Metrotown highline reality
Do NOT be fooled by the price drop!!! I live at highline in metrotown Burnaby.
The building has been a nightmare since day one. Fire alarms going off multiple times daily (worse now with hotel construction debris/smoke). It’s a safety hazard now since NO one cares about the fire alarms anymore. Elevators broken ALL the time (one time it took 2.5 months to fix, currently down to one elevator again), buzzer system is always broken, and a parkade buzzer system’s been broken for idek how long.
Speaking of the parkade, P1–P3 are essentially a construction zone. Dangerous. Heavy machinery, debris, nails, screws, garbage.. I have had multiple flat tires, and so have several other residents i’ve spoken to.
Management isn’t any better under new ownership. Repairs only get half assed, we had an exposed electrical wire hanging from the ceiling in the hallway for weeks. The original blinds stopped working within 6 months and residents are now told to replace them at their own cost. Cheap build quality throughout the building & baseboards and door frames chip like cardboard. I feel like there’s flooding happening every couple months, there’s just always something.
They’re definitely rushing to finish the hotel portion, FIFA deadline perhaps, and trying to sell units asap (I assume all due to thind developers going bankrupt). I’ve been seeing many real estate agents lately.
If you like stress, waiting 10-15min for one elevator for the entire building, cheap built, getting flat tires, fire alarm noises and incompetent management I say go for it.
If not, run away.
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