Condo of the Week: $1.3 million to live in a 112-year-old Riverdale church with 18-foot ceilings

Neighbourhood: Riverdale
Price: $1,299,000 Fees: $1,199.80 a month Size: 1,455 square feet plus a 350-square-foot basement Bedrooms: 1+1 Bathrooms: 3 Real estate agent: Stephen Braun, Sotheby’s International Realty Canada

The Place

A one-plus-one-bedroom, three-bathroom unit in the Glebe Lofts on Pape just south of Danforth. The home comes with many features that are rare for a condo of this price: three levels (including a finished basement), a back patio and three bathrooms. It also comes with an underground parking spot and a storage locker. Pape station and the many shops on Danforth are a short walk away, and motorists can easily access both the DVP and Kingston Road.

The History

The cathedral was originally the Riverdale Presbyterian Church, which dates back to 1912. In 2005, a large portion of the building was converted into 32 lofts. Part of it still hosts congregations on Sundays.

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The Tour

There are two ways to get in: via the complex’s communal lobby or through the unit’s ground-level patio.

A reverse shot highlights the tile floors, which lead to the powder room.

Here’s that powder room.

The open living room—equipped with a gas fireplace—and dining area occupy the bulk of the square footage. There are engineered hardwood floors throughout.

That small landing in the background opens to the terrace (more on that later).

Here’s a closer look at the open dining area.

And here’s a shot of the entire space.

In the kitchen: a granite peninsula, motion-sensor under-mount lighting and stainless steel appliances.

Hiding at the rear of the kitchen is the concealed washer-dryer.

This is the den, though it feels large enough to be a family room.

The den has a full bathroom with a rainfall shower.

It also walks out to the patio, which faces Pape and has a hook-up for a gas grill.

See?

Upstairs is the loft level, which holds the the main suite. Note the 18-foot ceilings.

This lounge outside the suite is currently set up as an office.

Space-saving sliding doors separate the main bedroom from the catwalk.

The bedroom also comes with a custom wall-to-wall closet, plus a walk-in closet and an ensuite bathroom.

And now for the ensuite bathroom, with a soaker tub and a double vanity.

The finished basement comes with this guest space, but it could also make a nice rec room.

The terrace has tall fences for privacy, room to host and another gas grill connection.

Lastly, here’s the view from the unit, overlooking Pape.

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