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Rental of the Week: $8,000 per month to live in a converted church in Wallace-Emerson

By Ali Amad| Photography by Jordan Prussky/The Print Market
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Rental of the Week: $8,000 per month to live in a converted church in Wallace-Emerson

Address: 40 Westmoreland Avenue, Unit 8 Neighbourhood: Wallace-Emerson Agent: Mike Donia, RE/MAX Realty Specialists Inc., Brokerage Price: $8,000 per month

The place

An unfurnished four-bedroom converted church loft near Christie Pits.

The history

This unit’s owner bought the place earlier this year, hoping to use it as an income property. The building is a former Anglican church, built in 1914, that was retrofitted into condos six years ago.

Here’s the living area:

Rental of the Week: $8,000 per month to live in a converted church in Wallace-Emerson

The dining area:

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Rental of the Week: $8,000 per month to live in a converted church in Wallace-Emerson

And the kitchen, with breakfast bar:

Rental of the Week: $8,000 per month to live in a converted church in Wallace-Emerson

There are four bedrooms. Here’s one of them:

Rental of the Week: $8,000 per month to live in a converted church in Wallace-Emerson

And another:

Rental of the Week: $8,000 per month to live in a converted church in Wallace-Emerson

And there’s a small patio:

Rental of the Week: $8,000 per month to live in a converted church in Wallace-Emerson
Major perks

The four-level unit is one of the largest of the 17 lofts in the building. It retains many of the church’s original neo-Gothic architectural features, including exposed brick walls, arched windows and vaulted ceilings in the master bedroom:

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Rental of the Week: $8,000 per month to live in a converted church in Wallace-Emerson

The master bedroom’s dressing area:

Rental of the Week: $8,000 per month to live in a converted church in Wallace-Emerson

The master ensuite:

Rental of the Week: $8,000 per month to live in a converted church in Wallace-Emerson

And there’s a small loft area above the master bedroom, accessible by ladder:

Rental of the Week: $8,000 per month to live in a converted church in Wallace-Emerson
Possible deal breaker

Families with young children might find the multiple narrow staircases between floors to be a little dicey. And older folks with bad knees will definitely want to move on.

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By the numbers

• $8,000 per month • 2,500 square feet • 12-foot vaulted ceilings • 4 bedrooms • 3 bathrooms • 2 fireplaces • 2 parking spots • 1 balcony

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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.

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