Centro Condos, 25 Town Centre Ct: Twin Towers with a Full-Utility Fee

Centro is the pair of towers on the east side of Town Centre Court, and it is the building I suggest when a buyer wants Scarborough Centre convenience in something newer than the first wave of Tridel towers. It was finished in 2011, the fee covers heat, cooling and parking, and the suites start at a size most new launches no longer offer. The design will not win prizes, and I will tell you why that does not matter much. I’m Jatin Dua, RE/MAX Quantum Realty.

Two towers, one corporation, and a Hong Kong developer

Centro is two 31-storey towers sharing one podium and one corporation, TSCC-2190. One tower carries the 25 Town Centre Court address and the other 190 Borough Drive, so you will see both addresses in listings for what is really one building. Both draw on the same reserve fund and the same budget.

The developer was Henderson Development, the Canadian affiliate of Henderson Land, one of Hong Kong’s largest property groups. That is not a household name in Toronto, and Centro is one of its few completed GTA projects. The architect was IBI Group, a firm that has since become part of Arcadis, which is why the UrbanToronto project database lists Arcadis today.

Nobody bought here for the architecture. One UrbanToronto forum member called the design pretty bland during construction, and I would not argue. What you get instead is a solid, conventional concrete-and-glass pair of towers that finished in 2011, which puts it a few years younger than most of the Town Centre stock around it.

Sixteen loft townhomes at the base

The detail most buyers miss is at ground level. UrbanToronto’s 2011 completion report counted sixteen two-storey loft-style townhomes alongside the 561 tower suites. These give you a townhouse-style layout on two levels while keeping you inside a building with a concierge and an underground garage.

Those units trade rarely, and they sell to a different buyer than a 600 sq ft one-bedroom on the 20th floor. If you want one, set up an alert and be ready to move, because with only sixteen in the building you may wait a long time between listings.

In the towers, suites run from about 529 to 1,295 sq ft. The current listings are mostly one-bedroom-plus-den suites in the 600s of square feet and two-bedrooms, which is the core of the stock. A den in a 2011 building is usually a real usable space rather than the hallway nook you see in some newer launches, but confirm it on the floor plan.

A fee that covers your heat and cooling

Condos.ca lists air conditioning, heat, water, building insurance, common elements and parking as included. That leaves hydro for lights and appliances, plus internet, as your main monthly bills. For a buyer stretching to get into the market, that predictability is worth a lot.

Across the seven current listings, fees run from about $509 to $829 a month, which works out to roughly $0.79 per square foot. For a building that bundles heat, cooling and parking, that is in line with the neighbouring towers, not a bargain and not a warning sign.

Parking is listed in the fee, but not every suite comes with a space. When you buy, confirm in the listing and the status certificate whether the suite has an owned parking spot and a locker, because that changes both your fee and your resale.

Living at Town Centre Court

Centro sits on the east side of Town Centre Court, across from EQ1 and EQ2. Scarborough Town Centre, the Civic Centre and the library are a short walk, and the 401 is right there if you drive. This is the most complete everyday-errands location in Scarborough.

Transit is changing around you. Line 3, the Scarborough RT, was closed in July 2023. According to blogTO, a dedicated busway on the old rail corridor from Kennedy Station to Scarborough Town Centre was due to begin service on 30 September 2026, with a trip of about 15 minutes, and it stays in place until the Line 2 subway extension opens, expected in 2030.

The subway is the long-term reason to own here, and it is also the long-term source of disruption. Expect more construction and more towers on the parking lots around the mall over the next decade, and check the City of Toronto development applications map before paying for a view.

What Centro costs compared with its neighbours

Condos.ca puts the building average at about $641 per square foot. That sits at the upper end of the Town Centre cluster: above EQ1 at about $617, Equinox at 60 Brian Harrison Way at about $621 and 360 at the City Centre at about $591, and a little below Encore at Equinox at about $653. The premium over the 2000s Tridel towers mostly reflects Centro being younger.

When I checked, seven suites were for sale and ten for lease. Asking prices across the seven listings ran from $449,000 to $568,000. Those are asking prices, not sale prices, and in this cluster the gap between the two can be meaningful.

With so many suites listed at once, you have real negotiating room and real comparables. If you want to know what suites like yours have actually sold for, I can pull the numbers through my building sold report.

Building specifications

Amenities at Centro Condos

Condos.ca lists a concierge, rooftop deck, party room, meeting room, guest suites and visitor parking. UrbanToronto described the amenities as extensive, so walk the full floor yourself to see what is there and what condition it is in, and note that condos.ca flags pet restrictions, so read the rules before you buy with an animal.

Jatin’s honest take on Centro Condos

Centro Condos — frequently asked questions

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