Castle Muir, 850 Huntingwood Dr: 1972 Townhouses With a Pool, Reviewed

Castle Muir is one of the few 1970s condo townhouse complexes in this part of Scarborough with its own outdoor pool and party room. That makes it a good fit for families who want a summer pool steps from the front door, and a harder question for anyone focused on keeping costs down. It was registered in 1972, it has 96 homes, and it sits close to two big transit and redevelopment stories. I’m Jatin Dua, RE/MAX Quantum Realty.

A townhouse complex with a pool, which is rare

Most condo townhouse complexes from the early 1970s in Scarborough offer a private road, visitor parking and not much else. Castle Muir is different: condos.ca lists an outdoor pool and a party room. For a family with children, a pool you can walk to in July is a genuine lifestyle feature, and it is something you will not get in most nearby townhouse complexes or in a freehold home without paying for it yourself.

The trade-off is cost. A pool brings lifeguard or attendant decisions, insurance, chemicals, water, seasonal opening and closing, and eventually a full rebuild of the tank, deck and mechanical equipment. In a 96-unit complex, those costs are shared among relatively few owners, so each owner’s share is meaningful.

None of that is a reason to walk away. It is a reason to look at how the corporation budgets for the pool, and whether the reserve fund study shows a realistic date and cost for replacing it.

What a 1972 corporation means for you

YCC-73 is an early York Condominium Corporation number, which puts Castle Muir in the first generation of condominium townhouses in the former Borough of Scarborough. The complex has more than fifty years of operating history, and that is useful: there should be several past reserve fund studies and years of board minutes you can read.

In a complex this age, the components that matter most are roofs, windows and exterior doors, siding or brick, private roads and walkways, site drainage, and the pool. Many will have been replaced at least once. Ask which ones, when, and what is scheduled next. A recent big project that has been paid for is good news; a big project that is coming with a thin reserve is the thing to price in.

In a condo townhouse, you usually own the inside of your unit and the corporation maintains the exterior, but every declaration draws the line differently. Read it so you know whether windows, doors, decks and fences are yours or the corporation’s.

Parking, and the size of the community

Unlike several neighbouring complexes, Castle Muir’s condos.ca listing shows visitor parking but no parking garage. That suggests surface or driveway parking rather than a shared underground structure, which would be good news for long-term costs, but I could not confirm the layout. Ask the manager how many spaces come with each home and whether they are owned, exclusive-use or assigned.

At 96 homes, this is a small corporation. Small corporations can be well run and close-knit, but each owner’s vote and each owner’s share of a big repair carry more weight. Ask how many owners attend the annual general meeting and whether board seats are filled; it tells you a lot about how the place is governed.

Huntingwood and Midland, and what is changing nearby

The complex sits on Huntingwood Drive near Midland Avenue. Huntingwood is the boundary between L’Amoreaux to the north and Tam O’Shanter-Sullivan to the south, and condos.ca places Castle Muir in East L’Amoreaux. It is a residential pocket of single-family homes and townhouses, with Sheppard Avenue East a short drive south.

Two large projects are close enough to matter. To the south-west, North American Development Group’s master plan for Agincourt Mall at Sheppard and Kennedy covers 26 acres and up to 12 towers, according to UrbanToronto, with a first phase of 659 homes and a new Walmart. Agincourt GO Station, on the Stouffville line, is at 4100 Sheppard Avenue East.

To the east, the City of Toronto says the Line 2 subway extension will end at a new terminus at Sheppard Avenue East and McCowan Road, with tunnel boring started there in 2023. Neither project changes your daily life today, and the exact walking and transit times are shown in the data panel on this page. Over the long run, more transit and more retail near a family townhouse complex tend to support demand.

What Castle Muir costs

When I checked, there was a single unit for sale and none for lease. I do not quote the price or fee of a single listing, because that identifies one owner’s sale. With only one active listing, there is no meaningful asking range to give you either.

Condos.ca does not publish square footage or an average price per square foot for this complex, so a per-square-foot comparison with nearby apartment condos is not possible from public data. The more useful comparison is with freehold homes on the surrounding streets and with newer townhouses: a 1972 condo townhouse should trade at a clear discount to both.

When you look at the monthly fee, remember that part of it is paying for the pool and party room. Compare it with townhouse complexes nearby that have no amenities, and decide whether the pool is worth the difference to you. If you want the recorded sales here rather than asking prices, I can pull them through my building sold report.

Building specifications

Amenities at Castle Muir

An outdoor pool and a party room are unusual in a 96-unit townhouse complex, and they give Castle Muir a summer social life most nearby complexes lack. The flip side is that a small number of owners carry the full cost of running and eventually rebuilding the pool.

Jatin’s honest take on Castle Muir

Castle Muir — frequently asked questions

Looking at Agincourt, L’Amoreaux, Milliken, Dorset Park and Wexford in Scarborough more broadly? Start with my Toronto community guide — the neighbourhoods, what each pocket is like, and how they compare.