Townhouses for Sale in Oshawa

Windfields sets the tone. On the former Windfields Farm lands between Simcoe Street North and Thornton Road, builders have delivered rows of two- and three-storey freehold towns, stacked units and back-to-backs, most within a walk of the campus, and later phases are still registering. Kedron, east of Simcoe along Conlin Road, and the Taunton community along Harmony Road follow the same pattern with slightly older homes. Northglen, near Thornton Road and Taunton, has 2000s freehold rows. Between Rossland and Taunton, Samac has 1990s towns and Centennial has the larger 1970s condominium complexes off Adelaide Avenue and Wilson Road. Eastdale and Donevan hold condo rows from the same era near Harmony Road and King Street East. Central and O'Neill have a few infill projects close to downtown, and Lakeview's rows near Simcoe Street South are among the closest to the beach and to the GO station on Bloor Street.

A condominium townhouse in Oshawa comes with a status certificate, and you should make the purchase conditional on reviewing it. Look at the reserve fund study, the age of the roofs and driveways the corporation will eventually replace, any special assessment or litigation, and the rules on rentals, pets and parking. A 1970s complex with a healthy reserve is a far better buy than a newer one whose fees are about to jump. Freehold rows with a common-element fee have a smaller certificate covering the lane, the visitor parking and sometimes the mailboxes. Pure freehold rows have none, so the survey and the registered easements do the talking about the party wall and drainage. Near the campus, ask whether the row has licensed rental units and how many; that affects parking and turnover. In every case, walk the row on a weekday evening for parking pressure, and make sure any basement finish or rear deck carried a permit.