I am a first-time buyer interested in getting a unit at Luna.
Can experienced Luna residents please give me an honest review of the building? I've read the negative reviews about CityPlace in general.
Please tell me what you think personally. How is the quality of the units?
How is the sound-proofing at Luna?
I listen to my music fairly loud, this is important to me - will neighbours be bothered by the music and bass?
let me preface all of the following with this - it all depends on your neighbours..
we've been here since day 1 so I can give you some insight.. the negative reviews likely stem from unrealistic expectations - you have to know what you're getting into and adjust accordingly.. you can't buy a civic and expect it to handle like a bmw.. we knew there would be many renters and it we did not buy a glamourous unit at the Trump Tower.. the folks who live here are mainly young(er) singles who like to party; often renters with approx 2 people in a bachelor or a 1 bedroom unit (sometimes i feel like the units are rented by the hour - i've ran into our neighbours in the elevator not having a clue they were our neighbours.. "where you going?" "floor x please" we turn the same way and then we open doors and it's like oh you live here.. lol).. some are students who have their parents pay for the condo/rent.. there are young families with 1-2 young kids and there's a couple in their 50s that is living here too..
there are knicks/marks on the wall but they do get patched up/painted over relatively quickly.. the gym is good enough as is the sauna.. the rooftop pool area (last summer) was littered with GTLs but they have cracked down on pool rules/alcohol/etc so i would think it's been cleaned up although i haven't even bothered to go there.
units themselves.. we had an issue with our faucet leaking but it was all addressed and the damaged floors fixed.. our balcony gets dusty and is a joke (in size; we knew it when we bought it and it wasnt a concern) so we rarely use it.. elevators have been down maybe 1-2x/yr on the 8TM side but apparently it's more of an issue on the 25C side - idk and idc.. during the flooding in July, the building was dry as a bone.. power was out for a few hours - no biggie..
security - yes there have been 3 documented incidents over 3 years (1 time the guy was caught i think); security has been beefed up and it's something you don't notice until there are issues.. i love the concierge for online shopping and parcel notification
visitor parking - SCARCE, especially on weekends.. weekdays it's usually ok..
condo board - i think they have been doing a great job keeping condo fees at 0% increase since the building was registered! they put on quarterly-ish events (parties) but actually i havent heard from/about them much except at the annual general meetings..
property management - no complaints, no praises either - didnt have to deal with them
music/noise - i would be pissed if i lived near the garbage chute / elevators.. the elevator beeping and people slamming the chute would drive me crazy.. but I dont so i don't hear it.. as for music, you can only hear it as you walk by the unit in the hallway as it escapes through the door but from unit to unit you can't hear ANYTHING - I walked by the neighbours blasting tunes and was afraid that it would be heard in our unit.. even when i put my ear to the wall, i heard nothing.. SOMETIMES you can feel the muffled bass.. it's rare
if you plan on blasting music after 10 pm and you live next to me, expect to get a knock on the door from security each time
if i can't throw garbage down the chute between 10pm and 8am (condo rule) then you better be quiet too.. sometimes if we're up we let it slide and often people leave by 11-11:30 to go clubbing.. yes at 3am we have had them fall on our door with a thud, not often but it happens.. sometimes people treat the condo like a dorm and run in the hallway drunk but that's what security is for.. it happens maybe 1ce a month in the warmer months..
the people upstairs, they party but as long as they keep the balcony door closed we can't hear shit..
at the end of the day for us it was proximity to work and entertainment with a decently sized unit and we got exactly what we wanted.. are we happy? absolutely.. are there moments where we have WTF moments? of course; it's bound to happen when you deal with people
if you have specific questions, just ask
Your music will be heard loud and clear in virtually any condo in the city, especially Luna.
riiiiight, is this an opinion or a fact? see my responses above..
