The Dylan, 556 Marlee Ave: A New Mid-Rise by Glencairn Station

The Dylan is a brand-new mid-rise in a neighbourhood that is about to change a lot. Chestnut Hill Developments finished 218 suites at Glencairn and Marlee in 2025, near Glencairn subway station, and a much taller second phase is planned across the street. If you buy here, you are buying today’s building and tomorrow’s skyline at the same time. I’m Jatin Dua, RE/MAX Quantum Realty.

A terraced mid-rise on an avenue

The Dylan sits on the west side of Marlee Avenue between Hillmount and Glencairn, and it was marketed as an Avenues-style mid-rise, the City’s term for main streets where mid-rise growth is encouraged. Kirkor designed it to step down in tiers on the west side, toward the detached houses behind it, so the building is tallest along Marlee and lowest next to its neighbours.

The Marlee frontage is broken into several volumes, with a cantilevered section on the south end, and the cladding alternates black and white panels so the long wall does not read as one slab. The two rear arms are mostly black. It is a more deliberate facade than many mid-rises of this size.

Sources disagree on the height. Condos.ca records nine storeys, while UrbanToronto and the marketing materials describe a 10-storey, 35.7-metre building. The difference is likely how the top level or mechanical floor is counted, but confirm it if the floor matters to you.

That terracing is more than a design gesture. It gives the low-rise street behind a gentler edge and creates stepped outdoor space on the upper floors, and it is a large part of why this building fits its block better than a straight slab would have.

Suites: compact one-bedrooms to family plans

Pre-construction materials gave a suite range of about 579 to 1,174 square feet. Resale listings when I checked covered one-bedroom, one-plus-den and two-bedroom plans as well as a larger three-bedroom-plus-den, which is a broader mix than most new buildings offer.

The terraced west side means some suites have larger terraces than the standard balcony, and those are the ones I would look at first if outdoor space matters. Ask whether a terrace is exclusive-use common element, which affects what you can install and who maintains the surface.

The mix also shapes who your neighbours will be. A building with one-bedrooms alongside two- and three-bedroom plans tends to hold a blend of first-time owners, renters and families, rather than being dominated by investors in small suites. Ask the manager roughly how many suites are owner-occupied once the building has settled.

Because the building is so new, the first owners are still working through deficiency lists with the builder. Ask the seller what has been reported and fixed, and how much of the Tarion warranty period is left for the suite.

What is coming across the street

Chestnut Hill has proposed a second phase, The Dylan 2, at the southeast corner of Glencairn and Marlee, on a site that held four houses and a one-storey plaza. The application described 28 storeys with three- and six-storey podiums and about 306 suites, with UrbanToronto later reporting a 30-storey version. It would sit between The Dylan and Glencairn station.

For owners here, that is a mixed picture. A taller neighbour can block views east, and construction brings years of noise and traffic. It also adds shops at grade and confirms the area is becoming a transit-oriented node, which tends to support values.

If your suite faces east, ask about the status of the second phase and look at the planned massing before you buy. The City’s development applications site shows the latest plans.

Glen Park, day to day

Glen Park is a mostly low-rise neighbourhood west of the Allen, with detached houses on side streets and commercial uses along Marlee and Glencairn. Wenderly Park sits just to the north, and smaller parks and a local rink are close by.

Being close to Glencairn station is the practical draw. The Allen Road connects north to Highway 401, and the Eglinton Crosstown runs one subway stop south, so driving and transit are both easy from here.

To the south along Marlee, the mix runs to commercial, residential and mixed-use buildings, including an older high-rise condominium tower. Shopping nearby is practical rather than stylish, and Yorkdale is the big retail trip. Buyers who want a walkable café strip will find more of that further east, but they will pay more for it.

Pricing and fees at The Dylan

When I checked, six suites were listed for sale, asking from about $459,000 to $889,000. Monthly fees across those listings ran from about $406 to $980, an average of roughly $0.74 per square foot.

That spread is wide for a building of this size, and it reflects the suite mix more than any one floor or view. Compare suites on price per square foot and fee per square foot together, because a lower asking price with a higher fee can cost you more over five years than the reverse.

That fee level is above the $0.67 per square foot estimate in pre-construction materials, which is typical once a building registers and its real costs replace the projection. Those same materials put parking maintenance at about $50 a month and lockers at about $18 a month, so ask whether those charges are included in a listing’s quoted fee or billed separately.

Fee inclusions are not published on condos.ca, so confirm whether heat, cooling and water are included or sub-metered. In a first-year building, read the budget and reserve fund study closely and expect the fee to move as the corporation settles in. My building sold report shows the aggregate sales picture.

Building specifications

Amenities at The Dylan Condominiums

Condos.ca confirms a concierge and a gym. Pre-construction marketing promised a much longer list, including lounges, a games room, a kids’ zone, outdoor dining with grills and a pet wash, so tour the amenity floors to see what was actually delivered before you count on any of it.

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