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Rental of the Week: $3,800 per month for a spacious apartment near Queen and Spadina

By Ali Amad| Photography by Andrea Simone
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Rental of the Week: $3,800 per month for a spacious apartment near Queen and Spadina

Address: 500 Richmond Street West, Unit 122 Neighbourhood: Queen West Agent: Property Management Toronto
Price: $3,800 per month

The place

A furnished one-bedroom in the Cityscape Terrace Condos.

The history

The suite is in a 109-unit, six-storey building. The owners bought the place in 2013, then completely renovated the kitchen and added built-in storage and shelving. Now they’re relocating for work and looking for a tenant.

Here’s the living area. The floors are cherry wood:

Rental of the Week: $3,800 per month for a spacious apartment near Queen and Spadina

Here’s the kitchen:

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Rental of the Week: $3,800 per month for a spacious apartment near Queen and Spadina

And the bathroom:

Rental of the Week: $3,800 per month for a spacious apartment near Queen and Spadina

The owners plan to leave the terrace barbecue behind for the tenant’s use:

Rental of the Week: $3,800 per month for a spacious apartment near Queen and Spadina
Major perks

There are no dividing walls on the second floor, so the master bedroom is 550 square feet:

Rental of the Week: $3,800 per month for a spacious apartment near Queen and Spadina
Possible deal breaker

The 400-square-foot back terrace is perfect for entertaining guests, but overnights might be tough: there’s only one bedroom, and no powder room.

By the numbers

• $3,800 per month • 1,100 square feet • 1 bedroom • 1 bathroom • 1 gas fireplace • 1 terrace • 1 parking spot

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The Hunt

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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