Vanja Vasic just wrapped her annual indie fashion fest, FAT, but earlier this year all her attention was on moving from her family home next to High Park to her first condo in Artscape’s Triangle Lofts at Queen and Dovercourt, developed in partnership with Urbancorp as part of its Westside Gallery Lofts project.
A subsidy program offered lower-floor units to artists for 25 per cent less than market value.
Original budget $200,000
Unit price $180,000 ($240,000 before the Artscape subsidy)
Wish list Affordable downtown location close to cafés, bars, galleries and shopping a contemporary, bright, loft-like space she could inject her own personality into.
Number of properties looked at 1
What she got A 650-square-foot second-floor unit with two bedrooms, one bathroom, 10-foot ceilings and concrete floors.
What Vasic says “I love that the loft is functional but still reflects my personality. I spent three months on Floorplanner.com designing the space and worked with Creative Integrity Renovations to install sliding glass doors and curtain panels for privacy and remodel the kitchen before injecting tons of art by local artists.”
All photos by David Hawe
