If you are looking for a condo alternative, this 1+1 bedroom, 1 bathroom detached house with 2 parking spots on a 20 x 93 foot lot at 25 Hallam Street in Christie Pits is a pretty good option.

The listing says it is a 2 bedroom house, but that 2nd bedroom looks like this...

So, it's a totally open family room that has no door and is totally open to the down stairs.

But if you only need one bedroom this is a great space.  And if you need 2 bedrooms, I'm sure it would be hard to convert this back to an at least 2 bedroom house because apparently it was 3 bedrooms before the renovations.

Speaking of the renovations, they did a really good job.

It isn't a super large house but it is laid out well and it has a great kitchen with lots of storage.  

The bathroom upstairs is brand new with an original vanity and a separate bathtub.

And the basement...it's okay.  There is a bed in there but it is right beside the washer and dryer.  But it seems like there is space to create a separate laundry room from a guest room/family room, and perhaps a bathroom so there are 2 bathrooms in this house (that would be a big plus).

Overall, it is a great house.

And if this is your Oldsmobile Royale.. 

And you are looking to fix it up so that it looks like this...

Or close to it, it's a good thing there are 2 parking spots.

This house is listed at...

$1,175,000.

Even though this is only a 1 bedroom house and the basement could be fixed up a bit to measure up to the rest of the house...

I don't think this will sit for long.

listing, photos via real-vision.com