This eight-foot-wide home could possibly be yours for $2 million

It’s one of many narrowest homes within the metropolis.

The custom-built residence at 138 St. Clarens Ave., close to Little Portugal, is simply eight toes broad, in keeping with realtor Keven Trudel.

However don’t be deceived by its pencil-thin dimensions. The three-storey indifferent house is roughly 1,700 sq. toes and consists of three bedrooms, 4 loos, plus a basement.

“The design itself may be very distinctive,” Trudel instructed the Star. “It’s not massive, nevertheless it’s very lengthy. There’s a large distinction from once you see the unit from the outside — it appears very slim — in comparison with once you get inside.”

The property, which has a depth of 53 toes, is flanked on one aspect by an alley. Ground-to-ceiling home windows line every ground, with massive mirrors making the area appear wider than it’s, mentioned Trudel.

The three-year-old home, which sits on a once-vacant lot, is situated on a quiet, residential street off School Avenue. Among the many mid-century semi-detached brick homes on St. Clarens Avenue, the thin home actually stands out.

Its vibrant orange door body is seen from almost a block away and helps distinguish the property from the wood verandas that line the entrance of the opposite houses. The remainder of the home, composed primarily of metal, in keeping with Trudel, is completed with a contemporary, industrial exterior.

Residing in a thin home, nonetheless, does have its quirks. The elongated kitchen — although it has a stunning quantity of countertop area — is harking back to a aircraft galley. (However then once more, the home is about as broad because the fuselage of a small business airplane.)

And on one ground, the bathroom and bathe are situated in one of many bedrooms. (Sure, you learn that proper. You’re doing your small business subsequent to your bedside desk.)

“I obtained some hate about that,” Trudel mentioned with a chuckle, after the property made some headlines over the weekend.

But when that’s your factor, the home could possibly be yours. The property was positioned in the marketplace final Thursday with an eye-popping asking worth of $1.95 million.

Acknowledging it’s a “very excessive worth level” for a home of its measurement, Trudel mentioned the proprietor “is just not a scenario that he must promote the property or wants the cash,” however does have some worth flexibility.

The home might make a very good funding rental property, Trudel recommended. The constructing is split into three separate items, every with their very own entrance. There’s one within the basement and one other on the principle ground. The biggest residence occupies each the second and third flooring of the home, and even features a (comparatively) massive personal balcony.

“Ideally, we consider that both a pair lives upstairs they usually lease out the opposite items, or it’s utterly an funding property,” mentioned Trudel.

The property will also be simply remodeled right into a single residence, Trudel famous, however harassed it’s most likely not essentially the most appropriate home for a household with younger kids as a consequence of its slim configuration.

In 2015, one other eight-foot-wide home was listed in the marketplace for a price ticket of $750,000. It featured six ranges — plus a basement, two balconies, a deck and backyard. On the time, the property held the title of narrowest indifferent home in Toronto.

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