Normally people in Toronto do anything and everything to avoid living in a basement apartment. 

It's that necessary evil of your first student apartment, because it's all you can afford to rent.

But when it comes time to actually owning property, you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who is actively seeking to live below ground. 

And yet, this condo in this heritage church conversion in Leslieville is on the market for $1.1 million, or more precisely $1,099,999.  

Church conversions are cool, and this one does definitely puts most basement apartments out there to shame. Especially since most of it is above ground. The unit has two floors – one that's half underground and the main floor which is above ground.

Its features include an original restored church chandelier...

...and exposed brick walls.

This two bed, two bath condo boasts over 1,200 square feet of living space.

It would make for a cosy work-from-home setup.

There's a massive walk-in closet and a new kitchen with a marble backsplash. 

The condo also comes with a parking spot, storage locker and a temperature-controlled wine locker. Classy!

Still, $1.1 million seems a bit much for a place where a large portion of the unit isn't fully above ground.