2600 Bathurst Condos: A 1970 Tower With Very Few Suites and an All-In Fee

2600 Bathurst is a building most people drive past without a second look, and it is one of the more unusual condos in midtown. It has 13 storeys and, by the count on record, only 12 suites, which points to roughly one home per floor. It is also one of the oldest condominium corporations in Toronto. That combination is rare, and it changes how you should judge it. I’m Jatin Dua, RE/MAX Quantum Realty.

One of Toronto’s first condominiums

Ontario’s first condominium legislation dates from the late 1960s, so a building registered in October 1970 was early by any measure. YCC-21 is York Condominium Corporation No. 21, and a two-digit number in that series marks it as one of the first condominium corporations in what is now the City of Toronto.

That matters for two reasons. The building has more than 50 years of operating history, so a buyer can see exactly how it has been maintained. And it was designed in an era when condominium was a new idea, often marketed to owners moving out of large houses who wanted space rather than a small investor suite.

Very few suites, stacked high

Condos.ca records 13 storeys and 12 suites. I could not confirm the floor plans, but on those numbers the building works out to roughly one suite per floor, with the ground level likely given over to the lobby and services. A full-floor or near-full-floor suite usually means windows on several sides, no shared corridor wall, and a size closer to a house than a condo.

Because the count is so unusual, verify it. Ask the seller for the floor plan of the specific suite, its measured area and whether any suites have been combined or split over the years. The status certificate will show your unit’s share of the common expenses, which is a good cross-check on its relative size.

With so few owners, each one carries a large share of the budget. A 12-suite corporation running a 13-storey structure, an elevator, a concierge and a garage has the cost base of a much bigger building spread across a small group. That is the central question here, and I come back to it in the pricing section below.

Ask, too, how many elevators serve the building and when they were last modernized. In a slim tower with few owners, elevator work is one of the largest single projects the corporation will ever fund, and it is worth knowing whether it is behind you or ahead of you.

A fee that covers almost everything

Condos.ca lists common elements, heat, hydro, air conditioning, building insurance, parking, water and cable TV as included in the fee. That is about as complete as fee inclusions get in Toronto. You would normally pay hydro, and often heat and air conditioning, on your own meter.

An all-in fee makes the monthly figure look high next to a newer building, and the comparison is misleading. Add hydro, gas and cooling back onto a newer suite of similar size and the gap narrows. The trade-off is that you do not control those costs directly, and a hot summer or an energy price increase shows up in the corporation’s budget and eventually in everyone’s fee.

Ask for the last two years of the corporation’s financial statements and see how the utility lines have moved. In a building where hydro is bulk-metered, that line is often the biggest single expense after staff and insurance.

Inside the suites, expect a wide range. In a building of this age some homes will have been fully renovated, with new kitchens, baths and flooring, while others may still have much of their original layout. Price the renovation into your offer, and ask the board whether there are rules or approvals for work such as moving plumbing or replacing flooring.

Bathurst, south of Lawrence

The building sits on Bathurst Street in the stretch south of Lawrence Avenue, part of the City’s Englemount-Lawrence planning area. The corridor is lined with mid-century apartment buildings and condos, with established residential streets running off it on both sides.

Ridelle Plaza at 2 Ridelle Avenue, a small converted condominium, is a short walk south. Between them you get a sense of the area: practical, residential and older, with daily shopping along Bathurst rather than a destination strip.

How to think about price here

Condos.ca does not publish a building average per square foot for 2600 Bathurst, and there were no units listed for sale or rent when I checked in October 2026. With about a dozen suites, that is normal, and some years nothing trades.

For pricing, I would start with any sales shown in the panel on this page, then look at large suites in older Bathurst and Forest Hill buildings and at semis nearby. Adjust for size, condition, renovations and exposure, because a full-floor suite with views on several sides is a different product from a corridor unit.

Then do the carrying-cost maths. Take the monthly fee, subtract what you would otherwise pay for hydro, heat, cooling, cable and parking, and compare the remainder per square foot with other buildings. That is the fair comparison, and it is the only way to tell whether the fee reflects the inclusions or a high cost base spread over too few owners.

Thin trading also affects your exit. When you sell, there may be no recent sale in the building to point to, so buyers will lean on the same outside comparables you used. Buying at a price you can defend with those comparables is the best protection you have.

Building specifications

Amenities at 2600 Bathurst Condos

A concierge in a building this small is a meaningful service: someone at the door for every owner, shared by very few people. The gym and party room are modest extras; the staffed lobby is the amenity that actually changes daily life.

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