3100 Kingston Road Townhouses: 42 Homes and a Garage in Cliffcrest

3100 Kingston Road is a small 1978 townhouse complex in Cliffcrest, on the stretch of Kingston Road that runs above the Scarborough Bluffs. It has 42 homes, a professional manager and a parking garage, which is less common in a townhouse complex than people expect. That garage is the first thing I would ask about. I’m Jatin Dua, RE/MAX Quantum Realty.

A small complex with a parking garage

At 42 homes, this is a small corporation, and that cuts both ways. Owners tend to know each other and the board, and decisions can move quickly. But every large repair is shared among fewer households, so the reserve fund has to work harder than it would in a complex of 150.

Condos.ca lists a parking garage here, but it does not say whether that is a shared structure or a garage built into each home. Find out which, because the answer changes your risk. A shared garage is one of the most expensive things a corporation can own, with waterproofing, concrete repair, drainage and lighting all coming due on a cycle.

If it is shared, the reserve fund study should have its own line for it, with dates and costs. Ask when it was last inspected and repaired, and whether the plan expects major work in the next ten years. If the garages are built into each home, read the declaration to see who looks after the doors, the floors and the driveways.

Forty-eight years of maintenance to review

A 1978 complex has already replaced its first roofs and probably its first windows. What you want to know is whether the next round is planned and funded, and how the corporation has paid for big work in the past.

Prohouse Management is the manager listed on condos.ca. With a professional manager in place, there should be a tidy package of budgets, reserve fund studies and minutes to review, so ask for them early and read them before your conditional period runs out.

Inside the home, assume the owner looks after the furnace, air conditioner, water heater, plumbing and electrical unless the declaration says otherwise. In a house this age, ask about the electrical panel and wiring, and book a home inspection even though you are buying a condominium.

Look at the minutes for how the board handles the common areas between homes: walkways, fences, landscaping and snow clearing. In a small complex, those everyday decisions shape how the place looks and feels more than any single capital project.

The fee: what to confirm

Condos.ca does not publish an inclusion list for YCC-392, so I will not tell you what the fee covers. The budget and status certificate will. Look in particular at whether water is included and how the cost of running the garage is shared.

The fee in an older townhouse complex mostly pays for three things: insurance on the buildings, the grounds and snow clearing, and contributions to the reserve fund. When you compare fees between complexes, a low fee sitting on a thin reserve fund is not a bargain.

Your own insurance still matters. The corporation insures the structure, and you cover contents, improvements and liability. Ask about the corporation’s deductible, because owners are often charged it when a claim starts in their unit.

Finally, ask the seller for a year of heating and hydro bills. A 1978 townhouse can vary a lot depending on whether windows, insulation and the furnace have been updated, and those bills tell you more about the home’s real running cost than the fee alone.

Kingston Road at McCowan

Cliffcrest is one of the Bluffs neighbourhoods. Kingston Road through here is a mix of low-rise homes, older strip plazas and newer infill, with residential streets running south toward the bluffs and the lake. The data panel on this page lists the nearest transit, schools, shops and parks.

The corridor is getting new housing. BlogTO reported in 2021 on a revised proposal at 3310 Kingston Road, an 11-storey terraced building of 323 suites by the Morrison Group that replaced an earlier townhouse plan, and KAD Development Group has marketed a condo and townhouse project at 3355 Kingston Road. Neither is next door, but together they show where Kingston Road is heading: more mid-rise housing on a street that used to be mostly low-rise.

Living here means a car-friendly corridor with lakeside parks within reach, rather than a walk to the subway. The Line 2 East Extension, now under construction, will add stations along McCowan Road further north, at Lawrence Avenue, Scarborough Centre and Sheppard Avenue. Weigh how often you would actually use them before you pay for proximity.

What 3100 Kingston Road costs

When I checked, one home was listed for sale and none for lease. I do not quote a single listing’s price or fee, so there is no range to give you, and condos.ca does not publish a price per square foot for this complex.

With only 42 homes, sales are infrequent, and one sale can move the averages a long way. Use the aggregate figures in the panel on this page, and ask me for a building sold report before you make an offer.

Condition and parking will separate one home from the next. A renovated kitchen, updated bathrooms, a newer furnace and a finished lower level matter more here than the floor plan, because complexes like this usually repeat a small number of plans.

Compare it with other condominium townhouses in Cliffcrest and along Kingston Road, and with the newer stacked townhouses coming to the corridor. Newer product brings newer systems and a younger reserve fund, but it often comes with smaller rooms and a higher price per square foot.

Building specifications

Amenities at 3100 Kingston Road Townhouses

The amenity list is short: condos.ca records a parking garage and nothing else. In a 42-home complex that is a sensible package, because there is no gym or party room to fund, but it makes the garage the one shared facility whose condition you need to understand.

Jatin’s honest take on 3100 Kingston Road Townhouses

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