3 Kendleton Drive Townhouses: Bramalea’s 296-Home Complex on Line 6

The Kendleton Drive townhouses are one of the biggest condominium townhouse complexes in north Etobicoke: 296 homes built by Bramalea in 1969, on the block bounded by Albion Road, Finch Avenue West and Martin Grove Road. For years it was a car-dependent location. Since December 2025 it has had light rail at its edge, and that changes how I talk about it with buyers. I’m Jatin Dua, RE/MAX Quantum Realty.

Built by the company that built Bramalea

The developer on record is Bramalea, the company founded in 1957 as Bramalea Consolidated Developments to build the planned community of Bramalea, which later became part of Brampton. Through the 1960s it expanded across the Toronto area, and this complex is one of its townhouse projects from that period.

The company itself no longer exists; it was wound up in the mid-1990s. For a buyer, that simply confirms what the age of the complex already tells you: there is no builder to call and no warranty left. What remains is the corporation and its records, which after more than 55 years are the real measure of the place.

YCC-8 is also one of the earliest condominium corporations registered in Toronto. A single-digit number puts it in the first handful of complexes created under Ontario’s then-new condominium law.

Why 296 homes changes the maths

The other early townhouse corporations I cover nearby have 16 and 46 homes. At 296, Kendleton is in a different category. A new roofing program, a paving job or repairs to shared parking are divided among nearly 300 owners, which makes each owner’s share far smaller than in a small corporation.

Scale brings its own issues. A large site has more roofs, more paving, more drainage and more of everything that eventually needs replacing, so the total reserve fund requirement is large. Large corporations also tend to run long phased programs, replacing windows or roofs block by block over several years. Ask where the home you are considering sits in any current program, because a home whose block has just been redone is in a different position from one that is next in line.

It also helps on resale. With nearly 300 homes, there are usually several sales a year, which gives you real comparables and gives you a market when you sell. A large owner base also makes it easier to fill the board with people who have useful skills, from bookkeeping to construction.

Four streets, one corporation, very different settings

The complex has addresses on Kendleton Drive, Martin Grove Road, Albion Road and Finch Avenue West. Those are three busy arterial roads and one internal street, and the daily experience of a home depends heavily on which one it faces.

Homes along Finch now look onto Line 6 Finch West, which opened on 7 December 2025. That brings rapid transit to the doorstep, with stops at Martin Grove and Albion, and a direct ride east to Line 1 at Finch West station. It also brings trains, traffic and a wide road outside the front windows. Homes inside the site on Kendleton Drive are generally quieter. Visit at rush hour and decide which trade-off suits you.

Condos.ca lists a parking garage, visitor parking and BBQs permitted. Ask how parking is assigned to the specific home, how many spaces come with it, and what outdoor space is exclusive to it.

Albion Centre and the Smithfield crossroads

This block sits at the heart of the old village of Smithfield, which grew up at Albion Road and Martin Grove Road as a postal village from 1870. After the Second World War the area was built out as part of Rexdale, and today it is a fully urban, mostly residential community.

The Albion Centre, the main shopping mall in this part of Etobicoke, sits on the opposite side of Albion Road, and Line 6 runs along its north side. The Albion Cinemas, known for screening Bollywood and other Asian films, have operated in the area since before 1970. Having a full mall with a pharmacy, a Canadian Tire, a library branch nearby and everyday services so close is one of the main practical reasons people choose this complex.

The data panel on this page shows the nearest transit stops, parks, schools and shops, with distances, so I will leave those details to it.

What homes here are asking

Two homes were listed for sale here at the time of writing, asking between $574,900 and $629,000. Monthly fees on the current listings were in the low $600s. Condos.ca does not publish fee inclusions, so ask what that fee covers before comparing it with any other complex.

The current listings include layouts with three or more bedrooms, so most of what trades here is family-sized. Compare against the recorded sales in the data panel, which with 296 homes should be reasonably deep, and adjust for renovation level, basement finish, parking and which street the home faces.

For context, other condominium townhouse complexes from the same era nearby include the 46-home complex at 415 Silverstone Drive and the 16-home complex at 2028 Martin Grove Road. Freehold houses in the surrounding Smithfield area are the other comparison worth making, because if the gap between a townhouse here and a small freehold house is narrow, the house may be the better long-term buy. I can pull both through my building sold report.

Building specifications

Amenities at 3 Kendleton Drive Townhouses

There is no clubhouse or pool on the list, and for a townhouse complex that keeps the fee focused on the buildings and grounds. The real amenity here is location: a shopping mall across the road and a light rail line at the edge of the site.

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