Inside Toronto's ICONIC 90's Cube Homes! You Won't Believe What's Inside!

I'd love to see the studio again once it's completed!

Pretty cool place, horrible location, horrible upkeep. Alex, who's footing the bill for these upgrades? That's going to be a pretty penny to make nice! It's also a fire hazard, that fire escape is unusable in its current state. Getting that in order should be a day one job. You have to go down stairs to access it. Don't put too much of your own money into a place that could only be yours for a few months. Alex, stop and think with a clear mind before you walk into this! I'd hate to see you lose alot of money and time in this place. I wish you the very best! Be smart and be safe! Keep us posted!! I look forward to it. Thanks Noah!

I'VE WANTED TO SEE INSIDE THIS THING FOR 30 YEARS!

I lived in that exact unit in 2003-2004. It was not in such bad shape, although it did get so cold that winter that the pipes froze and then burst. There was water damage in the entrance and stairwell. We had squirrels that had taken up residence in the walls for a while, then a skunk that got trapped under the building when someone blocked its exit/entrance. It died and the stench remained for months. It was definitely a experience. Everyone was fascinated about the building, couldn't believe that I lived there and of course all wanted a look inside. I could have made money selling a cover charge. The whole experience was very dicey. I was renting it from someone who was presenting himself to be the owner but turned out to be the previous tenant, who was in jail, caught doing some money scheme. He had a friend show me the space and act like he was the owner. On several occasions I returned home and had a feeling that someone had been in my place, stuff looked like it had been moved, missing. Called the police when the other tenant in cube 1 who was using the space as a design architecture company office filled me in on what was the real story and my suspicions about someone being in my place, going through my stuff, was not crazy. Can't say I enjoyed the year I lived there, was traveling often for work, so spent about 6 months out of the 1 year in it. All the drama, sketchy rental, sublet, police , convict was too much to stomach. Are you still able to open the skylight rooftop window on the top floor? There's a long pole that you use the turns a mechanism on it and you can open it to get some circulation. It can get very hot on the third floor in the summer and unless the AC was on full blast, it was unbearable. Thanks for the blast from my past

What a weird and neat idea. I'm glad you got to explore this and share it with us! Big thanks to your friend Alex!

A shame that it wasn’t preserved properly. It would be an amazing design work space. Can’t wait to see the finished project. Thanks to Alex for letting Noah film a tour!

Roof first ... Inside next .. Best of luck .👍✌️

i lived in Scarborough for 4 yrs and had gone past that building so many times- it was in 1996 to 2000 so saw it when brand new and under construction- had always wondered what inside looked like, thanks for sharing

I find it kinda funny that people think it’s an eyesore when most of North America is just boxes disguised as buildings… Just look across the street of the cube. It’s a litteral box. I am from the Netherlands and lived in Rotterdam. The ones in Rotterdam are beautiful and lovingly cared for, what also really helps is that the space underneath is developed and made nice, so it doesn’t feel like an oilrig dumped on shore. Funnily enough the ones in Rotterdam wheren’t the first, in Helmond you can find the first ones build. Warm greetings from the Netherlands🇳🇱! And good it atleast is captured on camera, so it atleast is digitally preserved.

i always wondered what was inside these cubes when i was a kid. thank you for sharing this with us! it's a shame they're not more well loved.

Yes I would love to see it when it's renovated for sure

The top floor definitely had the 90's vibe.

Hi Noah I never knew cube houses existed. It’s really cool and different. I like the idea of your friend making music there and letting others come in if they want to rent. I like the idea and it sure is different. Yes I think you should come back after Alex does all the renovations so we can see the after. A really cool and interesting subject Noah. Stay safe and well.👍🆒

Noah please make a revisit when the studios are complete. That would be neat. Thank you Alex for letting Noah do the tour. I always wondered what these looked like inside.

I know this building and I'm a roofer,to say "you can't do flat roofs in Canada because of snow" hello every building in Toronto has flat roofs

Interesting building! Designing something like this is certainly "thinking outside the box..." Thanks Alex and Noah!! Interesting!!

I am not sure why people think cubes could solve affordability. The expence is in the land not the construction meterials/ design.

I would love to see this again once it is finished. I never knew that cube houses 🏘 existed. Thanks for the video.

thanks for coming by noah!

Very cool. Great idea for a music studio. I can see the creative types using this kind of building. Too bad it wasn’t maintained. Very unique-and definitely show us the completed project.