The “Education Gap” is the primary driver here. With the massive expansion of U of T Scarborough and a severe lack of dedicated student housing, luxury mid-rises like Highland Commons serve a high-income demographic of international students, faculty, and medical staff from the nearby Scarborough Health Network. Factor in the Eglinton East LRT planning and the transition toward all-day GO service, and you have a recipe for superior capital gains compared to the saturated downtown core.