Skyscape, 68 Grangeway Ave: A 2008 Tower With Hydro and Heat in the Fee

Skyscape is a building I like for buyers who want a newer tower near Scarborough Town Centre without paying Town Centre Court prices. It is a 19-storey, 228-suite condo from 2008 on Grangeway Avenue, near McCowan and Ellesmere, with a concierge and a fee that covers your hydro. That fee looks expensive on paper, and you need to understand it before you compare. I’m Jatin Dua, RE/MAX Quantum Realty.

The first of two Conservatory towers on Grangeway

Skyscape was the first phase of a two-tower Conservatory Group community on Grangeway Avenue. Its sister building, Altitude, followed at 88 Grangeway; a Daily Commercial News construction listing quoted on the SkyriseCities forum called it Skyscape Altitude Phase II, and condos.ca lists Altitude as a 2012 building.

That matters for two reasons. First, the two buildings are your closest comparables, so you can benchmark any Skyscape suite against a very similar product next door. Second, they share a developer and an era, so if you are deciding between them, the real differences are height, views, the fee structure and how each corporation has been run.

Condos.ca does not name the architect, and I could not find one in public sources. The original forum discussion was mostly about the base of the building and the greenery shown in the renderings, which is about what you would expect for a suburban tower of this period.

Suites from one-bedroom to large two-bedrooms

Suites here run from roughly 545 to 1,207 sq ft, which covers compact one-bedrooms through one-plus-dens to genuinely large two-bedroom plans. When I checked, the three suites for sale included a one-plus-den and two two-bedrooms, a reasonable mix for a 228-suite tower.

The larger plans are the interesting ones. A two-bedroom of 1,000 square feet or more in a 2008 concrete tower with a concierge costs far more almost anywhere closer to downtown, and that is the reason many families and downsizers end up in this part of Scarborough.

At 19 storeys, upper floors get open views over the low-rise neighbourhoods around McCowan and Ellesmere. Ask which direction a suite faces, because the outlook toward the Town Centre is very different from the outlook over the houses.

Why the fee per square foot looks high

Across the suites listed when I checked, fees ran from $796 to $1,106 a month, about $1.07 per square foot. Next to a new tower quoting 60 or 70 cents, that looks expensive. The difference is what it covers: condos.ca lists heat, hydro, water, air conditioning, common elements and building insurance.

Hydro is the big one. In most buildings from the 2010s onward, you have your own meter and your own bill every month. Here it is bundled. Before you compare fees, add a realistic hydro and heating bill back onto the other building.

What is not on the list is parking. Condos.ca does not show parking as a fee inclusion here, while it does for Altitude next door. Confirm in the status certificate whether the suite you want comes with a space, whether it is owned or assigned, and whether there is a separate charge.

McCowan and Ellesmere after Line 3

This location was built around the Scarborough RT. Line 3 closed in 2023, and the TTC has been running replacement buses since. According to blogTO, the new Scarborough Busway from Kennedy Station to Ellesmere, with priority lanes on Ellesmere Road toward Scarborough Town Centre, was set to begin service on 30 September 2026.

The longer-term change is the Scarborough Subway Extension, which will carry Line 2 from Kennedy to Sheppard Avenue and McCowan Road, expected around 2030. That puts a subway terminus up McCowan from you. I would treat it as a long-term plus for owners rather than a reason to overpay today, because construction timelines in this city slip.

For daily life, Scarborough Town Centre handles most shopping, and Highway 401 is close for drivers. Grangeway itself is a quiet side street rather than an arterial, which keeps traffic noise down on the lower floors. The data panel on this page shows the transit, school and park details.

What Skyscape costs compared with its neighbours

Condos.ca puts the building average at about $566 per square foot. Altitude next door sits at about $560, so the two are effectively priced as twins. The towers at Town Centre Court ask more: EQ1 at about $617, Equinox at 60 Brian Harrison Way at about $621 and Centro at about $641.

When I checked, three suites were for sale and none for lease. Asking prices ran from $449,000 to $611,000. Those are asking prices, not sale prices.

Fees vary by suite size, so the per-square-foot figure is the fairest comparison. At about $1.07, Skyscape sits in the upper range for Scarborough, but most of the buildings charging less do not include hydro. When you compare, plug in your own household’s real hydro and heating costs from your current bills, not a guess, and the picture usually becomes much clearer.

The discount against the Town Centre Court towers is partly location and partly the fee. Buyers mentally subtract a higher monthly cost from what they will pay. If hydro and heat are in your budget either way, that discount can work in your favour. If you want to see what suites have actually sold for, use my building sold report.

Building specifications

Amenities at Skyscape Condos

The concierge and security guard are what most buyers notice first, and guest suites are a practical plus for families with visitors from out of town. Condos.ca shows only part of the amenity list, so ask for the full list and confirm what is actually open before you buy.

Jatin’s honest take on Skyscape Condos

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