Need Apartment in Toronto

briannaeli

Hello..

I will be shifting to Toronto, Ontario (ON) after six months. I am in require of an apartment with one bedroom and bathroom having a cleaning kit and kitchen accessories. The apartment should not range me more then $2000.

Please help me to find an apartment which would fulfill these requirements.

Jeff210

As someone currently living downtown Toronto in a 1 bedroom + bath appartment I'd need to know what area you are interested in.

Also what is a cleaning kit

Godfather

For $2000 (canadian) a month you could get a decent one bedroom apartment in the downtown area. Is there any specific area you want to live in?

Downtown will cost the most, but the areas just shy of the the heart of the city will cost considerably less.

briannaeli

@Jeff210: I want an apartment on subway line west of downtown Toronto and a cleaning kit is which includes Glass Cleaner, Toilet Bowl Cleaner, Carpet Cleaner etc.

@Godfather: You are totally right, I need a decent apartment only, with all services available. I have chosen downtown because of this reason only.

FyreWulff

You can buy the Glass Cleaner and Toilet Bowl Cleaner (with stand) for like, a dollar each at a store.

Carpet Cleaning machines are around 400$ US though.

Korlash

Not to hijack that thread, but there's a good chance I'm going to study in Toronto next year, and really, 2000$ downtown? I knew Toronto was expensive, but I didn't expect that. Are there still places with reasonable prices?

Godfather

Korlash wrote: »

Not to hijack that thread, but there's a good chance I'm going to study in Toronto next year, and really, 2000$ downtown? I knew Toronto was expensive, but I didn't expect that. Are there still places with reasonable prices?

Yes. $2000 is no means the standard, but for downtown that'll buy you on average a comfortable starter place. Toronto is expensive, but so are any of the other big cities.

If you want to live in the heart of downtown, then yeah, any place there is going to cost you between $1200 to $2000. Of course there are more expensive places to rent, but those are generally nicer and for those who plan on actually making a living up there.

You can find some places for as low as $600-700, but trust me when I say you are taking a real gamble with this. My first place was around the Dundas West area, and that place was a hole-in-the-wall apartment. The ceiling was barely over 6 feet tall, there was hardly any natural lighting due to being a basement apartment, the area in general was really cramped and it was in a shady part of the neighborhood. Cost me $675 a month to live in that dump, but I made it work because it was a last-minute decision I had no choice in.

The place I live in now is only $600 a month (plus $15 for extras), but it's roughly five times the size of my old place, is in a wealthy area, a five minute walk to a shopping area with a bank/grocery store/drug store/etc. The only thing is that it's located in the Royal York area, which is about two subway stops away from Kipling stn, the last westbound stop.


Honestly, I wouldn't trade it for the world. It's such a nice place, and the price I pay is an absolute steal; I can guarantee I would be paying triple for a place the same size in the heart of downtown. It's just a shame that i'll have to give it up starting April

For the record, you can still get to downtown from here, it's just a longer subway ride, so if you don't mind commuting via you could save a stack of cash with places like this.

arcticmonkeysfan

As a U of T student I am a bit surprised at how much people are saying you need to pay to rent an apartment downtown. A lot of people I know split a place for like 600-800 a month and their places aren't terrible or anything. You could easily get a very nice 1 bedroom condo downtown for 1200-1500, on Bay street or near the waterfront. Right now I'm living in an apartment-style university residence and pay about 800ish a month. Single room, two bathrooms, kitchen, 3 other roommates, internet, utilities.

elevature

I live in a nice 1 bedroom in the Dufferin area for $1100. Close to the subway, groceries, restaurants, it's great. You can definitely find something for a decent price if you spend some time looking. Try craigslist.

Godfather

I think my definition of Downtown is a little closer than the ones suggested. When I hear DT, I think of places near the Eaton Centre or on Queen Street near St George and/or Yonge.

elevature

You can restrict yourself to a Front/Yonge/Bloor/Spadina area as "downtown", sure, but if you're willing to go a bit further north or west you can find some nice stuff for a decent price, and as long as you're near a subway it's still super fast and easy to get down to the core. Plus the Annex is way cooler than the area around the Eaton Center.