Moving To "The Brook"

Well, in what will ultimately be one of 2007's worst kept secrets, Liz and I have in fact bought a house and will be moving to Brooklin. It wasn't intended on being a secret, but turns out (to nobody's surprise) I am one of those people who must get to the bridge, before I worry about crossing it. So in other words there were many dotting "i"'s and crossing "t"'s that needed to be complete before celebrating the official announcement. And it would appear I have ample road ahead of me before the next bridge, so that day...is today. We're moving to Brooklin!


Where the hell is Brooklin you ask? Well if you follow the 407 east until it ends...it's another 10 minutes. You can also take the 401 to Brock Street North, drive through Whitby and arrive in Brooklin in less than 10 minutes. Brooklin is a nice town, not quite sure it's classified as a city yet, but since 2003 it has quadrupled in population (from 2,500 people to 10,000)and is rapidly growing. Brooklin, or from hence forth "The Brook" is technically Durham region, it is located slightly past the imaginary line where most houses go from simply unaffordable & 50 years old to affordable brand new houses. And when you already live in Markham - what's 15 more minutes for that luxury. No more renting!

One of the best parts of moving to "The Brook" is the fact we not only talked our best friends into looking for a home there as well, but they actually bought a house there before we did - meaning we had friendly neighbors before we even moved. Google has the drive from our place to theirs listed as 4.5km or 7 minutes - but that is taking the classic google's an idiot stupid way, I'd be SHOCKED if it was more than 5 mins. (We're the Green Dot / S&S are the Red Dot)

So enough of the town and the neighbors, onto the house itself:

#17 Melina Lane


It's a 3 year old raised bungalow. During our search Liz and I really enjoyed the bungalow. Lots of great living space, and coming from a town house, much fewer stairs. This picture shows you the single garage, double wide / double long driveway, landscaped path, front porch and the cute little lamp post and baby trees. Melina lane is not a through street, it backs on to a crescent so Melina itself, especially since we're at the end, should be very quiet and maybe down the road good for some street hockey!



This view is looking from the upstairs living area looking towards the front door. The raised part is nice, because the front door opens to a rather large foyer, 2 piece bathroom and garage entrance. No, thankfully that is not our furniture.



This is a view from the downstairs "4th" Bedroom (soon to be a sports themed wet bar / dart room) that looks through the finished basement to the back stairwell that leads upstairs. It's a really nice finished basement (something that I thought I was going to have to pay for separately) and gives us a second living/TV room, very much key to the survival of a couple who live in a bungalow...especially the couple who live in a bungalow with a brother. The room straight ahead is a good sized 3rd bedroom, and there is a 4pc bathroom on the right. Again - NOT OUR FURNITURE!

Check out this link for many more pictures and panoramas of the house - but don't delay because this link will only last publicly so long, afterall, the house is sold.