252 John Garland Townhouses: 252 Three-Bedroom Towns Near Line 6

252 John Garland Townhouses is the big one in this pocket of north Etobicoke: 252 condominium townhouses from 1970, near Finch Avenue West and Silverstone Drive. Size works in a buyer’s favour here, because there is usually more than one home for sale and the fees sit in a tight band. It is still a 56-year-old complex, and the price only makes sense once you have read the documents. I’m Jatin Dua, RE/MAX Quantum Realty.

Why the size of this corporation matters

With 252 homes, YCC-25 is larger than most townhouse corporations of its era in this part of the city. That brings two real advantages. Major repairs are spread across many owners, so each project hits each household less hard, and resales happen often enough that you can actually compare.

When I checked, seven homes were listed for sale. That is unusual for an older townhouse complex, where one listing at a time is more typical, and it gives buyers both choice and negotiating room.

The trade-off is that a large corporation is also a large organization. Board decisions affect hundreds of households, and big projects need broad support. Read the minutes to see how decisions get made and how quickly projects move from plan to contract.

Ask, too, how many homes are leased. The status certificate reports the number of leases the corporation has been notified of, and the mix of owners and tenants shapes who turns up to vote on big projects.

Three-bedroom family plans

Every home listed when I checked was a three-bedroom or three-bedroom-plus-den plan. That is the core product here: family townhouses, likely over several levels, with the extra room usually in a finished basement. Confirm the levels and the basement finish for the home you are viewing.

The building data I had did not include suite sizes or a price per square foot, so ask for a floor plan or measurement. Find out whether any size you are quoted includes the basement, because that changes the per-square-foot comparison with other complexes.

Barbecues are listed as permitted, which suggests private patios or yards at many homes. Ask what outdoor space the home has, and who maintains fences and patios under the declaration.

Within a complex of 252 homes, position matters. End units get more light and an extra side wall, homes facing the interior of the site are quieter than those near the main road, and homes close to the garage entrance or visitor lot see more passing traffic. Walk the whole site before you choose, not just the home you came to see.

The parking garage and the reserve fund

Condos.ca lists a parking garage and visitor parking. A shared garage in a 1970 townhouse complex is one of the largest assets the corporation maintains, with waterproofing, concrete, drainage, lighting and ventilation all on the reserve fund schedule.

Read the reserve fund study for the garage, roofs, windows and paving, and check its date. Then compare the plan against what the minutes show the board has done. A corporation that is on schedule usually shows it in steady fees; one that is behind tends to show it in a sudden increase or a special assessment.

Ask what parking comes with the specific home, whether it is exclusive-use or assigned, and where it is relative to the front door. In a complex this large, the walk from your space to your home can be longer than you expect.

Finch Avenue West, now with Line 6

Line 6 Finch West opened on 7 December 2025. It runs about 11 kilometres along Finch Avenue West from Finch West station on Line 1 to Humber College, with stops including Westmore, Martin Grove and Albion. For a complex near Finch, it is a direct rapid transit link across the northwest of the city.

This is the old Rexdale part of Etobicoke. Wikipedia describes the surrounding Smithfield area as a neighbourhood that urbanized after the Second World War and identifies Albion Centre as its main mall. Humber College station, near Highway 427, is the western end of the line.

There are three smaller early condominiums a short drive north: 444 Silverstone Drive Townhouses (YCC-19), 43 Lexington Townhouses (YCC-10) and 2068 Martin Grove Road Townhomes (YCC-1). The panel on this page covers the stops, schools and parks closest to John Garland.

What homes here are asking

Six listings with published details were asking between $399,900 and $585,000 when I checked. That spread is wide for homes of similar plans, and it usually reflects condition: updated kitchens and baths, finished basements and newer windows at the top, homes needing work at the bottom.

Monthly fees across those listings ran from about $585 to $656, a tight band for a complex this size. Fee inclusions were not published in the data I had, so ask what the fee covers. If it includes water and parking, it compares well with the separate bills a freehold owner pays.

Even at the top of the asking range, these homes sit well below what a freehold semi or townhouse costs in most of Toronto. The real cost of ownership is the fee plus whatever the reserve fund says is coming. Use my building sold report to see what has actually closed.

When you compare homes inside the complex, line up the same items for each: kitchen and bathroom age, basement finish, window and door replacements, and furnace and air conditioner age. Once you adjust for those, the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive listing often narrows, and you can see which one is actually priced well.

Building specifications

Amenities at 252 John Garland Townhouses

The amenity list is practical rather than social: a parking garage, visitor parking and permission to barbecue. In a family complex, covered parking and space for visitors matter more than a party room would, and they keep the fee focused on the buildings.

Jatin’s honest take on 252 John Garland Townhouses

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