New Pointe of View condos in Saddleridge?

[Canucks3322]

http://www.canada.com/story_print.ht...47330&sponsor=

What do you guys think? You get what you pay for?...

[Swank]

I hate condo fees, never again

[Meback]

Builder is pointe of view. Stay faaaaaaaaaaarrrr away.

[Zewind]

Originally posted by Meback
Builder is pointe of view. Stay faaaaaaaaaaarrrr away.

If there is one piece of advise you ever take from Beyond - let it be that.

[corsvette]

I heard about these today and they sound interesting to me...i'm not up to speed on whats so wrong with pointe of view, anyone care to elaborate?

[Hakkola]

There are several threads suggesting that POV condo's are shit, just do a quick search.

[t-im]

Originally posted by corsvette
I heard about these today and they sound interesting to me...i'm not up to speed on whats so wrong with pointe of view, anyone care to elaborate?

Shitty everything. They've had a (justifiably) crap rep for years now.

[InRich]

WAIT A SEC am I reading that right????
units of 742 square feet at $139,900. if thats true I'll buy two right now, just as rentals....

[spikerS]

dude, POV condos are shit. the prices are low, but that is because they hire grade 4 kids to build them, and have crazy high condo fees. Not a word of a lie, my friend has a condo in tuscany built by POV, and it looks like the front door is not level, nope, thats the wall, the door is level, just has a huge gap at the top, and none at the bottom. it looks so horrible. they are truly the worst builders I have seen.

[FraserB]

Yeah, mine had the door problems that Spikers described. Plus walls that had weird slopes at the top and a slanting floor. The lobby and halls were done 3 times in the 9 months I was there and it was always a crap job.

[Ven]

POV's boom time builds were quite sketchy. Their pre-boom stuff is really good, so hopefully the post-boom stuff will be good too. I think they'd make good rentals anyway. Also the Riverside Quays along Blackfoot Trail are in trouble and have started discounting the properties. Another good rental option IMHO.

[Pacman]

Originally posted by Ven
POV's boom time builds were quite sketchy. Their pre-boom stuff is really good, so hopefully the post-boom stuff will be good too. I think they'd make good rentals anyway. Also the Riverside Quays along Blackfoot Trail are in trouble and have started discounting the properties. Another good rental option IMHO.

Why are the Riverside Quays in trouble? To many units vacant, or structural issues?

[r3ccOs]

Outside of the one they built next to China town, I would not concider these "good" rentals...

value for dollar IMO isn't there, when there isn't that much structural put into those things in the first place.

To me, they are just eyesores that litter a good amount of cities/towns across western Canada

[dennisaur]

good thing i read the reviews for pointe of view here first. you guys know of any more condo developments coming up?

[whiskas]

Originally posted by spikers
dude, POV condos are shit. the prices are low, but that is because they hire grade 4 kids to build them, and have crazy high condo fees.

I know a contractor who did work on a POV building before. The management ordered him to cut corners and do shitty work, they just don't give the contractors enough allowances for quality work.

He told me it was the first and last time he will ever do work for them. Also had quite a few stories about all the mistakes made during the building process and the hilariously shitty repair jobs to coverup the mistakes.

[blitz]

Why the hell would they keep the POV name under a corporate restructuring? It would seem like the perfect time to ditch it and get rid of the horrible reputation.

[BananaFob]

Originally posted by Pacman


Why are the Riverside Quays in trouble? To many units vacant, or structural issues?

Disputes between the partners involved. It's going to court.

[Azncowboy]

We've had to pay $2800 in underground parking repairs, because POV builders cut corners. Not fun

[revelations]

Originally posted by Azncowboy
We've had to pay $2800 in underground parking repairs, because POV builders cut corners. Not fun

You mean a 2800$ special assessment for each unit or $2800 for the whole parkade (which doesent sound a lot for a condo complex).

[Masked Bandit]

Originally posted by InRich
WAIT A SEC am I reading that right????
units of 742 square feet at $139,900. if thats true I'll buy two right now, just as rentals....

Ya, until you as the landlord get hit with a special assessment for major building repairs three years after you get the keys:

"Hello Mr. InRich, here's your $9800 per unit invoice. We take cash or cheque".

No thanks. I think one of the buildings in Shawnessy ended up having to sue POV for mold issues shortly after construction was complete.