Licensed Child Care Centre
First Steps Child Care
1990 Whites Road, Pickering
0.4 km
Full day · Half day · Before & after school
Operator: First Steps Child Care Services (Durham)
Licence #13867·Child Care Centre
$799,900
1543 Otonabee Drive, Pickering, ON L1V 6T6
Amberlea
33 Bedrooms
33 Bathrooms
1,500–2,000 ft²1,500–2,000 ft²
- Link
- 24.63 × 104.77 ft lot
- 2 parking
- Attached garage
- Highbush Public School catchment
Listed by RE/MAX ROUGE RIVER REALTY LTD.
Assigned school
74% EQAO
Highbush Public School
Childcare
6 centres
0.4 km closest
Area profile
Nearly all owners
$155k median
Small-area Census counts are randomly rounded by Statistics Canada.
Explore this address →Property Information
Property TypeLink
Lot Size24.63 × 104.77 ft
BasementUnfinished
Parking2 parking spaces · Private
Parking2 parking spaces · Private · Attached
GarageAttached
Property taxes$5,991/yr (2026)
Days on Market12 Days
Listed DateSep 23, 2026
Updated DateOct 3, 2026
MLS® NumberE13817264
Data SourcePropTx (MLS®)
CommunityAmberlea
MunicipalityPickering
School Catchments
Specialized program boundaries (2)
This address also falls inside these program boundaries. Placement in a specialized or French-language program is by school board application and eligibility — not by address.
School boundaries and eligibility may change. Confirm school eligibility directly with the school board.
All Pickering school catchments →Monthly Cost
Description
Welcome to 1543 Otonabee Drive - This bright and spacious 1,601 sq ft linked home, well cared for by its original owner, it offers the perfect blend of comfort and functionality in one of Pickering's most sought-after family neighbourhoods. The main floor features a welcoming living and dining room combination, along with a kitchen complete with a breakfast area and walkout to a private backyard patio - ideal for morning coffee or weekend entertaining. Upstairs, you'll find 3 generously sized bedrooms and a cozy family room warmed by a gas fireplace, perfect for relaxing evenings. With 3 bathrooms in total, this home comfortably accommodates busy family life, plus a rough in for an additional bathroom in the basement. Important updates include furnace and central air in 2025. Location is everything, walking distance to both primary and secondary schools, shops, restaurants, and parks. Nature lovers will appreciate being just steps from Altona Forest, a stunning conservation area with scenic walking trails right at your doorstep!
Listing History
Event
Date
Price
Price Changed
Sep 30, 2026
$799,900
Listed
Sep 23, 2026
$825,000
Shows activity for this MLS® listing. Prior listings and sold records appear when available.
Location
Licensed Childcare Nearby
6 licensed centres nearby · closest 409 m
Source: Ontario Ministry of Education licensed childcare data · Open Government Licence – Ontario · Last updated May 31, 2026
Area Checks
About 175 m from a hydro transmission corridor
Check title for a hydro right-of-way or easement; provincial line mapping is approximate.
Source: Ontario GeoHub — Utility Line (hydro transmission) · as of Sep 2026
Also checked, nothing flagged at this location: flood hazard mapping, conservation-regulated areas, provincially significant wetlands, the Greenbelt, the Oak Ridges Moraine, the Niagara Escarpment plan, areas of natural and scientific interest, rail corridors.
Screened against public government mapping at this home’s location — simplified boundaries, not a survey, an appraisal or a legal determination. Confirm anything that matters with the authority named.
About Amberlea
View Amberlea on Market →Area profile
Mostly owner-occupied: nearly all households own and very few rent; median household income is $155,000; 80% of households have children.
- Nearly all
- Own their home
- Very few
- Rent
- $155,000
- Median household income
- 3.4
- Avg. household size
- 80%
- Households with kids
- 40
- Median age
More about this area
- 35%
- University degree
- 38%
- Newcomers (immigrants)
Age profile671 residents
Under 2023%
20–3424%
35–6444%
65+9%
StatCan 2021 Census · the dissemination area around this home (DA 35180510). Values are randomly rounded by Statistics Canada for privacy.
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