Lakeview townhouses for sale

Lakeview's townhouses are largely 1970s and 1980s rows near Wentworth Street East, Cedar Street and the Bloor end, built as condominium corporations with surface parking or single garages, plus a few freehold rows and some newer infill on former plaza or industrial parcels. Most are two-storey units, three bedrooms up, a finished basement below and a fenced patch of yard. The condominium rows carry modest fees for snow, grass, roofs and exterior brick; comb the status certificate to see the reserve balance and any special levies, because some corporations here deferred roofs and windows for decades. Freehold rows share driveways or a private lane. Sound through party walls and parking are the daily-life issues, and a walk through the complex at night tells you about lighting and management. New rows at the harbour end and along Simcoe South are expected as the official plan's mixed-use policies take effect. Townhouses here are a fit for first-time buyers, downsizers who want the beach and investors.