There was this 450 square foot studio here in Vancouver that got reno'd to a 1 bed plus den. all they did was add a glass slide door, then stuck a desk in the only storage closet, tried to resell 2 month later for 170k more than what they paid. It did not sell lol. The audacity of people... The layout was better as a studio than the 1 bedroom version. They even stuck a kid's single bed in the pictures to make the "bedroom" look bigger.
This would be named a studio from what I know. A bedroom doesn't need to have a window? Thank you for the content, I am a newcomer to Toronto and your videos are being helpful!
You know what's even worse? The units in circular/elliptical buildings (concentrated in Mississauga & Scarborough) where units are so weirdly shaped that it's is absolutely nightmarish to live in or fit any furniture. The layout you showed only applies to 1 bdr condos, but the layout I mentioned even applies to 3 bdr condos that sell for +$1 mil.
Hey Sam, great content as always. Would love to hear your take on this area overall, as there has been a lot of development in the area (west donlands/corktown) over the past few years.
I am mixed on corktown. There has been a lot of development as you mentioned, however nothing spectacular. Obviously this layout is very common in corktown, as they are in a lot of the trolley buildings. If you have any specific questions or want a more detailed response, feel free to email me.
in most underdeveloped countries in the world, this type of place is used as a pigsty. If Canadian builders are building these places, it means we Canadians have miserably failed to understand that we must stop buying them, otherwise we may deserve to be sold such places.
In reality it is a STUDIO, no matter what they call it - junior one bedroom, loft style one bedroom, etc, etc. If it does not have a closet a door and an exterior window it is not a true one bedroom. Same as people refer to a one bedroom and den as a JUNIOR 2 Bedroom, same rules apply - must have doors, closets and exterior windows.
Wow! Those really are bad layouts! And they ain't cheap! Downtown condos are expensive even in worse cities than Toronto, but for half a million bucks, your condo door should not be in your bedroom. These should be marketed as studios, then.
Not only are these technically a studio being marketed as a 1-bedroom, they are laid out like a bowling alley and the concrete/vent pipe décor gives it a bunker/basement vibe.
@@MyFiddlePlayer I can't believe the prices people are asking for homes nowadays. And it isn't just in Toronto or Canada. It's in other countries, too. Just crap sold at top-dollar.
I don't find the layouts themselves as atrocious as the exposed vents. I'm amazed developers are getting away with calling these one bed. :/ But the government hasn't actually bothered to properly regulate this for at least a decade.
The layouts + bulkheads of condos built over the last several years are quite horrible and seem to get worst, not even considering the affordability. But I worry about the resale value and ability of resale of older condos. What is the threshold age of a condo building you recommend to sell a unit within by/ not to consider buying assuming it is an average quality building? Thank you.
@@SamTorontoRealEstate this would actually be a good layout if it’s tweaked a bit. Very similar looking unit is in 21 nelson in their “junior 1 bedroom” units. Those are away from the door which is nice.
@@atorbubble i disagree. The 'bit' part is changing the biggest fault of the unit, which is the walk through bedroom. Even those layouts where the bedroom is in the middle of the floorplan with sliding doors are bad, but not as bad as this.
@@SamTorontoRealEstate what would you say has a better layout for 424 sqft? The way I see it is the 21 nelson unit is sorta a walk through. But you can still has a slider to close off the bedroom area if you wanna hide it and still utilize the hallway section to get around when it’s not close off.
I cant get over the price!! Half a million for 1 room essentially 🤣 I could buy a chatue in france for that, or a fancy new build in a mid range UK estate, actually where I live you can buy those for 280k
Location, location, location! I'm sure you could get a whole mansion on a couple of acres in Haiti for your half million, but would you want to live in Haiti?
Speaking of 170 Bayview Ave., what's going on with this iconic building? It would be awesome if you were able to integrate it into one of your thematic reviews
I don't have a particular question. The one I left was intentionally general, so as to leave the door open to any of your varied video analyses. Is the building well managed? Are the other units well laid out? Is it sought after? Does it rent Well? Does it sell Well? Were the designers and/or builders successful in reaching their goals? Does it offer anything exceptional to its residents, or perhaps disappointment? Et cetera ... Cheers! And thanks for getting back@@SamTorontoRealEstate
I don’t know what the f. uck does it take builders to give us a wider window space , it’s all about how much money they can pocket giving us bowling alley suites. Can you imagine having a bedroom which has no daylight coming thru and having the hear somebodies footsteps above right the bed and having a closet space where somebody’s where the adjacent neighbours stairs are located This travesty has to stop
Don't people see what they buy? If they are happy with the layout - who cares? The layout you showed on the pictures may be called a shotgun type layout.
@@SamTorontoRealEstate And definitely against the condo's declaration or rules. Well done for taking a critical look at this. I bet it would be really awkward in terms of acoustics as well.
Exactly. Even worse, because at least with studios the bedroom area is not right by the door. There is normally a hallway or corridor, and if not, the bed areas at least on the side of the windows.
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There was this 450 square foot studio here in Vancouver that got reno'd to a 1 bed plus den. all they did was add a glass slide door, then stuck a desk in the only storage closet, tried to resell 2 month later for 170k more than what they paid. It did not sell lol. The audacity of people... The layout was better as a studio than the 1 bedroom version. They even stuck a kid's single bed in the pictures to make the "bedroom" look bigger.
This would be named a studio from what I know. A bedroom doesn't need to have a window? Thank you for the content, I am a newcomer to Toronto and your videos are being helpful!
You know what's even worse? The units in circular/elliptical buildings (concentrated in Mississauga & Scarborough) where units are so weirdly shaped that it's is absolutely nightmarish to live in or fit any furniture. The layout you showed only applies to 1 bdr condos, but the layout I mentioned even applies to 3 bdr condos that sell for +$1 mil.
Yes those are not preferable at all. But they are at least livable, this one is hardly livable.
Wow! Did not know about this! Thxs!
It's hard to believe it does exist.
Hey Sam, great content as always. Would love to hear your take on this area overall, as there has been a lot of development in the area (west donlands/corktown) over the past few years.
I am mixed on corktown. There has been a lot of development as you mentioned, however nothing spectacular. Obviously this layout is very common in corktown, as they are in a lot of the trolley buildings. If you have any specific questions or want a more detailed response, feel free to email me.
in most underdeveloped countries in the world, this type of place is used as a pigsty. If Canadian builders are building these places, it means we Canadians have miserably failed to understand that we must stop buying them, otherwise we may deserve to be sold such places.
I agree. Buyers often do not do their due diligence, and if they do, for some this is the only affordable option available to them
In reality it is a STUDIO, no matter what they call it - junior one bedroom, loft style one bedroom, etc, etc. If it does not have a closet a door and an exterior window it is not a true one bedroom. Same as people refer to a one bedroom and den as a JUNIOR 2 Bedroom, same rules apply - must have doors, closets and exterior windows.
Its actually worse than a studio, because studio units at least have the bedding area way from the front door and hall way
Wow! Those really are bad layouts! And they ain't cheap! Downtown condos are expensive even in worse cities than Toronto, but for half a million bucks, your condo door should not be in your bedroom. These should be marketed as studios, then.
Yes, they should most definitely be marketed as studios
Not only are these technically a studio being marketed as a 1-bedroom, they are laid out like a bowling alley and the concrete/vent pipe décor gives it a bunker/basement vibe.
@@MyFiddlePlayer I can't believe the prices people are asking for homes nowadays. And it isn't just in Toronto or Canada. It's in other countries, too. Just crap sold at top-dollar.
I don't find the layouts themselves as atrocious as the exposed vents.
I'm amazed developers are getting away with calling these one bed. :/ But the government hasn't actually bothered to properly regulate this for at least a decade.
Its borderline fraud to sell these as '1 bedrooms'. I suggest to all my clients to avoid these units.
The layouts + bulkheads of condos built over the last several years are quite horrible and seem to get worst, not even considering the affordability. But I worry about the resale value and ability of resale of older condos. What is the threshold age of a condo building you recommend to sell a unit within by/ not to consider buying assuming it is an average quality building? Thank you.
the problem is this is a 545 sqft unit when it looks like a 424 sqft unit
Yes another clear issue
@@SamTorontoRealEstate this would actually be a good layout if it’s tweaked a bit. Very similar looking unit is in 21 nelson in their “junior 1 bedroom” units. Those are away from the door which is nice.
@@atorbubble i disagree. The 'bit' part is changing the biggest fault of the unit, which is the walk through bedroom. Even those layouts where the bedroom is in the middle of the floorplan with sliding doors are bad, but not as bad as this.
@@SamTorontoRealEstate what would you say has a better layout for 424 sqft? The way I see it is the 21 nelson unit is sorta a walk through. But you can still has a slider to close off the bedroom area if you wanna hide it and still utilize the hallway section to get around when it’s not close off.
I cant get over the price!! Half a million for 1 room essentially 🤣
I could buy a chatue in france for that, or a fancy new build in a mid range UK estate, actually where I live you can buy those for 280k
That is great! Where do you live?
Location, location, location! I'm sure you could get a whole mansion on a couple of acres in Haiti for your half million, but would you want to live in Haiti?
Speaking of 170 Bayview Ave., what's going on with this iconic building? It would be awesome if you were able to integrate it into one of your thematic reviews
What question is particular do you have?
I don't have a particular question. The one I left was intentionally general, so as to leave the door open to any of your varied video analyses. Is the building well managed? Are the other units well laid out? Is it sought after? Does it rent Well? Does it sell Well? Were the designers and/or builders successful in reaching their goals? Does it offer anything exceptional to its residents, or perhaps disappointment? Et cetera ...
Cheers! And thanks for getting back@@SamTorontoRealEstate
I'm also so over washrooms right off the front door as well.
If it is the only washroom yes i agree, but the guest washroom at front is actually very good.
So you're telling me that in this video of the three or four units you showed they have a 1.5 bathroom?
@@vinewoodstar No. I am just making general point that bathroom by the door is only bad when its the only bathroom
@@SamTorontoRealEstate This is so stupid and also just L🤡L that we both just discussed washrooms by the front door. I'm done now. Thanks for that.
How do you find which condos are ebike friendly? Where you can take your ebike up the elevator into you unit?
Normally in the rules and regulations of a condo building, contained in the status of certificate
Have you seen the youtuber/TikTok guy "Dear Modern" he did a video fixing one of the worst Toronto apartment layouts, worse than these layouts 😅
Nope, will take a look
Nothing could be worse than the 7 floor and below MOZO lofts.
Lololol
I don’t know what the f. uck does it take builders to give us a wider window space , it’s all about how much money they can pocket giving us bowling alley suites. Can you imagine having a bedroom which has no daylight coming thru and having the hear somebodies footsteps above right the bed and having a closet space where somebody’s where the adjacent neighbours stairs are located This travesty has to stop
Don't people see what they buy? If they are happy with the layout - who cares? The layout you showed on the pictures may be called a shotgun type layout.
30 second video turned into 10 minutes of wasted time
These are AirBnB units; they're meant to be rented out on AirBnB, not lived in.
You say that as if it makes it any better. That actually makes it worse.
@@SamTorontoRealEstate And definitely against the condo's declaration or rules. Well done for taking a critical look at this. I bet it would be really awkward in terms of acoustics as well.
This seems deceiving 😮
Exactly! It shouldn’t listed as 1 bedroom!
Glorified studio
Exactly. Even worse, because at least with studios the bedroom area is not right by the door. There is normally a hallway or corridor, and if not, the bed areas at least on the side of the windows.
good luck doing basic kitchen things while your partner sleeps
Right? It’s awful
why do you have to say the word condo 5 times in every sentence?
For the algorithm