Riverside Towns, 140-150 Broadview Ave: 63 Stacked Towns Near Queen East

Riverside Towns is what I suggest to buyers who want the Queen and Broadview neighbourhood without an elevator, a lobby or a high fee. These are stacked townhouses with their own front doors, many with rooftop terraces, on a site that was once meant for a nine-storey tower. The trade-off is that you take on more of the house-style costs yourself. I’m Jatin Dua, RE/MAX Quantum Realty.

The tower that was never built

This site was not always meant to be townhouses. Riverside Towns was the second attempt: 63 stacked townhouses, launched to brokers in late 2010.

That history explains the building’s character. Instead of a mid-rise on Broadview, the street got a row of low brick buildings that fit the Victorian houses around them. For an owner, it means a small community with front doors, not a corridor of elevator-served suites.

Condos.ca credits Lamb Development, while the 2010 broker preview named Hyde Park Homes and Lamb Development Corp. as partners. If you are checking the builder’s record, look at both.

Buyers here are often comparing Riverside Towns with the loft and condo mid-rises a few blocks away along Queen East and Carlaw. The difference is the format. A stacked town gives up the lobby, the gym and the concierge, and in return gives you a door on the street and space outside.

Dark brick, stone and nine-foot ceilings

The exterior was designed to look older than it is: dark brick with stone accents, a nod to the Victorian streetscape around Queen and Broadview. In a neighbourhood full of glass-and-metal mid-rises, it is one of the few newer buildings that blends in rather than stands out.

Inside, the 2010 marketing listed nine-foot ceilings, engineered hardwood, stone counters, stainless steel appliances and gas stoves. A gas range is still uncommon in Toronto condos, and it is one of the details cooks notice first on a tour.

Outdoor space is the real draw. The plans offered rooftop terraces on upper units and garden patios on lower ones. Ask which kind the unit you are viewing has, how big it is, and whether it is exclusive-use common element, because that affects what you can build or install on it.

How stacked towns work, and what you pay for

Condos.ca lists units of about 372 to 1,385 square feet. In stacked towns, that usually means a lower unit and an upper unit sharing one building, with each owner having their own entrance. Upper units typically have more stairs and the rooftop terrace; lower units have the garden patio and fewer steps. Decide which matters more to you before you shop.

Resale tends to follow the same split. Upper units with large rooftop terraces usually attract couples and professionals who want a view and a private outdoor room, while lower units with patios appeal to dog owners and to buyers who would rather not climb extra flights with groceries. Both sell, but to different people, so price them separately.

The fee is low because the corporation covers less. Condos.ca lists only building insurance, water and common elements. You pay your own heat, hydro and air conditioning, there is no concierge, gym or party room, and the amenity list is visitor parking and permission to barbecue.

That is the honest picture of a stacked townhouse: lower monthly fees, more personal responsibility. Ask who maintains your furnace or heat pump, your water heater and your terrace membrane, and whether those are rentals or owned equipment.

Queen and Broadview, and the Ontario Line next door

The location is the reason people buy here. The Queen and Broadview corner has changed a great deal since this project launched. The Broadview Hotel, which Streetcar Developments restored and reopened as a hotel and restaurant after years of plans, anchors the corner, and the Riverside strip of Queen East is lined with restaurants, cafes and shops.

The next big change is the Ontario Line. Its elevated Leslieville Station is being built over Queen Street East between Broadview and Carlaw. BlogTO reported column construction from 7 September 2026 to 28 May 2027, superstructure work starting late in 2027 and finishing work in 2029, with no committed opening date beyond the 2030s.

For the next few years that means construction close to home, mostly on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. After that, it means a rapid transit station within the neighbourhood, which I expect to support values here. The data panel on this page shows current transit options.

Pricing, and the low fee

The two active listings when I checked were both one-bedroom-plus-den units, asking about $589,900 to $659,000. Asking prices are not sale prices, and stacked towns vary widely by level and terrace, so use my building sold report to see what has actually traded.

The fee averaged about $0.54 per square foot across those listings. That is low next to the condo towers around Queen and Broadview, but it covers less: no heat, hydro or air conditioning, and no staffed amenities. When you compare, add your own utility bills back in.

Stacked towns also tend to sell to a different buyer than condo suites. People who want ground-oriented living, a private door and an outdoor space for a dog or a garden will pay for those things, and that keeps demand steady.

Building specifications

Amenities at Riverside Towns

There are no shared amenities beyond visitor parking. What you get instead is private outdoor space where you can barbecue, and for many buyers that is worth more than a gym they would never use, especially with Riverdale Park and the Don trails within reach for exercise.

Jatin’s honest take on Riverside Towns

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