Alameda, Wembley Park, HA9

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

A very convenient location, Jubilee line, Met line and train are available. Lively environment, with different kinds of shops, and a few parks for children.

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

Building management team is nice and helpful. They followed up and shared the info in details.

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

There is a market near Sainsbury during weekends. Variety is large, it’s a good chance to support smaller sellers and farmers.

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

It’s nice living in Wembley Park, easy route to the station and loads of shops around you. Event days are very busy but the council / building are good at managing it and things get cleaned up and back to normal quickly after, notice is also given.

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

Mostly okay, one major request which took some escalation and we are still waiting on.

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

It’s so nice living in an area where security are always walking around, the biggest plus as a woman. For Alameda specifically, package system works really well and we’ve never experienced any theft etc, gym is great and 24/7. Bin system has gotten better under the new management. Come to Alameda you won’t regret it :)

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

The perfect location. Surrounded by multiple restaurants and shops as well as the outlet centre. Right next to the stadium and arena, its beautiful however it does get very lively on match days and if your apartment is on the lower floor facing the arena, it can get very loud and disturbing. However the balcony doors do a great job at cancelling the noise out. If its match days, all the roads surrounding get closed which is a bit frustrating, and the tubes can get quite busy. However its not everyday these days happen so its definitely worth the amazing area.

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

At the start when we moved in (june 2024) we complained about our dirty oven etc and they said they will help but never ended up doing so! I don't mind. We have not had any problems we have had to raise, only one which our neighbours could also agree, is there is a exit/entrance door for the apartments further down the building, and it has been broken for the past few months and no one has fixed it yet. You can exit but you cannot enter which is frustrating as we live right next to the exit but now need to go all the way round to the reception. Other than that everything is great! We once had all our power go and i went downstairs for help and Peter helped us straight away☺️

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

Take advantage of the community events!! We went to one where we all ate dominoes together, and it was so lovely and nice to meet new people, unfortunately that was the only event we went to after living in alameda for a year. They host many events and you should definitely go to them.

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

The location itself is wonderful and I enjoy living here. However, when events take place, the area can become quite overwhelming.

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

The new management team is generally helpful and courteous, but their response times could improve—they likely have a lot on their plate, which sometimes causes delays. I hope to see this area continue to improve.

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

One of the things I really liked when I first moved in was the convenience of not having to set up separate accounts to pay my bills — I could simply pay everything directly through management. Unfortunately, that has recently changed, and now I have to handle the setup and payments myself. I’ve always lived in apartments where this was managed by the landlord, and I personally prefer that arrangement. Honestly, if I had known this would change, I might have reconsidered taking the apartment. But here I am now, making the best of it.

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There are plenty of convenience stores on your doorstep, a huge superstore up the road and an IKEA not far away. I enjoy the LDO with lots of stores, restaurants and cinema. The OVO areana is behind the building just steps away to go to a show or a gig! Brent council building has an excellent library, there are more independent small businesses with many different food types and services like pilates, boxing and a beauty salon. A great new GP practice has opened offering great services and a new private dental practice, NHS dentists are hard to find! Lots of lovely trees and nice little green spaces & water features, very dog friendly area. Wembley Park tube station is a ten minute walk away to jump on the Jubilee or metropolitan lines, mainline trains into Marylebone or along the chiltern railway, Wembley Central is just up the road for the Bakerloo line. Being right next to Wembley Stadium it does get busy and noisy on match days with crowds, road closures and no sale of alcohol in the shops. The stadium team, security, police, their horses and dogs do a fabulous job of ensuring that everything runs smoothly. With triple glazed windows and patio doors in your apartment closed you really don’t hear much. I love going to concerts and have been to many, it’s super convenient being a five minute walk from home! It’s also awesome that you can hear who’s playing from your balcony and watch the fireworks.

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

Any issues raised have been promptly resolved satisfactorily

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

None that I can think of that I haven’t already covered