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Rental of the Week: $4,200 per month for a penthouse with two-storey-tall windows

By Jennifer Cheng
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The condo for rent at 183 Dovercourt Road

Address: 183 Dovercourt Road, Penthouse 4 Neighbourhood: Little Portugal Agent: Todd Armstrong, Property.ca Realty Inc., Brokerage Price: $4,200 per month, plus utilities

The place

A two-level, two-bedroom penthouse with a multi-tiered cedar rooftop terrace.

Here’s the entrance:

Rental of the Week: $4,200 per month for a penthouse with two-storey-tall windows

The living area is surrounded by windows, and the terrace wraps around:

Rental of the Week: $4,200 per month for a penthouse with two-storey-tall windows

The kitchen:

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Rental of the Week: $4,200 per month for a penthouse with two-storey-tall windows

And the guest bedroom, with terrace access:

Rental of the Week: $4,200 per month for a penthouse with two-storey-tall windows

The master bedroom is up the stairs:

Rental of the Week: $4,200 per month for a penthouse with two-storey-tall windows

Here’s the master ensuite:

Rental of the Week: $4,200 per month for a penthouse with two-storey-tall windows

And a better look at the terrace:

Rental of the Week: $4,200 per month for a penthouse with two-storey-tall windows
The history

There’s a factory clock above the lobby entrance, which gives away this place’s past: it’s a 19th century building that was, for a time in the first half of the 20th century, home to the Ideal Bread company. In 2007, it was transformed into a six-storey condo building with 87 lofts. The dough mixers are gone, but the exterior brickwork and giant windows remain. Inside, the residential units have hardwood floors and exposed ductwork. This penthouse is one of seven two-level lofts on the top floor. The landlord, a Canadian businessman, lives in Spain, but has several rental properties in Toronto and Vancouver.

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Major perk

The wide-open living space is perfect for entertaining. No matter how many guests a tenant has over, the 16-foot ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows will keep the unit from feeling too stuffy:

Rental of the Week: $4,200 per month for a penthouse with two-storey-tall windows
Possible deal breaker

For all its post-industrial grandeur, the building is short on amenities. Anyone who needs an exercise room had best look elsewhere.

By the numbers

• $4,200 per month • 950 square feet • 16-foot ceilings • 2 bedrooms • 2 bathrooms • 1 rooftop terrace • 1 parking space

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Correction
December 7, 2016

This post originally gave an incorrect figure for this apartment’s interior square footage.

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