Paradise at the Oasis, 1720 Eglinton Ave E: All-In Fees, Low Entry Price

Paradise at the Oasis is where I point first-time buyers who want a real one- or two-bedroom on the Eglinton line without a downtown price. It is a nine-storey, 190-suite building from 2003, part of a small cluster of Oasis buildings, and almost every utility is in the fee. The low price per square foot is the draw; the high fee per square foot is the catch. I’m Jatin Dua, RE/MAX Quantum Realty.

One of a cluster of Oasis buildings

Paradise at the Oasis is one of several buildings along this stretch of Eglinton Avenue East that share the Oasis name. Listing sites show an Oasis building at 1700 Eglinton East and Oasis Soleil at 1730 Eglinton East, on either side of this one. Each is its own corporation, so compare fees, reserve funds and rules building by building.

Condos.ca credits this building to Evergreen Villa Homes and dates it to 2003. At nine storeys and 190 suites, it is mid-sized: big enough to carry a concierge and guest suites, small enough that the lobby does not feel like a tower’s.

The cluster matters to resale. When several similar buildings sit side by side, buyers have plenty of alternatives, which keeps prices honest but also means your suite needs to show well against the one next door.

Practical suites from about 620 to 1,135 square feet

Condos.ca lists suite sizes from about 619 to 1,135 square feet. That covers one-bedrooms, one-bedroom-plus-dens and two-bedroom-plus-den plans, and the current listings sit in the 700- to 999-square-foot bands, which is larger than many new one-bedrooms.

These are suites from the early 2000s, which usually means more enclosed kitchens, real dining areas and more storage than a 2020s plan of the same size. The trade-off is that finishes and windows date from 2003 unless an owner has updated them.

Ask for the renovation history of any suite you consider, and look at the windows and the heating and cooling units closely. In a building where those services are in the fee, the corporation’s approach to maintaining and replacing them affects every owner.

With 190 suites, this building also trades more often than the small luxury buildings further west in North York. That gives you real comparables to price against, which makes both buying and selling more predictable, and it means a lender’s appraiser will rarely struggle to support a fair price.

An all-in fee, including hydro

Condos.ca lists common elements, heat, hydro, air conditioning, building insurance, parking and water as included. Hydro is the unusual one. Most buildings meter electricity to the suite, so here the only regular bills left are internet and contents insurance, and condos.ca lists FibreStream internet in the building.

That full list explains why the fee is high per square foot. Across the three suites listed when I checked, fees ran from about $1,028 to $1,207 a month, or roughly $1.37 per square foot. Take off a hydro, heating and cooling bill and a parking charge, and the gap with a building at $0.70 per foot narrows a lot.

Bundled hydro has a catch. Light users subsidise heavy users, and if the corporation ever moves to individual suite meters, that is a capital project and a change to your monthly costs. Ask whether it has come up at the board.

Condos.ca lists a pet restriction. I have not seen the rules, so read the declaration and rules before you buy if you have pets.

Eglinton East, and what is changing along it

The building sits on Eglinton Avenue East in Victoria Village, west of Victoria Park Avenue. The Line 5 Eglinton Crosstown LRT was built along this corridor, and the panel beside this review shows the nearest stops, transit times and daily amenities.

Further east, the Golden Mile is being reshaped. UrbanToronto reported in 2023 on a resubmitted Mattamy Homes plan at 1891 Eglinton Avenue East, next to the Pharmacy stop, for five towers of 41 to 52 storeys and a 12-storey mid-rise, with about 2,700 homes. Projects of that scale bring more retail and services to the area over time, and also a lot of new condo supply.

Day to day, this is a practical address rather than a destination. Groceries, services and the transit line are the reasons people live here, and the quieter residential streets of Victoria Village sit just behind Eglinton for walks. If you commute by car, the Don Valley Parkway is a short drive west.

Low price per foot, high fee per foot

Condos.ca puts the building average at about $525 per square foot. That is low for a Toronto concierge building, and it is the main reason buyers look here.

Three suites were listed for sale when I checked, asking between $412,000 and $474,900. For a first-time buyer, that is one of the more accessible entry points to a concierge building on Eglinton.

The fee is the other half of the math. At about $1.37 per square foot, it is well above what many newer buildings quote, though most of that gap is hydro, heat, cooling and parking you would otherwise pay separately. Lenders look at the fee when they qualify you, so a higher fee can reduce how much you can borrow, even if your total monthly costs are similar.

The 12-month trading data in the panel on this page is the best guide to what has actually sold. For a side-by-side with the other Oasis buildings, ask me for a building sold report.

Building specifications

Amenities at Paradise at the Oasis

The amenity list is practical rather than showy: a concierge for parcels and visitors, guest suites for family, and party and meeting rooms. For a buyer who wants low running costs and a staffed lobby, that is the right balance. Fewer big-ticket facilities also means fewer expensive systems for the reserve fund to replace later.

Jatin’s honest take on Paradise at the Oasis

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