Margaret Place

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After spending over a year in a new build on Blockline and Homer Watson we found a real comfortable, huge, well run home at 315 Margaret Avenue! The staff here is excellent, rent is affordable and controlled, and neighbors are just fabulous! A 5 out of 5 is not enough praise for Margaret Place!

The building and amenities are just average, but I'm making some changes in my life and I'm trying to see the positives. Things are going good for me, you know? I think I feel better if I dress up every once in a while when I go out. It's the old adage, if you look good, you feel good. I say to myself, "today I'm going to shave. I'm going to change my socks and underwear. I'm going to eat a fruit and maybe a vegetab... Maybe I will eat something that has a vegetable in it - ketchup, for example".

I started calling my Mom. I'm like, "Hey Mom, how are you doing?" She's happy to hear from me, and I'm happy that she's happy. They call it "paying it forward". Sometimes you go to Tim Hortons and the guy in front of you pays for your coffee. Hey, thanks, bud. Maybe I ordered a bagel too, and you didn't cover that, but that's OK. Maybe I ordered a wrap combo, and now the cashier is having a hard time factoring in how much to deduct so I can get that free coffee, but still, you tried to do something nice. That's what I do now.

The guy I see outside the building with his old brown dog waiting for it to take a dump... I smile at him now to let him know "hey bud, it's not so bad". It's pretty bad when you look at the guy, like really bad, and he never smiles back, just stares. You gotta stay positive. There's a Giant Tiger really close by.

If you like peace, don't choose this building.
Horrible management. Never listen to tenants.
They will wake you up every weekday by sound of loan-mover. Every weekend by hammering and grilling. On top of that, Fire Alarms for no reason, 3-4 hour Water cuts for plumbing... list goes on. Their first priority is to disturb tenants. Building interior is also becoming dirtier.

Sadly these building are going downhill fast (as of 2013). I have lived in my current unit a couple of years and I had previously lived in another unit.

It is taking increasingly longer for things (esp. elevators and pool) to be repaired. The building often appears much dirtier than they used to.

We lived in this apartment building for 5 years. The building is well kept and clean. The staff is great