72 Steeles Avenue W UNIT 5
Crestwood-Springfarm-Yorkhill, Vaughan, L4J 1A1
$129,000
Reduced $40,000 from $169,000
Listed 134 days ago · MLS® N13414794
About this home
Rare opportunity to acquire a beautifully established, turnkey dessert café situated at the premier intersection of Yonge Street and Steeles Avenue in Thornhill. Located in a high-exposure retail plaza, this business boasts exceptional visibility and prominent signage facing Steeles Avenue, drawing heavy pedestrian and vehicular traffic daily. The thoughtfully designed space features extensive leasehold improvements, renovation and premium commercial equipment, representing a significant capital investment that ensures a smooth transition for the incoming owner. Ample on-site parking further enhances convenience for both staff and a customer base. This fully operational business offers a lease with 2 years remaining plus a 5-year renewal option. The highly competitive gross rent is $3,790.45 per month, which includes TMI and HST. The purchase price includes all existing equipment, renovations, and leasehold improvements, Ex: one cake display case. An ideal, takeover opportunity for independent entrepreneurs, owner-operators, or established dessert chains looking to expand into a thriving, high-density market.
Details
- Type
- Sale Of Business
- Garage
- None
- Neighbourhood
- Crestwood-Springfarm-Yorkhill
- Municipality
- Vaughan
Heating, cooling and services
- Heating
- Gas Forced Air Open
- Air conditioning
- Yes
Building and exterior
- Building area
- 1,050 Square Feet
More
- Possession
- FLEX
- Cross street
- yonge & steeles
- Business type
- Cafe
Location
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The neighbourhood
Getting around Very walkable
- 🚇 Finch Subway1.9 km
- 🚆 Old Cummer GO4.1 km
Within a 10-minute walk: 9 grocery stores, 51 cafés and restaurants, 3 parks, 4 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Tindahan (100 m). Nearest park: Sir Robert Watson-Watt Parkette (550 m).
Schools nearby
Elementary
- St. Paschal Baylon Catholic School Catholic
EQAO: Gr 6 reading 95%, math 52%15 min walk - Lillian Public School
EQAO: Gr 3 reading 71%, math 60%15 min walk - Henderson Avenue Public School
EQAO: Gr 6 reading 91%, math 84%1.3 km - Pleasant Public School
EQAO: Gr 6 reading 88%, math 44%1.3 km
Secondary
- Newtonbrook Secondary School
EQAO: Gr 9 math 39%, literacy test 98%8 min walk - Drewry Secondary School19 min walk
- École secondaire catholique Monseigneur-de-Charbonnel French1.3 km
EQAO: share of students meeting the provincial standard (2024–25). Ontario average: Gr 6 reading 86%, math 51%; Gr 9 math 55%; literacy test 83%.
Closest schools, not school zones. Check which school serves this address with the school board before relying on it.
Who lives here postal area L4J
- Owners / renters
- 85% / 15%
- Median household income
- $115,000
- Average age
- 44
- Children under 15
- 15%
- Homes
- 56% detached, 26% high-rise
- Commute by transit
- 10%
- Population
- 75,120
Languages spoken most at home besides English: Russian 8.2%, Mandarin 4.1%, Korean 3%, Iranian Persian 2.6%.
Flood and conservation No mapped hazard
Not inside a mapped flood plain or regulated area.
Screening maps only. Ask the conservation authority for a property inquiry before relying on this.
Safety
Crime Severity Index for York Region police: 50 vs 57 for Ontario (2025).
Police-reported figures for the whole police service area, not this street. Rates use the area’s resident population.
Development nearby 14 active
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7 NIPIGON AVE · 250 mSite Plan · OMB Appeal · applied 2023The applicants have submitted a development proposal for 7 - 17 Nipigon Avenue (the 'subject lands'), generally located east of Yonge Street, south of Steeles…Application details
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7 NIPIGON AVE · 250 mOfficial Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Appeal Received · applied 2023An Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment application has been made for 7 - 17 Nipigon Avenue (the "subject lands"), generally located east of…Application details
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26 NIPIGON AVE · 300 mSite Plan · Appeal Received · applied 2023The applicants have submitted a site plan application for 26-34 Nipigon Avenue (the 'subject lands'), generally located east of Yonge Street, south of Steeles…Application details
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26 NIPIGON AVE · 300 mOfficial Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Appeal Received · applied 2023The applicants have submitted a development proposal for 26-34 Nipigon Avenue (the 'subject lands'), generally located east of Yonge Street, south of Steeles…Application details
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7 STEELES AVE E · 200 mOfficial Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Appeal Received · applied 2023An application for an Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment has been made for 7-15 Steeles Avenue East, generally located at the south-east corner of the…Application details
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5 TANGREEN CRT · 350 mOfficial Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2023Proposed redevelopment of the subject site with 7 new mixed use towers ranging from 25 to 55 storey's.Application details
12 more within 500 m.
Rezoning, site plan, subdivision and condominium applications filed with the city.
Distances are approximate. Places © OpenStreetMap contributors. Neighbourhood figures: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census. School results: EQAO via Ontario Data Catalogue (Open Government Licence – Ontario). Crime Severity Index: Statistics Canada. Planning applications: City of Toronto open data.
Living here
Commute
To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 17 km. Transit times · Driving times
Noise Nothing major nearby
No highway within 500 m, rail line within 300 m, or airport flight path nearby.
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Internet High-speed
50/10 Mbps or faster available here by cable, fibre or DSL (the federal high-speed target).
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