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2 Choices...What would you prefer to do with floorplan?

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2 Choices...What would you prefer to do with floorplan?

This is solely about the lower unit (MAIN FLOOR) in this floorplan.
Assuming city permits both choices. Which would you pick?

Option 1:
Convert both garages to bedrooms and turn the lower unit to a 3bedroom+ den apartment.

Option 2: Convert both garages to a functional 1 bedroom apartment with entrance from back. Thereby turning the Triplex to a Fourplex. The new apt would model the second floorplan attached below (Minus the balcony of course) .


If it helps, Its a Triplex around Yorkdale area (in case location influences your choice).


Anyone have any idea of what kind of numbers each option might run?
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Some thoughts: Probably a one bedroom will Bring in more rent than the additional bedrooms on the bottom unit. Is the back street busy? Those ground level bedrooms might be undesirable. Reno will be more complicated and expensive of course. Also having four tenants is that much more hassle. Generally and probably in that area larger units attract more stable tenants. Finally while parking might bring in less revenue it also changes the mix of tenants. Granted in that area being car free might be very normal.
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Option 2 will generate more rent. So thats what i would do.
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How will these units be heated? Is this a shared furnace situation?
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fogetmylogin wrote: Some thoughts: Probably a one bedroom will Bring in more rent than the additional bedrooms on the bottom unit. Is the back street busy? Those ground level bedrooms might be undesirable. Reno will be more complicated and expensive of course. Also having four tenants is that much more hassle. Generally and probably in that area larger units attract more stable tenants. Finally while parking might bring in less revenue it also changes the mix of tenants. Granted in that area being car free might be very normal.
The backstreet is not busy at all. I don't think four tenants are bad at all. Plus there is additional parking for the other tenants already. the garage would just be vacant.
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Yea. I would imagine shared utility with the lower unit would be the best way for the conversion.
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Definitely the extra unit. The baseline for rent is very high so the marginal benefit of extra rooms will not hit the benefit of another apartment.

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