ADDRESS: 90 Sumach St. , Apt. 403
NEIGHBOURHOOD: Regent Park
AGENT: Marc Paillé, Bosley Real Estate
PRICE: $819,000
THE PLACE: Since its construction in 1878, this building has housed the Dominion Brewery, the CBC’s prop warehouse and some retail shops. The conversion to residential units in 1999 resulted in an edgy yuppie’s (a yedgie’s?) ideal vision of an industrial loft. Edgy for the wide hallways, 14-foot ceilings, exposed pipes and concrete pillars. Yuppie for the double-showered bathroom, black-and-chrome kitchen, window-heavy studio and large office.
BRAGGING RIGHTS: There’s still street cred to be had here, as Corktown has not reached the gleaming condoization of the Distillery District and Leslieville (although it’s no coincidence that those ‘hoods are close by). In ten years, the sentence “Well, I moved here in 2010” might carry some weight.
BIGGEST SELLING POINT: This loft is only going to become more attractive as developers turn their gaze to the last untouched section of Queen. After all, the best bits of the east end are just minutes away, with Leslieville, Cabbagetown, the Beach and the Distillery District surrounding the Brewery Lofts’ less-developed enclave.
POSSIBLE DEAL BREAKER: Who wants to stack their bicycles in their front hall?
BY THE NUMBERS:
• 2,050 square feet
• 132-year-old building
• 2 bedrooms (or 1 bedroom, 1 office)
• 2 bathrooms
• 1 parking spot
• 1 storey
• 1 elevator
• 1 studio
• 1 historical plaque
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Bedroom
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Living room and dining area
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Dining room and kitchen
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Kitchen
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Dining area
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Office
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Closet
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Hallway
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Washroom
Where are the windows in the condo?
If the sq ft is correct, this loft is a steal @ just about $400 per sq ft. Wonder what the maint fee is… nice layoout..the minimalistic approach is great, of course maybe it was a staging! Good luck on the sale!
$800k is pretty pricey. Especially for the edges of Regent Park.
Check out these graphs for Leslieville real estate: http://www.leslievillepost.com/2010/08/06/457/
Slight correction – the Brewery Lofts, despite the name, is solely a repurposed 1950s era CBC prop warehouse. Never a brewery. The Dominion Brewery is an adjecent (but completely seperate) building that dates to the 1870s and was reno’d extrnsively in the late 1980s.
There are not many opportunities to own 2000+ sqft for $800K downtown, let alone with a finish as fantastic as this. I bet the original buyers circa 1999 have made a killing. Sign me up!