Mytko Garden, 3500 Brimley Rd: A 37-Unit 1993 Low-Rise in Milliken

Mytko Garden is a small, quiet corporation at the top end of Scarborough: 37 units at 3500 Brimley Road, registered in 1993, with parking and building insurance in the fee and visitor parking for guests. It rarely comes up for sale, and there is very little written about it online. That makes your own due diligence more important than usual, and I will walk you through it. I’m Jatin Dua, RE/MAX Quantum Realty.

A small 1993 corporation in north Milliken

MTCC-1044 was registered in February 1993, at the tail end of the late-1980s and early-1990s building cycle in north Scarborough. At 37 units, it is a small corporation, and condos.ca classifies it as a low-rise condo.

The name and the size suggest a garden-style complex rather than a tower, and the listed amenities, visitor parking and nothing else, fit that picture. I could not find floor plans, a builder name or architectural details from a reliable source, so treat any marketing description you are handed with some care until you have seen the home and the declaration yourself.

Because so little is published, start every viewing with basic questions: how many levels the home has, how big it is, whether it has a basement or a private outdoor space, and what exactly the owner is responsible for maintaining. In low-rise and townhouse-style corporations, the declaration often splits responsibility for windows, doors, decks and roofs differently from an apartment building.

Small corporations like this have a clear upside: fewer owners, simpler governance and lower overhead. The downside is that big repairs are split 37 ways, so the reserve fund has to carry real weight.

What the fee covers

Condos.ca lists common elements, building insurance and parking as included in the fee. Heat, hydro and water are not on that list, so plan on paying those yourself unless the status certificate says otherwise.

Parking in the fee is worth noting. In many newer buildings, a parking space is a separate purchase or a monthly charge, so having it bundled here makes the monthly cost easier to predict. Confirm whether your unit comes with one space or more, whether it is owned or exclusive-use, and whether extra spaces can be rented.

I could not find a current fee figure, and there were no active listings when I checked. Ask for the current budget and the fee schedule, and work out what the total monthly cost is once you add your own utilities, so you can compare it fairly with other options nearby.

Management and the paperwork

Condos.ca lists Shiu Pong Management as the manager. Ask how long they have managed the corporation, how often the board meets and how owners are kept informed. In a small building, a responsive manager makes a big difference to how quickly problems get fixed.

A 1993 building is now more than 30 years old. That is the age when roofs, windows, exterior cladding and sealants, paving and any underground services tend to come due, some of them for the second time. Read the reserve fund study for when each of those items was last done and what the next ten years look like.

Check the rules, too. I could not find any published pet or leasing rules for Mytko Garden, so read the declaration and the current rules before you buy if you have a pet or plan to rent the unit out later. Do not rely on what a seller remembers.

Read the board minutes for at least the last year. In a corporation this size, the minutes are the quickest way to see whether major projects are coming and whether owners have been asked about special contributions.

Daily life in Milliken

Milliken sits in the north-west corner of Scarborough, up against Steeles Avenue and the Markham border. It is known for its concentration of Asian shopping and dining, with large malls and plazas along Steeles and Kennedy, including Pacific Mall just over the city line. For many buyers, that daily convenience is the main reason they look here.

It is a car-oriented area, and Highway 401 and Highway 404 are both a reasonable drive away. The automatic panel on this page shows the nearest transit stops, the schools and the Walk Score, so use that for exact distances.

Brimley Road is a busy arterial. If quiet matters to you, ask which units face the road and which face the interior of the site, and visit at rush hour before you commit.

How to price a home at Mytko Garden

There were no units for sale or for lease at Mytko Garden when I checked, and condos.ca does not publish a building average per square foot here. With only 37 units, sales are infrequent, so a single sale can move any quoted average a long way.

The better approach is to look at recent sales in the building over two or three years, then compare them with similar early-1990s low-rise and townhouse corporations in Milliken and north Agincourt, adjusting for size, condition and parking. A home that has been renovated will price very differently from one with original finishes.

Because parking and building insurance are in the fee, compare total monthly cost rather than the fee alone. A neighbouring building with a lower fee may charge separately for parking, or have a much smaller reserve. Put the numbers side by side before deciding which is cheaper to own.

The panel on this page shows the aggregate sales and lease figures we have. For a full list of comparables, ask me for my building sold report.

Building specifications

Amenities at Mytko Garden

Visitor parking is the only listed amenity. There is no gym, pool or party room to fund, which keeps the fee focused on insurance, upkeep and the reserve.

Jatin’s honest take on Mytko Garden

Mytko Garden — frequently asked questions

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