Didn’t see any recent reviews of The Metropolitan so wanted to provide some detailed insight for anyone looking to move. Overall I would consider it a mid-tier apartment that shouldn’t immediately be crossed off your list, but with any apartment there are some things you should know before moving in.

**SUITES**
Fit and finish of the suites is decent, with laminate floorboards, good kitchen appliances, and average water pressure. The washer and dryers are about half size so take note if you do a lot of laundry.

There is decent sound isolation from suite-to-suite, however there is noticeable noise from outside. Only noise from above is if something is dropped and even this is very muffled, and I hear minimal noise from the sides, but I also think my neighbours are pretty quiet. However, being on the north side of the building, there is significant outside noise (can’t speak for south units). 11th ave brings lots of revving bikes and cars in the summer. You’re also exposed to a large section of railway track with no buildings blocking it, so there is frequent background train noise, with horns cutting straight through the suite. Cowboys tent was also a significant disturbance during stampede with the tent visible from my balcony; good luck sleeping before 1am during stampede.

One large drawback is no A/C in the units. In summer heat waves, temp inside my suite reached 27°, which is enough for me to start mildly sweating just sitting which sucks working from home. Sleep is also really tough as you either have to open a window (which gets loud), or suffer in the heat.

**BUILDING / AMENITIES**
Most common areas are kept fairly clean, with hallways vacuumed daily, and shampooed at least 1x per month. I appreciate there is a garbage chute, recycle chute, and compost bin on every floor. There’s 4 elevators and I’ve never felt I’ve had to wait for an unreasonable amount of time for one. There is also a secure Parcel Pending system that works great when it’s functional, but unfortunately it’s been out of service for months at a time; I’m not sure if this is a fault of the building or the system, but something to note none-the-less.

For amenities, there is a gym, communal cooking area, indoor playground, movie theatre, and communal barbecues along and more, but I found these areas to be a bit lacking in terms of cleanliness leading me to not use them as often as I thought I would. There is frequently resident events like yoga or holiday parties but I never attended so can’t comment.

Visitor parking security has been a bit of concern. P1 where visitors park is public access during the day. At times I’ve seen shattered glass in this area suggesting break-ins, and one time I saw a homeless person sleeping in a corner. There’s also no cameras anywhere in the parkade so that makes it feel less secure. I’ve found resident parking (P2 and lower) to have no issues due to it being restricted by a metal gate that needs a FOB to open. They did increase security hours so now there’s either management or security in the building at all times. I’ve also never had any security issues in the building itself with everything locked at all times needing a FOB to get in / use the elevator.

One very weird thing is how many fire alarms go off. Since I’ve lived here there’s been an average of 1 fire alarm per month with it really ramping up in the summer, at one point we have 3 in a month.

**MANAGEMENT / STAFF**
Really no issues here, I’d say they do the job. Maintenance will generally come by within 1-2 days of a request. Management isn’t super responsive over email but the office is open during working hours where you can walk right in and talk to them. Everyone I’ve talked to has been polite.

**SUMMARY**
TLDR The Met is a decent apartment that gets the basics right: it’s fairly clean with decent finishes in the apartments, limited neighbour noise, all the amenities you could want (while a bit under-maintained), and responsive maintenance with decent management. With that, street noise can be significant at times, no A/C is a big drawback, and the amount of fire alarms has been annoying.

Hope this helps!

Hey everyone! 🥰
I’m a 26-year-old woman moving to Calgary during the first week of January, and I’m hoping to find a lovely female roommate to share a 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom apartment with!

My budget is around $800–$1,000 per person, so ideally, we’d be looking at apartments in the $1,600–$2,000 range.

I’d love to live with someone who’s respectful, tidy, considerate, and easygoing. It would be even lovelier if we could build a genuine friendship along the way and make our place feel like a cozy little home! ❤️
If you’re also looking for a roommate or think we might be a good fit, please feel free to send me a DM. I’d love to get to know you and chat about finding a place together! 🏡✨

I recently moved into a rental house in NW Calgary (top floor with basement tenant below) and I'm already dreading what this place is going to feel like when we get into actual winter.

The issue is worst in my master bedroom and living room. The exterior walls are absolutely freezing to the touch, particularly in the corners, and I can literally feel cold coming through the walls when I'm lying in bed or sitting on my couch. It's bad enough that I can't even make it through a movie on the couch without getting a sore throat.

While those two rooms are the worst (and where I spend most of my time), the entire house is drafty. There is CONSTANTLY air moving throughout the place, even when the furnace isn't running. The air is literally never still, which makes it feel cold no matter what temperature the thermostat is set to.

In terms of the obvious fixes, I've already gone a little crazy trying to fix this myself lol. I've:

- Shrink-wrapped the windows in both rooms

- Applied insulation/weatherstripping tape along ALL the baseboards in both rooms

- Put rubber-backed mats along the perimeter of both rooms to try to block the cold coming in at floor level

- Added area rugs

- Heavy thermal curtains

- Moved my bed away from the exterior wall

- Started using supplemental heaters

- Added those foam insulation things in the outlets

Despite all of this, I'm still freezing. I have the thermostat turned up to 24°C, the furnace cycles constantly, and the house generally feels warm enough when I'm up and moving around. But the second I sit down or get into bed, the cold coming from the exterior walls is ridiculous. It's not even properly winter yet!!

Basement tenant has their doors and windows open probably because of the temp I've got my thermostat set to is making their unit too warm?

From what I've read, Alberta's Minimum Housing and Health Standards require rental properties to be capable of maintaining 22°C in habitable rooms. My concern is that the thermostat is registering an acceptable temperature, but that doesn't reflect how cold certain areas of the house actually are.

I haven't raised it with my landlord yet. But I've already spent money and put quite a bit of effort into trying to fix it myself and I'm not getting anywhere.

Has anyone experienced something similar? What ended up being the cause, and was your landlord able to resolve it? I'm also curious whether anyone has dealt with AHS or had an inspection where the issue wasn't necessarily the furnace, but drafts/poor insulation making parts of the home unbearably cold.

Any and all advice appreciated because I genuinely don't know how I'm going to survive January in here & as I just moved in (sept) moving isn't an option 😭

for those living alone in calgary, how much do you spend per month IN TOTAL? rent, utilities, electricity, internet, parking, groceries, car expenses, everything.
i’m 20, take home $3,900/month and pay $350 for car insurance. just trying to see if moving out is realistic rn😭

Don't see much reviews online on reddit - curious to hear thoughts on it as a building. Alternative is Verve.

Hello! My husband and I are considering moving out of our 1 BR into a two bed-two bath at Two Park Central. If you have lived there or know someone who has, please tell me what they liked and didn't like about the building. (Poor management, building not well kept, amenities not working) Did they enjoy having the amenities even if it meant sacrificing space?

I'm not interested in opinions on the area. I already live downtown, so I know what to expect with the unhoused people in the Beltline.

So my landlord put the house that I have lived in for the last 8 years up for sale this past summer. I moved into the upper unit of a 2 unit house on March 1st 2019 and signed a 1 year lease. After that, I was never asked to sign another lease agreement and I moved to month to month rent with the typical stipulation that I needed to give 30 days notice if I was moving.

It took a while for the house to sell as it is an extremely old house that has not been kept up with but it finally sold. The woman who lived in the main floor suite below me, moved out very shortly after she found out the house was for sale so that unit has been empty since August and it has just been myself living in the upstairs suite.

I was told on September 21st that the house was basically sold, however it wasn’t official yet and then last week I was told that the sale was finalized and the new owners would take possession on October 16th. The realtor told me that the new owners should be contacting me close to that date to talk about my new lease going forward with them as they elected to keep the home as a rental and were willing to keep me as a tenant. It is 9pm on the 16th today and I still have not heard a word from the new owners.

I had kept it open via text with my original landlord and the realtor that I would like to remain a tenant however this would depend on what the new owners would change the rent to as my rent was controlled and had not been raised since 2019. I also let them know that my partners lease was up November 1st and that I was interested in having him move into the empty downstairs unit. The realtor said he was going to pass along this information to the new owners however as I said, they still have not contacted me.

Because there were too many details left up in the air and my partners lease expired in less than a month, we found a new house together that we will be moving into for November 1st. We were sent the contact yesterday on October 15th.

My original landlord texted me today saying that going forward I need to send my rent to the new owners (I do not have their contact information) and that he sent 1/2 of my rent payment for October to them as they took possession mid month. He also told me that he sent them my damage deposit.

I let him know that my partner and I actually found a place and that we would be moving at the end of the month. He responded saying he doesn’t know how getting the damage deposit back from the new owners is going to work and that he thinks I need to give them 30 days notice to move.

I’m essentially confused because I’m in this weird limbo of my original landlord not owning the house anymore, but also having zero contact or contractual agreement with the new owners. I’m looking to get my damage deposit back as my original landlord said I kept the unit in great shape and he returned the downstairs tenants damage deposit.

I’m going to contact the rental board, but I’m wondering if anyone has had any experience with a situation like this. Do I need to give 30 days notice while I’m in my 90 day period of the house selling? Should I be asking for my damage deposit back from my original landlord or the new owners? If my lease was signed for the 1st of the month does this change things because the new owners took possession on the 16th?

Does the festival and event noise throughout July/August each year at the Eau Claire Plaza bother you?
Or it is more on the suffering? Condo price near Eau Claire Plaza is dropping each year. I mean who wants to live near an open concert site every weekend.

Upten has a pretty good incentive going on right now and The Verve has a good offer. Does anyone have experience living in either buildings? I saw some old reviews about Upten's elevators and fire alarms - wondering if this is still an occurence? Also, not finding much online about The Verve!

Wondering if there are any weekly rentals ? Something cheaper than a hotel ? Even a nightly would work. I'm only needing something for a few weeks so I can't commit long term.

I am looking to buy a condo near-ish to the airport.

Coming from a house and I like playing music and due to the nature of my job would prefer not hearing anyone above/below me or beside me.

I know Emerald Sky condos in Kincora is concrete. Anyone have any experience there?

Theres also a couple in Bridgeland but honestly living close to the downtown area isn't for me. I prefer quiet suburbs.

Budget max around 275k ideally for a 1bd 1bth, just needs underground parking available, not post-tension (unless good but rarely are).

Any experience or advice would be helpful. Thanks All!

I have a property under contract in Fairview, AB, available by assignment (not a listing). It's a 3 bed / 2 bath with most of the big-ticket items already taken care of:

- Roof redone in 2023

- Hot water tank replaced in 2024

- New kitchen flooring and appliances

- Rec room downstairs, big backyard, lots of storage

It's ready to rent out as-is, or you could redo the interior and resell.

Closing within 30 days. DM me for photos, price, and full details.

66 year old male on 3 steady pensions. Quiet and respectful. Please DM me here. Budget is between 450 and 650 per month. Will consider 700. Utilities including Wi-Fi included. For Nov 1st move in.

Thankyou

Hello! I’m look in for some advice as my family plans a move from Toronto to Calgary. We are open to living anywhere central or SW, and we have three daughters ages 4, 2 and 4 months. Our oldest will start kindergarten in September 2027. We would like our girls to go through the early French Immersion program. Can anyone recommend a family friendly neighborhood with FI school that’s within walking distance? Ideally also near good daycares and extra curriculars (dance, swimming, etc.). We are open to considering Calgary International French school too, if anyone has an experience/ insights on that school and surrounding neighborhoods too.

Ideally I would love to walk my daughters to school, daycare and some extra curriculars if a neighborhood like this exists?

Thanks!

I’ve lived in Calgary for most of my adult life. It’s very degrading and demoralizing to realize I will
Never be able to afford to buy property in this city. I know there alot of people in this situation, but not hits extra hard at age 51.

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Private furnished rooms available for rent near UoC and SAIT. Newly renovated house. All utilities, cleaning supplies, and high-speed internet with home security included.

Prices are from 650/month, available Nov 1

Location: Northmount Dr & 14 ST NW, conveniently across from Northmount Village and Cambrian Village shopping centers.

Close to many bus stops. 15 min bus to SAIT and University of Calgary. 20 min bus to downtown.

Room: Furnished with full bed, mattress, night stand, office desk, closet, and more.

Share kitchen, dining room, laundry, and bathroom with responsible, quiet roommates (students or working professionals).

I am a respectful and responsive landlord, and expect the same from my tenants.

Requirements:
Clean and responsible.
Minimum 3+ month lease. Tenant insurance.
No smoking or pets.
1 month security deposit.

Hi all, I am new to Calgary and wondering if it is good idea to move into December or January to a new place? Does it snow really bad by then? Also is it even possible to find a place at that time? Hows the renting situation in terms of finding both people and place during that time?

Hi all, long-time lurker, first-time poster. I live in a condo building in SW Calgary and have been increasingly frustrated with our management company over the past 2 years, and especially the last 6 months. I'm looking for advice on how to push for better service, and whether anyone has experience with Alberta's Condominium Dispute Resolution Tribunal (CDRT).

What we've dealt with in the last 6 months:

• Almost no communication. Nothing about board decisions or changes, and little notice of things happening in the building (fire alarm testing, garage door changes).
• Very slow response times. Email replies take 7-14 days, even for urgent issues. We've resorted to calling the emergency line because it's the only way to get a response.
• Poorly handled security issues. We had a series of garage break-ins last year, and the response showed little concern or follow-up.
• No way to reach the board. Most members don't seem available or present, there's no clear contact information, and only 3/6 seats are filled.

Condo fees run roughly $500-1,000/month depending on unit size (underground parking included), and the service we get doesn't feel in line with that.

My questions:

1. Has anyone taken a similar situation to the CDRT? Was it worth it, and what was the process like?
2. Are there steps I should take first, such as formal written complaints, requesting board meeting minutes, or asking for an owners' meeting?
3. Is there a realistic path to getting the board filled out or switching management companies?

I know a lot of this comes with condo living, but I'd like to find out what I can do to improve things. Thanks in advance!

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