Antibes Court, 100 Antibes Dr: Suites Up to 2,500 Sq Ft Near Bathurst

Antibes Court is the building I show buyers who are selling a house and refuse to shrink. Condos.ca’s suite sizes here start at about 1,300 square feet and run past 2,500, in a 28-storey tower from 1978 with a pool and a fee that covers nearly every utility. Space per dollar is the reason to buy here; the age of the building is the reason to read carefully. I’m Jatin Dua, RE/MAX Quantum Realty.

A 1978 tower built for people leaving houses

Antibes Court rises 28 storeys on Antibes Drive, a residential street of towers and low-rise condos off Bathurst Street. With 211 suites over 28 floors, there are fewer than eight suites per floor on average, which is what you would expect when the suites are this large.

The developer is unclear. Condos.ca’s building record leaves the developer field blank, but its own overview says the building was built by Menkes. I have not found a third source to settle it, so treat the Menkes attribution as likely but unconfirmed, and look at the declaration if it matters to you.

Whoever built it, the building has had almost 50 years of owners and boards since. What it is worth today depends far more on how those boards have handled repairs than on the original builder.

Suites from about 1,300 to more than 2,500 square feet

This is the headline. Condos.ca’s size data runs from about 1,315 to 2,572 square feet. Even the smallest suites here are larger than most new two-bedrooms in Toronto, and the largest are the size of a detached house’s main and second floors combined.

Suites that size often come with a separate dining room, a large primary bedroom with its own bathroom, a laundry or storage room and sometimes a den or family room. For downsizers, that means the dining table, the china cabinet and the guest bed can come along. I have not seen a full set of floor plans for the building, so ask for the plan of any suite you consider and check it against the furniture you want to keep.

The catch is that space in a 1978 building often comes with 1978 finishes. Kitchens, bathrooms, flooring, windows and electrical panels may be original in some suites and fully renovated in others. Ask for the renovation history and permits, and budget for updates if the suite has not been touched.

A fee that covers nearly every utility

Condos.ca lists the fee as covering common elements, heat, hydro, air conditioning, water, parking, cable TV and building insurance. That is close to a complete set: in a newer building you would usually pay hydro, heating, cooling and parking separately.

Fees on the two current listings run from about $1,053 to $1,619 a month. Those are large numbers, but they are paying for very large suites and most of your utilities. Before you compare them with a smaller suite in a newer building, add back that building’s hydro, heat, cooling and parking bills.

The other side is exposure to energy prices. When the corporation pays for hydro and gas in a building with suites this big, rising rates show up in the fee. Ask how the budget has moved over the past five years and whether the board has done any energy work, such as lighting, boiler or window upgrades.

Bathurst north of Finch, and the towers coming to it

Antibes Drive sits in a pocket of apartment towers and condos on the west side of Bathurst, north of Finch. Daily errands mean the plazas and shops along Bathurst, and most owners drive. The panel beside this review shows the bus routes and nearest stations.

The area is starting to change. UrbanToronto reports that Tenblock plans to add two towers of 32 and 36 storeys and an 8-storey mid-rise at 155 Antibes Drive, next to an existing 16-storey rental building that will stay, for 1,151 homes on the site in total. Another infill tower has been proposed at a Bathurst and Finch apartment site.

For an owner here, that means construction nearby for several years and, over time, more people and more reason for shops and services to invest in the area. Ask the manager whether any construction is planned next to the building’s own property.

There is also a nearby comparison worth making. Cedar Gardens, at 285 Antibes Drive, is a 2006 stacked townhouse condominium on the same street, with a fee that condos.ca says leaves heat and hydro to the owner. If you like the street but want a newer building and your own front door, it is the obvious alternative; if you want space and a bundled fee, Antibes Court wins.

Pricing: the lowest per-foot number in this group

Condos.ca puts the building average at about $376 per square foot. That is very low for Toronto, and the main reason is suite size: large suites always trade at a lower price per foot than small ones. It also reflects the building’s age and the high monthly fee that comes with so much space.

Two suites were listed for sale when I checked, asking from $595,000 to $898,000, with monthly fees from about $1,053 to $1,619. Nothing was listed for rent.

For downsizers, the useful way to look at it is total monthly cost against the house you are leaving: fee, property tax and any mortgage, versus the house’s property tax, utilities, insurance and upkeep. For what has actually traded here, use the panel or ask me for a building sold report.

Building specifications

Amenities at Antibes Court

A pool, a sauna and a security guard are what most downsizers ask for first, and Antibes Court has all three. The pool and the garage are the costly items to maintain, so check how the reserve fund plans for them.

Jatin’s honest take on Antibes Court

Antibes Court — frequently asked questions

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