A guide to living in Borough of Haringey

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.

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

Area is good — transport connections are 10/10. There could be more cafes/bars nearby. Park nearby is nice.

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

Haven’t had any problems to report in the 4 months I’ve been here.

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

Can’t think of anything! Viewing by Imran was pretty thorough.

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

There's a brilliant retail park in close walking distance nearby with a Lidl to help keep food costs down. A park just around the corner that's lovely and seems perfect to take children to if youhave a family but is also perfect for a sunny walk. Transport is really easy with the train station just across the road. The windows seal tightly and are thick so you can't hear any traffic noise at all! Bin collections are managed perfectly. I've never experienced any anti-social behaviour at all.

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

Benedek responded within 2 minutes when we needed new filters for our air filtration system. He even checked on my partner when he was in ill health. We also had someone stop by when we accidentally left the oven on after we'd left the building and they even checked on our cat for us! I couldn't ask for kinder, more helpful staff working at the building!

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

The staff at the coffee shop are brilliant. They brighten my day every time I stop by and visit. There's a loyalty card scheme which is fab!