Address: 68 Abell Street, Unit 1035 Neighbourhood: Little Portugal Agent: Sepand Siassi, Toronto Luxury Rentals Price: $3,300 per month
A newly renovated two-bedroom apartment near Trinity Bellwoods Park, available furnished.
A Toronto chiropractor bought this corner unit at the Epic on Triangle Park Condos last year. He redid the bathrooms’ tiles, refinished the balcony and installed automated blinds for the floor-to-ceiling windows. He also added some personal touches: painted accent walls, marble tiling with a custom neon sign in the living space, and French frosted doors for the bedrooms. He’s now moving to Europe for work.
Here’s the living and dining area:
There’s a small kitchenette near the dining area:
There are two bedrooms. Here’s one of them:
And another:
There are two bathrooms. This one has some neon lips on the wall:
And here’s the balcony:
The unit has some high-tech features, like a wireless Phillips Hue lighting system. An August smart lock makes it possible to lock and unlock the front door with a smartphone.
The lack of a full kitchen may be a bummer for avid home cooks, but Queen West’s best restaurants are a short walk away.
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• $3,300 per month • 690 square feet • 2 bedrooms • 2 bathrooms • 1 balcony • 1 parking spot • 1 locker
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.