5159 Cherry Street, Ballantrae: 4.5 Acres on the York Regional Forest

There’s a particular kind of quiet that comes with backing directly onto 2,600 hectares of protected forest. At 5159 Cherry Street in Ballantrae, that’s not a selling line — it’s the view out the back window.

This 4-bedroom, 2-bathroom sidesplit sits on approximately 4.5 acres, part of a double-width lot with 262 feet of frontage. Trail access starts right at the back property line, and the York Regional Forest stretches out from there. It’s the kind of setting that’s genuinely difficult to find this close to Newmarket, Aurora, Stouffville, and Mount Albert.

The home itself has been renovated with real intention. The kitchen — done by Fischer Cabinetry — pairs Thermador appliances with a quartz-topped centre island, and that same standard of finish carries through the rest of the house in custom interior doors, skylights, and light fixtures. A gas fireplace anchors the recreation room, and the finished basement adds space that a growing family can actually use.

Outside, the property is built for every season: a heated inground pool, a pond, a butterfly garden, multiple sitting areas, a fire pit, and a bunkie for guests or kids. A circular driveway holds parking for up to eight vehicles, alongside a triple car garage — rare capacity, even for a property of this size.

 

The Ballantrae Setting

Ballantrae sits in a quieter, more rural pocket of York Region, and this property makes the most of that — space, privacy, and direct forest access without giving up proximity to Newmarket’s Main Street shops and restaurants, or easy runs into Aurora, Stouffville, and Mount Albert. It’s a setting suited to buyers who want room to spread out without leaving good amenities behind.