Rental of the Week: $4,500 for a two-bedroom above the old Hotel Waverly and the new Silver Dollar

Neighbourhood: Kensington Market/Chinatown
Price: $4,525 Size: 774 square feet Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 2 Real estate agent: Jenna Houssian, Fitzrovia

The place

A two-bedroom, two-bathroom rental on the ninth floor of the Waverley Apartments, a new complex above both the former Hotel Waverly and the restored Silver Dollar Room. Its amenities include a rooftop infinity pool, a luxury lounge and a juice bar. The home is steps from Kensington Market and Chinatown and a short walk from U of T’s St. George campus, with direct access to the streetcars along Spadina and College.

The history

Built in 2021, the 166-unit building was awarded Rental Development of the Year by the Federation of Rental Housing Providers of Ontario in its first year of operation.

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The tour

In the lobby: a Greenhouse Juice Co. station, a co-working space and a curvy staircase leading to more amenities.

Residents receive a discount at the bar, which is open seven days a week and also serves coffee and wine.

Now for the unit. Its furnished foyer leads directly to the open-concept space. That’s a smart thermostat peering back at the entrance.

The home faces southeast, with views of the Spadina strip and the CN Tower in the distance.

The building is pet-friendly and equipped with its own doggy bath (pooch not included).

An opposite angle shows the kitchen. It has stainless steel KitchenAid appliances and LED-lit cabinets.

The quartz island doubles as a breakfast bar and conceals a Whirlpool wine fridge.

Here’s a closer look at that wine fridge.

These built-in floor-to-ceiling cabinets are just beyond the kitchen.

The main bathroom has a glass shower with a rainfall head.

The main bedroom faces east.

And here’s the second bedroom, which could be converted to an office.

Back downstairs: an art-filled lounge for residents. That’s a conference room inside the glass box.

Other amenities include a yoga studio, a theatre and this gym overlooking the neighbourhood.

Finally, the crowd-pleasing infinity pool.

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