Townhouses for Sale in Whitby

Port Whitby has the newest concentration: blocks of three-storey towns south of Victoria Street built for GO commuters, with rooftop terraces and a short walk to the platform. Downtown Whitby carries a few infill rows near the heritage streets. Blue Grass Meadows and Pringle Creek have the 1970s and 1980s condominium complexes, usually two-storey with a fenced yard and a single garage, on winding crescents off Thickson Road and Anderson Street. Rolling Acres adds 1990s freehold rows. North of Taunton Road the pattern flips to freehold: Taunton North and Williamsburg were laid out in the 1990s and 2000s with wide rows of two-storey towns on standard lots, and Brooklin's subdivisions off Carnwith Drive and Winchester Road have continued that into the newest builds, many carrying a common-element charge for the rear lane. Rural Whitby's few townhouses sit in Brooklin's north edge and the Ashburn area developments.

For a condominium townhouse, order the status certificate as a condition. It shows the reserve fund, any special assessments coming, the rules on pets, parking and rentals, and whether the corporation is in a dispute. A low monthly fee on a 1970s complex with an aging roof budget is a warning, not a bargain. For a freehold row with a common-element fee, the same document exists for the shared parts only, and the fee is small but permanent. Pure freehold rows have no certificate, so instead check the survey for the party wall and the easements for drainage, and ask who maintains the shared driveway. In every form, walk the row at night for parking and noise, ask about snow removal on private lanes, and confirm that a finished basement or a rear deck had permits. End units cost a little more and are worth it for light and one fewer shared wall.