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Post Creative 2-Storey Design + Installation Loft in Toronto Hero Image in Parkdale, Toronto, ON

Post Creative 2-Storey Design + Installation Loft

Location IconParkdale, Toronto, ON

  • 56 reviews
  • •Person icon20 people
  • •Time icon2 hr min
  • •Speed Square Icon sqft
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"Host was very accommodating to our request and the space was perfect for our video shoot!" Madi S.

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"This place is absolutely stunning!!" David H.

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"Exceptional space!" Hamida L.

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Jp + Amanda G.

CA$79
/hr
2 hr minimum
8+ hour discount
10% off
Extend a day
  • Jp + Amanda typically respond within 4 hrs

Cancel for free within 24 hours

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Enhanced COVID-19 Health & Safety Measures
• The safety of you, our staff, and all of our clients are important to us. At this time, we have a 1 hour period in between bookings for cleaning, sanitization, and airing out the space if needed. • Masks, Gloves, Sanitizer, soap and any additional materials are provided and included with your booking.

Enhanced cleaning measures:
  • The space is cleaned and disinfected in accordance with guidelines from local health authorities
  • High touch surfaces and shared amenities have been disinfected
  • Soft, porous materials have been properly cleaned or removed
  • A licensed professional cleaner is hired between bookings
  • Bookings are spaced apart to allow for enhanced cleaning
All hosts are required to do the following prior to each booking:
  • Sweep, mop, vacuum and clean the space.
  • Supply a hand washing station with soap, warm water, and paper towels or hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol.
  • Clean common areas allowing guest access including bathrooms, kitchens, and entrances.
  • Collect and clean dishes, silverware, and other provided host amenities, if applicable.
  • Remove garbage and add new lining to cans.

The following equipment is provided for every guest:
  • Disinfecting wipes or spray and paper towels
  • Disposable gloves
  • Disposable masks / face coverings
  • Hand Sanitizer

The space has the following features:
  • Capacity is limited based on governmental guidelines
  • Space has access to outdoor air ventilation
  • Space has HEPA-certified air filters

The space has informational signage including:
  • Detailed checklist of updated cleaning procedure. Download checklist
  • COVID-19 guest guidelines print outs. Download guidelines

About the Space

━━ ━━ ━━ ━━ ━━ ━━ ━━ ━━ ━━ Spacious 2-Storey Queen West live/work loft, thoughtfully curated to include a selection of authentic vintage furniture, lighting, and immersive temporary art installations by our in-house artist. As a full time dedicated studio space, our loft includes an assortment of unique zones, including an elegantly designed living / lounge space, an indoor cactus garden, a fully functional kitchen / dining area, a blank, 9ft Paper backdrop ready wall (included), a second floor rooftop patio, an open concept private washroom, and finally, site specific temporary art installations, changing throughout the year. We have designed our space to suit the needs of people and brands like us - Creators, Artists, Photographers and Entrepreneurs of all sorts - offering a perfect flexible environment for a variety of shooting styles, projects, and content creation. With a completely private 1800sq ft studio, at-grade easy access entrance, smart studio capabilities including surround sound by Google Nest Audio, and an completely adjustable array of vintage furniture, props and lighting, we've made sure that our clients are at home at Post Creative. Add-Ons including Snacks, Drinks and a Bedroom Setup is available, see below for details. ━━ ━━ ━━ ━━ ━━ ━━ ━━ ━━ ━━ The Space is most suitable for: ⇢ Private Photography ⇢ Commercial (Brand) Photography ⇢ Lifestyle (Content Creation) ⇢ Small Productions ⇢ Small Networking Events / Dinners The Space is Not suitable for: ⇢ Parties of any sort ⇢ Large Productions ⇢ Large events ━━ ━━ ━━ ━━ ━━ ━━ ━━ ━━ ━━ Things to note: • Our current installation art is designed, and created by our in-house artist; Title; Falling Peaches Available until end of September, Subject to change. • We are also a furniture dealer here in Toronto - and we keep several plants, mirrors, chairs, and more on hand for a customizable space as seen in the photos. While these items are included in the rental, we do have specialty items (including several iconic vintage chairs, large sets of seating, and other available specialty add-ons) available to add onto your booking. • Add-On 1: A Queen size platform bed fitted with white/cream sheets, pillows and blankets is able to be requested for your session, installed on the Main Floor or 2nd Floor (Installation area) at an additional cost ($100). • Add-On 2: Enjoy a morning brunch, mid-day snack or an evening date, surrounded by pillows, candles, blankets and music - and of course refreshments and snacks. This setup includes 2 bottles of sparling/citrus juices, a selection of light to dark roast coffee, fresh fruit subject to seasonal availability, and local freshly baked bread with a side of olive oil + balsamic vinegar, all arranged around a custom low table top and pillow filled seating area. Clients are encouraged to bring additional ingredients. treats and refreshments to compliment our selection, and are welcome to use the fully functioning kitchen on the main floor of the studio. This add on is $75, message us directly if interested. • Lighting in the studio is considered mainly soft lighting, with a few hours of direct, diffused light (frosted windows) during the day. We are south facing, and lighting varies based on time of day, year, season, weather, etc. We have found that the 2nd Floor (Installation area) gets sunlight mid-morning - mid-afternoon, while the main floor gets sunlight from late morning through to the mid afternoon. Please feel free to ask any questions regarding lighting. • Studio Bookings available only between 7am-11pm. Multi Day bookings are accepted in the knowledge that the use of the space remains within this time window. • Minimum 2 Hour booking available, with discounts starting at 8 hours. • The space is Wifi equipped, with included Google Nest Audio Surround Sound. • The space does not have air conditioning, but does have operable windows and fans throughout the studio. • This is a hard loft, and while we have undergone renovations to the space, it is still a 120 year old building, and is subject to imperfections. • Street parking (free and paid) as well as a Green P lot are in a very walkable distance from our studio. Please see the "Parking" section for more information. • Local amenities and restaurants include Guu Izakaya (Japanese Fare), Grande Electric (Mexican Fare) and Sam James Coffee Bar (Coffee + Bakery). • Our main entrance is at grade, with 3 stairs up directly into the unit, and within an alley accessible by vehicle (car, truck and small cube van). Load-in / Load-out is possible, however must be done quickly (Under 5 minutes) as this is a publicly used one way access for other businesses and residents. Our unit is located 2 buildings away from the closest street parking (30-40 meters). ━━ ━━ ━━ ━━ ━━ ━━ ━━ ━━ ━━ COVID-19: • The safety of you, our staff, and all of our clients are important to us. At this time, we have a 1 hour period in between bookings for cleaning, sanitization, and airing out the space if needed. • Masks, Gloves, Sanitizer, soap and any additional materials can be provided and included with your booking. • Unfortunately, we are not accepting cancelations related to Covid, unless government mandated. Please see our cancellation policy before booking.


 
Parking options
Free street parking, Metered street parking, Nearby parking lot
 
Parking description
• Free on-street parking on a first-come, first-served basis, free from 8am-12am. (Refer to posed signs). • Paid on-street parking on a first-come, first-served basis along Queen Street West. • Green P parking lot can be found just west of our studio location at 1313 Queen Street West.

 
Space has natural light
 
Natural light can not be blocked out
 
Lighting description
Lighting in the studio is considered mainly soft lighting, with a few hours of direct, diffused light (frosted windows) during the day. We are south facing, and lighting varies based on time of day, year, season, weather, etc.

 
Space is not soundproof
 
Ambient noise description
While our studio is private, it is not soundproof and is part of a mixed use, live work residential building. Please keep the noise level to a reasonable residential volume, including any use of music to avoid additional fees.

 
Crew access
Stairs, Ground Floor
 
Equipment loading description
Our main entrance is at grade, with 3 stairs up directly into the unit, and within an alley accessible by vehicle (car, truck and small cube van). Load-in / Load-out is possible, however must be done quickly (Under 5 minutes) as this is a publicly used one way access for other businesses and residents. Our unit is located 2 buildings away from the closest street parking (30-40 meters).
 
No staging area available
 
Some rooms are off-limits for shooting
 
Your booking with us is for the use of the unit and space only, and does not include any use of the exterior (alley way or second storey outdoor space) or the common elements (hallways) of the building. We do also have the Rooftop patio and basement areas off limits.
 
Shooting the exterior of the building is not allowed

 
Electrical system description
120 volt outlets throughout the space, standard for any residential setting.
 
Circuit breaker can not be accessed

 
General Rules
• Your booking time with us includes the time needed for setup + clean-up. Please prepare and book time accordingly to avoid late check-out fees. • No pets (other than Service animals). • No alcohol permitted in the space. • Your booking with us is for the use of the unit and space only, and does not include any use of the exterior or the common elements (hallways) of the building. • Our cleaning fee is our standard to clean the space before and after bookings, and does not include moving furniture / props / lighting back to their original space, or removing any stains, or additional wear to any furniture item. Please leave the space as you found it to avoid additional cleaning fees. • Our cleaning fee is our standard to clean the space before and after bookings, and does not include hard to clean items such as Glitter, Confetti, sand, soil, or any other items of the sort. Please do not use these items in the space to avoid additional cleaning fees. • Zero tolerance policy for loud noises, partying, abuse of the space. While our studio is private, it is not soundproof and is part of a mixed use, live work residential building. Please keep the noise level to a reasonable residential volume, including any use of music to avoid additional fees. • Zero tolerance policy for smoking of any kind. While our studio is private, it is not a smoking environment. Any occurrence of smoking within the space will result in an immediate minimum $500 cleaning fee to steam clean all linens, furniture, etc. • Zero tolerance policy for any content deemed to be pornographic, violent, racist, or discriminatory in any way to any persons. While our studio is private, it is an inclusive space for all creators. Any occurrence of these behaviors will result in immediate removal from the property.
 
Ages 18+
 
Production insurance is required
 
Furniture and decorations may be moved
 
We allow for our loft to be used as a flexible space, however we do ask that all furniture, props, decor and lighting be returned to their original place. Our cleaning fee is our standard to clean the space before and after bookings, and does not include moving furniture / props / lighting back to their original space, or removing any stains, or additional wear to any furniture item. This also includes hard to clean items such as Glitter, Confetti, sand, soil, or any other items of the sort. Please leave the space as you found it to avoid additional cleaning fees.
 
No smoke machines allowed
 
Nudity is allowed
 
Security cameras and recording devices
 
We have 4 cameras in and around the space. No cameras in any instance are pointing into the main living/shooting space or bathroom. Cameras are located; • 1 Doorbell camera outside of the unit. • 1 facing the main visitor entrance door (inside) • 1 facing the secondary entrance door accessing the main building (inside) • 1 in our basement (off limits for guest use).
Recording devices in bathrooms or dressing rooms are prohibited by the Peerspace Services Agreement.

Included in your booking

Amenities
Location iconWhite Backdrop
Location iconTables
Location iconChairs
Location iconWardrobe Rack
Location iconWiFi
Location iconSink
Location iconLighting Equipment
Location iconBlackout blinds
Features
Location iconNatural Light
Location iconRestrooms
Location iconKitchen
Location iconStreet level access
Location iconSkylights
Location iconPublic Transportation
Location iconDressing Room
Location iconFreight Elevators
Location iconWheelchair Accessible
Location iconSoundproof
Other
9ft Paper Backdrops
2700k Accent Lighting
4000k Track Lighting
Google Nest Audio
Indoor Rock Garden
Outdoor Patio
Photo-ready 3 Piece Washroom
Picnic Setup
Temporary Art Installation

Don't see an amenity you're looking for? Ask the host, Jp + Amanda


Location


Operating Hours

Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
Closed
Friday
Closed
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed

Reviews (56)

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Madi S. booked a video shoot for 10 people

Producer
Yes, I would book again.

Host was very accommodating to our request and the space was perfect for our video shoot! Would definitely recommend booking with Amanda & Jp!

July 19, 2022

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David H. booked a video shoot for 3 people

Broker
Yes, I would book again.

This place is absolutely stunning!! Will be beck for sure

June 30, 2022

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Hamida L. booked a production for 3 people

Associate dentist
Yes, I would book again.

Exceptional space! We were able to be creative. Easy check-in and out. Clean and beautiful. Thank you!

June 25, 2022

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Jaeden C. booked a production for 4 people

Yes, I would book again.

Beautiful space and responsive hosts. Had a great photoshoot!

June 24, 2022

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Hilberto R. booked a production for 8 people

Producer
Yes, I would book again.

This place is absolutely gorgeous! The hosts were very friendly. I asked the them last minute if I could extend my booking by an hour and they were very accommodating.

June 23, 2022

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Kelly J. booked a photoshoot for 6 people