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It’s detached, bright, close to a subway, centrally located and listed at a rock bottom (for a Toronto stand-alone house) $229,000.

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The catch? It’s a minuscule former garage with no running water, backyard, or parking and — buyer beware — purchasers will have to get an occupancy permit from the city before they can officially live in it.

But despite the lack of a number of key amenities, listing agent Paul Vallis said the approximately 230-square-foot near Danforth and Coxwell’s Monarch Park has been getting “quite a bit of interest, from curious neighbours and lots of people looking for a place to live in the city.”

“One because it’s so small and inexpensive, it’s cute, pretty and a great location.” Detached homes in this neighbourhood more typically sell in the $600,000 range.

So is it the smallest house up for grabs in the city? “It’s certainly the smallest place I’ve sold,” Vallis says.