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Royal Heights, a fifteen storey tower of pale stone with a column of blue glass balconies, seen from the street

The pool is downstairs. The heat is in the rent.

An independent 55+ rental community at 30 Adelaide Avenue East in Oshawa, with one bedroom, one bedroom plus den and two bedroom suites from $2,500 a month, utilities included.

Oshawa

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Rent from, utilities in
$2,500
Square feet, many layouts
631 to 1,017
Independent living
55+
Walk to the hospital
7 min

How Royal Heights can help

  • Independent 55+ living, not a retirement home
  • One bedroom, one bedroom plus den and two bedroom suites
  • Heat, hydro, water and air conditioning in the rent
  • A heated saltwater pool, a fitness room and a private theatre
  • Private tours, booked by phone or on their site

A tower for people who are done with the eavestroughs.

You know the Saturday. The leaves are down, the eavestroughs are full, and the house you bought for a family of five is quietly asking for a ladder. Royal Heights is for the people who looked at the ladder and decided the weekend could go to something else.

It is a fifteen storey tower at 30 Adelaide Avenue East in Oshawa, and it is a rental, which changes the sums. There is no purchase price to find and no condo fee to budget for. There is a monthly rent, and it already includes heat, hydro, water and air conditioning. Parking and a storage locker cost extra. That is the whole of it.

Be clear about what it is not. It is not a retirement home and it is not assisted living. Royal Heights says so first, on its own FAQ: residents are independent, and anyone who needs personal care or support arranges it themselves. What you get is a private suite, a balcony of your own, and a building that deals with everything outside the door.

Then there is the part that makes people stay. A heated saltwater pool. A fitness room with programs the tenants run themselves. A private theatre you can book for a movie with family and friends. A salon and spa, a library, a party room, billiards, darts, cards and a room kept for puzzles. Garden beds for residents. And neighbours who are constantly getting together for cards, the game, potlucks and a sing and a dance. Use all of it or none of it. The website is firm that nothing is mandatory and your days are yours.

“This isn’t retirement. It’s your next chapter.”

The line across the front of royalheights.ca.
The upper floors of Royal Heights from the street, a column of blue glass balconies climbing a pale stone face
Based in
Oshawa
Serving
Durham Region
Good to know
  • An independent 55+ rental, not a retirement home
  • Heat, hydro, water and air conditioning in the rent
  • Geothermal heating and cooling

Three kinds of suite, in more layouts than that.

There are more layouts than these three, and floor areas vary from suite to suite. The one bedroom and the one bedroom plus den run larger than the figures shown, and some two bedrooms reach about 1,017 square feet. The bars show each kind’s starting size to scale, and the rent beside it is the starting price.

  • One bedroom

    1 bed · 1 bath

    From $2,500 a month

    Floor area 631+ sq ft

    The way in. One bedroom, one bathroom, a full kitchen, in-suite laundry and a private walkout balcony. Their pitch is simplifying without giving anything up.

  • One bedroom plus den

    1 bed and den · 1 bath

    From $2,650 a month

    Floor area 716+ sq ft

    The den is the swing room. They suggest a home office, a reading room, a hobby space or a place for a guest.

  • Two bedroom

    2 bed · 2 bath

    From $3,500 a month

    Floor area 1,014 to 1,017 sq ft

    The room to host. Two bedrooms and two bathrooms, with space, in their words, to entertain family and friends or make room for a hobby.

Rents are Royal Heights’ starting prices as of 7 October 2026. Floor areas are approximate, and the rent for a particular suite depends on its layout.

What is in the suites

  • Open concept layouts with large windows to let the sun in
  • Quartz countertops in the kitchen and the washrooms, in every suite
  • Stainless steel appliances in every suite (fridge, stove and microwave), and a dishwasher in some
  • Window coverings come with the suite
  • A stacked washer and dryer in the suite
  • Geothermal heating and cooling, with climate control you set yourself
  • A private walkout balcony with full height privacy screens and a power outlet
  • Walk-in shower or tub options, grab bars and seat height toilets
  • Storage focused vanities and an accessibility minded layout

What the rent covers, and what it does not.

In the rent

  • Heat
  • Water
  • Hydro
  • Air conditioning
  • Window coverings
  • Access to the saltwater pool, the private theatre, the fitness room and the other amenities

Costs extra

  • Underground parking
  • A storage locker
  • TV and internet, which Rogers or Bell can install
  • Any personal care or support you arrange yourself

Visitor parking is available for guests. Ask the team what parking and a locker cost today.

In the building

  • A heated saltwater pool

    Heated, saltwater and indoors, so a swim is an elevator ride and not a drive.

  • A fitness room

    The fitness programs are tenant led, so what is on the schedule is what your neighbours are running. Ask which are on and when.

  • A private theatre

    Book it and watch a movie with family and friends.

  • A salon and spa

    On site, according to their amenities list. Ask which services are offered and what they cost.

  • Cards, billiards, darts and puzzles

    A games area for cards, billiards and darts, and a room set aside for jigsaws.

  • The neighbours

    Active, and constantly getting together: cards, the game, potlucks, and a sing and a dance.

  • Library, party room and garden beds

    A library for the quiet half of the day, a party and conference room for the loud half, and garden beds for residents who miss the yard but not the lawn.

  • Security and parking

    Key fob access to the building and to the underground parking, 24 hour surveillance throughout and a sprinkler system. The parking costs extra.

Open house

Fall into Royal Heights, Sunday October 18 at 11 a.m.

Tours, food and a first look around, as listed on their Community page. Prefer a quieter visit? They book private tours too.

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A hospital, a mansion and a peony garden, all inside a fifteen minute walk.

Oshawa grew by ten percent between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, to 175,383 people, and about 29,000 of them were 65 or older. The address is close to what matters on a bad day and to a good deal that matters on a good one.

  • 7 min

    Lakeridge Health Oshawa

    At 1 Hospital Court, with an emergency department that is open around the clock. It is the first thing a lot of families ask about, so it goes first.

  • 7 min

    Parkwood National Historic Site

    Their location page gives this walk to the Tea House at Parkwood. The estate is R.S. McLaughlin’s: a 55 room house finished in 1917, formal gardens and greenhouses, a national historic site since 1989, and a favourite film set (X-Men and Chicago were both shot here). The house offers tours through the year. The Tea House is seasonal, so check its dates.

  • 15 min

    Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens

    At 155 Arena Street and free to enter, with a peony collection of more than 300 varieties that peaks in June and ranks among the largest in North America. The paved Oshawa Creek path starts at Adelaide Avenue and runs about seven kilometres to Lake Ontario, with no road crossings.

  • 10 min

    The groceries

    No Frills is the nearest, a 10 minute walk. Bulk Barn is 11 and Costco 12 on foot, or three minutes by car. FreshCo, Metro and Farm Boy are 7 to 10 minutes by car.

  • 13 min

    Oshawa Golf and Curling Club

    A private club, chartered in 1906, with a course Stanley Thompson reworked in 1929. You may never join, but it is a lot of green to have next door.

Walk and drive times are Royal Heights’ own, from their Location page. The notes are ours.

Questions worth asking on the tour

Answered from their own published pages and the sources below. Anything not covered here is a question for them, not for us.

Is it a retirement home?

No. They describe it as an independent 55+ rental community, not a retirement home and not assisted living. Residents are expected to be independent, and anyone who needs personal care or support arranges it themselves. If your needs might change, ask how other residents have handled it.

How old do I have to be?

Fifty-five or better. They send eligibility questions to the team, so if only one of you qualifies, ask before you fall for a suite.

What does the rent include?

Heat, water, hydro, air conditioning and window coverings, plus access to the saltwater pool, the private theatre, the fitness room and the other amenities. Parking and storage lockers cost extra, and Rogers or Bell can install TV and internet. Ask the team what those cost today.

What will it actually cost?

Starting rents are $2,500 for the one bedroom, $2,650 for the one bedroom plus den and $3,500 for the two bedroom, with heat, hydro, water and air conditioning included. Parking and a locker cost extra. The rent for a particular suite depends on its layout, so call or book a tour for current availability.

How do rent increases work?

An increase is not mandatory, and Royal Heights says management may choose to skip one, as it has in the past. For reference, Ontario’s guideline for 2026 is 2.1 percent, with 90 days’ written notice and at least twelve months between increases, though it does not apply to units first occupied for residential purposes after 15 November 2018. Ask whether it covers your suite.

Can I bring a pet?

Many residents have one, and their site says policies vary. Ask the team for the current rules and any requirements.

Can I leave for a few months?

Yes. They list travel as one of the points of a low maintenance home. For extended absences, follow the building’s procedures and tell management when required.

How do the application, the deposit and the lease work?

You apply for a suite. If you are accepted, you pay a deposit of first and last month’s rent and sign a one year lease, which then goes month to month. The deposit is applied to your last month’s rent.

Say hello to Royal Heights

Tours are booked ahead, by phone or on their site. Second line: 905-429-2351. Questions about a suite, the rent or a tour go straight to Royal Heights, by phone or through the form on their site. Nobody at HelloGTA sits in the middle.

Sources

Where the facts on this page came from, so you can check them.

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Royal Heights is a HelloGTA advertiser, and this is its paid featured profile. The facts were compiled from royalheights.ca and the public sources listed above, and updated with details from Royal Heights on 7 October 2026. The photographs are theirs. Rents are their starting prices and they move, so ask for the number for the suite you want.