I must say the managing company is pretty expensive and I wouldn’t say they are the most efficient. Having said that, we haven’t had any major issues in the flat; the flat itself is large for central London (zone 2) which is the reason we bought it. Design is also winning for us, a very pretty red brick on the outside, no problem of scaffolding and inside the design is good with a storage space that has been characterised as an extra bedroom size by friends. The winter balcony can also serve as a dining room or extended living room or bedroom. Different people have done different things with it.
Please tell us what you like and dislike about this area:
Overall Blackwall Reach is positioned in the heart of Blackwall with Blackwall DLR being seconds away while East India DLR, Poplar DLR, Canary Wharf DLR and Jubilee and eventually Crossrail being minutes away. So links are amazing here. Also, Canary Wharf is so close that makes the 3 different malls it has and the numerous bars and restaurants very accessible. The business centre is also less than 5 minutes away offering F45 training, yoga, pilates, physiotherapy, sports massage studios, coffee shops, one of the best ice cream shops I have tasted with greek iced coffee (you really need to try this), italian restaurant Salento and its new deli shop and a newly announced whiskey bar. Don’t forget the nails spa, bubble tea, dock cafe right under the Blackwall Reach buildings. Unfortunately there is no parking on site but in the business centre there is underfloor parking and of course you can have residents permits for the area. Bin collections were horrible in the beginning but have now improved a lot with new, bigger bins provided for us and more regular collections from Tower Hamlets. We are not street facing so I would say the traffic noise is to the bare minimum, if any. Anti-social behaviour exists, not in great extend but we had the odd occasion where someone was blasting music very late or dodgy people in the streets, however, we fortunately haven’t encountered any issues on a personal level. The community that is being built here with young professionals is pretty amazing and I hope for more of those around and some good nurseries etc.
Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:
Bad: Funnily enough a lot of the issues we had with the bins was because people don’t dispose their rubbish properly. So, if you are to become a new neighbour, please be considerate about this.
Good: Explore the area! It’s much better than we thought initially. Definitely walk around in the business centre at different times, even night time, it’s so beautiful and has a few things to offer.
How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:
They respond quickly saying they are busy and then you have to chase them a lot in order to get a response. We are currently still waiting on the 2 years guarantee form we filled for them to check on a couple of things. We sent that 3 months ago followed by a couple of emails and we are still waiting on a response.
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