4 The Kingsway: A Wengle-Designed Flatiron at Bloor and The Kingsway

4 The Kingsway is not a condo for people who want a condo. It is for people who have lived in a Kingsway house for twenty years, want to stay within walking distance of the same coffee shop, and are done with stairs and snow shovels. The building is small, the suites are large, and the price per square foot tells you exactly who it was built for. I’m Jatin Dua, RE/MAX Quantum Realty.

A Parisian-style flatiron on a triangular corner

The site is the wedge of land where The Kingsway peels off Bloor Street West, and the building takes the shape of that wedge. Developer Jordan Morassutti of North Drive described it to Bisnow as a flatiron-style luxury building, and the design team leaned into a traditional Beaux Arts look rather than glass.

The architect is Richard Wengle, whose name is better known in Toronto for large custom houses than for condo towers. Brian Gluckstein’s firm designed the interiors, Janet Rosenberg did the landscape, and Cameo Kitchens supplied the kitchens and baths. That combination is a house-builder’s team, and it reads that way when you walk in.

North Drive’s stated approach is to build small, context-sensitive buildings in established neighbourhoods for people who will live in them, not for investors betting on an area. 4 The Kingsway is the clearest example of that idea in west Toronto. It fits the low, older streetscape of the Kingsway far better than a typical mid-rise would.

Big suites, very few neighbours

Condos.ca puts the suite range at roughly 1,088 to 3,751 square feet. There are no studios and no small one-bedrooms here. The smallest suite is bigger than many two-bedroom units in newer Etobicoke towers, and the largest is the size of a detached house.

With 30 to 34 suites over eight storeys, you are sharing elevators and hallways with only a few dozen households. Townhouse-style suites at grade also appear in the building’s listings, which suits buyers who want their own door at street level but still want a concierge and a shared garage.

The sources disagree slightly on the count. The kitchen supplier’s press kit says 30 residences and condos.ca says 34 suites. Some units may have been combined or split after launch, so check the exact count on the status certificate if it matters to you.

What daily life on this corner actually looks like

The building sits at the eastern edge of the Kingsway shopping strip on Bloor, just west of the Humber River. Kingsway village shops and restaurants run west along Bloor, Bloor West Village is across the river to the east, and the Humber valley trails and the Old Mill are close by.

The trade-off is that this is a busy corner. Bloor carries a lot of traffic, and a triangular site means some suites face the street on two sides. Ask which way a suite faces before you fall in love with the finishes, and visit at rush hour as well as on a Sunday morning.

The surrounding blocks are almost all houses, and that is unlikely to change quickly. You are not buying into a construction zone, which is a real point in its favour compared with The Queensway or Islington and Kipling.

How it compares with the two Old Mill Road buildings

If you are shopping this corner, you are probably also looking at Riverhouse at the Old Mill at 30 Old Mill Road and The Riverstone at 40 and 50 Old Mill Road, both a short walk away. They are the natural comparables, and they are very different buildings.

Riverhouse is an 11-storey Lanterra building from 2014 with a full amenity package, including an indoor pool, and river views on most sides. The Riverstone is a 1983 building with only 18 large suites and very little in the way of amenities. 4 The Kingsway sits between them: newer than both, smaller than Riverhouse, and with a more traditional, house-like design than either.

My rule of thumb: choose Riverhouse if you want the pool and the river, The Riverstone if you want very large, traditional floor plans in a tiny building and accept that it is more than 40 years old, and 4 The Kingsway if you want new construction, a designer interior and a Bloor Street address.

Priced against Kingsway houses, not Etobicoke condos

Condos.ca puts the building average at about $1,091 per square foot. That is well above most Etobicoke condo buildings and is closer to what newer luxury buildings downtown ask. Morassutti told Bisnow that North Drive priced its projects just under the entry point for detached houses in the same neighbourhood, and that is the right way to think about value here.

The fee covers common elements, building insurance and water, according to condos.ca. Heat, hydro and parking are not listed, so budget for them separately and ask how heating and cooling are metered in the suite you are considering.

There were no active listings when I checked, which is normal for a building this small. Resales are infrequent, so you may wait months for the right layout, and the price history is thin. I would look at sales in nearby buildings such as Riverhouse at the Old Mill as well as this one before making an offer.

Building specifications

Amenities at 4 The Kingsway

The amenity list is short on purpose: a concierge, a gym, visitor parking and permission for barbecues. You are paying for the suites, the design and the address, not for a party room and a pool you would rarely use.

Jatin’s honest take on 4 The Kingsway

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