The Gessner, N17

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

The building is close to the station with great links to the city centre. The choice of supermarkets could be better although there is a fairly big Lidl, it's just not my personal favourite. There are also nice sports facilities, like a tennis court and, a nice hot yoga studio nearby (all of these apart from a great onsite gym).

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

Everything was dealt with timely and of great quality.

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

Not something that affects me, but if you are a smoker, there is a no-smoke policy at any inside or outside areas of the building.

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

The area is really nice, parking is an issue. Rest everything is very clean and organised. Easily accessible to various parks of london

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

They responded promptly and was dealt with professionally.

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

I think the gym could be better with a few more leg equipments.

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

Great transport links with Tube and National Rail nearby. Quiet despite being by a main road thanks to excellent soundproofing. Few cafes, but a great one opened in our building. Lovely park for walks. Easy and well-organized waste sorting. Safe, clean area with helpful building staff.

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

The building management team was exceptional. Anytime we had an issue - whether it was a question about deliveries, billing, or general building maintenance - they responded almost immediately. Imran was especially helpful, always on-site, friendly, and ready to assist with anything we needed. He even helped us with printing, provided moving boxes when we were leaving, and followed up to make sure everything was resolved. The team genuinely cared about residents and made us feel supported at all times.

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

One thing we wish we had known before moving in is that the area, while very convenient for transport and daily essentials, doesn’t have many cafes or restaurants nearby. It’s something you might not notice during a viewing, but we found ourselves wishing for more local dining options. Thankfully, a fantastic specialty coffee shop opened inside the building during our stay - we became such regulars, they basically knew our orders by heart.

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

I have lived here for four years, from brand new. I absolutely love it! I like the diverse and multicultural population. The range of star rated restaurants are not easy to find within walking distance. However, with the excellent transport link, one can easily travel to nearby locations for services that are not yet available here. The retail park provides a range of well known shops, supermarkets and cafes , which are handy for shopping and recuperation. Oh, we also have our very own (Dear Coco) cafe in our building with a shared comfortable lounge area. We are close to a very nice park with a community cafe, sport courts/activity hub and children's play areas. There is the canal, Walthamstow Wetlands, and Tottenham mashes, all of which provide beautiful walks and picnic areas. The downside is that caution should be taken when visiting these areas at certain times of the day as personal safety could be an issue. Generally, the area is well lit and safe to walk home from the station at night. Occasionally there is a bit of rowdiness on match days. Traffic is heavy most of the time and with that comes noise but we get use to it. Limited free roadside parking but allocated prepaid parking can be purchased. Excellent Bin collection facility. The area is still developing but overall, it is a good location to live in and once all the regeneration work is completed, a new community will emerge.

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

With speed and efficiency. I recently moved to another flat within the same building. The service I received from Benedek, Kitti and Imran in particular, was second to none. Constantine and Mustafa also played a huge part in addressing my needs.

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

Had I known that the rent would rise as fast as it did, I probably would not have moved here.

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

Tottenham Hale is a very safe and calm area with great transport links (national rail, busses, tube) to city center and Stansted airport. It also has a retail park which satisfies all the convenience shopping needs. The flipside is that there is not much entertainment immediately in the area (yet) but hopefully this will come around soon.

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

We had very few issues during our stay, but those that were raised were addressed very promptly. Any kind of maintenance works could be counted on being sorted out in a matter of a week at most.

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

It would be nice to know in advance that some of the facilities such as the private dining room would become bookable for a fee at some point instead of remaining completely free.. not that it would've adversely impacted my decision to live at the Gessner - but was a mildly unpleasant surprise when it was announced.