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Westend1
Owned a unit in this building

Reviewed on Sep 25 2009


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"Comfortable Living in the
Beautiful West End"

1345 Comox Street is a four-storey frame building - well-maintained, with recent upgrades to landscaping and interior finishes. Any maintenance problems in the buidling are addressed as they are identified. Given the frame construction there is some noise transfer between units, but the building includes a standard lightweight concrete floor topping at each level, as well as a bylaw requirement for noise-attentuation underlayment to be installed with hard flooring. This area of the West End is very quiet. The landscaped courtyard is a beautiful amenity for the complex. Underground parking garage is well-maintained. Overall, the complex is a comfortable mix of residents - including owners and some renters - where people generally know and respect each other.

Westend1 recommends this building for:
Retirees, Professionals, Investors, First Time Buyers, Young Couples

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Comment on this Review: unregistered user on September 29 2009: I don't believe there is a concrete floor topping at each level. This is certainly not true in the nearly identical building across the street at 1350 Comox or the attached one at 1080 Broughton. Buyer beware and get proof of this because these buildings are identical except for the rainscreening that was not done at Tiffany Court. Also, despite the bylaw requirement of an underlayment, these bylaws are only as good as the inspections performed at the time the hardwood flooring is installed. In addition, the noise can come from the walls since it is easily transferred from the floors. I know this because I'm experiencing noise from below whenever the person walks with hard soled shoes. I'm above them so clearly I'm not hearing this from my ceiling (no one is above me), nor am I hearing it from my floor (they're not walking on the ceiling below). No, the noise starts at the floor, is transferred to the walls, then makes its way up the walls into the suite above. It is fine when the people below are respectful but not when they are inconsiderate and walk around with clogs or cowboy like boots. As I've had to discover the hard way, bylaws are rarely enforced and certainly not without a lot of effort on the part of the person suffering from the noise. Letters carefully explaining the source of the noise must be written, dates must be supplied to show when the noise occurred. Essentially the burden is on the person that is suffering. Even if something is finally done about it (likely months and months later!) whose to say the next person that moves in isn't just as bad? And so the cycle begins again. Write a comment about this review Enter image text:

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vccranker
Visited a unit in this building

Reviewed on Sep 19 2009


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"So much noise from above
and below!!"

Owned a unit in the sister building. Quaint neighborhood. Pet friendly. The trouble is, the person living above was heavy on his feet and made it so unpleasant! There is no concrete layer between units so watch out because noise travels easily from one floor to another, big time. Now we're renting a top floor unit in the building that's attached to this one. Same poor construction. Same noisy conditions. I've talked to others in the building that have suffered through this as well. Some eventually moved away because of the noise from above.

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	Comment on this Review: unregistered user on September 25 2009: This review is for the building across the street at 1350 Comox Street, NOT for 1345 Comox unregistered user on March 15 2016: Thank you for taking the time to comment. Loved this place on the Web, but noise is obviously a problem. Not mentioned on site. Write a comment about this review Enter image text: