innsertnamehere
Superstar
that would also be a great way to earn life long enemies for neighbors.
I won't be here long enough to make it worth starting such an endeavor. I don't have complaints, per se, but aside from very good access to the 403, I'm not "at home" with this particular location. I think other parts of MCC will end up with a far more walkable, neighborhood feel.Since you are on a high floor, you should grab some skyline panorama view and watch the view change over the next few decades. Should take shots every 3-5 years.
Living here, I can't tell you how many morons don't know how to use the roundabout (both buildings enter through the right most garage door in that pic).
They'll come out of the garage and hang a left to go straight toward that guardhouse/exit and just yesterday, someone entering the property did the same thing after passing the guardhouse - going left against the circle to go towards the other 3 building where that picture was taken from. Hand gestures between him and drivers coming the other way were funny, as it was temporarily impassible due to a catering van also being parked to one side.
They've put up "one way" signs and "no left turn" signs, but about 1/3 of drivers still exit the parking garage and go the wrong way.
The elevators are fast, it's just that people have a habit of impatiently hitting both buttons and forcing stops on floors that are not needed. I've never been in a building where more phantom stops are made than 50 Absolute.
Further - since the strike - there has been little to no service being done and the elevator doors themselves are much nosier than they need to be. The tracks are not properly leveled and the doors vibrate and/or squeak in a way that <2 year old elevators should not. They are very simple maintenance concerns that could be handled in a day if they would call someone in for service. I wonder if the touchscreen install crew are from OTIS or elsewhere...
A further concern I have is the poor wayfinding signage. Lots of things were overlooked - like which banks of elevators service which sets of floors, or even the elevator numbers - and pieces of paper taped to the marble walls now do the job. I've actually gone into the management offices of both 50 and 60 and offered to help with this (I have a background in the sign biz) but got zero response.
In this picture, you can see another flaw in the design with respect to the guardhouse. Once you have more than 2 cars waiting to speak to security, none of the residents can get by on the right side to pass through the gate (the lowest gate closest to the building is fob activated. Many nights there is a cue that winds out onto the road of people waiting to get in. You can also enter between buildings 80 and 90, but it shouldn't have to get to that. The entry way is just too narrow for access to 5 highrises (+townhomes).
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While that may be part of the problem, there is clearly something else wrong. Why else would people feel the need to press both buttons in the first place? I've never encountered this in any apartment or office building i've been in - let alone one thats brand new. Also, while I have experienced the "phantom" stops I haven't encountered them enough for me think that that this was the main problem.
As for the elevator strike, I seem to recall the elevators being slow well before they went on strike. I do agree with you on the signs though. They need something a little more permanent (and aesthetically pleasing) than those 8x11 sheets of paper.
Now if only they installed touchscreens in the elevator lobbies so that we would have something to read while we wait!
The retail units were purchased, just like the condos, and are now available for lease. I haven't looked into what they're asking, but my hunch is that they bought with the same kind of speculatory mindset that a lot of the units sold for and are now simply too expensive for the kind of tenants that are inquiring.Does anyone have a clue as to why the retail is still empty?
I've seen that happen too, and might be another explanation as to why they seem so delayed some times. There could be 4 people waiting for an up elevator from parking and then some self serving douchebag resets the elevator on ground - after pressing down - so that he can take the elevator upwards instead.Another problem with these elevators is that there is a reset tab at the very top of the door as you enter the elevator. I catch people hitting it all the time and give them shit immediately.