Semi-Detached Homes for Sale in Oshawa

Lakeview, south of the 401 between Simcoe Street South and Park Road, has block after block of 1950s and 1960s semis close to the beach and to the GO station on Bloor Street, some with a separate side entrance and a finished basement already in place. Vanier, west of downtown near the Oshawa Centre, has the same era on slightly larger lots. Donevan and Eastdale, east of Ritson Road, add 1960s and 1970s semis on the streets between King Street East and Rossland Road, usually two-storey with an attached garage rather than a shared drive. Central has a few older pairs near the core. In the north end the new semis of Kedron, Windfields and Taunton are two-storey, three-bedroom homes on narrow lots with a single garage and a builder warranty. Rural Oshawa and the hamlets have almost none.

The party wall is the first question. Ask whether there is a party wall agreement on title, whether the wall runs to the roof or stops at the attic, and whether sound carries; a visit when the neighbours are home tells you more than a listing. Mutual driveways in Lakeview and Vanier are usually governed by a registered right-of-way, so read it and confirm who plows and who parks where. In the 1950s and 1960s houses, check the wiring, the plumbing, the roof and the basement for water, and treat a finished basement suite as legal only if the permits and, near the campus, the rental licence exist. Confirm the survey, because fences and sheds on semis often straddle the line. In new north-end semis, ask for the Tarion warranty dates and the builder's deficiency list. Anything near the CN corridor or the 401 needs a rush-hour listen.