York Square, 2470 Eglinton Ave W: An All-In Fee on the New Crosstown

For most of its life York Square was a solid, affordable building on a street that was torn up for construction. That changed when the Eglinton Crosstown opened in February 2026. This 1989 building has entry prices well below the Toronto average and a fee that includes hydro, and now it has a working rapid transit line on its street. I’m Jatin Dua, RE/MAX Quantum Realty.

A mid-sized tower with a short, practical amenity list

At 16 storeys and 126 suites, York Square sits in the middle ground. It is large enough to have a security guard and a gym, and small enough that the elevators are not overwhelmed in the morning and owners can realistically follow what the board is doing.

The amenity list is practical rather than flashy: a gym, a sauna, a meeting room, bike storage, an underground parking garage, a security guard and a security system. There is no pool, which in a building of this age is often a blessing, because pools are among the most expensive common elements to maintain and eventually rebuild.

Suites are reported from about 566 to 973 square feet, with one-bedroom, two-bedroom and two-bedroom-plus-den plans coming to market. Like most late-1980s buildings, the layouts tend to be more generous than new construction at the same suite count, with proper dining space and real closets.

Ask for the floor plan of the specific unit you are considering. In buildings from this period, balcony size, exposure and whether a two-bedroom has a second full bathroom can vary considerably from one stack to the next, and those details drive both daily comfort and resale value.

The fee: high on paper, complete in practice

Across current listings, fees work out to roughly $1.05 per square foot. On its own that number looks expensive, and buyers comparing it to a new building at $0.60 often walk away too early.

The inclusion list explains most of the gap. York Square’s fee covers air conditioning, heat, hydro, water, building insurance, parking and common elements. In a typical newer building, hydro and heating or cooling are metered separately, and parking is often a monthly charge on top. Add those back and the two numbers move much closer together.

What bulk utilities also mean is that the corporation absorbs energy price increases for the whole building, and those flow into fees. Ask for the last five years of budgets, and check whether the board has studied sub-metering or energy retrofits, both common topics in buildings of this vintage.

Eglinton West, before and after the Crosstown

Eglinton Avenue was the commercial centre of the old City of York, and the stretch around Keele Street has always been a working main street rather than a polished one. For years, Crosstown construction made it hard to live with: lane closures, noise and shopfronts struggling behind hoarding.

The Eglinton Crosstown LRT opened on 8 February 2026, running 19 kilometres between Mount Dennis and Kennedy with 25 stations and stops. For an owner at York Square, that is the most significant change to this location in a generation. The automatic panel on this page shows the nearest stop and the walking time.

Rapid transit usually brings new development along with it, and Eglinton West will see more of that over the coming years. That can mean more shops and services, but also more construction and more new condo supply competing with older buildings like this one for buyers and tenants.

For renters, the line changes the picture too. A unit with rapid transit on the street is easier to lease and appeals to a wider pool of tenants, including students and people working downtown or along Eglinton. Investors should still check the corporation’s rules on leasing and any minimum lease terms in the declaration before buying with a tenant in mind.

What a 1989 building needs

York Square is 37 years old. That is the window where original elevators, boilers, cooling equipment, windows, roof and the garage membrane all come up for replacement, often in close succession. In a 126-suite building, each of those projects is split among a moderate number of owners, so the strength of the reserve fund matters a great deal.

I would read the reserve fund study for the expected timing of the big items and compare it with what the board minutes say has already been completed. If the study shows major work in the next few years with a thin balance, budget for higher fees or a levy, and ask the corporation directly about plans.

Price per square foot and what is listed

The building average sits around $486 per square foot. That is low for Toronto and in line with other late-1980s and early-1990s high-rises in northwest Toronto, which typically report averages in the $450 to $500 range. Newer condos near the Crosstown trade well above that.

At the time of writing, three suites were listed for sale, asking from $299,999 to $445,000, with fees from about $589 to $1,180 a month. That works out to an average of about $1.05 per square foot, with hydro, heat and parking included.

The gap between this building and new construction along the line is real, and I expect the Crosstown to narrow it gradually rather than overnight. Buyers are still pricing in the age of the building and the all-in fee. For a precise read on recent sales, see my building sold report.

Building specifications

Amenities at York Square

This is a practical package: a gym and sauna for daily use, staffed security, and bike storage that has become more useful now that Eglinton is less of a construction zone. There is no pool, which keeps one large future expense off the reserve fund.

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