Quiet streets of 1930s and 40s homes a short walk from Bayview Avenue, and a new condo neighbourhood at Laird and Eglinton. I sell both, and the building I'm in most often right now is The Frederick at 25 Frederick Todd Way.
Leaside is one of the few Toronto neighbourhoods that was planned before it was built. Frederick Todd, the landscape architect the street at 25 Frederick Todd Way is named for, drew the town plan in 1912, and the result is still what people come for: wide, quiet residential streets, a small-town main street on Bayview Avenue, and schools within walking distance of almost every house. The housing is mostly detached and semi-detached homes from the 1930s and 1940s, many of them renovated or added onto, and that stock is why Leaside keeps its reputation through slow markets. What changed in the last few years is the east side. The Upper East Village community at Laird and Eglinton added three condo towers, and Line 5 Eglinton, open since February 2026, put Leaside and Laird stations on the doorstep. For the first time there's a real way into the neighbourhood that isn't a house.
A lot of my time in Leaside right now goes into The Frederick, the third and final tower of Upper East Village, where I lease units for owners and help tenants get in. That pays off on the sale side. I know which floors and exposures people ask for, what the lobby and amenities are like on a Saturday, and how a unit there should be priced against the rest of the building.
For the houses, I work the way I work everywhere: real comparables from your street, not the neighbourhood average, and a straight answer on price before you decide anything. Buyers, sellers, owners and renters, across Leaside and the rest of Toronto.
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Eglinton Avenue East splits the two halves in name more than in character. Both sides are the classic Leaside streets: 1930s and 40s detached and semi-detached homes, mature trees, and a short walk to Bayview. Full rebuilds and additions sit beside original houses on the same block, so two homes with the same footprint can be very different purchases.
The master-planned community at Laird and Eglinton by Camrost-Felcorp. The Frederick, 25 Frederick Todd Way, is its third and final tower: 28 storeys, first move-ins in August 2026, a seven-minute walk to Laird station. 33 Frederick Todd Way and 939 Eglinton Avenue East are the earlier addresses in the same community.
Bayview between Eglinton and Millwood is the main street: independent shops, bakeries and restaurants, the kind of strip people walk to on a Saturday. Trace Manes Park and the library sit a block east. Serena Gundy Park, Sunnybrook Park and the Don Valley trails are at the neighbourhood's edge.
Line 5 Eglinton has two stations here, Leaside at Bayview and Laird at Laird Drive. The Bayview Extension and the DVP handle the drive downtown, and the Laird Drive shopping strip covers the big errands without leaving the neighbourhood. Leaside Memorial Community Gardens is the local arena.
Not sure whether an address is Leaside or Thorncliffe Park? MLS and the City draw the line differently from the marketing. Text me the address and I'll tell you what it is, and what I think it's worth.
The houses and the condos are two different markets with two different buyers. Here's how I work each one.
Leaside houses are 80 and 90 years old, and almost every one has been opened up, added onto or rebuilt at some point. The inspection and the permit history matter more here than in a newer subdivision. The City's building permit records are public, and I read them before you offer.
A Leaside house sells on the street's recent sales, not on the neighbourhood average or on what a neighbour says they were offered. I price from the actual comparables and show them to you first. If you want to list higher, I'll list at your number and let the market answer, and we'll talk again once the first two weeks have shown what traction there is.
Most of the lease activity is in the Upper East Village towers. Here's how I help on each side.
Own a unit at The Frederick or 33 Frederick Todd Way? Your unit gets priced against the others listed in the building, not a city-wide average, then marketed on MLS and screened properly.
On MLS lease listings the landlord pays the commission, so representation costs you nothing. Units at The Frederick move quickly and I'm there often, which makes showings easy to arrange.
Rent control in Leaside. The Upper East Village towers were first occupied after November 15, 2018, so they're exempt from Ontario's annual rent increase guideline, though a landlord still needs 90 days' written notice and can raise the rent once every 12 months. Most of Leaside's older rentals are covered. Look up any address in seconds.
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For Lease$3,150/moThorncliffe Park, Toronto
For Lease$3,100/moLeaside, Toronto
For Lease$2,695/moThorncliffe Park, Toronto
For Lease$2,500/moLeaside, Toronto
For Lease$3,600/moThorncliffe Park, Toronto
For Lease$2,800/moLeaside, Toronto
Both, depending on who draws the map. It's marketed as Leaside and sits at Laird and Eglinton, but MLS files it under Thorncliffe Park (TRREB district C11) and it falls inside the City of Toronto's Thorncliffe Park neighbourhood boundary. For a buyer or a tenant that changes nothing about the walk to Laird station or Bayview Avenue. For a seller it matters when the comparables get pulled, because a search by neighbourhood name can miss the building.
The Frederick is the third and final tower of Upper East Village, the Camrost-Felcorp community at Laird Drive and Eglinton Avenue East, at 25 Frederick Todd Way. It's 28 storeys, first move-ins were in August 2026, and Laird station on Line 5 Eglinton is about a seven-minute walk. The building page on this site has the units available right now, asking rents by unit type and the rent-control status.
No. Units first occupied for residential use after November 15, 2018 are exempt from Ontario's annual rent increase guideline, and the Upper East Village towers all fall after that date. A landlord there still needs 90 days' written notice on the proper form and can raise the rent only once every 12 months. Most of Leaside's older rentals are covered by the guideline. The rent control checker on this site looks up any address.
Both. I sell houses and condos across Toronto and the GTA, and I lease units for owners too. The leasing at The Frederick keeps me in Leaside every week, which helps when a client is buying or selling here: I know the building, the walk to Laird station and what people ask about before they commit. Text me the address and I'll tell you what I think it's worth.
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