XXIV/VII
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I found the waterfalls in the stairwells quite charming when I first moved in.
A posting by G.L. on blogto.com
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I live in the Spire and bought my unit from plans. I moved into the building September. That's when all the problems started. One elevator has not worked for 3 months (yes, that's right 3 months!!) There are only 3 elevators servicing 45 floors, so if the other elevator is in use (or not working, which was the case for about a week) only ONE ELEVATOR is available for 45 floors!!!
The units are drafty and cold in winter (it's all glass remember). They're badly designed (the air vents blow right on you in the living rooms and bedrooms), the bathrooms didn't take into account that there should be space allocated for towel racks. The heating/air conditioner units were not working in many units and the management had to send around flyers with instructions on how to fix the problem, the air vents in the hallways are incredibly loud, there is such a strong current from the hallways that if I leave my unit door open for a moment, it slams shut (pretty dangerous fire hazard!!), the intercom seems to break down about once a week. Etc, etc, etc. The building isn't even 6 months old.
This is the last time I ever buy a condo from a plan. Next time I'm going to make sure the building isn't falling apart by waiting until it's actually built before I buy.
http://blogto.com/city/2008/02/condomania_agents_line_up_for_condos_at_college_park/
These are very similar problems that Radio City had, another Context project. Drafty windows, elevator problems, endless problems with the heat pumps and poor customer service.
But the cafe at the bottom is atrocious!