The Canadian Dream of having a beautiful detached house with leafy trees and a garden to raise your children is becoming increasingly difficult to achieve with the soaring real estate market in Toronto. The city remains popular for people of all walks of life and a lack of detached houses in the city has not stopped the substantial demand to raise a family here. Instead of moving to suburbia and incurring a lengthy commute, thereby taking time away from unwinding and being with the family, many young couples are looking for family friendly condos in Toronto.
Developers have picked up on this notion and are responding to the feedback! Many new condos that are being built have families in mind, sometimes even catering exclusively to them! Here is a mix of some current and preconstruction family friendly condos in Toronto you will not want to miss out on in the search for your new home!
Radiance Condos at Yonge and Sheppard
This condo is rich in family-friendly amenities. While many condos offer pools, Radiance offers an indoor pool for residents of all ages – including infants; something that is quite the rarity to find! Radiance also offers a ground floor playroom filled with pop-up tents, toys, and a toddler-sized slide. As your children grow you can continue to enjoy the amenities together (and even host a birthday party) in the condo’s private movie theatre room.
Navy Wharf at CityPlace, Spadina and Lakeshore
A condo building may have children’s amenities, but that does not necessarily mean that children will be living there and enjoying the space. You want your children to have friends in their neighbourhood. Living at Navy Wharf can guarantee up to 250 possible friends, as that is currently how many under-four-year-olds live in this building! On Thursdays the CityPlace SuperClub’s basketball court gets turned into a mini hoop-shooting set so youngsters can feel comfortable having the space to themselves. If basketball does not suit their style there are many wonderful neighbourhood activities such as the singalongs at the Amici School of Music, as well as private kids swim lessons available at the building’s 25-metre pool. As an added bonus; not only is there a playroom full of toys, play furniture and books, but there are plenty of toys in the gym as well so you can keep an eye on your imaginative munchkins while you work out! At the foot of CityPlace there is a Montessori School which also features a daycare so you can have your children safely cared for without having to commute a great distance.
25 The Esplanade, at Front and Yonge
Welcome to kid central. Here, you can find a snowman army on the sixth floor terrace in the winter, as well as future architects creating sand sculptures in sandboxes in the summer. Athletes will putter around on their bicycles and can happily store their sports equipment in a communal sports equipment storage rather than lugging it back to their suite. A sweet treat in this building: the parents come together in a Facebook group that helps establish which units in the building wish to welcome trick-or-treaters and will be handing out candy on Halloween!
In North York, this pre-construction condominium is set to become a dream building for families. In addition to a private movie theatre, there will also be indoor and outdoor playgrounds as well as a games room. The best part? There are many highly-reputed schools and universities within the area so you can rest assured your children will receive a high standard of education. Occupancy is set to begin in 2022, so explore your options while there are units still available!
Wynford Green is an ambitious project that combines both residential and commercial space with multiple housing style offerings. Depending on your needs and wants you can choose between beautiful high-rise condos or spacious urban townhouses, with a floorplan size to suit your family. Moreover, this neighbourhood will have everything you could hope to have to entertain your children: a hockey arena, state-of-the-art recreation centre and 2-acre public park, as well as a walkable main street that is lined with shops and restaurants. Nestled in the Don Mills area, you will not want to miss out on this development!
If you would like to learn more about the many family friendly condos in Toronto, please be in touch with me . I would love to help you find the right home to start and grow your family.
