Eau Du Soleil, Humber Bay Shores: Sky Tower vs Water Tower, Fees and Which to Buy

By Jatin Dua · Updated August 10, 2026 · 8 min read

The building

Eau Du Soleil is one of the landmarks of the Humber Bay Shores skyline. Empire Communities built it as a two-tower project on Shore Breeze Drive, the crescent that loops off Lake Shore Boulevard West at Park Lawn: the Sky Tower at 30 Shore Breeze Drive, which also carries the municipal address 2183 Lake Shore Boulevard West, and the Water Tower at 20 Shore Breeze Drive. The project was completed in 2019, and industry coverage at its topping-off described it as the tallest development in Etobicoke at the time.

I have deliberately left the suite count out of that table. Listing sites publish figures for it, but I could not verify a total to my own standard, and I would rather leave a cell blank than guess in print. If the number matters to you, it is on the corporation’s records and I can pull it.

The amenity package is what you would expect from a flagship of this size: concierge, a gym, an indoor pool and a party room are among the facilities, and the listing record for the building sets out the fuller roster. As with any building, confirm what is actually open and how it is booked when you view — amenity access rules change over a building’s life.

Location and getting around

Shore Breeze Drive sits on the west side of the Park Lawn and Lake Shore junction, which makes Eau Du Soleil one of the first Humber Bay Shores addresses you reach coming from the west. The lake is directly south, and the Martin Goodman Trail — the walking and cycling route that runs along Toronto’s waterfront — passes through the neighbourhood, connecting east toward the Humber Bay Arch Bridge and downtown and west toward Mimico’s lakefront parks. Humber Bay Park, with its trails and shoreline, is a short walk away.

For transit, there is a TTC bus stop at Lake Shore Boulevard West and Park Lawn Road, close to the building. Drivers are well placed too: Lake Shore Boulevard runs east into downtown and west through Mimico, and the Gardiner Expressway ramps at Park Lawn are effectively at the doorstep — which cuts both ways, because the Park Lawn junction is one of the busier pinch points in the area at rush hour.

What day-to-day life offers

Humber Bay Shores has grown into a genuine neighbourhood rather than a row of towers. Within walking distance of Shore Breeze Drive you will find grocery options, cafés, restaurants and everyday services at the base of the surrounding buildings and along Lake Shore Boulevard West — the retail podium of the Westlake community across Park Lawn is a common first stop for residents on this side of the junction. The waterfront path and the parkland give the area a rhythm different from a downtown condo district — mornings belong to runners and dog walkers, summer evenings to the crowds along the water.

Inside the building, the amenity floors carry a lot of the day-to-day load — the indoor pool and gym mean the basics are downstairs rather than a drive away, and the party room covers the hosting that a condo suite cannot. The trade-off in any two-tower community of this height is volume: elevators, amenity bookings and the parking garage all serve a large population, and patience at peak times is part of the deal. That is the arithmetic of tall buildings — and it is what funds an amenity package most mid-rises cannot match.

Who this building suits (and who it may not)

Eau Du Soleil suits buyers and renters who want the postcard version of Humber Bay Shores: height, views over the lake or the skyline depending on exposure, hotel-style amenities and a five-minute walk to the water. Professionals commuting downtown, and anyone who values a gym-and-pool routine at home, tend to be happy here.

Weigh it more carefully if you prize a boutique feel — a lobby where the concierge knows every face, a short elevator ride, a small amenity list shared among few. The neighbourhood’s older, smaller buildings offer that trade instead. Weigh it too if you are sensitive to construction and traffic evolution: the Park Lawn and Lake Shore area continues to develop, and the streetscape around the junction will keep changing for years. And check the specific exposure of any unit you are considering — in a two-tower project, some views face the lake, and some face the other tower.

Buying or renting here

If you are buying, treat the building like any resale condo purchase: have your lawyer review the status certificate for the corporation’s finances, reserve fund and any special assessments; confirm that parking and locker are on title if the listing claims them; and read the rules on pets, smoking and short-term rentals before you fall in love with a floor plan. In a project of this scale several comparable units are often listed at once, which gives you real negotiating context.

If you are renting, note that Eau Du Soleil was completed in 2019, which puts many of its units past Ontario’s November 15, 2018 first-occupancy line for rent control — meaning the annual guideline may not cap increases on a given unit. It depends on the unit’s own first occupancy date, not the building’s marketing dates, so check before you sign. I have set out how to check in my guide to whether an Etobicoke rental is rent-controlled.

Frequently asked questions

Sources

• Condos.ca — Eau Du Soleil, 30 Shore Breeze Drive / 2183 Lake Shore Blvd W. Building record: addresses, developer, completion year, storeys and amenities. Accessed 10 August 2026.
• Building.ca — Eau Du Soleil topping-off (Empire Communities). Industry coverage reporting the project as Etobicoke’s tallest development at topping-off. Accessed 10 August 2026.

Related reading

• The Humber Bay Shores condo buildings guide
• Living in Jade Waterfront — 33 Shore Breeze Drive
• Living in Vita on the Lake and Vita Two
• Living in Westlake — the four-tower Onni community
• Living in Key West Condos — 36 Park Lawn Road
• Etobicoke community guide

Weighing Humber Bay Shores against somewhere else? Mimico vs Humber Bay Shores, Humber Bay Shores vs The Kingsway and Long Branch vs Humber Bay Shores. All of it sits in one place: 100 Toronto neighbourhood comparisons, head to head.