Alexandra Gate, N8

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

Tube is close by, Lots of shops and a wide variety of supermarkets around. There's a market close by where you can buy fresh fruit and vegetables. Alexandra park is right next door. Very low parking availability, and car theft happening. Some youngsters come over on ocasion, most times all ok, on ocasion not with the best intentions.

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

I wish I would have paid more attention to the details on the balcony, it's extremely windy and the guard rails are dangerous and they don't allow us to change them or set up something to guard them. The Bathrooms have minimum storage, and the closets are naked inside. You'll need to find appropriate furniture to fit them.

What is the best feature of your home:

It's sound proof, very well isolation. Can barely listen anything from the neighbours. On the other hand the walls in the apartment are paper thin, you can hear anything within the apartment.

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

I have lived here for over a month now the community, flat, views are great but we have been made aware that the cleaners are supposed to be working weekly but there’s yet to br one and the door on the ground floor of Avalon mansion is still broken

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

we Have raised a few issues as a community but I’m yet to see acknowledgment

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

How to work a lot of things like the heating and intercom

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

tpl, wg and hornsey are all in close proximity making it easy to travel round and close to transport ally pally is also near by about a 20 minute walk distance a nice area to walk around and do exercise there isn't any parking facilities for most residents and guests the elevator function of only going up to your floor is slighting irritating as most guests are aware of the function there fore we have to manually go down to pick them up as well as delivery drivers

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

they have provided needed information where asked.

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

how cold it may be in the mornings, and the comforting of other neighbours

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

Let's start with the bad - Wood Green and Turnpike Lane are not the most attractive areas; but they offer fair commute options. Still, the 10 minute walk from the development to the station is frankly exhausting. I also wish there were nicer shops around and a good coffee place on the way to Turnpike Lane station. But hopefully the amount of new type tenants the area is seeing will usher in gentrification akin to what Stoke Newington has enjoyed. Bin collections are not frequent enough but I suspect it's the council's fault and building management is putting pressure on them to remedy that. The area in immediate vicinity of the development is also looking rough and very industrial, but you can't have it all in London and with time it might polish it up a bit.

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

POD management is a really good bunch of people. Parcel collection is a very pleasant experience and their concierge and staff assistance is unwavering. They are really helpful. There are some very nice initiatives coming from them such as resident library in the lobby. I have been raising refuse area issues for many months and they have finally come through with amazing arrangement to combat odour and potential pests and bin deficit.

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

I did not realize that there would be majority of apartment managed by L&Q in my building. I guess I still would have bought the place, but it would be nice to know up front and ask more of the difficult questions.

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

Good location in terms of local tube (Wood Green) and train station (Alexandra Palace) - well connected. Plenty of shops, eateries and amenities locally. Beautiful open space with Alexandra Park nearby. There could be a corner shop in closer proximity to the development. Minimum parking available.

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

No issues raised or responded to. Others have been in contact with them however.

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

You need to pay a monthly bill for the heating of communal areas, although our personal heating bill is very small as we have not needed to use this due to good insulation/communal heating. Our flat has rarely been under 20 degrees on the thermostat.