2964 Islington Townhomes: 12 Condo Townhouses in Humber Summit

This is one of the smallest condominium corporations you will look at in northwest Toronto: twelve two-storey townhouses on Islington Avenue in Humber Summit, finished in 2009. Small means a low fee and a house-like feel. It also means twelve owners share every repair bill, and there are almost no comparable sales. I’m Jatin Dua, RE/MAX Quantum Realty.

Twelve homes, one corporation

With twelve homes, every owner is a meaningful share of the corporation. A $60,000 repair to roofs or paving is $5,000 a door before reserves, where a 200-suite tower would barely notice it. That is the core risk of very small condominiums, and it is the first thing I explain to buyers here.

The upside is the same arithmetic in reverse. There is no lobby, pool, gym or concierge to fund, so operating costs stay low, and a small board can move quickly when owners agree. Condos.ca lists Mareka Property Management as the manager, so the corporation is not entirely self-run.

The developer is recorded only as a numbered company, 2074290 Ontario. That is common for small infill projects, but it means there is no builder brand or track record to look up. The building’s own documents, and how it has held up since 2009, are what you have to judge it by.

Small corporations also live or die by participation. Ask how many owners attend the annual meeting, whether the board has full membership and how often it turns over. A complex where two or three people do all the work is fragile, however tidy it looks from the street.

What you get: a townhouse, not an apartment

These are two-storey homes rather than stacked units, so you have no one above or below you, which is the main reason people choose a condominium townhouse over a condo apartment. A recent listing described a two-bedroom, two-bathroom plan of about 900 to 1,000 square feet with an open kitchen and an L-shaped living and dining area.

That is compact for a townhouse. Think of it as an alternative to a two-bedroom condo apartment, with your own front door and stairs inside, rather than a substitute for a freehold house. Check each home’s measurements, because condos.ca does not publish a size range for this complex.

Parking is part of the fee, and condos.ca also lists visitor parking. How many spaces belong to each home can differ, so confirm the exact allocation in the status certificate rather than relying on a listing.

A low fee, with utilities on you

Condos.ca lists common elements, building insurance and parking as what the fee covers. Heat, hydro and water are not on the list, so expect to pay those yourself, as you would in a freehold house. A recent listing noted forced-air heating and central air within the home.

That structure makes the fee look small next to an apartment building where utilities are bundled in. When you compare, add your own gas, hydro and water bills back in. The more important number is the reserve fund contribution, because in a complex this small it is the line that keeps special assessments away.

Ask also who is responsible for roofs, windows, doors and the furnace under the declaration. In many townhouse corporations some of these fall to the owner, and in others to the corporation; the answer changes both your fee and your risk.

Finally, look at the corporation’s insurance deductible. In a small complex, a water or roof claim that falls under the deductible can land on one owner, so make sure your own home insurance covers that gap.

Humber Summit and the Islington corridor

Humber Summit runs from Finch Avenue north to Steeles, between Highway 400 and the east branch of the Humber River. It began in the 1840s as a mill settlement, became a cottage community on the river, and is now mostly semi-detached houses from the post-war decades. Many of the cottages were lost to Hurricane Hazel in 1954.

The Humber Summit branch of the Toronto Public Library sits on the same stretch of Islington, and Rowntree Mill Park follows the Humber valley nearby. For drivers, Highway 400 and the 401 are close.

The biggest local change is Line 6 Finch West, which opened in December 2025 with a stop at Islington Avenue and Finch, south of the complex. For a neighbourhood that relied on buses, that is a real improvement, and the transit details are in the panel on this page.

Pricing with almost no comparables

Condos.ca does not publish an average price per square foot for this complex, which tells you how rarely its homes trade. With twelve homes, a year can pass with one sale or none. At the time of writing there was one home for sale and none for rent, and I do not quote a single listing’s price or fee.

Because direct comparables are thin, value has to be built from nearby evidence: other condominium townhouses in Humber Summit and Humbermede, two-bedroom apartments in the area, and what freehold semis on nearby streets are selling for. The recorded sales on this page are the starting point. Adjust for age, size, parking and fee before you lean on any of them.

If you are thinking of selling here, ask me for the building sold report. In a complex this small, how you price against the nearest alternatives matters more than any building average.

Building specifications

Amenities at 2964 Islington Townhomes

There are no shared facilities beyond parking and the grounds, which is why the fee is low. For a gym or pool you will rely on City community centres, and the trade is that the corporation has very little to maintain.

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