Rowley Avenue

Hi roomies! I’m renting a bedroom in my second-floor townhouse apartment in Leaside, near the intersection of Bayview and Eglinton in midtown Toronto.

First, the bedroom measures 11 feet by 9 feet, and includes a closet that’s about 4 feet wide and 8 feet high. The room also includes a window air conditioner.

The property is a semi-detached home with three floors. My unit is on the top floor, about 900 square feet (huge!) and is accessible by stairs. The building has shared laundry in the basement with a couple on the main floor and two roomies in the lower level. There is no dedicated parking spot available but street parking is ample and virtually never ticketed. We also have lovely neighbours, everyone is friendly! There’s also some space in the backyard for hanging out, as I have some patio furniture and our garage is good for storage for things like a bicycle if you have one.

As for the rest of my place we’d be sharing a small bathroom. It has a large shower but a small sink, one of the only disadvantages to living here. The kitchen is huge and full-sized, there’s a dishwasher, a 65 inch TV with Rogers TV + PVR and Internet, and there’s a sizeable dining room and living room. Besides your bedroom, the entire unit is fully furnished and decorated but I’d be open to adding your own personal touch if you like. You’d be sharing just about everything with me with a few exceptions, like food. I’d ask that we share in some of the chores around the house, but I would be taking care of all the utility bills.

The neighbourhood is terrific. It’s quiet yet central, surrounded by multimillion dollar homes and green space (there’s a park just outside our bedroom windows) and walking trails in Sherwood Park and Sunnybrook Park. Across the street from us is a Metro grocery store, and only a few minutes further is a Whole Foods, Shoppers Drug Mart, banks, and other retail. There’s a lovely stretch of retail along Bayview just south of Eglinton as well that’s part of our neighbourhood!

I’m a single white guy in his 30s who works a hybrid nine-to-five job in marketing communications for a not-for-profit. I do work from home a few days a week but I’m also in the office two days each week. I’m quite active and basically try to spend as much time outside as I can when the weather is good (and even sometimes when it’s not!)

I’m extra clean and tidy. I am an omnivore with no dietary restrictions. I am a non-smoker and ask that you are too. I don’t have any pets and due to nagging allergies I am not able to consider anyone with pets. My hobbies are reading, walking, occasionally running (I used to be a very competitive runner), seeing friends and family, and following the local sports teams. I have about 30 games worth of Blue Jays tickets for this coming season that I attend with friends.

I’m open to sharing my home with a person who I’ll hopefully become great friends with! I will need to verify some sort of income or funding and I’d ask for last-months rent as a deposit. If you can do that, and we pass each other’s vibe check, I’m happy to have someone move in anytime beginning March 1st but of course, I’ll accommodate if someone prefers April or May.