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Condo of the Week: $900,000 for a live-work loft with a celebrity-filled past

By Josh Dehaas
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The condo for sale at 245 Carlaw Avenue

Address: 245 Carlaw Avenue, Unit 410 Neighbourhood: Leslieville Agent: Stephanie Nause, Keller Williams Referred Urban Realty, Brokerage Price: $899,999 Previously sold for: $423,168, in 2009

The place

It’s the type of artist’s loft you see in films, with beautifully beat-up concrete floors, 14-foot ceilings and industrial-sized windows. There are three bedrooms: one hidden behind a garage door and two tucked behind the kitchen.

The place sort of redefines “open concept”:

Condo of the Week: $900,000 for a live-work loft with a celebrity-filled past

The seller’s knick-knack collection is incredible:

Condo of the Week: $900,000 for a live-work loft with a celebrity-filled past

There are two smaller bedrooms with lofted sleeping areas. Here’s one of them:

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Condo of the Week: $900,000 for a live-work loft with a celebrity-filled past

And the other:

Condo of the Week: $900,000 for a live-work loft with a celebrity-filled past

Between the two bedrooms, there’s a dressing room with some interesting wallpaper:

Condo of the Week: $900,000 for a live-work loft with a celebrity-filled past

The master bedroom is off the main living area:

Condo of the Week: $900,000 for a live-work loft with a celebrity-filled past

There’s an office area on the upper level that looks like it could serve as a makeshift DJ booth:

Condo of the Week: $900,000 for a live-work loft with a celebrity-filled past
The history

Ingrid Johansson, a model turned photographer/director/producer who goes by the moniker Miz Monday, bought this live-work loft in a former chewing gum factory in 2009. She has photographed celebrities like Leslie Feist and Kit Harrington in here. She has also rented it out for wrap parties and TIFF junket interviews with the likes of Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall.

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Big selling point

There aren’t a lot of true live-work buildings in Toronto. This loft has a huge open space that can accommodate a crew, but also some closed rooms that allow for separation between professional duties and life.

Possible deal breaker

There’s only one bathroom. Although there’s space to add a second, it would require approval from the building’s condo board.

Condo of the Week: $900,000 for a live-work loft with a celebrity-filled past
By the numbers

• $899,999 • 1,631 square feet • $842 in monthly maintenance fees • 3 bedrooms • 2 loft beds • 1 bathroom • 1 parking space • 1 den (on the second floor) • 1 walk-in closet

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