About Forty8 Developments

Luxury apartment building that is maintained well and has excellent connections to the City Centre, Victoria Train Station and the MEN Arena. A dedicated 3 person concierge team ensure high quality maintenance and The Hallmark is a building that is treated with care and has mainly private tenants (No AirBNB) which treat the place with respect and maintains the high quality.

The design is nothing special, quite a generic aesthetic. The management is terrible, as with many new developments. There are at least 2 companies on the developer side, with separate contractors for every aspect of the building. It is incredibly difficult to get any repairs done by the freeholder/developer. I have experienced many issues, as have other tenants, such as water ingress, broken windows and poor ventilation.

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

The Hallmark is a relatively new build (2 years), with a very modern interior and decent value for money. However, the appliances and overall construction has clearly been done on a low budget, resulting in many faults -some of which are serious safety issues.

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

Ongoing issues which were omitted, or that they were not transparent about.

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

Very poorly, completely incompetent. Reside Manchester are the agent in charge of the unit, and they are absolutely useless at getting any issues resolved.

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Facilities

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Design

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Location

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Value

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Management

Great location with gardens and roof terrace. Lovely staff and concierge 5 days a week for parcels and visitors. Well maintained and clean. They also have 24 green quarter staff in the complex so feels safe. So close to the tram and trains at Victoria station.

The building is new, clean and really makes you feel that you live in a hotel style. The reception area is great and there is 2 open places (in the ground floor and in the 10 floor). There is also a bike storage and 2 level parking floor. The building is cleaned every other day or so.