I've been living in the Sundance since September (almost 6 months now) and all I can say is it seems to be all about location, in more ways than one. First of all, one of the major selling points on this place, at least for me, was the fact that the C-Train line is about two blocks away, which means just about anywhere in the city is quickly accessible. To be honest, had this same building been located anywhere ELSE, I probably would have kept looking, but between the convenience and the awesome view, I fell in love. However, that brings me to my second point, also location related. I got lucky in that the apartment I'm living in is on the north side on a high floor, so I can see over the adjacent buildings, and have a nice view of the river, Kensington, and the backing hills (with Sait and the like on them)... it's really quite gorgeous. However, on the south side the building faces... well... another large building. And even on the north side, the building across the street only ends at about the 17th floor (out of 20) so really, these views are rare. Otherwise, the building is pretty standard stuff - the buzzer rings to a phone number of your choice (which is good, cause I was informed by the roommate I moved in with who already lived there that the previous tenant took the key to the front door with her, so I've had to use my cell phone to get in), the elevators are a bit slow and occasionally glitchy, but nothing too serious. There's an attacked parking structure, but it does cost extra (don't know how much since I don't drive). Also on a bright side, the walls are well insulated, sound-wise. In all these months I've never once heard my neighbors, and at times can't even hear a knock on the apartment door if I'm in my bedroom. However, there are rather strict time restraints on things like the garbage shoot and the laundry room, which is confusing given these facts. This is kind of a pain, but worth working around for the benefits. However, if you have your own vehicle, and can't land a north-facing suite on the upper 3 floors, it basically just becomes a very standard building for a very standard price, and ceases to really be anything special. read more

Sundance Apartments - Apartments Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

This was the absolute worst apartment I have ever lived in. We had cockroaches living in all of our walls; they took over the kitchen. We hired an exterminator who told us the unit had been infested for years and we likely didn't realize until a week in due to stress hibernating. The building does nothing for upkeep and the elevators almost never work. DO NOT MOVE HERE read more

This apartment building is a joke! No hot water for 15days already! And it takes 3days for the maintenance to actually look at your broken fridge and try to fix it! Our food are now all rotten! What a joke!!! read more

Betty W. today is June 23, the elevator has been broken for 5,5 months. Whatever you are saying about the fixing is a fantasy. Can anyone please tell me why on earth it's taking that long to fix it? And of course it's the management's fault for deceiving their tenants constantly. I truly don't believe any part had to be manufactured in Hong Kong as the management is probably just delaying as it costs money. Regarding balconies..please don't be delusional and patronizing. Of course windows in bedrooms are opened but the air flow does not reach the lounge so it's very uncomfortable to stay indoors. Having one bedroom is just a torture. The work on balconies goes extremely slow. after 5 months I can hardly see any workers working. Two guys have been painting the balconies for over a month now and the North side is half done. In fact in May barely any job was done as I did not see any workers for about two weeks. Not mention that by watching these guys who have been hired to supposedly fix my balcony but who spend more time on chatting about their drunken nights out and smoking cigarettes on my balcony, I've began understanding why this job is taking so much time. So well done sundance apartments management/ Betty W it seems you are the only happy with the situation, the rest of us/ the majority of tenants are annoyed and wish to be finally treated with respect. read more

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This building and its management is an absolute nightmare (gross understatement). I foolheartedly resigned a 6 month lease and have regretted it every day since then. In short, the buildings management is unethical, rude, unhelpful and routinely violate the Tenancy Act of Alberta. A few experiences I have had in the last year include; 1) Having my rent jacked up and then announcing a major project where they not only locked the patio door and windows for over 2 months (there was NO air circulation in the middle of summer and it was so hot that the garbage cooked in the apt!) but also denied the use of my balcony which is part of my rent. 2) Having use of only one elevator for the entire building for over 4 months for a fix that should have taken a couple of weeks at most. The property manager just kept giving me and every other tenant the run around and her story kept changing as to why it was taking so long. Can you imagine an office building in DT Calgary having the same problem?! I should mention, that since that incident, the elevator has been down twice so good luck if you live on the 20th floor. 3) And most recently we have had all the garbage chute on each floor locked since Aug 2015 (that's 5 months and counting and NO work has even stated yet). So each and every tenant in this 150 + unit building has to take their stinking, dirty, dripping garbage into the elevator and dispose of it behind the building. Not to mention the countless number of times the water has been shut off this year. Or the amount of times the police is at this building or the homeless people who go through the garbage bins now that they are located outside or just the general state of disrepair this building is in. If you are thinking of renting in this place, do yourself and your dignity a gargantuan favour and DON'T ! I encourage you to talk to the property manager and reference a few things I have mentioned. Better yet talk to some existing tenants before you subject yourself to living in this hellhole. read more

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Elevators have been "under repair" for the last...month? parking has been "under renovation" for the last...2 -3 months with no compensation. We are forced to buy a spot from the city- no reduced rates - no nothing. This month we are paying for parking (119$) and were informed that although we are paying for parking we are not able to park in our spot on a variety of days. We are charged the same to park outside as we are to park inside. My intercom and dishwasher do not work- maintenance comes, looks at it and says..I don't know why it won't work- end of story, no replacements, no technicians coming in to have a real look at it. 2 out of the ...10ish driers actually work. The "property manager" keeps hours of 9-4, so it is nearly impossible to communicate with her, sign forms or make sure things get done. BUT regardless of their inability to look after the basic components of running a rental business- they never fail to charge you on time and slip notices under your door. They have tenants for one reason only, the Location. I will be out of here the second my lease expires. read more

This is a response to N.M.'s review regarding the past manager. I have lived at Sundance for several years myself. I have seen many managers come and go over the last few years. Some good and some not so good, but that does not give you the right to use someone's name and make such rude and misinformed comments. I found the previous manager to be a warm and caring person. She always made sure the building was clean, and she always took care of my issues as soon as I brought them to her attention. I don't understand where you say she did nothing, really? She was the one that made sure our building was safer by installing FOBs on our parkade doors and entry doors. That gate that is now on the main parkade coming off of 8th street - that was her doing. She would bring coffee and treats for the tenants at least once a month. When I was very sick she made sure to bring me little treats or a newspaper to my door. She would check in with me to make sure I was alright before she left for the day. If you don't like someone who enforces the rules then of course you would not like D because she enforced the rules (pay your rent on time, no partying, be respectful of staff and your home) I don't think that it is right that you feel the need to tear someone down when they are not there to defend themselves. As for Jennifer, she too is a very nice lady. I for one will give her a fair shake as I did D. You know what they say? "If you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all". read more

This apartments should have minus 5 star rating as they have worst management I have ever seen. As I m living there from 10 months with a lot of problems like elevator, parking, balcony blocked, bad attitude of management and many more. No one should rent these apartments as everyone is leaving from here when there lease is done and for sure me. read more

Perhaps the worst Condo building in Downtown, Calgary in terms of management and facilities offered. One of the elevators has been out of service for over 3 months now leaving only one elevator that occasionally breaks leaving the tenants with no option but to walk up the stairs (this building has 20 floors). The manager on-site is actually very rude and instead addressing the issues and grievances that tenants have she would deflect the issue and would respond with one of her generic responses such as (atleast one of the elevators is working, we are getting materials so we can fix the elevators). This has been going on for quite a while now. I urge anybody who is about to rent at this place to please do all the due diligence so that you don't have to suffer going forward. I will also urge all the affected tenants to post a review here so that people can know about the substandard practices by the management staff and their lack of professionalism. read more

I moved in to this place a 7 months ago and the way tenants get treated here is appalling. Some days we have to walk down some flight of stairs because the only elevator left breaks down. The second elevator has either been "under repair", "to be up in two weeks" or "waiting for parts" for five months now. Now they have closed down the balconies for repairs with no known end date. Our place was always hot but now it's worse. Apparently things weren't as bad when management was required to live at the apartment, figures. Rent isn't cheap either for us to be treated so badly. I pay $1,300 for one bedroom. I'm just waiting for my lease to be up then I'm out of this place. Please avoid! The only way these people will improve the living conditions is if they realize that people don't stand for this... And I don't think Betty W. Is talking about the same apartment because it sounds nothing like the one I'm in. read more

I've been living here for two years and am very satisfied. Building i located only 2 minutes walk to LRT and a minute away from the river. Pets are allowed, management is very friendly and makes improvements almost every month: elevator, electrical keys, patios and balconies, painting, garage doors, security cameras, etc. There is also a convenience store and great shawarma restaurant in the building, Subway, Starbucks and Quesada accross the street. I would rate it 5 stars if we had any amenities such as gym, pool or terrace. I reccommend this building to anyone who doesn't own a car and wishes to live downton for an affordable price. read more

The best thing about Sundance is the Concierge/Manager, Jennifer. She is willing to help in any situation and we are so glad that she is looking after the tenants. The building itself could use some spruce up but with some residents who do not care, it is difficult. The other janitorial staff and maintenance personal are all quick to resolve any issues and very pleasant to deal with. We have only be here 6 months but we love it. read more

Do not move into this building. Save yourself a ton of trouble and fine somewhere else. The location may be good for people who want a downtown apartment, but there are tons of better options to go for. I wish I never heard of this building. First of all, during the coldest months of the year, they took away our underground parking stalls and gave us no other options for parking. They had said it would be for 2 months, and it lasted closer to 4. They gave us no compensation, and started charging us again the moment we were back in with no grace period for all the trouble they put us through. And then they began construction on their other parking lot, leaving more people stranded outside. They even start construction at 7:30 AM. And it is incredibly loud. Secondly, my apartment has been sitting at 25 degrees Celsius for about a month. A few messages left and I got no response until I called on one of the few occasions that the building manager is actually there. Then on the same freaking day, there is a leak in the bathroom coming from the vent in the ceiling! And we had no water as well. That took much longer to fix then it should have. Also, we have only had one working elevator for MONTHS. Again, they quoted it wouldn't be more then a month or so, and it's been at least 4, with no end in sight. I even talked to one of the workers that is working on fixing the elevators, and he said it's impossible to work with the people in the building, so it's not really their fault nothing is getting done. So do yourself a favour and stay away! I'm moving out as soon as I can!! There are at least 3 other buildings within a block radius that would be a million times better. read more

This place has gotten significantly worse since the last reviews. While the location is great the place it self is barely livable. The property owners and the manger do not care about the tenants. The elevators have been in repair for four months now. Sometimes the one elevator gives out forcing tenants to take the stairs. ( This has happened more than once.) Currently the balconies are under repair at ALL HOURS OF THE DAY! So there are defining noses all around. I'm waiting for the lease to end then I'm out of this place. Wouldn't recommend it. I expected better for the amount I paid. read more

To Roman M - You are correct that the garbage chutes have been down since August. Are you aware why? Some idiots threw down a ski pole, furniture and assorted other crap that should never have been thrown down the chute which caused extensive damage. If you actually took the time to speak to the manager you would of been advised that repairs have started on the chutes, but due to the amount of damage they have stopped until they can come with an alternative way to fix them. This is a HUGE cost to the property. How can the management be held responsible for what tenants choose to throw down the chutes? As for the long long trip down the elevator to throw your garbage out...boo hoo. Some buildings have closed up their garbage chutes because of the damage caused by tenants and the constant cost of repairs. For your information the garbage bins out back have ALWAYS been out there. Where do you thing you are suppose to throw your large garbage??? If you are not part of the solution then you are part of the problem. I rent here too, and believe me having to take an elevator down to dispose of my garbage is really not that much of a hardship. What ever you do don't ever buy a house...what will you do when you have to walk to the back lane to put your garbage in a bin (on my the hardship). And yes, the water does get shut down from time to time. Do you know why? Because the building is old and sometimes there are emergencies that have to be dealt with. Would you be happier if management never fixed leaks and such and you came home to a flooded suite? Guess what? Life happens. Sometimes things get broken and need to get repaired. You posted pictures of notices like they are something to be ashamed of. At least the management is letting us know what is happening or expected to happen. I see that some people have even taken to writing childish things on it. Come on! If you have something to say at the very least sign your name if you are so proud of how you used swear words and smart assed comments. And why is it when things happen at the property are there such negative comments. Why do some of you make it so personal?? Do you really thing the manger and staff deliberately go out of their way to make us miserable? To what end. I am quite sure the manager has better things to do then to make our lives miserable. Have any of you every taken the time to speak to her without being miserable??? I have and she is very easy to talk to. It is all how you approach people. I have seen and heard how some of you speak to her and about her and all I have to say is "shame on you". As for the balcony restoration - get over it! I moved in in the midst of it and I survived. When would of been the perfect time to do this type of work? -30 degrees? Yes it was inconvenient and yes it was stuffy, but windows were not locked, we were given the maximum allowed per the safety procedures which were inspected by the City Inspectors. Oh yes and the elevators - yes there was an issue with the elevator. Yes it took some time for the repair which again was a mechanical issue and special parts were commissioned and ordered. At least we had one working elevator. Do you even know why the elevator was down again? Because someone had pushed the doors off track and this caused it to go down. How do I know this? Because I spoke to the manager instead of making assumptions. What property does not ever have the police at a building? Why are you assuming it is all bad? Maybe a tenant had a personal issue? How do you know it has anything to do with the building????? Again making assumptions just to defame the building. Lastly, we are not the only property in the city having to deal with the homeless going through the garbage. This has been an ongoing issue in the city - everywhere not just Sundance. Quit trying to make this property out too so much worse than what it is. Every property has its issues and because this is a free country, you have options. If you don't like it move on. read more

My husband and I have relocated to Calgary from Ontario and we were looking for a simple apartment building to suit our needs. I had done my research and had appointments set up to view six buildings in the downtown core. The first two I saw were nice but neither of us would ever use the amenities they offered, therefor could not justify the extra money they wanted. Sundance was the third place I saw and although it is basic, I felt this was the one for us and it was a reasonable price. The manager I found to be very informative and was honest about what was going on in the building. She explained to us that the one elevator was out of service but they are working on it. Also the balconies are being replaced and that there is no access to them at this time. I was pleased to find out that they do allow them to be open a few inches, in Ontario they do not allow this. I know this because we have lived through it once before. After reading the reviews on this building I would have to say that I agree with Betty, well said! No one should be held accountable for the failure of a mechanical device. It affects everyone that lives and works in this building. I have talked with the manager and I find her to be straight forward, not rude and does not sugar coat things. That was a big selling point for me she was honest, and has a positive attitude. I am sure she could have told me what I wanted to hear but she was straight up with me. I think we should all try and stay positive this is only temporary and just be thankful for what we do have. read more

Lived at Sundance for the past 2 years. Have not had any issues with the place. No frills, but no real issues either. You get what you see. 1 bedrooms are quite large and the balconies are huge. Have not had any issues similar to the previous posters, maybe new management has solved that issue as the posts are a few years old now. read more

I have lived in Sundance for over 3 years. Our apartment was fine to begin with but for the last year we have had no deck as they have been periodically "under repair" as the railings are replaced. This means the sliding door is locked and our apartment is unbearably hot now it's summer. We were told that it's irrelevant considering the deck is not counted as livable sq footage in our rent agreement. To top this off, one of our two elevators has been out of service for about 5 months now. Management has lied about the situation over and over and you often have to wait for the elevator to go up and down twice before you can get on and cram yourself in with 8-10 others. It's even more frustrating when you do laundry on the 3rd floor and cannot get on the elevator because it's usually packed by the time it leaves the lobby. Even with all these, our rent is increased yearly with no remorse or compensation for the failures of the building. National Equity Management runs the building and should be avoided. The police are also in the building daily lately, removing homeless people who easy get in through the front lobby. I have no issues with the building manager, these issues are out of her control, but people obviously get frustrated at her since management has not been upfront or honest about anything. read more