35 Wabash, 35 Wabash Ave: Stacked Towns Steps From Sorauren Park

35 Wabash is what I show buyers who want Roncesvalles and Sorauren Park but are not ready for a semi with a 100-year-old furnace. It is a small 2019 stacked-townhome building where every suite comes with private outdoor space, and the City is about to build a major community centre at the end of the street. It is also one of the more expensive buildings per square foot in the west end, and it trades rarely. I’m Jatin Dua, RE/MAX Quantum Realty.

Infill done at the right scale

Zinc built this on a vacant lot just south of Sorauren Park, beside the old Canadian Linseed Oil Mills building. Rather than push for height, the project stayed low, with a tumbled-brick exterior and recessed balconies trimmed in wood, meant to sit comfortably next to the street’s townhouses and the converted warehouses nearby.

Sources disagree on the basic numbers. Condos.ca lists three storeys and 60 suites, strata.ca says four storeys and 60 suites, and UrbanToronto’s database gives four storeys and 62 units while its description mentions 57 homes. The four-storey count matches how the building actually works: two levels of two-storey suites stacked on top of each other. Use 60 as the registered figure, and check the declaration if the number matters to you.

The design team was chosen with that context in mind: RAW Design did the architecture and The Design Agency did the suite interiors, with warm wood tones inside. Good design does not replace a proper review of the building’s records, but it does explain why the building still looks right on the street.

Garden suites below, Sky suites above

Every suite here is a split-level home, and every one has its own outdoor space. The lower Garden suites have private backyards or terraces at grade. The upper Sky suites go up to private rooftop terraces, and the published plans show gas and water lines and outdoor lighting on these outdoor spaces, with some built out with a barbecue and sink.

The layouts follow a townhouse logic. On the published Sky plans, the lower level holds the kitchen, living and dining space with a powder room, and the bedrooms, full bathrooms and primary ensuite sit upstairs. The largest Sky suite shown was a three-bedroom of about 1,620 square feet with up to about 500 square feet of outdoor space; a Garden plan of about 1,360 square feet put two bedrooms and a den on the upper floor.

The choice between them is real. Garden suites give you a yard you can step into from the kitchen, which suits a dog or a young child, but less light and more street exposure. Sky suites give you light, views and the rooftop, at the cost of more stairs every time you bring groceries home. Ceiling heights were not published in anything I found, so measure the suite you are viewing.

Sorauren Park, and what is coming to it

Sorauren Park is the main reason to live here. It has sports fields, tennis courts, a dog area and the farmers’ market, and Roncesvalles Avenue’s shops and restaurants are a short walk west. For a family that wants a backyard and a park without a detached house budget, this is one of the few new-build options in the area.

The bigger change is the Wabash Community Recreation Centre. The City plans to build it at the southeast corner of the park, reusing the 1910 Canadian Linseed Oil Mills building, with a 25-metre six-lane pool, a leisure pool, a double gym, a running track, studios and a town square. The City’s timeline puts construction from 2026 to 2030, and it says that may change.

For owners here, that means several years of construction activity nearby, and then a major public facility essentially next door. I expect the finished centre to be a clear positive for value. If you are buying now, ask how close construction access will run to the building and plan for some disruption in the meantime.

Pricing: high per square foot, modest fees

This is one of the pricier condos in the west end on a per-square-foot basis. Condos.ca puts the average at about $1,207 and strata.ca, using the past 12 months of sales, at about $1,135. Either way it sits well above most Roncesvalles and Parkdale condo apartments, and buyers are paying for the private outdoor space, the townhouse layout and a young building near the park.

Fees are the other side of that. Strata.ca puts the average at about $0.70 per square foot, below its neighbourhood average of about $0.82. With no concierge, no pool and a short amenity list, that makes sense. On a larger Sky suite the monthly fee is still significant, so compare it against what is included and against the cost of maintaining a freehold house.

Supply is thin. Strata.ca records about six sales and two leases in the past 12 months, with sales averaging about 23 days on market and about 1% below asking. With so few transactions, a single sale can move the average, so I would price any suite here from the closest comparable layout, Garden against Garden and Sky against Sky. My building sold report covers what has actually sold.

Building specifications

Amenities at 35 Wabash

The amenity list is short on purpose: a gym, a rec room and bike storage, with the real amenity being each suite’s own yard or rooftop terrace. You are not paying for a concierge desk or pool equipment, which is part of why fees per square foot stay below the neighbourhood average.

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