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lisiwahl

Resident 2010

11/26/2010

Comments Waters Edge has the worst management imaginable: (1) the elevator (one of two for a 16 floor building) is always breaking down, I'd say, on a weekly basis on average, producing absolute terror among residents and guests when it won't open up its doors, or does so in between floors, or simply goes from one floor to another arbitrarily, never opening the door. You pull on the alarm bell and no help will come. The only option left is calling the fire squad, which is a great way to squander limited resources. (2) before you move in, you are asked to choose from one of three communications companies the buildings are set up for, to insure your apartment will be ready for immediate connection of your cable, internet and phone services. This was a lie and left me without an income for three weeks, during which I was unable to carry out my work as phone interpreter. (3) the entrance lobby, elevators and halls along each floor are not kept up clean and the roof in each of these places is falling apart as well in different places. (4) security services are offered but, in case of emergency, there is NO SECURITY anywhere to be found; the administration will suggest one go out and look for it from floor to floor in each of the buildings belonging to Waters Edge, which IN AN EMERGENCY, by definition, cannot be done. I once had people on my roof with firewood, ready to set it up but found nobody to take care of this until nearly a month later, when the administrator happened to see what I had been talking about by accident. (5) The two ladies who do the actual rentals and the two maintenance men who help fix things are wonderful people, but powerless in the light of those responsible of management. (6) the building is supposed to have a pool and exercise machines. The first was closed down early in the summer by the health department and never reopened. This also stopped access to the exercise machines. (7) people are allowed to have pets in the building, however, the stench of urine they leave behind in the elevator and, in particular, around the four flower pots by the entrance to the building are beyond the imaginable. (8) the administrator will make up charges, harass you about these and then threaten with getting you out if payment is not made (or, could I be the one and only privileged with this deference for having brought time and again problems with the building??). I have been coerced into making one such illegitimate payment. (9) if a repair is required, it will take 2 to 3 months to have it done, and only if and when one pursues the manager to this end non-stop. (10) all that is stated here is of common knowledge within my building at 370 Ocean Avenue, Revere, MA 02151. Posted by lifeisgood

    Review 47 out of 82

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