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Let’s Go Shopping! Toronto’s Design Districts
By Diana Mosher

Are you purchasing a new apartment home or investment property in Toronto? This global hub gets a thumbs up for many reasons. Toronto offers a high quality of life with a strong job market in the finance, technology and creative sectors. The city is also known for its multiculturalism, vibrant food scene, ample green spaces and convenient public transit system.

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Toronto’s real estate market offers lots of promising neighborhoods for apartment investment. Check out RentCafe’s Toronto listings and Airbnb to see what’s on the market now. These are some of the hot spots:

  • Liberty Village is known for its vibrant community and industrial-chic aesthetic;
  • Yonge & Eglinton is a bustling hub with strong rental demand;
  • The Beaches offers a mix of city living and waterfront serenity;
  • Bay Street Corridor is a central location with high rental potential and
  • Regent Park is a downtown area with ongoing revitalization and development.

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Whether your real estate investment serves as a primary residence, pied-a-terre or vacation rental property, you’ll want to design the new space with durable and stylish furniture as well as art and decorative accessories that photograph well for listings. Your space should have universal appeal to attract a wide range of guests/residents while also avoiding blandness. Vintage stores are a great place to pick up pieces with personality. From the Sunday Antique Market to retailers like Rove Concept, Toronto is a design paradise. Let’s go shopping!

‘Designers Walk’ Commercial Centre

One way to maximize space in an apartment setting is to incorporate a wall bed. A studio apartment becomes truly multifunctional and a two-bedroom apartment gains the ability to transition from guest bedroom to home office. Visit Resource Furniture in their Toronto location at Designers Walk.

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Located in the heart of Toronto’s Annex/Yorkville neighborhood, Designers Walk is situated in five buildings stretching along Davenport Road to Pears Avenue. Since 1980, Designers Walk has been serving the Canadian interior design industry with a selection of influential showrooms. Joab Igra, the founder of Designers Walk, realized a need to bring trade professionals together and provide the opportunity to source and purchase products only available through a design professional.

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Designers Walk is home to showrooms such as The Red Carpet & Rug Company, Persan Fabrics, Resource Furniture, ProcureHaus, Atriani and Canapy Furniture.

King East Design District

The King East Design District (KEDD) is a collection of furniture and design shops within the heart of Old Town Toronto. The district officially runs along King Street East from Church Street to Parliament Street, with additional shops to be found as far east as River Street.

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This historic neighbourhood is home to some of Toronto’s oldest and most beautiful heritage buildings, where well-preserved 19th-century architecture lines the streets. KEDD’s vision is to be a hub for creativity and to lead Canada in contemporary design, art, and culture.

I’m a NYC apartment designer consulting in cities everywhere. If you have an upcoming design project in Toronto, we can work together remotely or in person to get your new apartment up and running in record time. My services include finish selections, space planning, furnishings, 3D renderings and project management. Request a complimentary 30-minute discovery call today.