This morning, Saturday August 27th at around 11 am the water was shut off again. No notice or warning was given. I was told the water will be back on at around 3 pm and that it was shut off because of repairs. It would have been nice to be told about it.
This blog is intended to allow residents to make their opinions known about the upkeep of the building and grounds. The Marina Center is located at 14,255 Gouin West H8Z 3C2, corner of Saint-John's boul. and Gouin boul. West on the West Island of Montreal (borough of Pierrefonds). This ~30 year old, 16 level building, has 16 apartments per floor totaling some 250, including studios, 1 & 2 bedroom.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
On a positive note (Swimming Pool)
This year the swimming pool was brought on-line in a smooth manner, including the heating of the water, without anyone having to go to the office and make a fuss. As a result, the pool has been well used by the residents and especially their children. Thank you!
Water Shut Off Again
Today Tuesday July 19th 2011, between 12 noon and 15h00 the water was shut off again for another emergency. Apparently another pipe broke and all of the residents had to be inconvenienced again. It would not be so bad if it really was a rare thing, then one could argue that these things just happen. But when the water is shut off so often for apparent breakages, you have to ask the question... is anyone maintaining the building? If the pipes are in such bad shape, why don't they put into place a schedule to replace the pipes systematically starting with the oldest or worst off, instead of waiting for them to break.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Too Much Dog Poop
Dog owners are still walking their dogs in the park next to the pool and allowing their dogs to poop on the grass. There is so much dog poop there that the children in the building are unable to play in the park without stepping in it.
It is sad that these people claim to be educated but yet not enough to respect the other tenants in the building.
There is a large unused lot just west of the Marina Center, accessible from Gouin, where they can bring their dogs to do their poop, but it seems to be too far for these lazy people.
What is also disappointing is that the building management just does not seem to care enough to hang up signs or advise these people, or even bring them before the rental board or have them evicted.
Absolutely disgusting!
It is sad that these people claim to be educated but yet not enough to respect the other tenants in the building.
There is a large unused lot just west of the Marina Center, accessible from Gouin, where they can bring their dogs to do their poop, but it seems to be too far for these lazy people.
What is also disappointing is that the building management just does not seem to care enough to hang up signs or advise these people, or even bring them before the rental board or have them evicted.
Absolutely disgusting!
Sunday, June 26, 2011
NO WATER AGAIN!
This morning, Sunday June 26th 2011, there is NO hot water in the building. And as of 12h50 no water at all!!!!
Monday, June 6, 2011
Mezzanine elevator out of service again
That's right, it has happened again. The mezzanine elevator is broke again, less than a month since it broke the last time! As of this afternoon Monday June 6th 2011, its kaput and out of service. Should we be surprised?
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Mezzanine elevator out of service again
The mezzanine elevator is out of service AGAIN and now its been over a week. Not that building management seem to care, but with the first of June rapidly approaching and people moving... it will be utter hell.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Fire across the street exposes faulty safety system
A fire today, Friday April 22nd 2011 around 9h30, across the street from the Marina Center in a commercial/residential building imposed much inconvenience to residents with a power outage caused by the fire department.
This outage exposed a major problem with the Marnia Center's emergency system in that it simply did not work. Large residential buildings like the Marina Center are required to be outfitted with a backup system so that when there is a power failure, certain basic lighting systems continue to operate from an independent backup generator, usually a gas powered generator. But today, during the power outage, the entire building was left without any light in the halls and stairways... a serious breach of the National Building Code and the National Fire Safety Code, two laws that are applied in each municipality across Canada to ensure the safety of residents.
As the fire from across the street grew, smoke billowed across the street to the Marina Center and entered into to the building through the various vents used by the ventilation system. Since the emergency power backup system was not working, the emergency ventilation system in the stairwells was NOT working. In fact, once the fire department discovered the faults in the Marina Center, they installed their own ejector fan powered by a gas generator on the north stairwell to evacuate the smoke from inside the building. You can see on the pictures below that the fan and generator are labeled 457. 457 is the ladder truck stationed at station 57 which is the fire station just south of the building. So, the fire department had to take an ejector fan from a fire truck and put it in the Marina Center to evacuate the smoke because the Marina Center's system was not working!
- Why was it not working?
- For how long has the emergency system been broken?
- When was the last maintenance?
- When was the last inspection?
Obviously tenants were not happy and word got around. In the late morning fire fighters were dispatched to the Marina Center and went up floor by floor to make sure residents were okay, as the halls were pitch black. Then later that afternoon an inspector from the fire department made rounds checking the smoke detectors of each apartment in the building.
This lack of oversight on the part of Marina Center management is surely going to be the subject of an investigation and an eventual fine by fire department inspectors. But for tenants it also means that their lives were put in danger and justifies a rent decrease.
What would have happened if the fire was in the Marina Center? And what would have happened if the power would have been shut off by the fire department only to discover that tenants could not evacuate without lighting or could asphyxiate because the pressurized stairwell ventilation system was not working?
Alarming questions that merit concern.
This outage exposed a major problem with the Marnia Center's emergency system in that it simply did not work. Large residential buildings like the Marina Center are required to be outfitted with a backup system so that when there is a power failure, certain basic lighting systems continue to operate from an independent backup generator, usually a gas powered generator. But today, during the power outage, the entire building was left without any light in the halls and stairways... a serious breach of the National Building Code and the National Fire Safety Code, two laws that are applied in each municipality across Canada to ensure the safety of residents.
As the fire from across the street grew, smoke billowed across the street to the Marina Center and entered into to the building through the various vents used by the ventilation system. Since the emergency power backup system was not working, the emergency ventilation system in the stairwells was NOT working. In fact, once the fire department discovered the faults in the Marina Center, they installed their own ejector fan powered by a gas generator on the north stairwell to evacuate the smoke from inside the building. You can see on the pictures below that the fan and generator are labeled 457. 457 is the ladder truck stationed at station 57 which is the fire station just south of the building. So, the fire department had to take an ejector fan from a fire truck and put it in the Marina Center to evacuate the smoke because the Marina Center's system was not working!
- Why was it not working?
- For how long has the emergency system been broken?
- When was the last maintenance?
- When was the last inspection?
Obviously tenants were not happy and word got around. In the late morning fire fighters were dispatched to the Marina Center and went up floor by floor to make sure residents were okay, as the halls were pitch black. Then later that afternoon an inspector from the fire department made rounds checking the smoke detectors of each apartment in the building.
This lack of oversight on the part of Marina Center management is surely going to be the subject of an investigation and an eventual fine by fire department inspectors. But for tenants it also means that their lives were put in danger and justifies a rent decrease.
What would have happened if the fire was in the Marina Center? And what would have happened if the power would have been shut off by the fire department only to discover that tenants could not evacuate without lighting or could asphyxiate because the pressurized stairwell ventilation system was not working?
Alarming questions that merit concern.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Why is there so much DUST in this building?
Several people have confirmed to me that they are also experiencing a ton of dust in their apartments. In one day things lying out are covered in dust! Where is this filth coming from? Why is there just so much dust in the apartments? This building is just filthy!
Another family moved out on my floor again because of the dirt, the problems and the attitude of building management. Others including myself, are next. You have to be crazy to want to live in this building. Had I known how it was I would have never moved here!
Another family moved out on my floor again because of the dirt, the problems and the attitude of building management. Others including myself, are next. You have to be crazy to want to live in this building. Had I known how it was I would have never moved here!
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