My old friend and producing partner Thomas King has a saying he created for “The Dead Dog Cafe”, a very popular CBC Radio show,
“Stay Calm, Be Brave, and Wait for the Signs”.
Well, there it was, the For Sale sign that everyone in the neighbourhood had been waiting for for over 60 years (so I am told, I have only waited for 7 years). I was trying to stay calm.
Located prominently on Sackville Street in the heart of downtown Toronto, in a much coveted enclave called Cabbagetown, 395A Sackville Street, a tiny two story brick building, was one of the very few remaining structures that had remained untouched for the last , well 60 years apparently.
I had often passed it by while walking my little dog, and thought” wouldn’t it be cool to own that little building”.
Coffee in hand, doggie in tow, my pace sped up. “I have to call the agent” .
Now at 7:30 in the morning, perhaps an email would be the more prudent choice of communication, so off it went to Bosley Real Estate. Within minutes I had a reply.
And so It began.
Tags: amateur renovator, historical buildings, renovation adventure, Thomas King
