Arriving in Toronto in Feb

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laksa
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Posted on: 01-12-05 03:42:45

Hello Fellow-desis. This forum is a great find indeed. Thank you to all the posters for making such wealth of information available.

I am arriving in Toronto in late Jan/early Feb on a workpermit. I will be working at Univ of Toronto, downtown (St. George Campus) near Queen's Park TTC (subway) station. I will be using public transport.

My monthly rental budget is about C$1500 for a furnished one-bedroom apartment, within 20 minutes (door-to-door) of Queen's Park station, in a clean, quiet and classy neighbourhood. My preference is for medium to low density housing, probably a condominium (i.e. preferably no huge estates). I would like to have en-suite washer-dryer, dishwasher and quality fixtures.

Could anyone please help me narrow down on the probable areas that fit my description? I think Bay/Bloor, Harborfront and some places along Spadina may be good. But I am not sure if they would fit into my budget.

Any info/suggestions/alternatives very welcome.

Thanks.

Mercury
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Posted on: 28-12-05 20:36:34

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Orginally posted by laksa

Hello Fellow-desis. This forum is a great find indeed. Thank you to all the posters for making such wealth of information available.

I am arriving in Toronto in late Jan/early Feb on a workpermit. I will be working at Univ of Toronto, downtown (St. George Campus) near Queen's Park TTC (subway) station. I will be using public transport.

My monthly rental budget is about C$1500 for a furnished one-bedroom apartment, within 20 minutes (door-to-door) of Queen's Park station, in a clean, quiet and classy neighbourhood. My preference is for medium to low density housing, probably a condominium (i.e. preferably no huge estates). I would like to have en-suite washer-dryer, dishwasher and quality fixtures.

Could anyone please help me narrow down on the probable areas that fit my description? I think Bay/Bloor, Harborfront and some places along Spadina may be good. But I am not sure if they would fit into my budget.

Any info/suggestions/alternatives very welcome.

Thanks.

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I suggest not to rush now. Come over take a temporary 1-2 weeks accomodation then look around and then decide. In scarboro you can get decent 1 bedroom for $800 and commuting takes about an hour approx via transit system ( bus/Rapit transit/subway). If possible come atleast a week earlier to adjust yourself. Some place also gives furnished room for as low as $400-$500 including food ( not sure about this but most likely).

Jhonnybravo
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Posted on: 03-01-06 23:04:05

There are many one bedroom furnished apartments available in that area (downtown toronto).

Normal rent for one bedroom apartment at downtown is approx. 1600. If you are planning to stay for 1 year or more, it makes sense to rent an unfurnished apartment for 1000 to 1100 in same area, as you can buy necessary furniture for 800 bucks... only problem being almost all unfurnished apartments has a lease term of 1 year.

Fonzie
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Posted on: 05-01-06 21:40:38

I stayed in a 1-bed furnished apartment near Yonge & Bloor for 45 days and the rent was CAD 1600 per month.

laksa
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Posted on: 15-02-06 13:38:31

We are in Toronto now and living in a 1BR furnished apartment near Yonge/Isabella for about 1600 a month. Its not really that great but suffices for our purpose. Hope to find something to rent for long-term soon.

Any suggestions for buying some decent furniture without breaking our bank? IKEA would be the least desirable option for us.

Thanks.

sudesingh
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Posted on: 15-02-06 13:59:05

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Orginally posted by laksa

We are in Toronto now and living in a 1BR furnished apartment near Yonge/Isabella for about 1600 a month. Its not really that great but suffices for our purpose. Hope to find something to rent for long-term soon.

Any suggestions for buying some decent furniture without breaking our bank? IKEA would be the least desirable option for us.

Thanks.

I'd suggest you 1st decide on a place and them look out for furniture.

1. Scarborough has tons of furniture stores on Kennedy around Ellesmere/Lawrence.
2. Mississauga has furniture stores on Dundas around Dixie/Hwy 10
3. Classified section on CD
4. Buy/Sell section on http://www.redflagdeals.com" rel="nofollow">LINK
5. Try http://toronto.craigslist.org/

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jasmeek
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Posted on: 16-02-06 19:21:07

hi Laksa

Welcome to Canada...

Well if you are interested I have some almost new furniture for sale...

You can save some money rather than buying something new at a store.

If interested please call me

jas

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Orginally posted by laksa

We are in Toronto now and living in a 1BR furnished apartment near Yonge/Isabella for about 1600 a month. Its not really that great but suffices for our purpose. Hope to find something to rent for long-term soon.

Any suggestions for buying some decent furniture without breaking our bank? IKEA would be the least desirable option for us.

Thanks.

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