About Dstrkt

Location; Great location for the northern line station which is literally 30 seconds from the building and you are pretty much guaranteed to get a seat during rush hour too! There’s a couple of retail parks with stores such as dunelm, boots, homesense, next, M&S and a huge Sainsbury’s as well as a range of chain and local restaurants within 10 minute maximum walking distance. The negative about the location however is that the building is situated in the middle of a very very busy set of main roads which is constantly noisy and frequent sirens.

Further to the traffic, there is soon to be a new development being built behind Britannia Point which we were not made aware of before moving in so whilst this is happening there will be frequent construction noise.

The Smell. The ground floor has a constant smell of sewage which fluctuates in its intensity. It got so bad that we could smell it on the 16th floor and the ground floor was unbearable. The landlord did have people out to try solve the problem but rather than completely solving it, it has returned to the slight smelly state on the ground floor which I don’t think is going to go away any time soon.

The flat itself. A few cosmetic issues upon move in such as several light stain marks along the floor, ceiling light fittings constantly falling out and the oven not being bolted and secured in place. The biggest issue is the bathroom sink which was leaking when we moved in. Maintenance came out and informed us that the sinks are German but have a brutish flow pipe attached which does not fit properly. Maintenance said that they believe every bathroom sink will need to be taken out and re fit with correct piping and height on the wall for the issue to be fully rectified. He believes this will be the case for every single flat but has patched it up with tape for now.

Please tell us what you like and dislike about this area:

Good range of shops, chain and local restaurants

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

New development about to be built behind current building. See previous review for full detail.

Please tell us what you like and dislike about this area:

Likes: Location and proximity to transport. Food options are very good. Lots of shops, pubs and restaurants around.
Dislikes: Very noisy as St George’s Hospital is close by. Therefore lots of sirens during the night.

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

New builds are very well insulated. Which is great for winter, however hell during summer.

Please tell us what you like and dislike about this area:

Areas is very convenient to get around. Load slow of jobs nearby and very good transport links. I can get to London Bridge in 15mins.

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

That the heating wouldn’t work properly for 6 months causing heating bill of over £800.

Maintenance of the building is disappointing. The lifts regularly breakdown and can be left out of order for weeks. Problems with the main doors. Lots of issues with supply of hot water previously. Car park gates occasionally out of order. Windows are filthy and have not been cleaned since the building works completed some 18 months ago. Generally issues within the apartment are dealt with promptly, although sometimes property management can be challenging. Rent has been increased at the end of each fixed term which feels unjustified given the issues with the building.

Communal facilities are non existent other than a lobby area. There is no provision for visitor parking and dropping off shopping/belongings using your car can be difficult, although concierge may let your car in temporarily if they are available. Still no provision for cycle storage either despite the planning application including one cycle storage space for each apartment.

Please tell us what you like and dislike about this area:

Area is very convenient with transport links at your door step and variety of shops close by. However, on the flip side it is quite a busy and noisy area with the tram line, bus station and traffic (including emergency service sirens) along Wellesley Road.

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

I would like to have been told that there is no commitment to provide bicycle storage facility despite the vast underground space and even bicycle parking signs; during my viewing I was incorrectly informed this would be provided but after 18 months this is still to materialise. I would also like to have been told that the landlord had plans to convert the underground car park into a hotel; a planning application made with outcome expected in the summer of 2020.

If there is one thing you would change about your flat or property what would it be:

Provision of bicycle storage and visitors parking.