Published 7 September 2026 · By Jatin Dua, Broker of Record, RE/MAX Quantum Realty
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Get My Free Estimate →Islington Place Townhouses (1978, 74 units, YCC 409), Thistle Down Terrace (1976, 64 units, YCC 262) and Richgrove Village (2011, 88 units, TSCC 2137) are three North Etobicoke townhouse corporations with homes considerably larger than the Toronto average.
Islington Place tops out around 1,900 square feet. Thistle Down Terrace is the only corporation in this whole area for which I found a genuine City of Toronto primary-source document. And “Richgrove Village” refers to at least three different properties — a trap worth knowing about before you search listings.
Islington Place Townhouses — YCC 409
Built 1978, 74 units, in Kingsview Village–The Westway near Dixon Road and Islington Avenue. GSA Property Management is named as manager by a single source.
Two things stand out. First, the homes are large: roughly 1,499 to 1,900 square feet, the biggest of any corporation in this group. Second, the addressing is unusual — the complex is addressed off pedestrian paths rather than streets: Maple Branch Path, Sweet Pea Path and Peach Tree Path. That is a distinctive late-1970s planned-complex layout where homes front onto landscaped walkways rather than roads.
It is charming to walk through and it has a practical consequence: check how the specific home is accessed, where its parking is relative to its front door, and how far you will carry groceries in February. Sources disagree on the Maple Branch Path address range (60–161 versus 93–161), which is a small thing but a reminder to verify the address on the agreement.
Thistle Down Terrace — YCC 262, and a rare primary source
Built 1976, 64 units, off Islington Avenue and Albion Road in Etobicoke North. One database explicitly states “Building Amenities Unavailable,” which I take at face value — I am not going to invent amenities for it.
A City of Toronto delegated approval form names “York Condominium Corporation No. 262,” references “York Condominium Plan 262,” locates it in Ward 01 – Etobicoke North near Islington Avenue and Albion Road, and carries an appendix headed “Thistledown Terrace Condominium.”
In 2016, the City entered a 180-day temporary licence agreement with the corporation to cross its common elements for access to a storm sewer replacement project, at a total cost of $2,460 including registration. The document was prepared 1 June 2016, tracking number 2016-110.
That is the only registry-adjacent, primary-source confirmation of a corporation number I found for any townhouse corporation in North Etobicoke. It is also a nice illustration of the sort of thing that quietly happens to a small corporation and never appears in any listing.
At YCC 262 and roughly fifty years old, this is one of the earlier registrations in Etobicoke North — numbering in the 200s dates to the mid-1970s.
Richgrove Village — and the name that means three things
The condominium corporation at 5–35 Richgrove Drive was registered on 10 August 2011, has 88 units, is reported as TSCC 2137, and has homes of roughly 1,004 to 1,397 square feet. Shiu Pong Management is named as manager by one source. No developer is named anywhere I looked. Amenities are minimal: visitor parking, security guard, parking garage, barbecues permitted.
1. The condominium corporation at 5–35 Richgrove Drive — the one described above, and the only one you can buy a unit in.
2. Minto’s rental apartments at 7 and 21 Richgrove Drive, marketed as “Richgrove Village.”
3. A 20-storey, 225-unit Minto rental building at 610–620 Martin Grove Road, at the northwest corner of Martin Grove and Eglinton West, architect Rafael + Bigauskas, including seniors housing, affordable rental and market rental.
Numbers 2 and 3 are rentals. You cannot buy a unit in either. If a search result for “Richgrove Village” shows a 20-storey tower, that is not the condominium corporation.
What is unverified across all three
- Developers — none named for any of the three. The Rafael + Bigauskas attribution belongs to the Minto rental tower, a different building entirely.
- Architects — none named.
- Storey counts — reported as “1” or “2” by databases whose storeys field is unreliable for townhouse corporations. Effectively unverified.
- Suite sizes for Thistle Down Terrace.
- Parking arrangements for Islington Place.
- Corporation numbers — YCC 409 and TSCC 2137 come from a single listings database. Only YCC 262 is corroborated by a City document.
What I would check
- The declaration, especially for the two 1970s corporations, to understand what is unit and what is common element.
- The reserve fund study and its predecessors.
- Special assessment history, in writing.
- For Islington Place specifically: how the home is accessed from parking, given the pedestrian-path addressing.
- The corporation number, via the free Condominium Authority of Ontario registry search.
The takeaway
Three quiet corporations with homes larger than most Toronto condominium buyers ever see — Islington Place approaches 1,900 square feet. Thistle Down Terrace is the only one of them with a genuine City document behind its corporation number, which tells you how thin the public record is on properties like these. And before you search Richgrove Village, know that two of the three things carrying that name are rental buildings you cannot buy into.
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Frequently asked questions
How big are the homes at Islington Place Townhouses?
Roughly 1,499 to 1,900 square feet — the largest of the North Etobicoke townhouse corporations in this group. The complex was built in 1978 and has 74 units, registered as YCC 409.
Why is Islington Place addressed off paths instead of streets?
It is a late-1970s planned-complex layout where homes front onto landscaped pedestrian walkways — Maple Branch Path, Sweet Pea Path and Peach Tree Path — rather than roads. Check how the specific home is reached from its parking before you buy.
Is there any official record confirming Thistle Down Terrace’s corporation number?
Yes. A City of Toronto delegated approval form names York Condominium Corporation No. 262 and York Condominium Plan 262, locates it near Islington Avenue and Albion Road, and includes an appendix headed “Thistledown Terrace Condominium.” It documents a 2016 temporary licence to cross the common elements for a storm sewer replacement project.
Can I buy a unit at Richgrove Village?
Only at the condominium corporation at 5–35 Richgrove Drive — 88 units, registered 10 August 2011, reported as TSCC 2137. The Minto buildings at 7 and 21 Richgrove Drive and the 20-storey building at 610–620 Martin Grove Road are rentals and share the name.
What amenities does Thistle Down Terrace have?
One database explicitly states that building amenities are unavailable. I take that at face value rather than inventing a list. It does name a bus stop at Thistle Down Boulevard and Barkwin Drive and notes Highway 409 access via Islington Avenue.
Why are storey counts unreliable for these corporations?
The listing databases that cover them report “1” or “2” storeys for complexes whose actual form contradicts that. Their storeys field is a data-model artifact for townhouse corporations rather than a measurement, so treat it as unverified.
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Sources
Everything above that is a number or a name comes from one of these. Anything I could not source, I have marked as unverified in the text.
- City of Toronto — delegated approval form, YCC 262, Thistle Down Blvd licence (PDF). Names York Condominium Corporation No. 262 and York Condominium Plan 262, Ward 01 Etobicoke North, the Thistledown Terrace Condominium appendix, and the 2016 180-day licence for storm sewer replacement access at $2,460 including registration. Accessed 7 September 2026.
- strata.ca — Islington Place Townhouses. Year built, 74 units, suite size range up to 1,900 sq ft, the pedestrian-path addressing and the Kingsview Village–The Westway neighbourhood. Accessed 7 September 2026.
- condos.ca — Islington Place Townhouses. Corporation number YCC 409, property manager, unit count and the alternative Maple Branch Path address range. Accessed 7 September 2026.
- condos.ca — Thistle Down Terrace. Year built 1976, 64 units, YCC 262, property manager, the explicit “amenities unavailable” statement and the nearby bus stop and Highway 409 access. Accessed 7 September 2026.
- condos.ca — Richgrove Village, 5–35 Richgrove Dr. Registration date 10 August 2011, 88 units, TSCC 2137, property manager, suite sizes, amenities and nearby transit. Accessed 7 September 2026.
- UrbanToronto — Richgrove Village (Minto, 610–620 Martin Grove Rd). The separate 20-storey, 225-unit Minto rental building, its architect and its mix of seniors, affordable and market rental — establishing the name collision. Accessed 7 September 2026.
- Minto Apartments — Richgrove Village. The Minto rental apartments at 7 and 21 Richgrove Drive marketed under the same name. Accessed 7 September 2026.
Related reading
- The Etobicoke condo directory — every condominium corporation I could find, by neighbourhood
- Boutique low-rise condos between Islington and Kipling
- The condos within walking distance of Islington station
- All of my Etobicoke real estate writing
About the author — Jatin Dua, Etobicoke real estate agent
I’m the Broker of Record at RE/MAX Quantum Realty, 799 The Queensway in Etobicoke, a few minutes from every building on this page. I work with buyers, sellers and investors across Mimico, Humber Bay Shores, New Toronto, Long Branch, Alderwood and the Stonegate–Queensway corridor. I write these building guides the way I’d brief a client at my own kitchen table: what is documented, what isn’t, and where the published numbers disagree with each other.
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