Valhalla South Tower, 30 Gibbs Rd: Edilcan’s Town Square by the 427

Valhalla South Tower is where I send buyers who want a new one-bedroom in Toronto under $410,000 and can live with what that price means. The building is part of Edilcan’s Valhalla Town Square beside Highway 427, a community still filling in around it. You get new construction and a low entry price; you give up an established street and some monthly savings. I’m Jatin Dua, RE/MAX Quantum Realty.

Part of Edilcan’s five-building Valhalla Town Square

Valhalla Town Square is a roughly 6.6-acre site north of Bloor Street and The East Mall, at the western edge of Toronto beside Highway 427. When UrbanToronto covered it in 2020, the plan called for five buildings and more than 1,400 homes, designed by IBI Group, now part of Arcadis.

Phase one was a point tower and two ten-storey mid-rise buildings, built at the same time. Two more towers of about 40 and 44 storeys, on a shared four-storey podium with rounded three-sided floor plates, were then moving through approvals.

UrbanToronto’s 2020 update had the phase one tower forming its 33rd and final residential floor, while the project’s forum thread lists 31 storeys. Listings at 30 Gibbs Road show suites on high floors, which fits the tower. Confirm the storey and suite count on the status certificate, because the public sources do not agree.

Built for entry-level buyers and investors

The resale supply here is mostly one-bedrooms under 600 square feet, with some one-plus-dens and two-bedrooms around 700 square feet. That is a starter-suite building, and it prices like one. In suites this size, the layout decides how livable the space is: look for a bedroom with a real window and closet, a kitchen wall long enough for proper storage, and a balcony you can actually sit on.

Small one-bedrooms are easy to rent and easy to buy, but they are also the most common product in the west end. When you sell, you will compete with every other new one-bedroom along the 427 corridor. A suite with a better view, a proper den or parking will stand out; a basic interior suite will not.

When the project was in approvals, forum posts suggested some buildings might be rental. TSCC-2944 is a registered condominium corporation, so this tower is a condo. If rental buildings do end up nearby in later phases, that would add to the supply of rental suites competing with yours.

How it compares with Cypress at Pinnacle Etobicoke

The building most buyers weigh against this one is Cypress at Pinnacle Etobicoke on Dundas Street West, another first-phase tower in a large master plan near the 427. Both were finished within months of each other, and both are surrounded by phases still to come.

On the condos.ca numbers, Cypress averages about $687 per square foot against roughly $711 here, and its active-listing fees work out to about $0.96 per square foot against about $0.94. In other words, the two are close on cost. The real differences are suite mix and location: Cypress skews to one-plus-dens and two-bedrooms over 600 square feet and sits closer to Kipling Station, while Valhalla South Tower offers smaller, cheaper one-bedrooms right beside the highway.

If your budget tops out around $400,000, this building gives you more choice. If you can stretch, compare a larger Cypress suite on a per-square-foot basis, and factor in which master plan is further along when you want to sell.

The town square idea and what is there today

Edilcan sold Valhalla Town Square as a mixed community, with a central square, retail at the base and cafes and restaurants planned. The point is to create a small neighbourhood centre in a pocket that has been dominated by offices and highway interchanges.

There is no public park on the site. According to discussion on the project’s forum thread, planning staff accepted that because the rental housing in the plan met an important policy goal. If green space matters to you, check where the nearest park is in the data panel on this page.

Location here is about the highway. The 427, the Gardiner and the QEW are minutes away, and that is why many owners chose it. It is not a walkable neighbourhood yet, and with more phases to come, construction will be part of daily life for some time.

Pricing: a low entry point with fees to watch

Condos.ca puts the building average at about $711 per square foot. That is below most new towers closer to Kipling and Islington stations, and it reflects both the location by the highway and the large share of small suites.

Fees on the active listings I reviewed came to about $0.94 per square foot, which is high for a new building with a concierge, a gym and a party room. Condos.ca lists common elements, building insurance and water as included, so heat, hydro and parking would be on top unless the status certificate says otherwise. On a small suite the dollar amount looks modest, but per square foot it adds up.

When I checked, 13 suites were for sale and 10 were for rent. One-bedrooms under 600 square feet were asking from about $375,000 to $410,000, with the full range of asks running from about $375,000 to $529,000 and the one-plus-den and two-bedroom suites at the top. With that many listings, buyers have room to negotiate. Compare the fee and the parking situation on each one, not just the price.

Building specifications

Amenities at Valhalla South Tower

The amenity list on condos.ca is short: a concierge, a gym and a party room. Edilcan marketed signature amenities for the wider community, so ask the property manager exactly which spaces this building’s owners can use and which belong to other phases. As more buildings open, shared spaces can get busier, or new ones can come online.

Jatin’s honest take on Valhalla South Tower

Valhalla South Tower — frequently asked questions

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