Sandhurst Circle Townhomes: 27 Monarch Towns Beside Woodside Square

Sandhurst Circle Townhomes is a small complex I bring up when a family wants about 1,700 sq ft, a garage and a grocery store they can walk to. It is 27 homes from 2002 by Monarch, spread across Sandhurst Circle, Exchequer Place and Finch Avenue East, right beside Woodside Square. Homes here rarely come up, so when one does, it pays to know the complex in advance. I’m Jatin Dua, RE/MAX Quantum Realty.

Twenty-seven homes across three street addresses

The complex is split across three addresses: Sandhurst Circle, Exchequer Place and a stretch of Finch Avenue East. That is why the name is so long. In practice it is one small condominium corporation, TSCC-1447, with one board, one budget and one reserve fund.

Condos.ca credits Monarch Group, one of the long-established GTA builders. A small townhouse complex from a large builder is often a good combination: standard construction and plans, at a scale where owners still have a say.

Which street a home faces matters. Homes on Finch Avenue East sit on a busy arterial, while homes on Exchequer Place and Sandhurst Circle are on quieter local streets. Ask which address the home carries before you go.

One plan, about 1,700 sq ft, with a garage

Condos.ca lists homes at about 1,698 to 1,700 sq ft, which tells you the complex was built around essentially one plan. That is helpful for buyers and for pricing: homes are directly comparable, and the differences come down to end-unit status, renovations and exposure.

A recent listing described a three-storey brick home with a built-in garage, an above-grade lower level with a fourth bedroom and bathroom, an open living room with a balcony walk-out and an eat-in kitchen. Condos.ca records the complex as one floor, so treat the listing as the better guide and confirm the layout in person.

The built-in garage and the above-grade lower level are the details that matter for families. The lower level gets real windows, which makes it usable as a bedroom or office rather than a dark basement.

Three storeys also means stairs. For a young family that is rarely a problem, but for a buyer planning to stay into their seventies it is a real consideration. The above-grade lower level helps here, because it can work as a ground-floor bedroom with its own bathroom if mobility becomes an issue later.

Woodside Square on the doorstep

Woodside Square sits at the northwest corner of Finch Avenue East and McCowan Road, at Sandhurst Circle. It has a Food Basics, a Shoppers Drug Mart, a food court, restaurants and a public library branch, which covers groceries, prescriptions and a place for children to study within a short walk.

Since 2019, the mall has been under a planning review that looks at adding new housing and parkland while keeping the shopping centre. If that moves forward, expect several years of construction and more density right beside the complex, along with new parkland and amenities. For an owner here, that is both a disruption and a likely support for values over time.

Highway 401 is a short drive, and the Line 2 extension under construction will end at Sheppard and McCowan, south of here, with opening expected around 2029 to 2030. The panel on this page shows today’s transit options.

Living this close to a mall has a daily rhythm. Weekend traffic around Woodside Square is heavy, and the parking lot is busy. In exchange, you can do your weekly shop on foot and send older children to the library without a car, which is worth a great deal for a family in Scarborough.

A small corporation with a narrow fee

The fee covers common elements, building insurance and parking, and there are no shared recreation facilities to fund. Utilities are paid by each owner.

With only 27 homes, the reserve fund carries the roofs, windows, driveways and exterior walls of the whole complex on very few shoulders. A 2002 complex is past the point where many of those items start coming due, so how this corporation has saved and spent matters more than anything in the listing.

Before you buy, ask for the budget and the fee history as well as the reserve fund study. In a corporation this size, a single roof or paving project can move fees noticeably, and you want to see that past increases were planned rather than forced. Ask too whether any owners are behind on fees, since a few missed payments matter more in a 27-home corporation than in a 300-suite tower.

Pricing with very little turnover

Condos.ca does not publish a building average per square foot for this complex, and with 27 homes, sales are rare. One home was listed for sale when I checked, and none for rent. I do not quote a single listing’s price, but one listing does not make a market anyway.

Because the homes share one plan, the cleanest way to price one is against recent sales in this complex, then against similar townhouse complexes around Finch and McCowan and along Sandhurst Circle. End units and renovated homes should sell above the rest; homes on Finch Avenue East should sell below those on the quieter streets.

For a family weighing this against a freehold town nearby, the difference is a modest monthly fee in exchange for shared exterior costs. My building sold report shows what has actually traded here.

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Amenities at Sandhurst Circle Townhomes

There is no clubhouse or pool here. Your amenities are your own garage and lower level, and Woodside Square next door, with groceries, a pharmacy and a library branch. With no shared facilities to run, more of each owner’s fee can go to insurance and saving for the buildings, which is exactly where you want it in a small, older complex.

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