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Ranked 22nd out of 25 in Canary Wharf
3.87
Harbour Central is an impressive new-build development featuring five residential buildings and a leisure complex. There are 642 private apartments here, with studio, one, two and three-beds layouts available, along with eight penthouse apartments. Situated in the centre of West India Docks, the site is less than a 10-minute walk from the heart of Canary Wharf.
Facilities
Balcony
Bike storage
Communal gardens
Concierge
Lounge
Parking
Roof terrace
Security features
Swimming pool
Balcony
Bike storage
Communal gardens
Concierge
Lounge
Ranked 22nd out of 25 in Canary Wharf
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18 total reviews
A L (Tenant)
Verified Resident
Dec 2022
A L (Tenant)
Verified Resident
Dec 2022
The facilities promised when moving in (gym, bar) were not delivered. When using the cinema room, not allowed to leave the remote in the room so it is quite inconvenient and has put me off using it. Property management did an abysmal job at negotiating a building wide energy contract, so all residents are stuck with paying way above average prices for energy.
Kathrin S (Tenant)
Jul 2021
Kathrin S (Tenant)
Jul 2021
beautiful flats, nice neighbours - AWFUL management. As nice as the flats are, do your research before buying or renting here. The flats are advertised (on the official Galliard website as well as by various property agents) with "Gym, residents lounge, spa, champagne bar...". Well, first none of these were open during covid times, despite other developments in their area allowing their gym etc to be open for usage by single households. Second, there is no spa. There is no champagne bar. And the gym costs you 40£ a month and doesn't even have mirrors. Once you get over the missing facilities you realise you'll have to pay at least 40£/month "standing charge" to SSE for your heating and cooling, whether you use it or not. Someone at SSE and Galliard is getting rich while you pay for absolutely nothing. There's also nothing you can do and you can't switch provider.. great, eh? And you're lucky if your electricity meter is wired up correctly and you actually pay your own bill. Then you think "Ok, whatever, don't care about the bills, at least there is a concierge". Sorry to disappoint but the concierge does as good as nothing. Your parcels are delivered to a "safe storage place" whether you're home or not. So no matter what you order, food or large deliveries, it will end up in the basement storage. And you can call yourself lucky if your delivery driver notifies this "smart" system so you know it arrived. Otherwise you can go downstairs, request a code and then walk around in the garage for 5min to get reception to receive your code before you can go and search for your parcel. When you leave this "safe" room, the door doesn't fully close so anyone after you doesn't even need a code to get in. Oh, and if you now think at least you can sit in a beautiful flat and admire the view, you thought wrong. The windows get cleaned less than once a year and one of our windows hasn't been cleaned since we moved in last year. Also, on windy days your whole flat will whistle like you live in a teapot... to quote the Galliard engineer: "This just happens when living in a high rise building". Well, thank you. All in all, really beautiful flats but I would not recommend renting here if I had other choices in the area.
Fedor (Tenant)
Verified Resident
Jun 2021
Fedor (Tenant)
Verified Resident
Jun 2021
I'd say that the design in general is pretty cool and I guess it would be an amazing building if not the cheap flat furniture that I had in my flat that I was living in Apart from that gym was made separately not within the Mainw Tower, in addition, cinema is very good
L.H (Owner)
Verified Resident
Jun 2021
L.H (Owner)
Verified Resident
Jun 2021
Overall I'm very happy with Galliard Homes service as a home buyer. Their staff always go beyond to help with swift response to my queries. The flat offers modern design and furniture. The facilities are comfortable and clean. I'm satisfied with both building and property management teams. Although I'm struggling with the recent introduced parcel system by the property management team. I hope they can take feedback from residents and drive the improvement.
Istvan (Tenant)
Verified Resident
Jun 2021
Istvan (Tenant)
Verified Resident
Jun 2021
The building is loud in wind. The concierge is really kind. The furniture is not the best, unfurnitured would be better but it is ok. The cycle parking on -1 floor is great. Really miss the roofgarden. I would like more green around the building, there are a lot, but more is better :)
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