Glen Lake Condos, 2495 Dundas St W: A Quiet Mid-Rise at a Changing Corner

Glen Lake is the building I suggest to buyers who want the Dundas West and Roncesvalles end of the city without living in a 40-storey tower. It is a seven-storey, red-brick building from 2005 with about 126 suites, a concierge, and a fee that already covers heat, air conditioning and parking. It is also small-suite heavy and sits on a corner that is about to change, and you should know both before you book a showing. I’m Jatin Dua, RE/MAX Quantum Realty.

A brick mid-rise in a corridor of towers

The stretch of Dundas Street West between Bloor and the Junction is turning into one of the west end’s busiest development corridors. Glen Lake predates almost all of it. It is a traditional red-brick building of seven storeys, built by Georgian Group just after the turn of the millennium, and it reads more like the low-rise brick streets behind it than like the glass towers going up around the Dundas West station area.

That scale is the point. At about 126 suites, it is big enough to support a concierge and an underground garage, and small enough that you see the same faces in the elevator. One recent listing described it as a boutique, well-managed building, and that matches what a building of this size usually feels like in practice. I have not found the architect’s name in any source I trust, so I am leaving it out.

Mostly one-bedrooms, and what that means

The suite mix leans small. Strata.ca’s breakdown puts roughly half the building in one-bedrooms and about a quarter in one-bedroom-plus-dens, with two-bedrooms making up most of the rest and only a handful of two-plus-dens. Condos.ca gives a size range of about 521 to 1,085 sq ft; strata.ca lists a smaller low end, so check the actual floor plan rather than relying on either figure.

Inside, the finishes are typical of mid-2000s construction: hardwood or laminate floors, large windows, and in some suites rounded concrete columns that you have to plan furniture around. Many suites have Juliet balconies rather than walk-out space, while others have proper balconies. If outdoor space matters to you, filter for it from the start, because it changes the value of a suite here more than finishes do.

The practical result is a building that suits singles, couples and first-time buyers far better than families. Two-bedroom suites exist but come up less often, and when they do they tend to move quickly.

The fee covers more than it looks like

Fees on the current listings work out to about $1.12 per square foot, which looks high next to a newer tower quoting $0.70. Before you rule the building out on that number, look at what is inside it: common elements, heat, central air conditioning, building insurance, parking and water. At many newer buildings, heat and cooling run through your own meter and parking is billed separately.

So the honest comparison is total monthly cost, not the fee line. Add a separate parking charge and a year of heating and cooling bills back onto the cheaper-looking building, and the gap narrows considerably. Hydro and internet are still yours to pay, so budget for those either way.

The current listings I reviewed also included an underground parking space and a locker, which is not something you can take for granted with one-bedrooms in newer buildings nearby. Confirm both on the status certificate for the suite you are considering.

Next door: a 29-storey tower is coming

This is the part I would not let a client skip. At 2475 Dundas Street West, the southwest corner of Dundas and Glenlake, Fairway Developments has proposed a 29-storey condominium tower designed by BDP Quadrangle. In April 2026 City Council accepted a settlement for a revised version of about 263 units, with the final Ontario Land Tribunal order still pending at the time of reporting.

For Glen Lake owners that means, in time, a construction site at the neighbouring corner and then a much taller neighbour. Views, light and street noise on the south side could all change, and a large wave of new suites nearby will compete with resales here. On the other side of the ledger, more density and retail at the corner usually improves the street. If you are buying a south-facing suite, ask the seller and the board what they know about the timeline.

Pricing: priced like a resale, not a pre-sale

Condos.ca puts the building average at about $926 per square foot. Strata.ca’s transaction data shows one-bedrooms averaging around $935 per square foot and one-bedroom-plus-dens around $909, with larger two-bedrooms trading for noticeably less per foot. That pattern is normal: small suites carry a higher price per foot because buyers pay for the bedroom count, not the area.

At the time of writing there were three one-bedrooms on the market, all in the 500 to 599 sq ft band, asking between $499,000 and $549,000, with monthly fees between about $614 and $641. That is a tight range, which tells you buyers have real comparables to work from here.

Compared with new towers in the Dundas West and Bloor area, where developer pricing often runs well above $1,000 per square foot with parking extra, Glen Lake gives you an established building with heat, cooling and parking bundled. For the building’s recent recorded trades, see my building sold report.

Building specifications

Amenities at Glen Lake Condos

This is a practical amenity package rather than a resort one: a concierge, a gym, a party room that one listing describes as recently renovated, a meeting room and a barbecue terrace. There is no pool, which is one reason the fee goes mostly to utilities and parking rather than mechanical overhead.

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