York Mills Place, 3900 Yonge St: 1983 Suites Up to 3,000 Sq Ft

York Mills Place is one of the buildings north Toronto downsizers ask me about by name. It is a 1983 mid-rise on Yonge Street with suites from about 783 to more than 3,000 square feet and a fee that covers nearly every utility. It costs real money, both at purchase and every month, and the question is whether the space and the setting justify it for you. I’m Jatin Dua, RE/MAX Quantum Realty.

A 1983 building made for house-sized living

York Mills Place belongs to a generation of north Toronto condominiums built for people selling large houses in York Mills, Lawrence Park and Hoggs Hollow. With 134 suites over 11 storeys, the count per floor is low, and condos.ca shows suites from about 783 square feet up to about 3,067 square feet.

Those numbers put the largest suites here in the same range as a detached house. That is the building’s reason to exist, and it is why it trades differently from newer towers along Yonge, where most suites are under 900 square feet.

The corporation number, MTCC-620, dates from the Metropolitan Toronto registry of the early 1980s. Buildings from this period were usually built in concrete with generous rooms and separate dining areas. What has changed since depends on the owner, so treat every suite as its own renovation story.

What you are really buying in a large suite

In suites of this size, layout matters more than finishes. Look for a proper principal bedroom with its own bathroom, a dining room that seats your family, and a den or second bedroom away from the living room. Check the number of balconies and their exposure, because many older plans spread light unevenly.

Many large suites in buildings of this era have been renovated, some more than once. Ask for permits or the corporation’s approval for any work that moved plumbing or walls, and check what flooring was installed, since sound transfer rules apply to hard floors in most older buildings.

Confirm the parking and locker that come with the suite in writing. In older buildings, some spaces are owned units and others are exclusive-use common elements, and the difference affects what you can sell or rent separately. The status certificate will tell you which you are getting.

Think about how you will use the space in ten years, not only today. A large suite with a second bedroom that can become a caregiver’s room or a home office, and a bathroom you can adapt, will serve a downsizer far longer than a plan built around entertaining.

The fee covers almost everything, and it is large

Condos.ca lists common elements, heat, hydro, air conditioning, cable TV, building insurance, parking and water in the fee. In practical terms, most owners pay only internet, phone and their own insurance on top.

The two suites listed for sale in October 2026 carried fees of about $1,834 to $2,512 a month. That is a lot in absolute terms, but it reflects large suites and a fee that replaces hydro and heating bills. Compare it with what you pay to run a house, including utilities, snow clearing and repairs, before deciding it is too high.

The risk in an all-inclusive building is that utility and staffing costs are shared and rise together. Look at how the fee has changed over the past three to five years and read the budget to see how much goes to energy, staff and the reserve fund.

Yonge Street at York Mills

The building sits on Yonge Street south of York Mills Road, where the street drops toward the Hoggs Hollow valley. It is a convenient address: Yonge gives you shops and restaurants to the south, the York Mills area has offices and services, and Highway 401 is a short drive north.

Being on Yonge also means traffic and street noise, so suite orientation matters. A suite facing away from Yonge toward the residential streets and trees can feel very different from one overlooking the road. Visit at rush hour before you choose.

The panel on this page shows the transit options, schools and nearby parks. For many owners the draw is staying in the neighbourhood they lived in for decades, close to the same clubs, places of worship and family, without the upkeep of a house.

Yonge Street north of Lawrence has been adding new condominiums for years, and more are proposed along the corridor. New supply gives buyers alternatives, but very few new buildings offer suites anywhere near the size of the larger plans here, which helps York Mills Place hold its niche.

About $922 a square foot

Condos.ca puts the building average at about $922 per square foot. That is high for a 1983 building, and it says more about the address and the suite sizes than about the age. Buyers here are paying for space on Yonge in north Toronto, with services in the fee.

The two active listings in October 2026 were asking from $1,550,000 to $2,199,000. In a building with so few listings at any time, those asks are a guide, not a market, so I would also rely on the recent sales in the panel on this page.

Because suites vary so much in size, compare per square foot only between similar suites, and adjust for renovation level, exposure, terraces and the parking and locker that come with each.

Remember the fee when you compare. A house nearby carries its own utilities, insurance and repairs; a suite here bundles most of those into one payment. Line the two up over five years before deciding which is cheaper.

Building specifications

Amenities at York Mills Place

Condos.ca lists a concierge, a rooftop deck, a jacuzzi, a party room, a meeting room and visitor parking. The concierge and the rooftop deck do most of the daily work; ask management for the current full amenity list and hours, as older buildings often update their facilities.

Jatin’s honest take on York Mills Place

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