A guide to living in Poplar

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

We love living in this building even though it is not very well linked, apart from that we feel like it is not so bad as the building itself makes us feel at home

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

Super helpful, everything we have asked for they got us covered so pretty neat !

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

Not about the building but about London in general , it is not very well linked but it is our excuse to bike :)

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Living at Balfron Tower has been lovely this far. The building is quiet, the neighborhood feels safe, and transport is very good. There are great buses nearby, along with Canning Town station and Canary Wharf, where you can catch most trains. The dlr is also close, with the Blackwall and All Saints locations closest. We are across the street from Aberfeldy Village, which has some cute cafes and shops. An idea store and community center are with a 7 minute walking distance too. The traffic is a little loud sometimes with lots of sirens and noise from the nearby schools. People in the area tend to be friendly. And bin collections are very simple for the building.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

We have only loved here a short time, so we havent come up to any issues yet really. The staff has been helpful showing us how certain things in the apartment work, such as the laundry machine and alarm systems.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

American friends, there is no AC. There is a vent system in the bedrooms which if it stays on, (which ours often doesnt) allows air from outside to flow in. But in the summer it hasnt done anything to help cool the place down. You’ll want to open your windows and be on the balcony as much as possible, and get lots of fans!

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Great location. Close to Canary Wharf + chrisp street market. Park is amazing. Bin collection happens everyday which is great. Only problem with the location is people blocking the car park + we can’t move when there’s an emergency. People do gas + balloons at midnight/early morning. Maybe a camera to give ticket would help people blocking it.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

Any issues we put on the resident portal gets solved within a day or two or even on the day at times. Recently we had Paul to who to fix an issue. He communicated and updated us and was very friendly and solved our problem very quickly.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

Pet friendly and great parking. Issue again is the underground parking gets blocked all the time. And in the night there are people going gas and balloons.

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

There are plenty of groceries and stores and very good access to public transportation which is very nice btw. The place is very clean and the garbage is easy to dispose.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

Very promptly and effectively, They responded immediately after my call

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

I wish I could see the apartment before arriving from abroad since it had a couple of defects the staff of the building had to deal with during my day of arrival. It was somehow inconvenient since after a long trip I was very tired and not prepared to deal with problems at my arrival

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Area very quiet. A lot of families and close to canal leaving vibe. 25 minutes everwhere- City, Stratford and stone throw from Canary wharf. Easy walking, running, cycling, biking, DLR.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

Yes. When balvony door stuck, on line maintenance requested. Next day sorted!

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

Internet and Electricity connection / account set up for new tennant could be simpler.