Brad Macdonald, Broker - The MAC Team

08/16/2026

Two bedrooms, two full bathrooms, and endless south-west views.

Suite 713 sits on the top floor at The Essential Condos, 540 Bur Oak Avenue, at McCowan in Berczy Village. The exposure is south-west, so the light comes through the afternoon and holds until the sun sets, and the outlook is open and unobstructed. A 75 square foot balcony opens off the living room. Directly above the suite are the large terrace, the BBQ area and the rooftop garden.

Here is the part that tends to surprise people. Seven storeys, a hundred and sixty-eight suites, and it carries the amenity list of a far larger building - a concierge, a fitness centre with a cedar sauna and full change rooms, a golf simulator in a room of its own, a media room, a party and event room with a full bar and catering kitchen, a meeting room, guest suites and a private parkette. What it does not carry is the crowd that usually comes with all of that. The lifts arrive when you call them, the corridors are quiet, and residents tend to know one another.

Inside the suite: 868 square feet on the builder's plan, nine foot ceilings, laminate flooring throughout, in-suite laundry, and a full four-piece bathroom for each of the two bedrooms. Owned underground parking and an owned locker are included. The maintenance fee is $595.60 a month and covers heat, water, central air, parking, common elements and building insurance.

Groceries, a pharmacy, banking, two gyms, a yoga studio and five places to eat all sit within a three hundred metre walk. Stonebridge Public School is 600 metres away, and the address is designated for Pierre Elliott Trudeau High School, sixth of 747 secondary schools in Ontario.

540 Bur Oak Ave., Suite 713
The Essential Condos · Berczy Village, Markham
$618,888 - Available now

Tony Sachdev & Brad Macdonald, Brokers
REMAX All-Stars Realty Inc., Brokerage

08/03/2026

Space where a body shop can legally operate is getting harder to find every year in the GTA.

Here's 6,626 sq ft of it. 25 Heritage Rd, Unit 11, Markham - automotive-zoned, drive-in door, second-floor office, sitting in an established auto corridor where the parts suppliers and paint shops are already your neighbours.

Landlord incentive in effect - details, floor plan and booking:

6,626 SF automotive-zoned industrial unit for lease in Markham's Heritage corridor. Drive-in door, second-floor office, minutes to Hwy 407.

08/03/2026

The market isn't slow. Some listings are.

43 Cornell Common Road sold in 14 days and closed in 31. Over asking, and the new owners had keys inside a single calendar month.

The close timeline was negotiated. The buyers wanted possession quickly and our sellers could accommodate it, so we structured the deal around it. That part isn't standard and we won't pretend it is.

The 14 days is the part that is repeatable. Prepare the home properly, price it to where the market actually is rather than where it would be flattering to price it, and market it like it deserves attention. Homes that get all three don't sit.

We've put the full case study online, including the parts most agents leave out: https://43cornellcommon.com

Congratulations to the sellers, and welcome to Cornell Village to the new family. ❤️

Listed, sold over asking, and closed in one calendar month. Here's how.

08/02/2026

The city of Markham did a fabulous job on this

Markham Operations staff put the pedal to the petal! 🌸💨🏎️

Check out the stunning IndyCar flowerbed outside Markham Civic Centre. This colourful masterpiece is helping build excitement as we count down to the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham!

Ready for race weekend?

Learn more about the races at markham.ca/Indy

07/29/2026

Very slick!

07/27/2026

Supporting the small spots that make a neighbourhood feel like one. ☕

Welcome to Downtown Markham, FIFTEENTH AVENUE. Tell them The MAC Team sent you.

07/21/2026

The thing that sold 43 Cornell Common wasn't the kitchen.

It was the walk to school and the size of the lot.

Ask buyers what they want and most will describe an interior. Watch what actually decides it in Cornell and it's the things they can't renovate in later - the school at the end of the road, the yard behind the fence, the street itself.

If you own here and you're weighing what to spend money on before you list, that's the useful part.

Sold firm Monday night. Congratulations to our sellers!

Sachdev, Broker - Re/Max All-Stars Realty Inc., Brokerage
Macdonald, Broker - The MAC Team

07/05/2026

Your rent is buying someone else a harbour view. Unit 804 at The Waterclub is an 8th floor, southeast-facing 1 bedroom plus den with a private balcony looking out over the lake - listed at $689,900. At 712 sq. ft. the layout works hard for its size: a primary bedroom with its own 4-piece ensuite, a separate 2-piece powder room for guests, a granite kitchen with a breakfast bar, and low-maintenance laminate throughout. One parking spot and one locker included.

Location is the real draw. Steps to the streetcar, a short walk to Union Station, the Financial District, Rogers Centre and Scotiabank Arena, and quick access to the Gardiner and DVP. The Harbourfront promenade, restaurants and shops are right outside.

The building has concierge, gym, indoor and outdoor pools and a party room, and maintenance covers water, heat, hydro and central air - so the monthly number you see is closer to the whole picture than most condos can claim.

Full gallery and floor plan at https://Waterclubcondos.ca - come see the view for yourself

07/02/2026

Backyard space or income potential - this Saturday you can see both!

Open houses Saturday, 2 - 4pm.

43 Cornell Common Road, Markham - $1,188,000
Cornell Village. Huge backyard - https://43CornellCommon.com

1113B Islington Avenue, Etobicoke - $1,848,000
Etobicoke. Studio apartment suite - https://1113bIslington.com

Stop by either one this weekend.

Presented by Brad Macdonald, Broker - The MAC Team and Tony Sachdev, Broker - Re/Max All-Stars Realty Inc., Brokerage

Discover The MAC Team, with over 30 years of experience. We specialize in innovative marketing strategies tailored for real estate, providing exceptional service and results for buyers and sellers alike. Your trusted partner in the real estate market.

06/30/2026

One of the largest lots in Cornell Village just came to market - and if you live here, you already know how rare that is.

43 Cornell Common Road backs the way most Cornell houses only wish they could. Reverse pie lot, facing parkland, with genuine room for a pool, a hot tub, a garden, and still space for the kids to run. The kind of yard that doesn't come up often in this pocket of original Cornell.

Inside: 3+1 bedrooms, 10-foot main floor ceilings, an updated kitchen, a finished basement with its own kitchen, and an ensuite that's been done properly. The public school is at the end of the road. Bill Hogarth is a five-minute walk. The hospital is ten minutes on foot.

The rear laneway garage also opens the door to a coach house conversion - something a few neighbours on these larger lots have already done.

Listed at $1,188,000 with offers being reviewed July 13th - priced to find the right family rather than sit on the market.

Full details, photos, and the neighbourhood breakdown are all here: https://43CornellCommon.com

Message us for details!