Located blocks away from the lake in the historic Mimico Village district, this turn of the century home has been carefully restored and rejuvenated by the owners, Bob and Bea Connolly.
Originally built in 1908, as a General Store to serve the residents of the burgeoning lakeside Mimico community, the building had been converted into apartments when Bob and Bea first discovered it in 1999. Some $250,000 later, and with a host of craftsmen and artisans, the home has been renovated and restored to become an architectural gem.
Their busy schedule of producing travel television and multimedia compelled the Connolly’s to redesign a building that would reflect their casual lifestyle, yet also function as an effective home and office with a studio.
Having looked at countless downtown converted loft style buildings, which were expensive, small and offered little, Bob and Bea realized that they could have it all – proximity to the lakeside marinas and parks, wood post and beam with high ceilings, exposed brick, pine plank and concrete floors, a roof deck garden, and that was just the beginning!
Their passion for the project and their attention to detail has produced a fine example of how loft design elements, a historic building, a work at home ambition and an urban locale can all be successfully melded into creating this unique one-of-a-kind property.
This will surely stand as one of Toronto’s better examples of preserving our heritage while achieving functional values within the modern context.
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