Address: 384 Sunnyside Avenue, Unit 308 Neighbourhood: Roncesvalles Agent: Michael Griffiths, Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd., Brokerage Price: $5,250 per month
An unfurnished two-floor condo in the Abbey Lofts.
Built in 1910, this Presbyterian church was taken over by a condo developer 12 years ago. The owner bought this unit in 2006. She brought in her own architect to work on the interior and specialty carpenters to create custom built-in shelving and storage throughout the space. Now she’s moving into a house, but plans to keep this property as a retirement pied-à-terre and rent it out in the meantime. It’s available immediately.
Here’s the living area. All the wood panelling is American cherry:
The dining area has a slice of one of the huge stained glass windows:
Here’s the kitchen:
There’s a little office nook:
And here’s the master bedroom, with some Japanese-style paper blinds:
Unlike units on the building’s lower levels, this suite’s second floor has the church’s vaulted ceilings, as well as original limestone walls and stained glass windows:
There are certainly cheaper two-bedroom apartments available in this part of town, but very few of them have this much character.
• $5,250 per month • 1,630 square feet • 2 bedrooms • 2 bathrooms • 1 electric fireplace • 1 balcony • 1 parking spot
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Ali Amad is a Palestinian-Canadian journalist based in Toronto. His work has appeared in publications including Toronto Life, Maclean’s, Vice, Reader’s Digest and the Walrus, often exploring themes of identity, social justice and the immigrant experience.