Parkview Towers, 50 Gulliver Rd: A 62-Suite 1986 Mid-Rise in Amesbury

Parkview Towers is not a tower at all. It is a six-storey, 62-suite building from 1986 on a residential side street in Amesbury, and it is one of the smallest condominium corporations I look at in northwest Toronto. Small buildings can be wonderful or difficult, and which one you get depends almost entirely on the paperwork. I’m Jatin Dua, RE/MAX Quantum Realty.

A small, self-managed building, and why that matters

With 62 suites, Parkview Towers is closer in scale to a large walk-up than to the high-rises that dominate this part of the city. Six storeys means a short elevator ride and, for some owners, the option of taking the stairs. It also means neighbours actually know each other, which buyers coming from 400-suite towers often tell me they miss.

The part I pay closest attention to is management. The building is listed as self-managed, meaning the board runs it directly rather than hiring a property management company. In a well-organised small corporation that can keep costs down. In a disorganised one it can mean slow repairs, thin records and a few volunteers carrying a lot of weight.

There is no way to judge which situation you are buying into from a listing. You judge it from the status certificate, the reserve fund study, the last two years of board minutes and how quickly the corporation answers your questions. If those documents arrive complete and on time, that is a good sign in itself.

What the fee covers in a 1986 building

The fee here includes common elements, heat, building insurance, parking and water. Heat and parking being bundled is typical of buildings from this era and it makes monthly costs predictable. You are not budgeting for a winter heating bill on top of the fee, and you are not paying a separate parking charge.

Hydro is not on the published inclusion list, so assume it is metered to you until the status certificate says otherwise. Cable and internet are also on you. Ask what internet providers are wired into the building, because older mid-rises do not always have fibre.

At 40 years old, Parkview Towers is past the age where original systems start coming due. Roofs, boilers, windows, the garage membrane and hallway finishes all have replacement cycles, and in a 62-suite building each of those projects is shared among relatively few owners. That is the single biggest financial difference between a small building and a large one.

The data here is thin, so verify the basics

I want to be upfront that the public record on this building is unusually sparse and partly inconsistent. The suite-size range reported for Parkview Towers runs from about 344 to 665 square feet, yet at least one recent listing was described in the 700 to 799 square foot band. Both cannot be fully right, so measure or ask for the floor plan rather than relying on either figure.

The amenity list is similarly modest and needs confirming. A pool, visitor parking and a security system are listed, along with a pet restriction. A pool in a building of 62 suites is unusual and expensive to run, so ask whether it is operating, how it is funded and what the reserve fund study says about it.

The pet restriction is listed without detail. Read the declaration and rules in the status certificate before you assume your dog or cat is welcome, and look for limits on size, number or type.

Daily life on Gulliver Road

Gulliver Road is a residential street in Amesbury, the part of the old North York usually described as running south from Lawrence Avenue between Keele Street and Jane Street. The Black Creek valley and its ravine parks run through the area. A mid-rise on a side street like this gets far less traffic noise than a tower on Lawrence or Eglinton.

The bigger change in this part of the city is the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, which opened on 8 February 2026 and runs east-west along Eglinton Avenue to the south. The automatic panel on this page shows the nearest stops and actual walking distances, so check those rather than taking my word for how close they are.

This is a neighbourhood for people who want lower entry prices and a short trip to the Crosstown, Highway 401 and Yorkdale by car. It is not a neighbourhood with a large condo retail strip at the door, so most errands will mean a drive or a bus ride.

Pricing and fees: too few trades to be confident

The reported building average is about $665 per square foot. I treat that figure with caution, because the suite-size data behind it look inconsistent and public sales data for a 62-suite building are thin. With only one unit on the market at the time of writing, there is no meaningful active-listing range to quote.

For context, older condominiums in this part of northwest Toronto generally trade well below new-build prices, and most of the high-rises I compare it with from the late 1980s and early 1990s report building averages in the $450 to $500 per square foot range. If Parkview Towers really is trading in the mid-$600s, it is on the high side for its age, which is another reason to confirm actual suite sizes.

When the sample is this small, I build a price opinion from the closest comparable buildings nearby and the last few years of this building’s own sales, not from a single average. If you want that done properly, my building sold report is the place to start.

Building specifications

Amenities at Parkview Towers

This is a small building with a short amenity list, and you are buying it for the price, the scale and the bundled fee rather than for a gym or party room. Confirm the pool is open and funded before you count it as a reason to buy.

Jatin’s honest take on Parkview Towers

Parkview Towers — frequently asked questions

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