About SevenCapital

Building isn’t designed for habitation being an ex office building. Cold in the winter, like a green house in the summer. Heating is very expensive due to cheap electric heaters put on the walls.

Parking is an absolute travesty. No visitor parking what so ever for a development of 250 odd flats is pretty shocking.

Appalling management of the building. For example not enough bins, not enough recycling. Bins fill up within about 5 days and there is then a sea of rubbish outside and rats.

Underground car park is very low quality, it’s dark, smelly and infested with pigeons.

The only redeeming feature is the location really.

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

The area itself is very convenient being so close to festival place and l the shops. Opposite the bus station and very close to the train station so perfect for the commuter.

Area can be very noisy at night, police sirens, shouting, loud music, but I guess you get that being close to the town centre.

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

Can be noisy at night and how much it would be to heat it. It’s not big flat but it’s very expensive if you want to be warm.

What is the best feature of your home:

Probably the location if that is actually a feature? The view is pretty good too.

Ovens that come with the flats aren’t full size and without having to buy extra kitchen furniture I’m not sure how you could comfortablely use them- there’s a single double cupboard at the bottom and a 3 half depth cupboard above and a single shelf.

The block was nicer a year ago when we moved in- but damaged ceiling panels in communal areas have not been fixed yet and generally when something needs work on it – you’re waiting on it for quite a while.

The building manager is hard to get a hold of and the concierge can’t do too much without their approval, and they are prone to changing policies without telling residents. I think sometimes they forget that you’re paying for a service with your service charge.

There aren’t enough bins for the number of flats in the stores for recycling which leads to unhelpful passive aggressive letters from the property management which I think is poor service.

If there is a problem with something in your apartment you get caught between the property management company and the company that built the block as neither generally wants to take responsibility.

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

Jewellery Quarter is great if you work in town. The block is on the far edge of the quarter and all the new blocks have empty retail units in but I think the area will be better as these are filled. At this end of the Jewellery it’s good for jewellery shops (shocking) and pubs/bars- the other amenities are at the other side, closer to St Paul’s square.

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

It’s quite a bit further to new street station than you might first think!

The service you get isn’t comparable with the price you pay to live here.

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

Slow to respond. Didn’t tell us when they had put the flat on the market.

Ended up locked out when property management company broke our lock- very little response or action. We were out the house for 8 hours.

The property management is good and I felt safe and well looked after had any issues occurred.

There is a small communal space but it isn’t very big – nice bike racks and plenty of parking space.

It’s nice and secure with the fobs and corridors always kept nice and clean.

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

I like that it’s so close to Digbeth which has a lot going on and is really up and coming. The only downside is being far from big supermarkets but that’s more of a city centre issue I guess.

The area by our flat (cheapside) however is quite dirty and there isn’t much.

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

Storage space very limited and not a lot of room in the kitchen for preparing food at all. Much more suited to a singular person rather than two.

What is the best feature of your home:

Being in Digbeth and close to pubs such as Spotted Dog and the Old Crown

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Facilities

3

Design

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Location

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Value

4

Management

The parking doors are not controlled though and many people who is not resident leave their cars or people without allocated parking which is a downside.

Management is efficient but limited hours, if i were to have an emergency with a meter, the meter room is locked and if an engineer were to come it would be a bit of an inconvenience.

But overall its highly recommended and i am satisfied for now.

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

It is really good located and well facilitated, but students are noisy and car park needs concierge.

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

no parking space

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

The property is fully electric with energy saving devices which i don’t understand, i would prefer things simpler. But i understand the saving of the environment comes first.