Address: 47 Lower River Street, PH31
Neighbourhood: Waterfront Communities-The Island
Agents: Deirdra M. Johnson and Marilyn J. Moore, Real Estate Homeward, Brokerage
Price: $549,000
The Place: This penthouse was meant to have two bedrooms, but the original owner only had one of them built. As a result, the unit has a spacious living-dining-kitchen area, bathed in loads of light from a 50-foot wall of windows. The building is located in the West Don Lands, just a javelin toss away from the Pan Am Games Athletes’ Village, where 10,000 of the western hemisphere’s fittest people will bunk in July. We featured another of 47 River Street’s penthouses last year.
Bragging Rights: The suite is on the top floor of a building in River City, a three-phase development full of black cladding and odd angles. Among the complex’s accolades: the Building Industry and Land Development Association’s Best Design award, in 2010.
Big Selling Point: At 826 square feet, the terrace has almost as much living space as the unit’s interior. Just picture the Pan Am party possibilities.
Possible Deal Breaker: Look down and you see cars on the DVP off-ramp. Look up and you see the building next door. That’s not an ideal view. Still, those willing to embrace the density will find plenty to do nearby. The off-ramp, for example, shelters Underpass Park, popular with toddlers and skateboarders alike. Just beyond that is Corktown Common, with its chirping birds and hidden benches. The Distillery District is close, too.
By the Numbers:
• $549,000
• $414 in monthly maintenance fees
• 846 square feet of indoor space
• 826 square feet of outdoor space
• 1 bedroom
• 2 washrooms
• 50 feet of east-facing windows
• 1 parking spot
306117 The building is in River City, a development located in what will be the athletes' village during the 2015 Pan Am Games. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-1-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-1.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-1.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-2/slide/toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-1/ toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-1 0 0
306118 Here's the foyer. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-2-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-2.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-2.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-2/slide/toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-2/ toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-2 0 0
306119 The owner opted for just one bedroom, so the living area is extra roomy for a condo this size. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-3-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-3.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-3.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-2/slide/toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-3/ toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-3 0 0
306120 The whole living area is lined with windows. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-4-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-4.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-4.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-2/slide/toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-4/ toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-4 0 0
306121 The kitchen isn't huge, but at least it's not just a wall of appliances in the middle of the living room. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-5-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-5.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-5.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-2/slide/toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-5/ toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-5 0 0
306122 Here's the main washroom, with some mighty sleek wall tiles. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-6-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-6.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-6.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-2/slide/toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-6/ toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-6 0 0
306123 And here's the bedroom. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-7-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-7.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-7.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-2/slide/toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-7/ toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-7 0 0
306124 And the bedroom's en suite washroom. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-8-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-8.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-8.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-2/slide/toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-8/ toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-8 0 0
306125 And here's the terrace, which has almost as much square footage as the entire interior. The buyer may want to draw some shades before inviting guests out here, though. https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-9-150x150.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-9.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-9.jpg 1200 800 [] https://torontolife.com/real-estate/condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-2/slide/toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-9/ toronto-condo-of-the-week-47-lower-river-street-9 0 0
I would like to think the current owner could splurge for a better bedside table than a filing cabinet.
Nice but with all that patio space overlooking your neighbours, what a deal breaker. Lots of cupboard space in the kitchen but where is the ladder to reach the upper ones. Too evident it was meant for 2 bedrooms with that full 2nd bathroom, the owner should have changed that to a powder room but overall nice & worth the price…
that is all you could look at ? hhmm.. don’t think that’ the purpose of the real estate here.. ya think?!
Ha. Not all I could look at. But I’m interested in the way people decorate their properties.
There is NO owning for the top balcony floor ! The SUN will KILL You – for sure, eh ! ! !