The Treeways Townhouses, Antibes Dr: 178 Homes in One 1974 Corporation

The Treeways is a large townhouse community for a condominium: 178 homes on Plum Tree Way, Lime Tree Way and Antibes Drive, all built in 1974 and run by one corporation. That size gives it steadier sales and a bigger budget than most townhouse complexes in North York. It also means you are buying into a 50-year-old property with a lot of roofs to look after. I’m Jatin Dua, RE/MAX Quantum Realty.

A big corporation, by townhouse standards

With 178 homes, The Treeways is several times the size of a typical 1970s townhouse condominium in this part of the city. That changes the economics. A roof, window or paving program is shared among many more owners, and the corporation has the scale to hire better contractors and plan work over several years.

Size also means more sales. There were two homes for sale when I checked, which is more choice than you usually get in a small complex, and over a year there are normally enough sales here to compare like with like.

The trade-off is governance. A big corporation has more owners with different priorities, and decisions can take longer. Read the last few years of board minutes to see how projects are debated and approved, and whether owner meetings reach quorum.

Scale also shapes the reserve fund. With 178 homes, a complex-wide window or roof program is a very large contract, and corporations of this size often phase the work over several years, block by block. Ask where the home you want sits in that schedule. A home whose block was just done carries less near-term risk than one at the back of the queue.

Built by Peel Village Developments in 1974

Condos.ca lists Peel Village Developments Co. as the developer and builder. I could not find more about the company’s history or an architect for the complex, so I will not add one.

The street names give the complex its name. Plum Tree Way and Lime Tree Way run through the site, and the Antibes Drive addresses face Antibes itself. Homes on the inner lanes usually see less traffic than those on Antibes, so ask which side a home backs onto.

Be careful with addresses. Condos.ca lists a separate townhouse complex at 77 Plum Tree Way and 1 Lime Tree Way, so not every home on these lanes is part of YCC-184. Confirm the corporation number on the listing and the status certificate before you rely on anything you read about the complex.

Family-sized homes, 50 years on

This complex was built as family housing, and the homes listed here when I checked had three bedrooms or more. That is the point of The Treeways: family-sized townhouses at a price well below a detached house in the neighbourhood.

In homes of this age, the important questions are what has been updated and who paid for it. Ask whether the windows, roof and doors are original or replaced, and read the declaration to see whether the corporation or the owner is responsible for each. Inside, ask your inspector to look at the electrical panel and wiring, the basement, and the age of the furnace and air conditioner.

Condos.ca lists BBQs as permitted and no other amenities. I could not find published parking details. Ask where the home’s parking is, whether it is a garage, driveway or surface space, whether it is owned or exclusive-use, and where visitors park.

Insurance is the other question buyers skip. The corporation insures the buildings under its own policy, and the deductible can sometimes be charged back to an owner, for example after a water leak that starts in a home. Ask for the deductible amounts on the status certificate and make sure your own condo policy covers them.

Living on Antibes Drive

Antibes Drive is a residential pocket west of Bathurst, between Finch and Steeles. It mixes 1970s towers, including the two 26-storey towers of 135 Antibes Condos at 115 and 135 Antibes Drive, with townhouse complexes like this one.

Westminster-Branson is one of Toronto’s most established Russian-speaking and Jewish neighbourhoods, according to its neighbourhood history. G. Ross Lord Park and the West Don Parklands, both part of the city’s ravine system, are the neighbourhood’s main green spaces. The data panel on this page shows transit, schools and walkability.

Steeles Avenue, the city’s northern boundary, is a short drive north, and many households here shop on both the Toronto and Vaughan sides. Most families in this part of North York drive, so ask how many parking spaces come with the home before you assume you can keep two cars.

What homes here are asking

The two homes for sale when I checked were asking between $720,000 and $799,000, with monthly fees of about $635 to $749. Condos.ca does not publish a price-per-square-foot figure for the complex.

Those asks put The Treeways well below detached homes nearby, which is the whole appeal. The fees are moderate for a townhouse corporation of this age, but I could not find what they include. Ask whether water, building insurance, exterior maintenance, snow removal and parking are covered, and how each home is heated.

Because the complex is large, there are usually enough recent sales to price a home properly. For aggregate sale figures, use the data panel above or my sold report, and compare like with like on bedrooms, basements and renovation.

Building specifications

Amenities at The Treeways Townhouses

Condos.ca lists no shared recreation facilities, so the fee here goes to grounds, roads and the homes’ exteriors rather than a gym or pool. For families, the real amenity is space: your own front door, stairs and, in many homes, a basement.

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