ADDRESS: 468 Wellington Street, unit 201
NEIGHBOURHOOD: Waterfront Communities–The Island
AGENT: Brandon Ware and Eric Kuzuian, Private Service Realty Ltd.
PRICE: $2,990,000
THE PLACE: A museum-like loft in the exclusive, idiosyncratic Butterick Publishing building—a century-old low-rise in which each of the 10 ginormous units (which average between 4,000 and 5,000 square feet) is completely unique.
BRAGGING RIGHTS: With 6,000 square feet spread over three levels, you could probably house up to 10 typical Toronto bachelor pads in this place.
BIG SELLING POINT: Real estate agents often recommend condo hunters go for units that have at least one standout feature. It helps ensure strong resale value and makes a place stand out against all the glassy, über-modern condos across the city. Well, this red-walled, eccentric loft has dozens of standout features, including a wicked central staircase and Ferrari-red kitchen.
POSSIBLE DEAL BREAKER: Unfortunately, none of the curios—like the penguins in the master bathroom—come with the place. Once the mini museum is cleared out (a world-travelling collector lives here), you’ll likely end up buying ceremonial Bolivian masks and stuffed ostriches in a futile attempt to restore the space to its former glory.
BY THE NUMBERS:
• $2,990,000
• 6,000 square feet (approximately)
• $1,110.04 in monthly maintenance fees
• 12-foot ceilings
• 3 levels
• 3 bedrooms
• 3 bathrooms
• 2 den areas
• 2 parking spots
• 1 private elevator
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- The top-floor living room, with a glass fireplace. With all this junk gone you’ll be able to focus during the big game.
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- Somehow we feel like the kids’ macaroni pictures won’t be suitable replacements. The ceiling here reaches 36 feet from the bottom of the stairs.
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- The elevator drops you off at the top floor, with the stairs leading down. Presumably your decor will incorporate fewer dead animals.
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- Try to surpress your feelings of inadequacy when you replace these artifacts with bowling trophies
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- Just a hallway, nothing to see.
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- How did this shot from the ROM get in here?
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- The dining room and attached seating area. Once this place has been cleared out, your homemade Christmas centrepiece can really shine.
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- The kitchen, stained with the blood of many successful safaris. Also featuring stone countertops, marble floors and pot lights
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- The master bedroom. With a female mannequin, stuffed cheetah and a stripper pole, we can only imagine what went on in here (though we’d rather not).
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- The master bathroom, with a frameless glass shower and gas fireplace. We’re sure there’s a tiki statue hidden in here somewhere.
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- The second-floor bathroom. We assume the creepy tub-lurking bust is leaving.
Does photo 6 also have a stripper pole? Who is this person?
December 16, 2011 at 1:29 pm | by DebbieWhere the heck is the agent here? How can they possibly ask this price given that this place is completely overrun with curios of a quesionable taste. It looks like there’s some good bones here but this place is so poorly presented its laughable.
December 16, 2011 at 1:53 pm | by lolaThis is where the Most Interesting Man in the World lives.
Seller should dress like him and charge admission for visits.
December 16, 2011 at 2:19 pm | by sidYou can’t even see the condo for the owner’s collections which are morbid, creepy and hideous. Takes all kinds, I guess.
December 16, 2011 at 5:47 pm | by Mel S.Anyone in the know would know! If anything, the realtor should add a mill to the asking price, for the ghost factor alone!
December 17, 2011 at 1:13 am | by Bebe LizardoThis apartment belonged to a very interesting and respected man. Please focus on the apartment and not on the contents as they are priceless.
December 17, 2011 at 10:36 am | by serafIt’s not about taste, it’s about collection. There is actually a remarkable story here.
Eclectic taste aside it phenomenal space and extremely low maintenance fee’s for that kind of sqftage… I want to party with this guy, didn’t anyone notice the stripper pole at the foot of the bed ? Awesome !
December 17, 2011 at 11:54 am | by Nigel DenhamHard to focus on the apartment when it is being utterly overpowered by these…let’s call them artifacts.
December 17, 2011 at 12:08 pm | by garamonHey Nigel, if you want to party with this guy you might catch up with him on a barge on the River Styx. When you cash in your air miles, note that it’s a one-way ticket! Who knows,
December 17, 2011 at 1:15 pm | by Bebe Lizardomaybe Christopher Hitchens will be there too!
http://www.jamiesontribalart.com/
December 17, 2011 at 4:10 pm | by DanBill was a fascinating and generous man. Toronto was lucky to have such a interesting collector who was always happy to share. Many of us are still mourning his untimely death – which occurred in his condo, now up for sale. http://realscreen.com/2011/07/20/history-television-canadas-head-hunters-hit-by-untimely-death/
December 18, 2011 at 2:07 pm | by FriendOh Man Oh Man… this is awesome but its going to take another $1mil to turn this place upside down. but its a bargain for the price and the maint fee is low.. I think I am going to sell my retarded Trump Tower condo which seems like it will never open /built and make an offer on this amazing space… Love it!!!
December 19, 2011 at 8:07 am | by Peter212I think this place is just awesome. It feels like a museum without the “Don’t Touch” aspect and I love that.
I would live in it just the way it is (well, nix the stripper pole in the bedroom).
December 20, 2011 at 3:12 pm | by CaitieThe bedroom gave me a boner!
December 20, 2011 at 7:45 pm | by BG011Looks like a monument to a life well-lived. Assuming the property is appropriately priced based on size, location, quality and amenities. Underneath the contents, it is a lovely home even with more conservative tastes.
December 21, 2011 at 3:22 pm | by Ignatz