Condo of the Week: $850,000 for a quintessential loft in a much-admired Queen West building
Condo of the Week: $850,000 for a quintessential loft in a much-admired Queen West building
Address: 993 Queen Street West, Unit 418
Neighbourhood: Trinity Bellwoods
Agent: Nick Whittington, Brad J. Lamb Realty Inc., Brokerage
Price: $849,900
The Place: A one-bedroom unit in the Candy Factory Lofts, overlooking Trinity Bellwoods Park on the Queen West strip. We featured a two-bedroom suite in the same building last year.
Bragging Rights: Cinematic pedigree. The loft is currently owned by film director Sarah Polley’s father, and is the setting for several scenes in Polley’s acclaimed 2012 documentary, Stories We Tell.
Big Selling Point: The warehouse windows, industrial vibe and “Candy Factory” moniker are all authentic. The building, which dates back to 1914, was formerly the home of Ce De Candy Company, maker of such notable sweet stuff as Rockets and candy necklaces.
Possible Deal Breaker: You’ll have constant internal debates over whether to wait for the Queen West streetcar (there’s a stop right outside the building) or just start walking.
By the Numbers:
• $849,900
• 1,477 square feet
• $624.18 in monthly maintenance fees
• 12.5-ft ceilings
• 2 bathrooms
• 1 bedroom
• 1 parking space
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- The building’s 121 units range in square footage from 844 to about 3,500
- Condo of the Week: 993 Queen Street West, Unit 418
- Condo of the Week: 993 Queen Street West, Unit 418
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- The building amenities include a concierge, an exercise room, guest suites, a gym and visitor parking
- Condo of the Week: 993 Queen Street West, Unit 418
- Condo of the Week: 993 Queen Street West, Unit 418
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- This one-bedroom unit has 12.5-foot-high ceilings, exposed brick and century-old Douglas Fir beams
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- The unit comes with a parking spot
- Condo of the Week: 993 Queen Street West, Unit 418
- Condo of the Week: 993 Queen Street West, Unit 418
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- There is space for a workstation just beyond the front entrance area
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- The living room has an electric fireplace
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- The open-plan main level
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- Living room
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- The dining room has a Juliet balcony
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- The kitchen has stainless steel appliances and granite countertops
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- Kitchen and steps to the bedroom
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- There is ample storage under the raised bedroom platform
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- The bedroom has a three-piece ensuite
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- Master bedroom
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- Master ensuite
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- The second bathroom
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 or just start walking.
By the Numbers:
• $849,900
• 1,477 square feet
• $624.18 in monthly maintenance fees
• 12.5-ft ceilings
• 2 bathrooms
• 1 bedroom
• 1 parking space
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What’s with the HDR photo’s? It looks like a computer rendering.
My feeling too.
Super HDR photography … other than the ‘too much blue’ which could have been taken out during processing, I don’t feel the HDR is overdone. The woodwork’s perfect – and I know from experience that getting the wood colour + grain right can be a real headache. These images have captured the punch and attention-grabbing needed to attract the attention of prospective buyers!
Agree – If a photo attracts your attention because of a shooter’s enthusiastic tinkering with their phone’s effects, then it was probably overdone. Clumsy faux-HDR makes photos look like velvet Elvis paintings.
Where are those lounge chairs from? Love them.