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

Local Crescent is well located within walking distance to business, social & retail centers. Though it is not close to the metro stops, bus and train transport links could help to commute to everywhere. I love the green surroundings in Peel Park & Meadows that are breathtaking and nice strolling around spots. Many apartments have unblocked views I suppose unlike the high rise apartment blocks in the city center. There is no noise nuisance issue maybe I am living on a higher floor and traffic is not busy throughout the day, that gives a cozy and relaxing living environment staying home for leisure or work. However, this local areas have certain level of deficiencies that make the living not as pleasant as it should be or is expected. The anti-social behavior and bin collections are the top two big issue for me. There are some irresponsible fellow residents who are totally not considerate to others by keep doing things like, smoking in the balcony, throwing out lit cigarette butts on other residents’ balcony causing fire hazards, putting away leftover foods and bin bags in the chute rooms, big cardboards or furniture blocking the chutes, not looking after dog mess and faeces, more importantly smoking cannabis & continued reports of loss of parcels etc. The hygiene issue is another issue, it seems to have lots of issues recently for bin collections pick up regularly and properly that making loads of rubbish bins outside the street for long and loads of rubbish bags scattering over the bin rooms that invites lots of flies, insects & bacterial growth. Lastly, I do not drive, but appreciated the frustration from some residents’ drivers whose cars are blocked by others or taken up their dedicated parking space that are totally unfair and inconvenience to them.

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

The concierge & lobby are well designed in modern and cozy style, look wonderful. Realized that the apartment block is not close to the metro stop, but there are free bus running from Salford Central Train Station to the city center. Unfortunately, the free bus stopped running in the local areas and we could either have to take a 25-minuute walk or take a bus that is a bit disappointing.

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

Yes, the building management responded to any problems and issues I have raised. Domis service is above average, all in house and on site staff are sincere, helpful and professional. I would only complain their responses are slow at the beginning stage that is understood as they may have to put priority to complete the remaining part of the construction project. After a few months of moving in, my snagging issues are getting real focused and now all outstanding issues are resolved and I do not have to bother on the follow ups. Many residents are complaining with the dusty windows and I agreed that we would like to have external window cleaning more frequently and in a timely manner.

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Each building has a 24/7 concierge to handle packages and any issues residents may have.

Inside my 1 bedroom flat there is plenty of space and lots of natural light, as well as plenty artificial lighting. The kitchens are really nicely designed with a large amount of cupboard space, and a washer/dryer. Each flat is pre fitted with Virgin Media, and also has the option to get Hyperoptic installed. The walls and windows of the flat are decently thick so I personally have never had any issue with noise from other residents outside of the odd person walking loudly in the hallway.

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

The area is great, perfectly distanced from the city. Both reasonably calm, yet close. There are regular busses nearby, and it is a 3-5 minute walk to either Salford Central train station and Victoria train station. There are also several ranks of rentable scooters on the street outside. Directly outside the development there is a restaurant and pub, as well as several shops down the road. There isn’t an absurd amount of traffic noise but there are sometimes loud cars on the road, and the nearby restaurant sometimes plays very loud music which can disturb indoors.

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

I wish I would have known how warm the building in general was as I personally prefer to be cool so I spend a large amount of time with the balcony doors open as a result.

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

They have always responded with grace but non-emergency repairs sometimes take over a month to get fixed.

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

The local area is great, it is 10 minutes walk to any place in the city centre, also it has good connection with public transport

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

neighbour is ok, close to everything but I won’t recommend this place

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

Always delayed responses to my problems. I had a problem with my door oven and they took more than a month to solve it.

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