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My husband and I are moving to Toronto in mid august or early sept., and we are trying to rent an apartment now. Our budget is limited (as I have a job lined up, and he will have an open work permit, but no job yet...so we are trying to be conservative). We don't want to get the slim pickings left over after all the students rent for the fall in the down town area, hehe. Also, I am one of those "plan everything" types, so I am not cool with just showing up in Toronto and finding an apartment in a couple of days. It will drive me nuts between now and then if we do that.
Due to my work schedule, we cannot go visit even for a weekend to check out a place we are interested in. The apartment we are looking at (83 Gloucester...yes, I already know it's gay town hehe...bestfriend is gay, I love gays, etc =) has pics of the building and a few of the interior areas of a model. The pics look acceptable, but I don't want to get dooped.
The good news: I cannot find any bad information about it (even on websites like myhood.ca). so I am hoping no news is good news? I know that, in my past experience, I mostly seek out websites and post reviews when I have had a terrible living experience.
Any advice? Should I post an ad on craigslist, see if anyone will go down and check it out for us, take pics for a small fee, etc? I feel a sense of urgency to make a decision soon as this building seems perfect for us (low-rise, only 27 units, great location close to yonge east line and downtown, moderate price), but am wondering if there is an angle I am not seeing? Maybe something about renters rights I don't know that could help, etc. Opinions and advice welcome. Any of you familiar with this building, area, etc? Most of what I have read says north of Carlton, west of Jarvis is a pretty safe area of downtown.
I had a few questions for people who live in apartments, mainly one or two bedroom apartments. Toronto was one of the places I considered moving to in Canada, hearing its a big city a job should be easier to find after relocating.
Right now if anyone whom lives in a apartment can answer these questions it would be of great help for me to figure out how much to save, area to look into, and such. I'm single and to answer why I would be interested in a two bedroom is that either the other room can be used to find a flatmate to ease up on bills or a small office later on.
Area: Where in Toronto do you live in Salary: The net amount you currently make (quite personal but useful) Rent: Basic info (if you have a flatmate just mention the whole amount) Utilities: Cost of electric, water, internet Transportation: What is available nearby to get from point A to B Work: Whats around as a source of income (retail, offices, ect) Health: Nearby doctors offices and dentists if any Useful info: Small info about your location and possible things to do
I need information on 210 Wychwood Avenue apartment, Toronto
my child (from Halifax) will study at UofT and I saw 210 Wychwood Avenue apartment online and think to rent for her. This building looks very nice but I do not know about the building at all.
If you know about this building good or bad, could you give me any information.
my child (from Halifax) will study at UofT and I saw 210 Wychwood Avenue apartment online and think to rent for her. This building looks very nice but I do not know about the building at all.
If you know about this building good or bad, could you give me any information.
Thank you very much
concerned mom
Here's a link to bedbug reports for that address (from 2008, though):
I've visited a few of these building lately as I'm apartment hunting. The first thing to pay attention to is air quality (dust, mold, etc.), the second is bedbugs, and the third is mice. All real concerns in mid- and high-rises due to the volume and variety of the population living in those places.
As a side note, competition for apartments in this last week of August has been brutal, to say the list. I've been to places where there was a line of 10-15 people waiting to see the place, and by the time it was my turn, there were 10-15 people behind me. Everyone agrees that it's seasonal, due to the large number of student coming back to town (reinforced by new students just arriving in the city).
I've decided to postpone moving out until October, hoping there will be fewer applicants to compete against, although there will probably be fewer rental units becoming available too.
Me and my friend will be studying at Ryerson University come fall, and we are looking for a place to stay. It doesn't need to be walking distance, actually it can be 20-25km out as long as it is near the TTC. We still want to have that downtownish feel to it, and are willing to spend $1200 All inclusive for a 2 bedroom 1 bath apartment.
I have a very specific question regarding apartment hunting. Not that I'm new to it, far from it, but I'd like to know if anyone out there has tried it during "peak" season, especially for a September move-in date.
Is September even considered a hard month to get a new place? It would seem to be just a busy moving month in general, both for tenants (ie students) leaving and moving in.
It's a bit tougher if one's budget find itself in competition with that of a budget minded student. I've tried looking for apartments in what you're calling "peak season" and had no trouble at all, but I'm sure thats because my budget was a more liberal than that of a 19 year old, first year university student. If you've got a budget of around $1300+ / month, there shouldn't be an issue.
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