Published 7 September 2026 · Updated 29 September 2026 · By Jatin Dua, Broker of Record, RE/MAX Quantum Realty
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How you get around
Scores from Walk Score®
Walk Score
Somewhat Walkable
Transit Score
Excellent Transit
Bike Score
Bikeable
Transit, nearest first
- 111111 East MallTTC busSteps away
- 4646 Martin GroveTTC busSteps away
- 3232 Eglinton WestTTC bus0.3 km
- GOEtobicoke North GOKitchener line3.3 km
- 2Islington stationLine 2 Bloor–Danforth4.7 km
Distances are straight-line from the building.
How far is everything?
From the front door, in kilometres.
Schools for this address
Public schools from the TDSB school locator, checked 18 October 2026. Boundaries change: confirm with the board before you buy.
ElementaryJK–5
Parkfield Junior School
31 Redgrave Dr
0.7 km · ~11 min walk
Zoned for this address
Middle
Dixon Grove Junior Middle School
315 The Westway
1.2 km · ~19 min walk
Zoned for this address
High schoolGr 9–12
Martingrove Collegiate Institute
50 Winterton Dr
0.5 km · ~8 min walk
Zoned for this address
Catholic elementary
St. Marcellus Catholic School
0.9 km · ~14 min walk
Nearest, confirm zoning
Catholic elementary
Transfiguration of our Lord Catholic School
1.7 km
Nearest, confirm zoning
Catholic secondary
Michael Power/St. Joseph High School
2.3 km
Nearest, confirm zoning
French-language · MonAvenir (Catholic)
École élémentaire catholique Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
0.5 km · ~8 min walk
Nearest, confirm zoning
Catholic (TCDSB) and French-language schools shown are the nearest to the building, not confirmed zoning. Check the TCDSB school locator, Viamonde or MonAvenir.
By the numbers
What units at Islington Place actually trade for
| Unit type | Sold | Median price | Leased | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 bed | 3 | $644,000 | 1 | too few |
Table covers the last 24 months. TRREB MLS® System aggregates; a median is shown only with 3 or more deals, and sizes come from listing ranges. Not an appraisal: get an estimate for your unit.
Living here
Renters, Airbnb and elevators at Islington Place
Do mostly owners or renters live here?
Mostly owner-occupied. Of 5 deals here in the last 24 months, 1 were leases and 4 were sales. A high lease share usually means more investor owners, more move-ins and a deeper pool of rental comparables.
Can you Airbnb a unit at Islington Place?
No active City registrations here right now. In Toronto you can only host in your principal residence, a whole unit for at most 180 nights a year, with a $390 yearly registration and 6% accommodation tax. You cannot buy here to run it as a full-time Airbnb. Check the condo’s rules in the status certificate before you count on it.
How reliable are the elevators?
Ontario requires residential buildings to report any elevator outage lasting 48 hours or more, and this address has none on record. Elevators still need modernizing every 25 to 30 years, so check the reserve fund study for the date.
Sources: TRREB MLS® System lease and sale counts; City of Toronto short-term rental registrations (Open Data, 18 Oct 2026); TSSA Residential Elevator Availability portal.
Before you buy here
Five things the listing will not tell you about Islington Place
- Reserve fund health. Ask for the latest reserve fund study and its date. A thin fund in an older building usually means fee jumps or a special assessment.
- Special assessments and big repairs. Check the status certificate for planned levies and for balcony, garage, window or elevator work.
- Insurance deductible. Find the corporation’s deductible for water damage. If it is higher than your own policy covers, raise your coverage before closing.
- Fee trend. Compare this year’s budget with last year’s. Rises of 2–5% a year are typical; bigger jumps need an explanation.
- Lawsuits and rules. Look for legal claims against the corporation, and for rules on pets, short-term rentals and leasing.
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Eat, drink and shop nearby
Within about a 10-minute walk.
Coffee
Tim Hortons
0.6 km · ~9 min walk
Places from OpenStreetMap. Check hours before you go.
Parks nearby
- Martingrove Gardens Park
- Princess Anne Park
- Ravenscrest Park
Schools: TDSB school locator; Catholic and French schools: nearest by distance. Transit and scores: Walk Score® and TTC/GO station locations. Nearby places: OpenStreetMap. Distances are straight-line estimates.
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.
What does each unit type cost at Islington Place?
Over the last 24 months: Two-bedrooms sold for a median $644,000. Each median uses three or more deals.
Do mostly owners or renters live at Islington Place?
Mostly owners. Of the deals here in the last 24 months, 20% were leases and 80% were sales.
Can you Airbnb a unit at Islington Place?
Only in limited cases. Toronto allows short-term rentals only in your principal residence, a whole unit for at most 180 nights a year, with a $390 yearly City registration and 6% accommodation tax. The City’s register shows no active short-term rental registrations at this address. The condo’s declaration and rules can ban short stays outright, so check them in the status certificate.
Has Islington Place had elevator outages?
None on record. Ontario requires residential buildings to report elevator outages of 48 hours or more to TSSA, and this address has no reported outage since July 2022.
What schools is Islington Place zoned for?
For TDSB public schools, the address is zoned for Parkfield Junior School (Elementary, JK–5), Dixon Grove Junior Middle School (Middle), Martingrove Collegiate Institute (High school, Gr 9–12). Catholic and French-language schools are listed on this page by distance. Boundaries change, so confirm with the board before you buy.
What is the closest subway or GO station to Islington Place?
The nearest subway is Islington station (Line 2 Bloor–Danforth), 4.7 km away; the nearest GO station is Etobicoke North GO on the Kitchener line, 3.3 km; the closest bus is the 111 East Mall (TTC bus). Distances are straight-line from the building.
What is the Walk Score of Islington Place?
Walk Score 57, Transit Score 71 and Bike Score 54. A car or transit helps for most errands.
What restaurants and shops are near Islington Place?
Within about a 10-minute walk: Tim Hortons (Coffee).
Which parks are near Islington Place?
Martingrove Gardens Park, Princess Anne Park, Ravenscrest Park are the closest green spaces.
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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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