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Get My Free Estimate →Lakeshore Towers at 3621 and 3625 Lake Shore Boulevard West is not a condominium. It is a co-operative — the third confirmed in Etobicoke on this site, after 151 La Rose Avenue and 346 The West Mall.
Its own listings cannot agree on which kind: two say Co-Op Apt, one says Co-Ownership Apt, and one page title calls the same unit a Condo. The monthly fee includes property taxes, which changes every comparison you might make.
How I know it is not a condominium
Three separate listings state a co-operative property type in the structured field, not in marketing prose:
- Unit 704 at 3621 — property type “Co-Op Apt”, listed at $339,900 with a monthly fee of $599.
- Unit 506 at 3625 — property type “Co-Ownership Apt”, listed at $299,900, fee $412.
- Unit 407 at 3625 — property type “Co-Op Apt”, listed at $319,000, fee $674.
And the confirming absence: there is no condominium corporation number for either address. The independent corporation directory that carries an MTCC, TSCC or YCC number for every other building in Long Branch returns nothing at all for 3621 and 3625. That is not a gap in the record — it is what you would expect, because co-operatives are not registered under the Condominium Act and do not get one.
These are two different structures, and the difference reaches your lawyer and your lender:
- In a co-operative, you buy shares in a corporation that owns the whole building, plus a right to occupy your unit.
- In a co-ownership, you typically hold an undivided fractional interest in the whole property, with an agreement assigning you exclusive use of a unit.
Two listings say one, a third says the other. On top of that, one site’s page title describes unit 407 as a “Condo” while that same page’s property-type field says “Co-Op Apt”.
I am not going to pick between them from a listing field. Your lawyer establishes the actual structure from title and the governing documents before you waive conditions, and that is true whichever way the websites point.
The fee includes property taxes — read every comparison twice
The published inclusions across the listings are consistent: cable TV, heat, hydro, parking, water, and property taxes.
That last one is the one people miss, and it is normal for a co-op — the corporation is the taxpayer, so the tax sits inside the monthly charge rather than arriving separately.
The practical consequence: a $599 monthly fee here is not more expensive than a $599 condominium fee down the street. It is substantially cheaper in real terms, because the condominium owner also pays hydro, cable, parking and an annual property tax bill on top. Before you compare, add the condo’s tax and utilities to its side of the page.
No fee rate per square foot is published for this building by any source, and I am not going to derive one from three listings at unknown dates.
One listing for this building describes the location as “Perfect Location just at your step; Go Station…” and elsewhere as “minutes to Long Branch station”.
Measured on the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network with the OSRM walking profile: 1,456 metres, 17.5 minutes to Long Branch GO.
Seventeen and a half minutes is a perfectly good walk and plenty of people would take it happily. It is simply not “at your step”, and if you are choosing between this and a building ten minutes closer to the platform, the difference is the whole decision.
What is genuinely close: the Long Branch Avenue streetcar stop at 196 metres, about 2.6 minutes. Kipling subway is 89.8 minutes on foot — not an option.
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What is not known
The record here is thin, and that thinness is itself consistent with co-operative tenure.
- Unit count: not published by any source.
- Storeys: seven, per the OpenStreetMap building footprint — corroborated by the existence of a unit numbered 704 with a penthouse designation. One database shows no floor count at all.
- Registration date: one database prints 1 January 1975. A January-first value attached to no corporation number is a placeholder shape, not a date. The building is described as built in 1975, which may well be right; the “registration” is not a fact.
- Developer and property manager: both blank at source.
- Twelve-month value change: none published. Three sales are recorded over twelve months at an average of $441 per square foot — that is a price level, not a change and not a fee.
Who this suits
An owner-occupier who has confirmed with a mortgage broker that their lender will finance this structure, and who wants a lower entry price than the condominiums along the same stretch of Lake Shore.
For that buyer it is a legitimate and often overlooked option, and the all-in fee — taxes, hydro, heat, cable and parking included — is genuinely simple to budget against.
For anyone who has not made that call to their broker, this is the kind of listing that looks like a bargain in March and becomes a financing problem in May. Establish the tenure and the financing before you offer, not after.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Lakeshore Towers a condominium?
No. Three separate listings state a co-operative property type: two describe it as “Co-Op Apt” and one as “Co-Ownership Apt”. There is no condominium corporation number for either address, and the independent corporation directory that carries a number for every other Long Branch building returns nothing for 3621 and 3625 — which is exactly what you would expect if this is not a condominium corporation.
Is it a co-op or a co-ownership?
The listings disagree, and the distinction is not trivial — the two structures differ in how title is held and how lenders treat them. Two listings say Co-Op Apt, a third says Co-Ownership Apt, and one site’s own page title calls the same unit a Condo while its property-type field says Co-Op. Your lawyer needs to establish which structure this actually is before you commit.
What does the maintenance fee include?
Cable TV, heat, hydro, parking, water — and property taxes. That last item is the one people miss. A co-op fee that carries the property tax is not comparable to a condominium fee that does not, so when you compare this building against a condo down the street, add the condo’s annual tax bill to its side before you decide which is cheaper.
Can I get a mortgage on it?
Co-operative and co-ownership structures generally constrain financing, because a lender is securing against shares or an undivided interest rather than against a separately deeded unit. Many lenders decline them; others require a larger down payment. No source I read states a financing restriction for this specific building, so I am not asserting one — but it is the first call to make, before you offer.
How far is it really from Long Branch GO?
1,456 metres, about 17.5 minutes on foot, routed on the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network with the OSRM walking profile on 24 August 2026. One listing for the building describes the GO station as “just at your step” and “minutes to Long Branch station”. Seventeen and a half minutes is a real walk, and a perfectly reasonable one — it is simply not what that copy says.
What else is known about the building?
Less than you would expect, which is consistent with co-operative tenure — these buildings sit outside the condominium data infrastructure. OpenStreetMap records seven storeys, corroborated by the existence of a unit numbered 704. The unit count, developer, property manager and a real registration date are all unpublished. One database shows a registration date of 1 January 1975, which is a placeholder shape rather than a date.
Sources
- condos.ca — 3621 Lake Shore Blvd W, unit 704. The “Co-Op Apt” property type on MLS W11823843, the fee inclusions covering cable, heat, hydro, parking, water and property taxes, and the “just at your step” transit claim measured against above. Accessed 24 August 2026.
- condos.ca — 3625 Lake Shore Blvd W, unit 506. The “Co-Ownership Apt” property type on MLS W12027243 — the designation that differs from the other listings. Accessed 24 August 2026.
- GTA Condo — corporation records. Returns no record for either address, while serving corporation numbers for every other Long Branch building — consistent with this not being a condominium corporation. Accessed 24 August 2026.
- OpenStreetMap building footprint. The building footprint recording seven levels at this address. Accessed 24 August 2026.
- OSRM foot routing on the OpenStreetMap network. The routing engine and walking profile used for the measured distances here, measured 24 August 2026. Accessed 24 August 2026.
Thinking about buying or selling here?
I work this area every week and I will give you a straight answer, including when the answer is to wait. No pressure, and no drip campaign you cannot get out of.
Call or text 437-987-1925 Send me a message
Jatin Dua, Sales Representative — RE/MAX Quantum Realty Inc., Brokerage. Not intended to solicit buyers or sellers currently under contract with another brokerage.
Related reading
- 151 La Rose Avenue: the Etobicoke building that is not a condominium
- 346 The West Mall: Etobicoke’s second confirmed co-operative
- Long Branch lakefront condos: Aquaview, Lakeshore Park Estates and more
- M8V real estate guide: Mimico, New Toronto and Long Branch
- Etobicoke property tax and MPAC assessment, explained
About the author — Jatin Dua, Etobicoke real estate agent
I’m a licensed Realtor with RE/MAX Quantum Realty at 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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