Tenant Reviews for 1040 W GRANVILLE AVE

I lived at the Sovereign for 9 months when I had to terminate my lease due to cockroaches. It was absolutely disgusted and horrible. On top of that, maintenance does not know how to dispose of cockroaches and only made the situation worse. I also had problems with the heat. It was always either 85 degrees or 40. It was a constant game of opening and closing my window because all they could do to fix the heat was tell me to open my window. The ventilation in the building is also horrid and I would constantly have a fog of cigarrette smoke in my apartment from some other tennant smoking. The building manager also makes promises that he cannot ever keep and next thing you know,you are told that you have to be completely moved out within 6 hours or you are going to have to pay for the entire next month's rent! DO NOT LIVE HERE.... ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE!!!!!!!!!

I've been living at the Sovereign for nearly 10 months now and absolutely love it (I just signed a lease renewal for an additional year). Here are my thoughts: Pros: 1. Price!!! I'm paying about $600 for a medium-size studio on the top floor with a beautiful, unobstructed lake view. Not only that, AC is included AND every utility is covered. Talk about a great deal! 2. Safety is pretty good compared to most buildings in the area. Their is a front desk to buzz in people and cameras are everywhere. 3. Management is also pretty solid. Every time I've had a problem, it's been resolved within 24 hours. Cons: 1. Neighborhood is a little bit sketchy, but definitely not dangerous,. 2. No hallway ventilation. Totally sucks when someone decides to fry some fish. Anyone who complains about this place needs to grow up. This isn't a newly-built, Gold Coast high rise. Most of the whiners I've met demand unreasonable services for the rent they are paying.