash  leading to the outside patio.
                   hardwood flooring (found throughout the home) and   Off the master is a large en suite with heated
                   an open-air patio with vinyl decking for barbecuing.  floors to keep your toes toasty, an enormous soaker
                    “There is not a piece of exterior wood anywhere  tub and walk-in shower with a rain shower head.
                   outside,” Graham pointed out. “It is all either metal or  Beyond the enclosed toilet is a large walk-in closet
                   stucco.”                                          with vinyl wrapped cabinets and drawers.
                    Speaking of outside, there are in-ground sprinklers  As she continued the tour, Christie pointed to the
                   front and rear and driveway lighting for arriving or  massive ash doors throughout the home, strong
                   leaving in the dark.                              enough to hold off a small invading army.
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