Treviso Condos, 36 Via Bagnato: Phase One of Lanterra’s Piazza Plan

Treviso is what happens when a developer replaces two big-box stores and a parking lot with an Italian-style piazza, a canal and bocce courts. This first phase, at 36 Via Bagnato, is the one in the community with parking in the fee, and that makes a real difference to the monthly numbers. It is a good building for a first-time buyer who wants a full amenity package without a downtown price. I’m Jatin Dua, RE/MAX Quantum Realty.

A master plan, not a single tower

Treviso is a three-phase community on a site of nearly ten acres at Dufferin and Lawrence. Lanterra, with Dov Capital, cleared two big-box stores and a surface parking lot to build it. Page + Steele / IBI Group Architects designed the towers, NAK Design Strategies the landscape, and Studio Munge the interiors.

This phase was laid out as a U shape, with a point tower rising over lower podium wings that wrap a central piazza. The site plan includes a north-south water channel crossed by two bridges, bocce courts and street-level retail along the surrounding roads. Phases two and three, Treviso 2 at 830 Lawrence and the 15-storey Palazzo, followed on the same land.

Heights are reported differently depending on the source. UrbanToronto’s early coverage described a 20-storey tower over eight-storey podiums, its project database lists the three towers at 24, 20 and 15 storeys, and condos.ca shows 22 floors for this building. I would confirm the floor count of any suite you are looking at on the plan itself.

Parking in the fee, which the next phase does not have

The fee here includes common elements, heat, air conditioning, building insurance, parking and water. That is the full list, and it is better than Treviso 2 next door, where condos.ca does not show parking as an included item. If you are choosing between the two, price that difference in.

Active listings carry fees of roughly $0.87 per square foot. That is not cheap for North York, but with heat, cooling and parking bundled, the real monthly gap against a building that bills everything separately is smaller than it first appears.

The trade-off with bundled utilities is exposure to energy prices across the whole building. Ask for the last few years of budgets so you can see how the fee has moved, and confirm in the status certificate that a parking space is actually assigned to the suite you are buying.

Layouts for first buyers and small families

Suites run from about 382 to 1,231 square feet, so the building covers everything from compact one-bedrooms to family-sized plans. UrbanToronto’s coverage of the first phase noted deep balconies throughout, with planters built into the podium balconies.

The podium wings and the tower behave differently. Lower podium suites face the courtyard or the surrounding streets and feel closer to a mid-rise; upper tower suites trade that for views. On a site this size, which side of the building you face matters as much as the floor, so walk the courtyard before you choose.

Condos.ca lists guest suites, a recreation room, a meeting room and security staff, and it also flags a pet restriction. Read the declaration and rules for the details on pets and any leasing rules before you buy, rather than relying on a summary.

Dufferin and Lawrence, day to day

This is a practical North York location. Yorkdale Shopping Centre is close by, and the Allen Road and Highway 401 are a short drive, which suits buyers who commute by car. The panel beside this review shows the nearest subway station and walking times.

The surrounding blocks are a mix of established houses, low-rise retail and newer towers. The Treviso phases themselves added a park, shops and restaurants at street level, so the immediate area feels more finished now than it did a decade ago. The Columbus Centre and the shopping along Orfus Road are also close, which Lanterra highlighted when it marketed the later phases.

Living inside a three-phase community has a social side, too. The piazza and park draw residents from all three buildings, so the courtyard is busier on a warm weekend evening than in a stand-alone tower. Most buyers I talk to see that as the point of the place, but if you prize quiet, choose a suite that faces the street rather than the piazza.

Pricing: a below-midtown entry with a full fee

The building averages about $835 per square foot. That is above the newer, larger Treviso 2 next door at around $786, and I think the parking inclusion and the smaller average suite explain much of that difference.

When I checked, five suites were listed for sale, asking between $430,000 and $749,000, with fees ranging from about $490 to $944 a month. That spread mostly reflects size and floor rather than any change in the building.

Asking prices are not sale prices, and with three Treviso phases on the same block, there is plenty of comparable data. Use the 12-month sold summary on this page, and for a phase-by-phase comparison request my building sold report.

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Amenities at Treviso Condos

The amenity that defines Treviso is outside: the piazza, the water channel and the bocce courts give residents somewhere to walk and sit that most towers do not have. Inside, guest suites, a recreation room and a raised sun deck with a hot tub round out a package that works well for hosting family.

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