My review is mainly about public parking at Daphne Cockwell Complex (DCC). However, I'll branch out…read morea bit about it being a residence and the woman after whom this building is named. Perhaps over a decade ago, I attended many concerts at Massey Hall. At one stage, I'd remember going to all four Jann Arden shows in a week when she was at this venue. My parking lot of choice was on the northwest side of Church Street and Dundas Street East. It was an open lot where you bought a ticket from the machine and left the ticket on your car's dash. It was safe, cheap parking. This parking lot went away when Ryerson (now Toronto Metropolitan) University (TMU) bought this parking lot's land to expand its campus domination. For years, I have been trying to find a parking lot to call my go-to for concerts and shows in the downtown core. I have a few that I frequent in rotation, but not one that I truly love. Last Friday night, I came down to see a concert at Massey Hall. I got here earlier than usual because I wanted to grab a quick bite and look around before the show. I noticed a small sign on Church Street as I was driving westbound on Dundas Street East. There was public parking in an alleyway where the old parking lot that I loved was. Really? I went around the block to check it out. Sure enough, there is public parking under DCC. The rates were clearly displayed before you embarked down the ramp. I looked at $9 as a flat rate when you enter at 5 pm and leave a minute before midnight. That's me! Perfect! I descended and got to the gate. You wave your hand in front of the machine to get a paper ticket. When you are ready to head to your car, you pay at the kiosks that are located by the elevator on each floor. You then wave your ticket at the gate and leave. I parked on P1, close to the elevator. This floor was brightly lit and each parking spot was roomy. I backed into a spot and headed to the elevators. You want the main floor to exit. You end up on Church Street, facing east, just north of Dundas. I loved it. I spent almost six hours in this area. After the concert, I headed back to fetch my car. The complex is locked. There is a parking intercom where you press a button and the door is supposed to unlock. I heard the door click a couple of times. I went to tug on it and it didn't open. I actually had to talk to the security guard. The speaker volume was extremely faint. I'd like to think that I have decent hearing, but I felt like an eighty-year-old woman who had hearing issues. I had a nice chat with the security guard, who came over to let me in. Apparently, this system needs fixing to get the door to automatically open after he unlocks it. There's still a parts issue. I wished him a good evening and headed to the elevator. I felt safe here. I had no problem paying at the kiosk. I didn't need to insert my ticket. I had it scanned. I then tapped with a credit card. I got a receipt and headed to my car. When I exited, I scanned my ticket. The gate went up and I left. Easy peasy! DCC is an interesting building. It is a student dormitory for TMU. The DCC residence front desk and main floor are on the eighth floor. Those who reside here are given a room key, similar to being at a hotel. There are 332 guest rooms. Each room is single occupancy. Rooms are opened up to the public during the summertime. The residence floors operate like a hotel. I took a look online and there are no rooms available this summer. My guess is that first dibs go to TMU current students and alumni before it opens up to the world. The building is multipurpose. It's split into these areas by floors, from the top floors down: - 10 to 28 - residences - 8 - residence lobby - 7 - university administration - 3 to 6 - schools, shared spaces, and research labs - 1 to 2 - classrooms - B1 - Ddgital fabrication zone - B4 to B2 - Parking The main floor has an area with colourful, comfy chairs. I saw a woman sitting in one when I returned to fetch my car. Four schools that are in DCC are the following: - Nursing - Midwifery - Nutrition - Occupational and Public Health This building is named after Daphne Cockwell, who was a nurse and trained in South Africa during the 1930's. She dedicated her life helping others, including working as a volunteer with returning veterans from World War II. It's a stunning building. It is aptly named after an amazing, accomplished woman. I have a go-to parking lot again. Parking rates are decent. It's a clean, safe parking lot. (198)

I rent a room at this complex from 2017-2021 so this gives me enough time to explain everything…read moreabout this horrible business. I usually tend to suggest a business in the end but I have to say this here: DO NOT EVEN USE THIS PLACE'S PUBLIC PARKING, LET ALONE RENTING A ROOM. Starting with a horrible and unsafe location, being far from the McMaster University and other colleges, lack of proper access to public transportation (that is never on-time, unless you want to miss your test or class). Then go inside, they say they have renovated the lobby. However, they have painted the walls and moved couple of stuff around. The elevators are still slow, dirty, and smelly! This place is the first place in my entire life that I would take the stairs instead of the elevators. Then you get to the amenities that are never open, except for the time they show you the building. After you walk by the garbage chute that disgusts you because their maintenance never do their job properly (they are good at charging you tho). I swear sometimes you feel like you are in the garbage dump, not the garbage chute when you go there. And then you get to your room, it's either too hot or too cold as they never care to fix the air conditioning. Moreover, the living room design is absolutely unpleasant. The material used in this complex are probably the worst ever, everything tends to break so fast. And do not ever go to washroom, even if you currently living there. The toilets are unsanitary and good luck if you can even flush. Now it's time for the room. Good luck opening the windos, they are tiny and never fully open as if you are in a jail. And the rooms have the worst lighting ever, always depressing. Now let's get to the pricing: Get ready to pay an overpriced fee for your room (you can literally find a proper room Almost ANYWHERE ELSE!). You pay almost 800$ for a 4-room unit, you can even get a place with that money in downtown Toronto! Now there are so many hidden fees here too, the security deposit, move in and move out, and other weird costs for them to rip you off. And their public parkings if you curious charges you as if you get a valet. But No! You have to park your car in an outdoor parking and anyone has access to it. Now you might ask why did you stay for 4 years? I wanted to move out but they are smart when they design their contracts. They put a hidden article that if you want to move out you have to be at least a year ahead. And this makes it extremely difficult for you to move out like any other place in Ontario. Unless you want to pay much, experience the worst, being treated horribly by their rude staff, STAY AWAY FROM THIS PLACE!

I've lived here for three years, and I will give my honest feedback listing both the positives and…read morethe negatives. POSITIVES - They are really thoughtful and provide small treats and breakfast sometimes. There's a small gym in this building, along with some study rooms and game area. In addition, there are free Yoga classes once a week - you just have to bring your mat over to the right floor and you get a free class! Maintenance is awesome, all you have to do is request the issue in the building and maintenance will fix it usually within a day. NEGATIVES - There was one year when the internet literally kept cutting off, but it has improved this year. There a couple rooms that leak in the ceilings. In the previous years, there used to be maids that would come in to clean up each suite space, but that is no longer the case now, although rent prices have decreased. It really bothered me that they did not have any discounts for people living here for many years such as myself. Although it was a discount from what I had paid, I was a little angry to find out that other people who just moved in were paying the same price. As it is University Housing, it is run by students, who don't extremely care too much about your complaints. Of course, when parents are involved, management show a bit more concern. This isn't the case to every individual - some student managers are good in the job that they do, though there are others that do need a bit more improvement.

Chilled out here a lot during the summer - it's a very comfortable dorm. They offer a nice mix…read morebetween social and privacy - groups of individual singles (with their own locks) are grouped into little suites around a kitchen and small common area. The living arrangements are definitely cozy. The kitchens don't come stocked with much in the way of pots or dishware, but there is a full sized fridge, oven, and sink. There is a small exercise room, and music practice rooms. I think it's a little pricey compared to what you can get on the dorms on the same street, but it's overall very comfortable. Convenient location close to the St. George subway stop.

moved into 897 College St, Toronto Canada and while the building itself is a good place, the rooms…read morerented and supervised by Harrington Housing were terrible. First of all, they have illegally cut up a two bedroom suite into four bedrooms by placing some plastic boards in-between one of the rooms and then strap a curtain and called it a "door". Furthermore, my experience was abysmal to say the least. My experience with Harrington Housing was deeply disappointing, riddled with unprofessional behavior, poor communication, and negligence. It all began before my move-in date when I was told the day before that my key wasn't ready, forcing me to delay my move. On September 3rd, the representative, Lilly, who was supposed to meet us at 1 PM, didn't arrive until 4:30 PM and still didn't have my fob. The room shown to me wasn't the one advertised, and when I raised concerns about its condition, Lilly responded unprofessionally. Only after asking to terminate my lease was I shown another room, which I reluctantly agreed to take, paying the difference via e-transfer. The maintenance was equally frustrating. On September 4th, I discovered my room's door hinge was falling off. I filed a support request on September 6th and followed up multiple times (September 26th, October 2nd, October 15th) without resolution. Lilly eventually took a photo of the hinge but failed to act on it. It wasn't until mid-October that someone came to fix it, arriving hours later than scheduled. A separate ticket for a broken kitchen sink filed on November 6th also went unanswered. Financial matters were handled even worse. A rent discrepancy in November led to a series of automated emails threatening legal action, even though my father had reached out on November 6th to resolve the issue. It took until November 26th--two days after the rent deadline--for the team to respond. When I spoke to Olga about it, her unprofessional behavior only added to my stress. She accused me of negligence and deflected responsibility, even though the issue stemmed from Harrington's poor communication and record-keeping. After countless follow-ups, I finally learned the discrepancy was due to an extra week in November because of their weekly billing structure--a detail that could have been clarified weeks earlier. The lack of transparency, delayed responses, and unprofessionalism from staff like Lilly and Olga made this an incredibly stressful and disappointing experience. I would not recommend Harrington Housing to anyone seeking reliable and professional housing. One star is too much to give for the folks that handled my building.

If i could rate 0 stars i would. I put an 1100 dollar deposit down with a move in date of the 17th…read morewith the expectation I'd be charged from the first. I canceled well in advance and they refused to give any amount of deposit back. Find housing elsewhere. All they want is your money and they use all sort of sneaky tactics to make sure they get to keep it.

Lived here for the summer - the rooms are pretty small, and definitely spartan, but it's cozy and…read morecomfortable for one. The floors are not very social, and the bathroom maintenance doesn't seem very good (the bathrooms aren't gross, but they're never really very clean either, and the toilet paper/paper towels are never quite restocked). Maintenance in general is very bad - I'm still waiting for my lamp to be replaced, and my neighbor is still waiting for her door lock to be fixed, and it's been almost a month. The place seems to be mostly filled with students working or doing research, and since it's all singles it's hard to meet your neighbors (or even see them ever). One BIG thing is that Morrison doesn't have kitchens - only kitchenettes that have a fridge, a microwave, and a sink. Would it be too much to ask for to have just one full kitchen in the building? Also, the lack of a gym/weight room of any kind is a little disappointing too, especially since they have them in all the neighboring dorms.

I lived in this residence because of the convenient location. However, the staff working in this…read morebuilding were not the greatest. The main person who was in charge of it was a nice man, but the other staffs were a different story. For one, the house keeping lady that cleaned the washrooms was always on her phone talking in a loud voice. The sound proof is not amazing in a dormitory sort of building, therefore I had to hear her talk on the phone for more than 30 mins at a time, distracting me from my studies and sometimes my nap. One time I walked into the washroom and I almost slipped because the floor in the washroom was completely wet with soap water. I saw the house-keeping cart next to the door so I assume the house-keeping lady was cleaning the floor and did not put any sign saying "wet floor". The same thing also happened on the floor for the elevator waiting area. The washroom stalls always has the same stench no matter what time of the day (even right after she "cleaned" the washroom). The porters working in this building were nice, however the middle aged lady who was in charge of the building always gets annoyed whenever someone asks her a question. (For example, we asked if the heater works in the building in May since the beginning of this summer was still pretty cold, 8 degrees at night time). That lady was so annoyed and looked us like we were crazy for asking if the heater works.

This place is a real gem of a find. No shoes are allowed inside, and the owner can always be seen…read moreconstantly cleaning. She does not speak much English, but the young man at the front desk is more than helpful and pleasant to answer any questions and to make sure you have what you need. I was able to easily upgrade my room for a small price when I found out my friend would be joining me. A bedroom with 3 beds was roughly $55 a night. Not only is that a great deal, but you are in the heart of Chinatown, steps from transit, and walking distance to any kind of food you desire. A word of caution; it is bare bones, but if that's all you need, it's perfect. Free wifi, clean rooms, and a private ensuite washroom. I'll be staying here when I visit from now on.

Booked someone into this apartment as, from the website, it looked like a decent choice at a…read morereasonable price. However, when I went to see the place, was not impressed. Looks very shabby on the outside, and worse from the inside. The guy trying to take payment didn't speak a word of English. The room looked nothing like the photos on bookings.com - and was dirty. Mattress was stained and dirty. The price was reasonable for a hotel - but definitely not the price of a hostel - and was not worth the price. Will not be using this place again.

Lived in this neighbourhood for two years. Great for yorku students and mostly quite. Not very safe…read moreat nights. There is alot of houses and rooms available for rent throughout the year there.

i moved into 275 shuter st Toronto Ontario Canada 10 years ago and ever since i been dealing with…read morebed bugs and cockroaches and mouse its never ending with all the issue I'm dealing with not to mention my health is getting worst living here i have reached out to housing and they just send people to spray which don't work because they don't even do the job right and its the whole building that's infested not just my unit last years they made me bag every thing and wash every thing and then guy came didn't do nothing they told me it be heat and it wasn't i had spy cam and recorded it and he didn't even spray just went to bed room few mins and left all I'm saying is this place is very bad don't move here they need to empty all building and demolish this place i don't know what my options are due to health but they should move me out of this place all i ask if Toronto housing see this post please do something about this problem as i have emailed housing so many times im an human and i have rights to safe clean place if i keep telling you i don't get why you don't help me move out of this place instead let me suffer more and get sick i may have to hire a lawyer if things don't change its already been 10 years Canada sucks to they don't help tentents everything is for the landlord i give this place negative 1 that's how bad it is here

Despite being a 100 year-old Victorian-style dwelling, it has been recently renovated. Having said…read morethis, the charm of the interior quickly fades away as you begin to notice the disgruntled characters lingering outside of the gates to the apartment entrance. This is a serious issue since the front entrance door of the apartment does not lock. The landlord is aware of this issue but seems to be incapable of fixing, what most would deem, a rather dire matter. I hope you are okay with loud music because the neighbours downstairs like to host loud parties on weeknights at random hours of the night. If the sight of the occasional prostitute or homeless person doesn't bother you, then you should not find your new living experience troubling. If you are okay with waking up in the middle of the night to screaming and fighting outside of the apartment, then 50 Pembroke is the right match for you.

I have been renting an apartment through them for almost 9 years. They have been a great property…read moremanagement company to deal with, and always respond fast to any repairs or service needs. The staff are polite and have always been able to answer my questions. They are there when you need them, but not bothering you with unnecessary things. Rent is reasonable for the area, and the properties are kept in good condition through the on staff maintenance team. I am happy to recommend them.

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