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| - While it's been nearly two years since I left O'Neil Towers, I was prompted to write this review by a nightmare I had the other night... a nightmare in which I was forced to move back into this building (for real!).
When I arrived in Calgary I didn't know where in the city I would be working, and I was using public transit, so I thought living downtown near the C-Train line would be best. My logic was sound, and I'm glad I didn't move to the far southeast (as I ended up working in the far northwest)... but I wish I hadn't chosen this apartment building.
The building itself is not in good condition. The elevators frequently don't work, and the fire alarms go off ALL THE TIME (usually at 4:00 am, and mostly when the weather dips below -20!). Many of the Boardwalk staff will blame it on people burning food, but one Boardwalk employee AND numerous firefighters responding to the alarms told me that it was because the building's heating and pipe systems were faulty (on firefighter told me that freezing water in the pipes deactivates the sprinklers, which sets off the fire alarm as a precaution). The laundry room is dirty (and lots of yucky people leave their laundry sitting in machines for hours on end, making it difficult to do your own loads). The parkade (I think parking is $100ish per month?) is not particularly secure, and the back entry to the building is frequently occupied by drug users and dealers.
My suite (a corner suite on a floor near the middle of the building, costing $1219 monthly) was not particularly clean when I moved in, despite the fact that I moved in two weeks after my lease began (giving them plenty of time to properly clean the carpets- something they bill you for when you leave). Noise from the neighboring suites was an issue. Maintenance was a pretty significant concern- my toilet broke once, and my shower leaked almost non-stop for several months (despite my submitting regular maintenance requests). Maintenance workers were friendly but always left their work areas dirty (and not actually repaired!). You also have to be prepared to take a serious hit on your electric bill- Boardwalk deals with a private electric company (in which they have a financial stake) that charges extremely high "service charges". These "service charges" vastly exceeded the actual cost of my energy use every month- sometimes two- or three-fold.
I ended up moving out three months early, as I could no longer take the late-night fire evacuations and leaky shower. Because I "broke the lease", Boardwalk kept my entire damage despite. They're a crappy company and it's a crappy building... don't even consider this apartment building!
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