260 Sackville Street

As real estate prices continue to rise in the GTA, first time home buyers are finding themselves pushed to the outskirts, but it doesn’t have to be that way; if you’ve been looking to enter the market for the first time and don’t want to live in the sticks — this is the building for you.

Located at 260 Sackville St in the Regent Park neighbourhood, One Park West is a modern 13 story condo with 176 units — at prices that even first time buyers can afford. The exterior is stylish, comprised of large glass panels with wide protruding balconies, and lined with red wooden planks on the ground floor.

Once inside, buyers will find relaxing amenities such as a gym, party room, meeting room, business centre, media room, shared rooftop deck, concierge, and parking garage. With its great location and reasonably priced units, One Park West is an excellent choice for first time home buyers, young professionals, couples, or small families.

Units at 260 Sackville St range in size from a cozy 301 square feet for a studio to just over 1000 square feet for a 3 bedroom suite. All units are open concept and maximize square footage, so even a studio will feel airy, and thanks to floor to ceiling windows, every unit is filled with natural light.

For buyers who are hoping to find a fixer upper, you’ll have to find it elsewhere, as all Toronto condos for sale here are modern and move in ready. And even though these units are affordable, suites have desirable features like stainless steel appliances, granite countertops in kitchens and bathrooms, porcelain backsplashes, 9 foot ceilings, and large private balconies.

A very nice aspect of life in this building is that is sits across the street from Regent Park North, so residents have the luxury of a green space on site — where you’ll find a community garden, an indoor swimming pool, a playground, tree shrouded benches, and plenty of open green grass.

Regent Park has seen its share of new developments in recent years, which has caused many businesses — particularly restaurants — to locate to the area. For condo buyers, there’s an abundance of conveniently located stores in the neighbourhood, and great public transit makes it easy to travel to nearby areas for food, dining, and nightlife.

As a resident of this increasingly trendy neighbourhood, you have some great places to eat within walking distance, and even more just a streetcar or bus ride away. From your front door, you’re only minutes from Paintbox Bistro, Sultan of Samosas, Quincy's Afro-Kitchen and Bar, and pho u. And if that’s not enough to satisfy your craving, you can take a trip south to the Distillery District for a selection of international tastes.

Entertainment options are vast — music fans have Massey Hall and the Phoenix Concert Theatre nearby. There’s The Opera House on Dundas for comedy shows or the performing arts, afterwards you can grab a drink or play bar games at Dominion Pub and Kitchen. For movie nights, Yonge-Dundas Square is just a streetcar ride away, as is the Eaton Centre for those who want to shop until they drop.

Can’t open your eyes in the morning without a coffee? Tim Hortons is just around the corner, and also several cozy cafes in the Distillery District to the south. There are convenient shops nearby like FreshCo for groceries, Shoppers Drug Mart for prescriptions, and several financial institutions.

Sauntering to a 93 Walk Score, One Park West provides its residents with a pedestrian friendly location — errands can be accomplished with a decent pair of shoes.

Public transit riders have east and westbound streetcars on Dundas St E, and north and south bound buses on Parliament. Those who commute to the city centre, can take route 505 on Dundas to Dundas Station for subway lines.

A driver friendly location in downtown Toronto — that might sound like an oxymoron, but in this case it’s accurate; drivers can head east on Dundas and be on the Don Valley parkway in minutes, or head south on Jarvis to quickly arrive at the Gardiner Expressway.