15 London Green Court: 1971 Big-Suite Condo With Hydro and Heat In

15 London Green Court is a 1971 building with suites that start where most new condos stop: about 940 square feet. Your fee covers hydro, heat, water, cable and parking, and the building has an outdoor pool and sauna. It is also more than 50 years old, so the price per square foot is low for good reasons, and the documents matter more than the finishes. I’m Jatin Dua, RE/MAX Quantum Realty.

One of North York’s early condominiums

A corporation number as low as YCC-62 marks this as one of the earlier condominium registrations in the Toronto area, from the first years when buying an apartment rather than renting one was still a new idea. Lanet Building Corporation built it, and the building was registered on the last day of 1971.

It is a 12-storey building with 110 suites, small by the standards of its era, on a court off Driftwood Avenue just east of Jane Street. The court also contains the London Green townhouse condominium at 19-27 London Green Court and 59-61 Driftwood Avenue, which is a separate corporation. If you are comparing the two, remember that their fees, reserve funds and repair histories are entirely separate.

Buildings of this vintage were built for owner-occupiers and families, not investors, and it shows in the floor plans.

Big suites, and what you get for the space

Condos.ca lists suites from about 944 to 1,146 square feet, which means there are no small one-bedrooms here. Current listings are two- and three-bedroom suites, the kind of size that would cost a great deal more in a new tower.

Expect layouts typical of the period: separate kitchens rather than open-plan islands, a defined dining area and hallway closets. Condition varies widely from one suite to the next in buildings of this age, depending on what each owner has renovated. You are often buying the renovation as much as the suite, so judge the work carefully and ask for permits for anything that touched plumbing or electrical.

Condos.ca also lists a pet restriction among the building’s features. I could not find the detail of what it covers, so read the declaration and rules in the status certificate before you buy if you have a pet.

Hydro in the fee, and what that means

The fee here covers common elements, heat, hydro, water, cable TV, building insurance and parking. That is close to an all-inclusive arrangement. Your monthly cost is mostly the fee plus property tax and insurance on your contents, with very little left for separate utility bills.

That is common in buildings of this age, which were built with central systems supplying every suite. The drawback is that heavy energy users and light users pay the same, and the corporation carries the risk of rising energy costs, which ends up in everyone’s fee. Current listings show fees of roughly $895 to $993 a month.

At more than 50 years old, this building has been through several cycles of major repairs and will face more. Windows, balcony slabs, elevators, the garage, the roof and the central heating plant are the items to look for in the reserve fund study.

One more practical point. With 110 suites, this is a small corporation for a building of its age, so each major project is shared among relatively few owners. A large repair here costs each owner more than the same repair would in a 400-suite tower, which makes the reserve fund study the single most important document you will read.

The neighbourhood is in a planning cycle

Glenfield-Jane Heights is one of the two neighbourhoods covered by the City of Toronto’s Jane Finch Initiative, a planning study that set out how the area should grow around the Finch West LRT. City Council adopted the planning framework in 2024, along with a community development plan.

For an owner here, that means more investment and more construction along Finch and Jane over time. The LRT line runs from Finch West Station to Humber College. The panel on this page sets out the nearest stops, the schools and the daily shopping.

What 15 London Green Court costs

The building averages about $502 per square foot, which is well below newer North York condos and in line with other 1970s buildings in the area. The low figure reflects the building’s age, the fee level and the location.

Three suites were listed for sale when I checked, asking from about $299,000 to $470,000, with monthly fees of roughly $895 to $993. The low end of that range is close to what a small one-bedroom costs in a new building, for roughly twice the space.

The fee sounds high until you remember what it covers. Take a new-build fee, add hydro, heat, water, cable and parking, and the gap shrinks. What the fee cannot tell you is whether the reserve fund is strong enough to avoid a special assessment, so that is the document to focus on. The sold-data panel shows what has actually traded.

Compare it with other 1970s buildings nearby on fee per square foot, fee inclusions and reserve fund strength, not just asking price. Two buildings at the same price can carry very different futures.

Building specifications

Amenities at 15 London Green Court Condos

An outdoor pool and sauna in a 110-suite building is a genuine summer amenity for families, but it is also an expensive one for a small corporation to maintain. Ask what condition the pool is in and when it was last refurbished. Pool season is short in Toronto, so think about how much you will actually use it.

Jatin’s honest take on 15 London Green Court Condos

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