Opinion on condo buildings

[Arsenal14]

Now that the Guardian units that I was interested in have been snapped up during the developer friends/family event I'm taking a look at what is on the market right now.

Does anybody have opinions on any of Vetro, Colors or Keynote? All three have units for sale that look interesting in my price range. I seem to remember Colors getting rave reviews on the SkyscraperPage Forums but I'm not sure if that wasn't just about the exterior design.

[Travis Munroe]

If you are thinking of a building already built, the best way would be for us to get out and look at a couple units within your price range in all of the buildings that interest you.
This will surely narrow your search down.

[Bigtime]

Yeah, I should qualify the SSP comments about Colours. I think for the most part we were excited by the design and especially the colour wall used to cover up the above-ground parking levels.

Interior finish leaves a lot to be desired, or so I have heard. However lots of people have installed flooring over the concrete floors that were the standard in Colours (and Chocolate).

[Bigtime]

I have two friends in Vetro, and they both seem to really like it, I also know a couple in Keynote and they really like having Sunterra, RBC, and Starbucks right below them.

[Fueled By Fire]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

Yeah, I should qualify the SSP comments about Colours. I think for the most part we were excited by the design and especially the colour wall used to cover up the above-ground parking levels.

Interior finish leaves a lot to be desired, or so I have heard. However lots of people have installed flooring over the concrete floors that were the standard in Colours (and Chocolate).

I have a friend that lives in the Chocolate building and if its anything like the finishings in the Colours building, I'm not a fan of it. I really dislike the concrete floors.

[bomber317]

Having lived in Chocolate, I would say I wouldn't want to live there again.

The flooring is the biggest issue that I had there. They put an extra coating onto the concrete flooring in my unit and it started cracking and coming off the concrete floor.

I looked at the Colors units when they first came out and none of the floor plans were laid out well. A lot of the units had bedrooms with no windows. If Colors concrete flooring is similar's to Chocolates, I wouldn't recommend buying those units.

[Winsor_Pilates]

Originally Posted by bomber317

I looked at the Colors units when they first came out and none of the floor plans were laid out well. A lot of the units had bedrooms with no windows. If Colors concrete flooring is similar's to Chocolates, I wouldn't recommend buying those units.

The Colors 2 bedroom units where neither bedroom has windows is the most atrocious floor plan design I have seen, and I've seen a lot of floor plans.

[JMN]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

I have two friends in Vetro, and they both seem to really like it, I also know a couple in Keynote and they really like having Sunterra, RBC, and Starbucks right below them.

Have a couple friends that live in Keynote and love it for the reasons mentioned by Bigtime. Another nice condo in that area is Nuera (same builders as Vetro), a couple other friends live there and also love it.

[Fueled By Fire]

Originally Posted by JMN

Have a couple friends that live in Keynote and love it for the reasons mentioned by Bigtime. Another nice condo in that area is Nuera (same builders as Vetro), a couple other friends live there and also love it.

I have a friend that lives in Nuera too. She has a 1 bed room, 1 bath room setup and it's not bad, although I'm not a fan of what she paid for it though.

It looks like there are going to be a number of new developments starting this year, which is never a bad thing for a buyer!

[Bigtime]

Despite the issues with the finish and floors in Colours the area it is in is excellent. 1st street has become a great little area in the Beltline. You have pubs, restaurants, clothing shops, the park next to Union Square, Central Memorial Park and 4th street a quick walk away. Not too mention it is definitely walking distance to the Dome and Stampede park.

Perhaps if the finish and unit layout in Colours isn't right you should take a look at any units for sale in Union Square right across the street?

[Fueled By Fire]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

Despite the issues with the finish and floors in Colours the area it is in is excellent. 1st street has become a great little area in the Beltline. You have pubs, restaurants, clothing shops, the park next to Union Square, Central Memorial Park and 4th street a quick walk away. Not too mention it is definitely walking distance to the Dome and Stampede park.

Perhaps if the finish and unit layout in Colours isn't right you should take a look at any units for sale in Union Square right across the street?

Indeed it is a nice area, but I wonder if Union Square it's out of the price range of the OP? I thought I remembered seeing 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom units going for around 350K?