1472 Martello St, Halifax

I have lived in Garden Park for almost 3 years now and have mixed feelings about the building. I recently moved from a bachelor to a renovated unit. During my time in the bachelor unit I had very few issues with the supers (routinely had 5-6 friends over for drinks and music with no complaints), but had a cockroach infestation. Owen, the older tall super, was great in dealing with this issue - he promptly placed cockroach poison throughout my unit and I didn't see any again. When moving to the renovated unit within the building I found Jesse and Al (the cranky supers that people are talking about in this review thread) to be very rude. I was given little information about the move and I had to wait an extra 2 days until reno's were finished. This was fine with me, however nobody would give me an exact move-in date to coordinate movers etc. Moreover, these two supers (Jesse and Al) were miserable to deal with and made me feel like I was a complete nuisance when inquiring about my new place. Owen completed my move-in inspections and was pleasant to deal with - I highly recommend dealing with any issues (even the smallest of things) through Owen when possible.

Since I moved into my new unit I have spotted 2 mice. Keep in mind this is a brand new, clean apartment - mice should not be an issue. The newly renovated units are really nice in comparison to the older units. I was excited for the move, but am now half regretting my decision due to this new pest issue.

Despite all of these negative issues, I must say that this building is conveniently located, the units are relatively nice, and the building is quite affordable. Pests are likely to be an issue anywhere in downtown Halifax, but miserable supers should not.

I don't share the negativity of the past two reviewers. This is a great apartment and the supers have always been respectful to me. It is a clean place with friendly people and I would definitely recommend it.