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Sale of the Week: The $2-million Regent Park home that proves living above a coffee shop can be stylish

By Kelly Reid| Photography by Leading Image
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The house that sold at 118 Sumach Street
Listed At
$2,099,900
Sold For
$2,090,000

Address: 118 Sumach Street
Neighbourhood: Regent Park Agent: Catherine van der Oye, Union Realty Brokerage Inc. Previously sold for: $635,000, in 2013      

The property

A twofer income property in Regent Park.

The history

When the sellers bought the house about four years ago, it was a two-storey corner store. With the help of Hudson Architecture, they renovated the place completely. There’s now a coffee shop, Sumach Espresso, on the ground floor, as well as a bachelor apartment. The top two floors are a loft-like owner’s suite.

The entrance to the owner’s suite has some fancy woodwork:

Sale of the Week: The $2-million Regent Park home that proves living above a coffee shop can be stylish

The suite spans two floors:

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Sale of the Week: The $2-million Regent Park home that proves living above a coffee shop can be stylish

Here’s the kitchen:

Sale of the Week: The $2-million Regent Park home that proves living above a coffee shop can be stylish

The living and dining area has access to a balcony:

Sale of the Week: The $2-million Regent Park home that proves living above a coffee shop can be stylish

A closer look at the living area:

Sale of the Week: The $2-million Regent Park home that proves living above a coffee shop can be stylish

There are two bedrooms on the main floor of the owner’s suite. Here’s one of them:

Sale of the Week: The $2-million Regent Park home that proves living above a coffee shop can be stylish

And the other:

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Sale of the Week: The $2-million Regent Park home that proves living above a coffee shop can be stylish

Both bedrooms share this bathroom, which doubles as a laundry room:

Sale of the Week: The $2-million Regent Park home that proves living above a coffee shop can be stylish

On the upper floor, there’s a family room:

Sale of the Week: The $2-million Regent Park home that proves living above a coffee shop can be stylish

And also the master bedroom:

Sale of the Week: The $2-million Regent Park home that proves living above a coffee shop can be stylish

Here’s the master bedroom’s ensuite bathroom:

Sale of the Week: The $2-million Regent Park home that proves living above a coffee shop can be stylish

There’s a rooftop deck off the family room:

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Sale of the Week: The $2-million Regent Park home that proves living above a coffee shop can be stylish

The bachelor apartment on the ground floor can be rented out for a little extra income:

Sale of the Week: The $2-million Regent Park home that proves living above a coffee shop can be stylish

And here’s what the coffee shop looks like inside:

Sale of the Week: The $2-million Regent Park home that proves living above a coffee shop can be stylish
The fate

The buyers will take possession later this fall. They plan to keep renting to both the bachelor apartment’s current tenant and to the coffee shop, which is on a five year lease.

The sale

The agent aimed high with the list price, because the property has the capacity to generate serious rent. It attracted two offers after seven days. Both were competitive, but the sellers accepted the higher of the two, at about $10,000 under list price.

By the Numbers

• $2,090,000 • $9,212.05 in taxes (2017) • 3,509 square feet • 7 days on MLS • 5 bathrooms • 3 bedrooms

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