Northtown Casitas I, 100-825 Grandview Way: Tridel Townhomes at Yonge-Finch

Northtown Casitas I is what I show buyers who want house-sized space near Yonge and Finch but do not want a tower. It is a two-storey Tridel complex from 1996, tucked inside the Northtown community off Grandview Way, with suites that start where most condo floor plans stop. The trade-off is age, and a small amount of resale stock. I’m Jatin Dua, RE/MAX Quantum Realty.

A low-rise piece of Tridel’s Northtown

Northtown is the name Tridel gave to a cluster of buildings it developed in the 1990s and 2000s just east of Yonge Street near Finch Avenue. Most of the community is high-rise: Triomphe on Northtown Way, Grande Triomphe, Marquis at Northtown on McKee Avenue, Parkside at Northtown on Grandview Way and Sommerset at Northtown. The Casitas are the low-rise part, with a sister complex, Northtown Casitas 2, at 28 Sommerset Way.

That context matters. You get a townhome-style home inside a planned, established community, with towers around you rather than detached streets. Walk the streets around it at rush hour before you commit, because a low-rise surrounded by towers does not feel like a street of detached houses.

Each address on Grandview Way is a separate suite number, which is why the complex is listed as a range from 100 to 825. When you book a showing, check which block and level the suite is in, because the experience changes a lot from one end of the complex to the other.

Big suites, and the stair question

The size range is the reason to look here. Condos.ca puts suites at roughly 952 to 2,095 square feet, which means even the smaller plans are larger than a typical two-bedroom in a North York tower. The biggest suites approach the space of a small house, and the one active listing when I checked was a four-bedroom-plus-den.

With two storeys and a range of plans, formats differ. One recent listing for a two-bedroom suite described one-level, stair-free living with a south-facing terrace and a locker inside the suite. Other suites will be laid out differently, so ask for the floor plan before you view and confirm whether the suite is on one level or split across two.

That matters most for two groups. Downsizers leaving a house often want one-level living with no stairs inside the suite. Families who need four bedrooms often want the opposite: a larger plan with sleeping areas separated from living space. This complex can serve both, but not in the same suite.

Parking underground, not a driveway

Although these are townhomes, parking works like a condo. The same two-bedroom listing described one underground space included with the suite and plenty of underground visitor parking. Condos.ca also lists a parking garage and visitor parking among the amenities.

Parking is included in the maintenance fee, along with common elements, building insurance and water. That is useful: you are not paying a separate monthly parking charge, and the garage is maintained by the corporation. But it also means the garage membrane and ramps are a shared cost, and in a complex registered in 1996 that is a line I would look for in the reserve fund study.

If you need two cars, ask whether the suite has a second space or whether extra spaces can be rented from the corporation. Do not assume a larger suite comes with more parking.

One more point that catches townhome buyers out: in a condominium complex, the line between what you maintain and what the corporation maintains is set by the declaration, not by what looks like yours. Terraces, front doors, windows and in-suite heating and cooling equipment can fall on either side of that line. Ask for the declaration and the maintenance schedule with the status certificate, because they decide which repairs come out of your pocket and which come out of the reserve fund.

The daily reality near Yonge and Finch

Listings describe the complex as roughly a 10-minute walk to the subway, with supermarkets, restaurants, parks and a library nearby. The data panel on this page shows the transit and walking details, so I will not repeat them here. The short version is that you can live here without a car if you choose to, which is unusual for a home of this size.

Condos.ca lists a security guard and a security system, and listings mention landscaped gardens and a designated barbecue area. There is no concierge tower lobby, gym or pool listed, so do not buy here for amenities. You are buying space and a low-rise setting in a part of North York that is otherwise built up.

What Northtown Casitas I costs

This complex trades rarely. When I checked there was one suite for sale and none for rent, which is not enough to quote an asking range. Because the suites are so much larger than tower units, per-square-foot comparisons with nearby high-rises can mislead: big suites usually sell for less per square foot but more in total.

The fair comparison is with other low-rise condo townhomes in North York and with Northtown Casitas 2 nearby, not with the Northtown towers. Fees here include parking and water but not heat or hydro, so budget for your own utilities. Larger suites also carry larger fees, because fees follow the suite’s share of the common elements.

Use the sold data on this page for recent closed results, or ask me for a building sold report covering both Casitas complexes.

Building specifications

Amenities at Northtown Casitas I

The amenity list is short and practical: security, an underground garage, visitor parking, gardens and a barbecue area. There is no gym or pool, which keeps the operating budget simpler than a tower’s, and you are paying for living space rather than shared facilities.

Jatin’s honest take on Northtown Casitas I

Northtown Casitas I — frequently asked questions

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