{"id":63280,"date":"2013-10-30T10:00:21","date_gmt":"2013-10-30T14:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/?p=63280"},"modified":"2013-10-30T12:03:17","modified_gmt":"2013-10-30T16:03:17","slug":"drake-sells-toronto-condo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/archives\/drake-sells-toronto-condo","title":{"rendered":"Drake sells Toronto condo for $3.75 million"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 id='pressboard-ad-sponsorship-tag' style='margin-bottom: 35px;'><\/h4><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2013\/10\/drake-sells-toronto-condo.html\/screen-shot-2013-10-30-at-9-18-05-am\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-63288\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63288\" alt=\"drake condo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Screen-Shot-2013-10-30-at-9.18.05-AM.png\" width=\"656\" height=\"574\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After re-listing his Yorkville condo for $3.895 million,\u00a0Drake \u2013\u00a0hip hop star, Desgrassi alum, and\u00a0Toronto-loving local\u2013 sold his home for a cool\u00a0$3.75 million (<a href=\"http:\/\/clicktotweet.com\/8hb1U\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">Tweet this fact<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>This calls for\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/f18QqBDQEP\/\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">cake<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>We originally broke the news of the for sale sign <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2013\/06\/drakes-yorkville-condo.html\">back in June<\/a>, when the 3,600-square foot condo was on the market for\u00a0$4.195 million.\u00a0However, this wasn&#8217;t Drake&#8217;s first adventure in high-end real estate. Back in 2012, he sold his two side-by-side <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/morganbrennan\/2012\/03\/12\/rapper-drake-finds-an-a-list-home-buyer-in-under-24-hours\/\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">Miami apartments<\/a> for\u00a0$2.5 million, just 24 hours after listing them (not bad considering he originally bought the pair for\u00a0a combined $1.9 million in 2011).<\/p>\n<p>It doesn&#8217;t seem like the Grammy award winner was aiming to flip his Toronto condo like his Florida properties since it had a starring roll in a <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.muchmusic.com\/drake-premieres-lil-wayne-video-talks-rb-mixtape-tours-condo-via-ustream\/\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">ustream video<\/a> back in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Given his roots in Forest Hill and his unabashed pride in the city, we can&#8217;t wait to see what neighbourhood or property he picks next. Perhaps somewhere closer to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/raptors-hire-drake-will-host-2016-all-star-game-1.1873168\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">Air Canada Centre<\/a>? Wherever he goes, we hope he lets us know where he got that awesome bookcase shaped like a map of Canada.<\/p>\n<p>A look at his former home at 1 St. Thomas:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2013\/10\/drake-sells-toronto-condo.html\/screen-shot-2013-10-30-at-9-44-34-am\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-63289\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63289\" alt=\"drake condo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Screen-Shot-2013-10-30-at-9.44.34-AM.png\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2013\/10\/drake-sells-toronto-condo.html\/screen-shot-2013-10-30-at-9-44-51-am\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-63290\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63290\" alt=\"drake condo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Screen-Shot-2013-10-30-at-9.44.51-AM.png\" width=\"745\" height=\"462\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2013\/10\/drake-sells-toronto-condo.html\/screen-shot-2013-10-30-at-9-45-05-am\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-63291\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63291\" alt=\"drake toronto condo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Screen-Shot-2013-10-30-at-9.45.05-AM.png\" width=\"744\" height=\"462\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2013\/10\/drake-sells-toronto-condo.html\/screen-shot-2013-10-30-at-9-49-21-am\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-63293\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63293\" alt=\"drake condo twitter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Screen-Shot-2013-10-30-at-9.49.21-AM.png\" width=\"742\" height=\"463\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0Photos: MLS<\/em><\/p>\n<div 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