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deskside wrote: Loftguy - Do you think this abuse is happening on all projects to all developers?  If that's the case then it's a bad process and like you said needs fixing.  But, if not all projects are facing this then maybe it should be researched as to what are the similarities between the projects/developers that it is happening to. If similarities exist then it's corruption....kind of back to my hand slapping theory.  I'm assuming when this abuse and/or corruption is taking place the developers can't risk going to the media with their complaints for fear the city would get it's nose out of whack and then the project would be delayed even further.  Yep, this is a mess. 

briantsmith25 wrote: But he did say that the same inspector has been assighned to all the new residential developments downtown.

deskside wrote: The concrete floors are not what was promised.  There's a slight shine to it in some spots that I've managed to clean but no it's not the shiny concrete that was promised. I even still have a yellow cautionary line painted on the living room floor --- sorry that's a little too urban.....LOL.

deskside wrote: I'm living in Cold Storage now but so far it's not what was promised.  The whole building went a day without water and then a week with only a trickle of water and no hot water. Supposedly the city had put the wrong size valve on to accommodate this large of a building.

My furniture was moved in before I could physically move in and before the construction clean up was done.  No water meant that I've been living in construction dirt. That coupled with that the storage units that are on each floor have not been approved yet  I not only have been living in a filthy apartment that I pay market price for, I have all over my apartment everything that should be in storage.  Think of having your garage, attic and basement stuff sitting all over your living area .... that is my life at the moment.  So even with the water back on I can't clean because I can barely move around my apartment.  Also, I have one closet where they didn't put the shelf up (these are very nice oversized length closets).  They didn't even hit the studs for the brackets for the shelf and so didn't put the shelf up.  Might be minor to some but in my current situation with boxes for storage all over the place it would have been nice to have that shelf up. I have since put it up myself (so much for paying market price) but nothing heavy can be on it. I have a toilet in the master bath that doesn't work.  The shower curtain rods were hung too high to accommodate standard sized shower curtains.  Luckily in the guess bathroom my shower curtain just barely fits .... looks ridiculous though.  The master shower is just a small step in so the shower curtain doesn't even come close to the step so I can't use that shower.

The washing machine and dryer are a joke.  The cheapest products made and they work when they want to. (I raised 6 kids so don't even try and say I don't know how to operate a washer and dryer, please! )

The mail room is not open yet so I have had mail on hold out of state for over a month now.

My only window in the unit will not open because the hardware for the blinds won't permit it to open.  I pray there isn't a fire and that window is my only escape (or only means for air) because I'll be toast!

The concrete floors are not what was promised.  There's a slight shine to it in some spots that I've managed to clean but no it's not the shiny concrete that was promised. I even still have a yellow cautionary line painted on the living room floor --- sorry that's a little too urban.....LOL.

Security was promised but I haven't seen a security person yet.  Not good since the underground parking is not open yet (I hear it filled with water in the storm the other night...may never open). 

I have voice mailed, emailed and hand delivered my complaints and the only thing they've done so far is to bring me a new washer, unfortunately the same brand. 

I understand that management is stressed with all the late move-ins and not all floors have been approved by the city yet but really I feel like it was romance to get you in here and then you become a forgotten child no matter how many times you try and communicate your needs.  All communication seemed to stop once I moved in here.  Management doesn't return phone calls or emails anymore.  When I  get a face to face with them they say they will contact me and let me know when such and such is going to be taken care of but the call never comes.

I'm not happy .... can you tell??  I think in all fairness that Cold Storage will eventually be a great place to live but at the moment I'm living in the most deplorable conditions I've ever lived in in my life.

Anyone else out there going through the same issues at Cold Storage?

staubio wrote: It should be noted that these sorts of things happen to all projects.  If you are a first mover, you expect to deal with this stuff.  Even in the condo world, you deal with a lot of quirks if you move in before most people do.  This shouldn't dissuade people from taking a look at a top-notch project.