Seventy-Four Spadina, 74 Spadina Rd: 43 Large Suites in the Annex

Seventy-Four Spadina is the kind of building I show to people who are tired of glass towers but not ready for a house. It has 43 suites on ten floors, nothing smaller than about 800 square feet, and an Annex address a short walk from Spadina station. It is also small and over 20 years old, and both of those facts shape what you should check before you buy. I’m Jatin Dua, RE/MAX Quantum Realty.

A small building with grown-up suites

The first thing that sets this building apart is the suite mix. Recorded sizes start at roughly 798 square feet and go up to about 1,711. There are no studios and no 450-square-foot investor one-bedrooms here, which is unusual for anything built in Toronto after 2000.

Spread 43 suites over ten floors and you get roughly four or five suites per floor. That means fewer neighbours on your corridor, quieter elevators and a lobby where people tend to know each other. It also means that one owner who renovates loudly or one leak that crosses floors affects a larger share of the building.

The developer is recorded only as Seventy-Four Spadina Road, which is the kind of single-project company builders often set up for one site. I could not confirm the architect or the people behind it from public sources, so if the builder’s track record matters to you, ask the listing agent or check the original disclosure documents.

The size range also tells you who lives here. Suites of 800 to 1,700 square feet attract owner-occupiers far more than investors: downsizers from nearby houses, academics and professionals who want to stay close to the university, and couples who need a second bedroom that is a real room. In my experience that kind of ownership base tends to mean a more settled building with fewer move-ins and move-outs.

Spadina Road, not Spadina Avenue

People mix these up all the time. Spadina Avenue is the busy downtown street with the streetcar; Spadina Road is the leafy residential stretch north of Bloor in the Annex. This building is on the Road, in the stretch between Bloor and Dupont, surrounded mostly by older houses, low-rise apartments and churches.

Daily life here is about walking. You are a few minutes from Spadina station and the Bloor Street shops, and a modest stroll from the Bata Shoe Museum, the Hot Docs cinema, Casa Loma and Spadina Museum. The data panel on this page lists the transit, schools and nearby food in more detail.

The street itself is changing slowly. In 2024 a developer applied to add a 10-storey addition on top of Spadina Gardens, the heritage apartment building at 41 to 45 Spadina Road near Lowther Avenue, which would create a 15-storey building. If you are buying here, follow that application and anything else filed on this stretch, because the Annex is no longer frozen in place.

What the fee covers, and what it doesn’t

The fee is recorded as covering common elements, heat, building insurance, water and cable TV. Including heat matters in a building with suites this large. At least one recent listing described the suite as radiant-heated, which is common in buildings of this period and keeps heating inside the shared budget instead of on your own bill.

Hydro is your main utility, and parking is not listed as included in the fee. There is an underground parking garage and visitor parking, but not every suite comes with a space: at least one recent listing here had no parking. Confirm in the status certificate whether a space and a locker are deeded or owned with the suite you are looking at.

The amenity list is short: an elevator, a parking garage, visitor parking and a security system. This is a residential building, not a resort. You pay for location and space, not for a gym or a pool.

Pets and rules

The building profile notes a pet restriction. I could not find the exact wording, and in small corporations these rules can be strict, so do not assume your dog is fine. Ask for the declaration and rules before you firm up, and read them yourself.

The same goes for leasing and renovation rules. In a 43-suite building the board has more influence over daily life than in a 400-suite tower, and that can be a good thing or a frustrating one. Read the last two years of board minutes to see what the building actually argues about.

Price per square foot, and why it looks reasonable

The building’s average sits at about $817 per square foot. Applied across the size range, that implies roughly $650,000 for the smallest suites and around $1.4 million for the largest, though condition, floor and parking move the real number a lot.

That is lower per foot than the newer towers around Bloor and Avenue Road and the Yorkville boutique buildings a short walk east. Part of the gap is age and the lack of amenities. Part of it is that large suites usually sell for less per foot than small ones in the same area. If you need 1,000 square feet or more, buildings like this one are where the per-foot maths starts to work.

There were no active listings when I checked, which is typical for a building this size. Resales are infrequent, so comparables are thin. If you want the recent sales record for this address, ask me for the building sold report rather than relying on one or two old trades.

Building specifications

Amenities at Seventy-Four Spadina

There is no gym, pool or party room on record, so the amenity package is the basics: secure entry, an elevator and underground parking. The trade-off is a smaller shared budget to run, which helps keep a fee that already includes heat under control.

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