Six acres, kept properly.
Gardens, pathways, specimen trees, outdoor dining and a 1911 house, all inside a single gated entrance off Dixie Road.
Gentle pathways lead to garden retreats featuring specimen flora, fauna and many matured trees on six acres of beautiful property.
Land is the part of a condominium that cannot be added later. Fairways was registered in 1979 on a six-acre parcel and has never been subdivided, which is why the property still carries lawn, borders, pathways and mature canopy on a scale that new construction in the Greater Toronto Area simply does not attempt.
Landscaping, snow clearing and grounds maintenance are covered by the monthly maintenance fee.
One gate, one drive.
The property is entered through a single controlled gatehouse, managed by security around the clock. Past the gate the drive curves through planting beds and mature trees before the towers come into view.
The stone entrance wall carries the Fairways name in carved script, the same mark the community has used since the building opened.
Planted, not landscaped.
The beds are seasonal and deep, and they are maintained as gardens rather than as groundcover. Pathways connect the pool deck, the courts and the lawn, and benches, pergolas and a rock water feature are set along the way.
Outdoor dining areas, barbecues and a gazebo sit on the open lawn beyond the courts.
The house that was here first.
Built in 1911 and standing on the same six acres as the towers, McMaster House is the surviving residence of the estate landscape that preceded the condominium. It is used for functions and private gatherings for residents of 1400 Dixie Road and their guests.
There is no equivalent to it in a contemporary building, and it is the single clearest expression of what Fairways is: a modern tower that inherited a much older piece of ground.
McMaster House, built 1911.
Golf on two sides. The lake at the end of the street.
Fairways sits directly against two golf courses. The fairways run up to the treeline at the edge of the property, which is where the building takes its name, and it is the reason the western outlook from the tower is green rather than built.
Lake Ontario is moments away, and the Waterfront Trail is roughly a ten minute walk. Etobicoke Valley Park, Ron Searle Park and Westleigh Crescent Parkette are all within a short walk of the gate.
The adjacent courses are independent private clubs. Proximity does not confer membership or playing privileges.
Come and see the grounds in person.
The property reads very differently on foot than it does in photographs. The management office can answer questions about the community, the amenities and the grounds.