High-Rise Condo

University City 3 Towers

by Chestnut Hill Developments

1435 Celebration Drive, Pickering, ON L1W 0C4

Year Built

2024

Total Units

359

Storeys

Neighbourhood in Pickering

Bay Ridges

suburban family-friendly community-focused

Bay Ridges is a neighbourhood in Pickering, Ontario. It offers a mix of residential homes and local amenities.

Median home price: $649,000 Median rent price: $2,450 Close to transit options

Day to dayLivability

5.2

Schools near listings

out of 10 · averaged over 2,186 past and present listings

Fraser Institute ratings within 2 km of each listing, closer schools weighted more

Each score is an average over this area's own listings and is shown only where at least 5 of them carry one. Scores are reported by listing agents, not measured by HOMEH.

What it costsAffordability

Median asking price

$649,000

28% below Pickering 9% below Ontario

In Bay Ridges

$649,000

In Pickering

$899,900

In Ontario

$709,900

Median monthly rent

$2,450/mo

2% above Pickering 2% below Ontario

In Bay Ridges

$2,450

In Pickering

$2,400

In Ontario

$2,500

≈ 22.1 years

Of rent to match the purchase price

On the marketMarket snapshot

For sale

Median $649,000

Condos 27 · Houses 22

For rent

Median $2,450

Recently sold

Recently leased

Market data as of 2026-10-25. Sold and leased figures are neighbourhood medians over the last 12 months, published only where at least 5 homes closed — never a single sale.

The honest readPros & cons

What people love

Family-friendly environment
Good access to schools
Affordable compared to city median
Strong community vibe

Keep in mind

Limited grocery options
Higher unemployment rate

The feel of the placeLifestyle

Residents enjoy a suburban lifestyle with parks and schools. Daily life is quiet and family-oriented.

Great for families first-time buyers commuters

Within the boundaryWhat's nearby

The boundary

4.3 km²

Every count and every census figure on this page was measured inside this line — not within a circle drawn around a centre point.

Parks

Playgrounds

Transit stations

Restaurants

Cafés

Gyms

Pharmacies

Counted across all 4.3 km² of Bay Ridges. From OpenStreetMap, as of 2026-10-26.

The schoolsWhich schools, and how they rate

4.6/10

Average rating of the 2 rated schools in this area

Elementary

Biidaasige Mandamin Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Durham DSB
5.3/105.4 over 5 yrs
2,037th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
380 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Bayview Heights Public School
Public · Grades JK–8 · Durham DSB
3.8/104.5 over 5 yrs
2,642nd of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
455 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Grove Secondary School (Elementary)
Public · Grades JK–8 · Durham DSB
Not rated

Ontario Ministry of Education school registry; ratings from the Fraser Institute report card. These are the schools that stand inside Bay Ridges, not a catchment — most Ontario boards do not publish attendance boundaries, and we will not draw a line we cannot source. Confirm enrolment with the school board before you buy.

The peopleWho lives here

8,213

Population (2021)

2.9 km²

Area

2,819

People per km²

41.8

Median age

$94,389

Median income

72%

Own their home

2.4

People per household

3,475

Households

Every age

Children (under 15)13.8%
Working age (15–64)67.1%
Seniors (65+)19.1%

What is built here

Detached houses35.7%
Semi-detached11%
Townhouses15.1%
Duplexes9.2%
Low-rise apartments6.9%
High-rise apartments23.1%

Own or rent

72%Owners

28%Renters

Across 3,475 households

When it was built

Mostly 1961–1980

1960 or earlier13%
1961–198049%
1981–19907%
1991–20003%
2001–20053%
2006–20104%
2011–20158%
2016–202113%

Share of occupied homes, by the era they were built in. Bars are drawn against the busiest era, not against each other, because the eras are not the same length. The eight shares are unlikely to total exactly 100: Statistics Canada rounds each era's count to the nearest 5 before publishing it, so we print what the census reports rather than adjusting a figure to make the column add up.

27.9%
Born outside Canada: 25.2%
Hold a degree or higher: 56.8%
Employment rate: 6.4%
Commute by transit: 85.1%
Commute by car: 1.6
Children per family: $81,102
Median income after tax: $108,053
Average household income: 8.3%
Living on a low income: $1,627/mo
Renters pay, per month: $1,620/mo
Owners pay, per month: $740,596
Median home value at census: 26.9%
Renters spending 30%+ of income on housing: 23.8%
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing

Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021. Added up from 13 census areas inside the boundary. Medians and rates are a population-weighted average of dissemination-area figures.

Sources: HOMEH listings, Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021, OpenStreetMap, HOMEH school registry