My first time really experiencing the environment and study areas.
Used to study/work at York so basing my opinion vs that environment.
Pro: very quiet in the study areas. People are generally respectful of each other and take phone conversations and food out into the main stairway area.
With the # of floors ( over 8) there is bound to be some seats....at the very least you'll get your cardio for the day!!!
Cons: While reviewers do comment on the selection off on spadina, I don't like the commute that needs to be made for some decent food. Wish the selection at the library for food was a little less like stopping at a truck stop off the highway (pizza pizza, subway, etc). The Starbucks though is brutal! Had a chai latte and got what felt like hot water with milk...not a really good experience.
Cleanliness is as others have said...I'm not sure if it's the actual cleanliness that is bad or just that the design and lighting and location of furniture that gives it an unkempt and highly disorganized look! Both, regardless, need to be improved.
Comforts something I always felt at Scott in York. However even with the couch like chairs here, they just felt uncomfortable....what I imagine prison chairs would be like.
Lights in the building are neat, an assortment of triangles ( look it UP next time u r there - sorry couldn't resist!). But it's disappointing that where there is access to windows they don't really have views.
For new comers I'm not really sure how u can access Internet or wireless but would be great if you could access it.
Overall there are a lot of floors so I look forward to maybe finding one that I can say I like studying on...but for now the fourth floor and second are just plain blah.....