210 Russell Hill Road Townhouses: A Two-Unit Condo in South Hill

210 Russell Hill Road Townhouses is a condominium of exactly two homes, registered in 2000, on one of the grandest residential streets in midtown. It gives you a newer townhouse with a garage on a block of early-1900s mansions, a short walk from St. Clair and Spadina. With only two owners, though, this is less like buying a condo and more like buying half a house with a shared rulebook. I’m Jatin Dua, RE/MAX Quantum Realty.

Two newer homes on a street of mansions

South of St. Clair, Russell Hill Road runs through South Hill, a neighbourhood of large houses, many of them built in the early 1900s. The City of Toronto has noted the area’s many recognized heritage buildings, and the house nearby at 206 Russell Hill Road, built in 1910 to designs by Ewart G. Wilson, has been the subject of a heritage designation notice.

Against that backdrop, 210 Russell Hill Road is a small modern insertion: two townhouses, registered as a condominium in April 2000. You get a home roughly 25 years old instead of 115, with a garage and modern systems, on a block where most of your neighbours live in houses that would cost far more to buy and to maintain.

That contrast is the point of the property. On Russell Hill Road, buyers usually choose between a century-old house with high upkeep and a large suite in a boutique building with a concierge and high fees. A townhouse in a two-unit condominium sits between the two: your own front door and a garage, a newer structure, and a small, shared budget rather than an amenity-heavy one.

I could not find a published architect, builder or unit sizes for this property. Ask the seller for the floor plans, the registered area and any original drawings, and walk the street to see how the two homes sit relative to the houses on either side.

Parking and the practical details

condos.ca lists a parking garage, which is a real advantage on this street. Parking in South Hill is mostly in private driveways, and street permits are not something you want to rely on. Confirm how many spaces come with the unit you are considering and whether they are owned or exclusive-use.

Barbecues are permitted, which tells you there is private outdoor space of some kind. Ask whether that is a garden, a terrace or a deck, and whether it belongs to your unit or is a common element you have the right to use. In two-unit corporations, outdoor spaces are usually split by exclusive-use rules in the declaration.

A home built around 2000 is now at the age when roofs, windows, the garage membrane or slab, and mechanical systems such as furnaces and air conditioners come due. Ask what has been replaced and when, and what the reserve fund study plans for.

A manager, but still a two-owner board

Unusually for a corporation this small, 210 Russell Hill Road has a professional property manager listed, Pro-House Management Ltd. That helps: someone handles the paperwork, the insurance and the trades, and the reserve fund is less likely to be an afterthought.

The board, though, is still made up of two households. Every big decision needs agreement between them. Ask how past decisions have been made, whether there is a written cost-sharing approach for the shared roof, garage and structure, and how the manager’s role is defined. Ask for the budget, the reserve fund study, the insurance certificate and recent financial statements.

Living near St. Clair and Spadina

You are a short walk from the shops and restaurants of Forest Hill Village to the north-west and the stretch of St. Clair toward Yonge to the east, with Casa Loma, Spadina House and the ravine paths of the Nordheimer Ravine close by. The panel on this page covers transit, schools and parks.

Russell Hill Road itself is quiet and leafy, with very little through traffic. Nearby small condominiums include the Residences of Russell Hill at 260 Russell Hill Road and the newer boutique building at 200 Russell Hill Road, which are the closest comparisons in setting.

Pricing: value it against houses and boutique condos

There is no building average price per square foot here, and nothing was for sale or rent when I checked. With two units, there may be many years between sales, so there is no internal comparable to lean on.

To value a home here, I would look at large suites in nearby boutique condominiums and at South Hill townhouses and semis. Churchill Park at 336 Spadina Road, a 2011 boutique building, averages about $1,246 per square foot, which gives a sense of what newer, well-located condo space trades for nearby. A townhouse with a garage and private outdoor space on Russell Hill Road should be measured against that and against houses on the surrounding streets.

Expect any listing here to attract buyers who have been watching South Hill for a long time, because homes this size with a garage at this age rarely come up on this street. That interest can push the price well beyond what condo averages suggest. Decide what the home is worth to you against real alternatives before you see it, and support your offer with your own comparables.

Ask for the fee and what it covers. In a two-unit corporation with a paid manager, part of your fee goes to management, so make sure enough is also going into the reserve fund.

Building specifications

Amenities at 210 Russell Hill Road Townhouses

There are no shared amenities beyond the garage and the right to barbecue, and that is how it should be in a two-unit building. You are paying for a house-like home on a top street, not for a gym or concierge.

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