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Get My Free Estimate →Two towers on Royal York Road, four kilometres apart, in two different neighbourhoods — and neither is in Stonegate–Queensway. The Royal York Grand at 1403 is in Humber Heights–Westmount; The James Club at 1135 is in Edenbridge–Humber Valley.
The headline correction: one database tells you Royal York station is about three minutes from The James Club. Measured on the pedestrian network, it is twenty.
The three-minute claim, measured
Routed 24 August 2026 on the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network with the OSRM walking profile, from each building’s own OpenStreetMap footprint.
| Building | Royal York subway | Mimico GO | Nearest surface stop |
|---|---|---|---|
| The James Club, 1135 Royal York Rd | 1,503 m · 20.0 min | 5,277 m · 70.4 min | Dundas W at Royal York · 404 m · 5.4 min |
| The Royal York Grand, 1403 Royal York Rd | 4,138 m · 55.2 min | 7,912 m · 105.5 min | Royal York Road · 110 m · 1.5 min |
Twenty minutes is a perfectly reasonable walk. Plenty of people would take it happily, and in decent weather it is pleasant. But it is not three minutes, and the difference between those two numbers is the difference between a building you can leave when you hear the train and a building you leave a quarter of an hour before it.
I do not think anyone set out to mislead. A three-minute figure is almost certainly a driving time, or a distance-to-something-else, that has ended up in a proximity field. That is exactly why I route these myself rather than repeat them — not because databases lie, but because a number that has drifted out of its original context reads as authoritative anyway.
The Royal York Grand is the mirror image and it deserves credit for it: 110 metres to a bus stop, about ninety seconds. That is as close to the door as transit gets. Its rapid transit numbers are simply not walkable, and the honest framing for that building is bus-first, not subway-adjacent.
The two buildings side by side
| The Royal York Grand | The James Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 1403 Royal York Rd | 1135 Royal York Rd |
| Neighbourhood | Humber Heights–Westmount | Edenbridge–Humber Valley |
| Corporation | TSCC 2020 | TSCC 2158 |
| Registered | 12 Jun 2009 | 30 May 2011 |
| Floors / units | 15 / 216 | 14 / 209 |
| Developer | H&R Developments | Princess Group |
| Manager | Duka Property Management | FirstService Residential |
| Fee rate | $0.77 / sq ft | $0.71 / sq ft |
| Days on market (avg) | 22 | 23 |
Two buildings of almost identical size, two years apart, at a six-cent-per-square-foot difference in fees. On a 900 square foot suite that is roughly $54 a month — not nothing, but not the deciding factor either, and the inclusion lists matter more than the rate does.
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Where I trust the fee data, and where I do not
The James Club is the more reliable record. condos.ca’s structured inclusion list and its own narrative text agree with each other: air conditioning, common element, heat, building insurance, parking and water. When a source’s two fields agree, that is meaningful, because across the buildings I have researched this month they usually do not.
strata.ca renders only its unpopulated default template — the string that says nothing is included and hydro, heat, air conditioning and water are excluded. That is not data; it is an empty field with a default in it, and it appears on building after building.
condos.ca then contradicts itself on the same page. Its structured list gives air conditioning, common element, heat, building insurance, parking and water. Its narrative text, describing the same fee, says the fee covers common element maintenance, heat and water only — dropping air conditioning, insurance and parking.
So I have three published answers and no way to choose. I am publishing the rate, which one source states plainly, and no inclusion list at all. Get the status certificate — within 10 days of a written request, capped at $100 including HST under Ontario’s Condominium Act — and read the budget.
The value figures, and what they are not
The Royal York Grand: down 4% over twelve months, on 7 sales. That is a real value-change figure with its denominator attached, and I will quote it on that basis. Seven sales in a 216-unit building is a thin sample — enough to indicate direction, nowhere near enough to price a specific suite.
The same page also reports that units there typically sell about 3.65% below list price. That is a sale-to-list ratio. It describes the gap between asking and selling, not the change in what the building is worth. These two numbers sit inches apart on the page and mean entirely different things, and confusing them is one of the most common errors I see in listing copy.
For The James Club, no twelve-month value change is published at all. Its page reports units selling about 2.88% below list on 10 sales — again a ratio, not a change. So: no value figure for that building, and I would rather say so than substitute the number that happens to be nearby.
Two smaller disputes, noted for completeness. The published suite ranges disagree between sources at the low end — 900 versus 849 square feet at The Royal York Grand, and 491 versus 400 at The James Club. Neither affects much, but if a specific small suite matters to you, measure rather than trust the range.
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The building next door is not this building
1407 Royal York Road sits immediately beside The Royal York Grand at 1403. It is a 1964 purpose-built rental of 162 units across 13 storeys, registered with the City of Toronto as a rental apartment building. Two addresses four digits apart, one condominium and one rental. It is the highest-confusion address pair on this stretch of Royal York Road — if a listing, a sign or a lender document says “Royal York Road,” check the number. Added 25 August 2026, from the City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration dataset.
Frequently asked questions
How far is Royal York subway station from The James Club at 1135 Royal York Road?
1,503 metres, about 20.0 minutes on foot, routed on the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network with the OSRM walking profile on 24 August 2026 from the building’s own footprint. One building database states the station is approximately three minutes away. That is not a walking time, and if you are budgeting your commute on it you will be wrong by about seventeen minutes each way.
Is The Royal York Grand walkable to transit?
To surface transit, yes and genuinely so — the nearest Royal York Road stop measured 110 metres, about 1.5 minutes. To rapid transit, no: Royal York subway is 4,138 metres and 55.2 minutes, and Mimico GO is 7,912 metres, over an hour and three quarters on foot. This is a bus-first address with an exceptionally short walk to the bus.
Are these buildings in Stonegate–Queensway?
No, and this is worth stating because both carry Royal York Road addresses that people associate with the Queensway. condos.ca, strata.ca and OpenStreetMap all place 1403 Royal York Road in Humber Heights–Westmount and 1135 Royal York Road in Edenbridge–Humber Valley. Those are different neighbourhoods with different markets, several kilometres north of Stonegate–Queensway.
What are the maintenance fees at these two buildings?
strata.ca publishes $0.77 per square foot at The Royal York Grand and $0.71 at The James Club, describing the latter as slightly below a neighbourhood average of $0.72. On inclusions, The James Club is the more trustworthy of the two: condos.ca’s structured list and its own narrative text agree on air conditioning, common element, heat, building insurance, parking and water. At The Royal York Grand the same database contradicts itself, so I am not publishing an inclusion list for it.
Has value fallen at The Royal York Grand?
strata.ca reports a 4% decrease over twelve months based on 7 sales. Seven sales is a thin sample and I would not price a unit from it, but it is a genuine value-change figure with its denominator stated, which is more than most buildings offer. Separately, that same page reports units selling about 3.65% below list price — that is a sale-to-list ratio, not a value change, and the two should never be confused.
Which building has better amenities?
The James Club, clearly, on what the sources actually list: an indoor pool, guest suites, a sauna, a games room, a media room and concierge across 209 units. The Royal York Grand’s published amenity set is thinner. Both buildings show fast turnover when listed — averages of 22 and 23 days on market respectively.
Sources
- condos.ca — The Royal York Grand, 1403 Royal York Rd. Corporation number, registration date of 12 June 2009, fifteen floors, 216 units, H&R Developments as developer, Duka as manager, and the internally contradictory fee inclusion lists. Accessed 24 August 2026.
- strata.ca — 1403 Royal York Rd. The maintenance fee rate of $0.77 per square foot, the twelve-month value change of minus 4 per cent on seven sales, days on market and average ownership period. Accessed 24 August 2026.
- condos.ca — The James Club, 1135 Royal York Rd. Corporation number, registration date of 30 May 2011, fourteen floors, 209 units, Princess Group as developer, FirstService as manager, amenities and the fee inclusion list where both fields agree. Accessed 24 August 2026.
- strata.ca — 1135 Royal York Rd. The maintenance fee rate of $0.71 per square foot, the neighbourhood average of $0.72, days on market, and the three-minute proximity claim this article measures against. Accessed 24 August 2026.
- OSRM foot routing on the OpenStreetMap network. The routing engine and walking profile used for every distance and duration here, measured 24 August 2026. Accessed 24 August 2026.
- Ontario Condominium Act, 1998 — status certificates. The ten-day deadline and the $100 fee cap for a status certificate. Accessed 24 August 2026.
Thinking about buying or selling here?
I work this area every week and I will give you a straight answer, including when the answer is to wait. No pressure, and no drip campaign you cannot get out of.
Call or text 437-987-1925 Send me a message
Jatin Dua, Sales Representative — RE/MAX Quantum Realty Inc., Brokerage. Not intended to solicit buyers or sellers currently under contract with another brokerage.
Related reading
- Stonegate–Queensway condos: The Dalesford, Backyard and The Queensview
- Kingsway Condominiums and The Montgomery on Bloor West
- The Kingsway, Etobicoke: a neighbourhood guide
- Condo maintenance fees in Etobicoke: what they actually cover
- The status certificate in Ontario, explained
About the author — Jatin Dua, Etobicoke real estate agent
I’m a licensed Realtor with RE/MAX Quantum Realty at 799 The Queensway in Etobicoke, a few minutes from every building on this page. I work with buyers, sellers and investors across Mimico, Humber Bay Shores, New Toronto, Long Branch, Alderwood and the Stonegate–Queensway corridor. I write these building guides the way I’d brief a client at my own kitchen table: what is documented, what isn’t, and where the published numbers disagree with each other.
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