Grandview Palace formerly North Bay Landing
AVERAGE RATING
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25%
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BE SURE TO WEIGH THE PROS AND CONS...
From: -Anonymous-Date posted: 8/28/2002
Years at this apartment: 1998 - 2002
I HAVE LIVED IN THIS BUILDING FOR 4 YEARS. INITIALLY, I WAS IMPRESSED WITH MY VIEW, AND DIDN?T MIND THE PRICE...WHICH SEEMED REASONABLE AT THE TIME ($1150.00 FOR 2 BEDROOM). HOWEVER, BE CAREFUL....THEY WILL RAISE YOUR RENT DRASTICALLY YEAR BY YEAR. THIS YEAR THEY RAISED MINE BY $140.00 WHICH SEEMS UNREASONABLE FOR WHAT IS BASICALLY A SHOEBOX WITH A NICE VIEW...(IT IS NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE FOR ONE TO GET RENTER?S INSURANCE FOR A BAYVIEW APT., SINCE THEY DON?T HAVE SHUTTERS). AND, UNLESS YOU PLAN ON LIVING ON YOUR BALCONY, THERE IS NO VALUE THERE. ANYWAYS, AFTER THE FIRST MONTH, YOU DON'T EVEN PAY ATTENTION TO THE VIEW, UNLESS A HURRICANE IS CHARGING YOUR WAY. FOR A SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER PRICE YOU CAN GET MUCH MORE SQUARE FOOTAGE (I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS HEAVILY). ANOTHER PERSONAL OBSERVATION: LONGTIME RESIDENTS SEEM NOT TO BE VALUED, AS DEMONSTRATED BY THE UNREASONABLE RENT INCREASES, AND THIS MIGHT BE WHY THERE IS SUCH TURNOVER IN THIS BUILDING. ON MY FLOOR ALONE, I HAVE HAD 9 NEIGHBORS TO MY RIGHT, AND JUST AS MANY ON MY LEFT WITHIN THE SPAN OF 4 YEARS. THE TURNOVER, WHICH IS INCREDIBLE,IS A SIGN OF UNHAPPY RESIDENTS.
THE POOL AREA IS NICE, BUT THERE IS NO LIFEGUARD, AND THE KIDS ARE LEFT TO RUN RAMPANT AND UNCHECKED IN THE AREA, SO SKIP THE AGGRAVATION OF THE POOL AREA. AND DON?T LET THE TOUTING OF "FOUR HIGH SPEED ELEVATORS" LURE YOU IN. I HAVE RARELY SEEN MORE THAN TWO WORKING AT ANY GIVEN TIME.
IF I COULD STOMACH THE AGGRAVATION OF MOVING, I WOULD BE OUT OF THERE A.S.A.P. THIS IS DEFINITELY MY LAST YEAR IN THE COMPLEX SINCE WHO KNOWS WHAT AMOUNT THEY WILL WANT TO RAISE MY RENT TO NEXT YEAR!
ALSO, CONSIDER THE DRAWBRIDGES WHICH ALWAYS SEEM TO GO UP DURING RUSH HOUR OR WHENEVER ONE IS RUNNING LATE...NO JOKE! AND ALL BECAUSE ONE PLEASUREBOATER NEEDS TO PUTTER OUT FOR A DAY OF RECREATION. IT IS TOTALLY INFURIATING!
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