This is a great opportunity to own a home that you can live in and either lease the main floor to a professional business while you enjoy 2 floors as your home, or use the main floor for your own business. This is a different kind of ownership that has more upfront cost, but the payoff could be huge in future by having a home and business in one building, or allowing a professional business tenant to help pay down the mortgage. This property has the best of both worlds being on the edge of commercial Upper James St and the edge of a great residential area with large Bruce Park just down the street. The down payment is higher at 35% - 50% and because it is mixed-use residential/commercial, HST is applied to the purchase price. These costs are the "cost of doing business" for this kind of investment home/business and ownership. Current owners ran a professional business in the home for over a decade, and, as such, the property has been well cared for. Previous ownership used the home as a live/work environment whereby the main floor was a doctor's office and the owner lived on the 2nd and lower level. Great location just off of Upper James St on Hamilton mountain, commercial zoning, could be live/work or a mixed commercial/residential, buy and hold opportunity for investors. New roof(shingles and plywood) November 2023. Freshly painted throughout. Updated 2nd floor bathroom August 2024 (tub added and sink replaced) and kitchen includes eat-at counter station, stove added, light fixture replaced, and new fridge August 2024.
Address |
15 Empress Ave |
List Price |
$799,000 |
Property Type |
Free |
Type of Dwelling |
Detached |
Style of Home |
2-Storey |
Area |
Hamilton |
Sub-Area |
Centremount |
Bedrooms |
2 |
Bathrooms |
3 |
Floor Area |
1,500 Sq. Ft. |
Year Built |
51-99 |
MLS® Number |
X10427667 |
Listing Brokerage |
ROYAL LEPAGE STATE REALTY
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Postal Code |
L9A 1M1 |
Tax Amount |
$7,074 |
Tax Year |
2023 |