Bizarre $850 ‘apartment’ up for rent in Sydney has a VERY creepy feature

High demand for rentals in Sydney has seen unique properties spring up with exciting features on offer to renters, but a new listing in Marrickville reveals the current state of the market.

Listed as a four-bedroom apartment on popular real estate sites like Domain and realestate.com.au, the property features tiny rooms fitted with windows that would allow tenants to peer into each other’s private spaces.

Rent is listed at $850 per week. Image: Domain

Rent is listed at $850 per week. Image: Domain

Rent is listed at $850 per week. Image: Domain

The original purpose of the ‘unit’ has been revealed through a listing on Domain’s Commercial Real Estate’s commercial rental site, which describes the property as an office suite.

The commercial listing describes the property as a “premier office in the heart of Marrickville” and “suitable for a wide range of uses.”

While residentially listed, the property is described as a “4-bedroom unit including electric, internet and water bill.”

While the property is listed on residential real estate sites, a commercial listing has also been found.

Rent is listed at $850 per week. Image: Domain

Any future tenants are expected to pay $850 per week for the property, which equates to $212.50 per “room.”

Despite being listed as both commercial and residential property, both listings feature booty beds set up in each of the office spaces.

The property, which is offered for rent through Sincere Real Estate Australia, also comes with two shower rooms and a ‘full kitchen’.

‘Secure your place of business in the heart of this thriving industrial precinct,’ the listing on the business site reads.

Rent is listed at $850 per week. Image: Domain

‘Marrickville’s industrial streets now contain a selection of popular microbreweries, coffee roasters, artisan food purveyors, music and theater venues. The location is central to transport, entertainment, universities and Sydney CBD.’

Sydney renters are facing skyrocketing prices for a place to live as vacancy rates fall.

PropTrack’s latest Market Insight Report found that rental prices increased by an average of 10 per cent year-on-year in the September quarter for Sydney.

The median cost of renting a home has reached new heights of $640 per week for a home and $520 per week for a unit.

In the city and inland South, where Marrickville is located, rental listings have fallen 40 percent year-over-year.

The property is located in Marrickville, in Sydney’s popular Inner West. Image: Commercial Real Estate

Rent is listed at $850 per week. Image: Domain

Commercial properties may have residential tenants, if permitted by zoning and housing laws.

“You may live in the same building or site as your business, but it’s worth investigating,” says the realestate.com.au business site.

‘Urban planning experts warn that zoning is key to combining a commercial and residential lifestyle, with potential penalties for those who ignore the rules and regulations.

The property at 4 Shirlow Street, Marrickville is available for inspection on December 3 from 9:45am to 10:15am.