# Integral House sells for $18 million

By [Brandon Donnelly](https://brandondonnelly.com) · 2020-06-30

architecture, forest-hill, integral-house, james-stewart, private-house, rosedale-house, shim-sutcliffe-architects, toronto-condos, toronto-real-estate

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One of the most famous and important houses in Toronto, and in North America, just sold. It was reported last week in the Globe and Mail in an article called, "[Integral House finds buyer amid wave of high-end Toronto deals](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/toronto/article-integral-house-finds-buyer-amid-wave-of-high-end-toronto-deals/)."

Designed by [Shim-Sutcliffe Architects](https://www.shim-sutcliffe.com/), the 18,000 square foot Integral House was commissioned by mathematician and musician [James Stewart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Stewart_\(mathematician\)). It was completed in 2009 at a cost that seems to vary widely depending on where I look online. But it did just sell for $18 million.

For photos and drawings of the house, [click here](https://www.architonic.com/en/project/shim-sutcliffe-architects-the-integral-house/5100496). The section is really interesting because of the way in which the house is built into the side of a ravine. The house is 5 storeys, but only 2 of these levels would be [visible from the street](https://www.google.com/maps/place/194+Roxborough+Dr,+Toronto,+ON+M4W+1X8/@43.6845358,-79.3691089,3a,75y,36.62h,93.33t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sHOUXLYofU-n1saiVIsA0kg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!4m5!3m4!1s0x89d4cca55e90014b:0x895cd976659a1898!8m2!3d43.6848566!4d-79.3687762).

The article goes on to mention a bunch of other high-end transactions that were consummated during this pandemic, ranging from a $13 million home in Forest Hill to a $9 million condo in Yorkville. These are all positive signs for this pandemic market.

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*Originally published on [Brandon Donnelly](https://brandondonnelly.com/integral-house-sells-for-dollar18-million)*