Midland Avenue Townhouses, 2606 Midland Ave: 23 Homes by Agincourt GO

Midland Avenue Townhouses is one of the smallest condo corporations you will find in Scarborough: 23 townhouses at 2606 Midland Avenue, registered in 1978. Its location just north of Sheppard puts it near the rebuilt Agincourt GO station and the Agincourt Mall lands, one of the largest redevelopment sites in the city. The small size is both the charm and the risk. I’m Jatin Dua, RE/MAX Quantum Realty.

Twenty-three owners, one corporation

With only 23 units, this is a very small condominium corporation. In a complex this size, almost every owner knows the others, the board may be three or five neighbours, and decisions can be made quickly at a kitchen table.

The flip side is arithmetic. A roofing, window or paving program that costs a large sum is split only 23 ways, so each owner’s share is far larger than it would be in a 100- or 150-unit complex. That makes the reserve fund the single most important number to understand before you buy here.

Small corporations also have fewer people willing to serve on the board, and a vacancy or a disagreement has more effect. Ask the manager how often the board turns over, when the last annual meeting was held, and whether it reached quorum.

A 1978 complex with water in the fee

YCC-391 registered in June 1978, a few years after the first wave of Scarborough condo townhouses. Condos.ca does not list a developer, and I could not confirm one from public records. Shiu Pong Management is listed as manager.

Condos.ca lists water as included in the fee. Heat and hydro are not listed and are normally paid by the owner in a townhouse complex. Ask the seller for a year of utility bills, and confirm under the declaration which systems inside the home, typically the furnace, air conditioner and water heater, are the owner’s responsibility.

Condos.ca also lists a parking garage, visitor parking and BBQs as permitted. In complexes of this era, the garage is often attached to each home, but confirm the arrangement for the unit you are buying, because a shared parking structure is a large long-term cost for a corporation of 23 owners.

Agincourt GO and the Sheppard corridor

The complex sits on Midland just north of Sheppard Avenue East, in the part of Agincourt that has seen the most public investment recently. Agincourt GO on the Stouffville line was rebuilt with a new station building, a second platform for two-way service and pedestrian tunnels under the tracks, and Metrolinx declared the work complete in September 2023. The data panel on this page shows the transit options in detail.

West along Sheppard, the Agincourt Mall site at Kennedy Road is the subject of a large North American Development Group proposal: a master plan by Giannone Petricone Associates with about thirteen towers across seven blocks, a two-acre public park and room for the No Frills and Walmart to return. The City ran its own planning framework review for the area.

For an owner here, the likely effect over time is more retail, more services and more transit, with the low-rise housing on the side streets staying as it is. That is a reasonable backdrop for a long-term hold, though it is not a reason to overpay today.

Who a 23-unit complex suits

The owners who are happiest in a very small complex are the ones who are comfortable being involved. With 23 households, you may be asked to sit on the board, and you will be one of a few voices on every decision about the roofs, the paving or the budget. Some buyers like that control; others would rather have a large corporation and a full-time manager deal with it.

I also see this kind of complex appeal to families who want to be near the GO line for a commute downtown or to Markham, and to buyers moving up from a condo apartment who want a garage and a barbecue without a freehold price.

If you plan to rent the unit out, read the declaration and rules first. Small corporations sometimes have rules on leasing or use that matter more than they would in a large building, and the rules, not the listing, are what bind you.

What Midland Avenue Townhouses costs

There were no active listings when I checked condos.ca, and with only 23 units, sales here are rare, so condos.ca does not publish an average price per square foot or a fee range for the complex. The data panel on this page shows any recent sales in aggregate.

When a complex trades this rarely, I price a unit against similar 1970s condo townhouses nearby in Agincourt, such as the complexes on Crockamhill Drive and at 2800 Midland Avenue, and then adjust for size, condition, fee and inclusions. Water in the fee is a monthly saving to factor in.

Thin trading means there are few comparables for either side. Buyers should be ready to justify their offer with nearby sales, and sellers should not assume the last sale here, which may be years old, sets the price.

For a seller, the rarity cuts the other way. A well-kept townhouse with a garage near a GO station, in a complex where units seldom come up, will draw attention from buyers who have been watching the area. Present it well and price it against the best nearby comparables, with a record of what has been updated and when.

Building specifications

Amenities at Midland Avenue Townhouses

There is no gym, pool or party room, which suits a 23-unit corporation: there would be too few owners to fund them. The garage, visitor parking and the freedom to barbecue are what make daily life here feel like living in a house. Confirm how many visitor spaces there are, since in a small complex a handful of spaces can fill up quickly.

Jatin’s honest take on Midland Avenue Townhouses

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