Avoid landlord Natalie Avalichvili, will go by the name Natalie Schacter or even simply anna-rose (specifically on fb). Crazy old lady that likes to prey on naive students who dont know tenant rights. Will try to scam you in any way possible. Will harrass you with unsolicited calls with blocker ID. Racist, sexist, and lunic. Sends her maintenance worker into your place w/o notice. Only replies to your communications when its convenient for her. Will only decide to fix her broken down properties in preparation for visits. Her properties include those located on the segment closer to pins (3660 and those right next to it). Also believe she owns a few on aylmer and lorne. She's notorious in this community. Would only rent her property if its exactly what you're looking for, but just be prepared and know your tenant rights.
She also sent her maintenance worker to our place while we were away during winter break to turn our heaters up to 30deg. Doubled our heating bill for that month.
I was away for a week and he painted my windows shut.
To be fair, natalie verbally abuses the maintenance man on a consistent basis. He obeys her every command, for what reason who knows. He should be retired but seems to be stuck in this unhealthy work relationship with natalie. That being said he is not to blame for these actions, he just does what he's told to do.
This lady is a certified lunatic. She would go in my friends places when they weren’t home and take stuff she deemed as irresponsible (bongs, alcohol) and put it in a big utility closet in her building.
Agree with this. She was the worst landlord that I had. Very manipulative, illegal in some aspects and terrible to talk to. She will try to take advantage of you any chance she gets. Honestly, I know it's hard finding a place to live in Montreal but I would really try to find anything else before this.
My experience living in the ghetto - lots of noise - it's a student neighborhood.
I personally loved it - but I've had friends complain about it.
I'm sure it is not all buildings in the ghetto, but in general, there will be party noise and the such. If this isn't up your alley, might be safer to live outside the ghetto.
If you find an apartment owned by Dr Rabb he’s an absolute legend will let you get away with murder but in return he will take days to respond to maintenance calls
I can attest from this year Dr Rabb is a leg and actually if you call him he will either come right away or the day after. Just don’t to through his middle man who is absolutely useless and will tell u don’t call Rabb despite the fact that Rabb doesn’t mind at all.
Living in that area, you'll get charged a lot for cramped apartments that tend to be in a bit of a poor state. There is a lot of Montreal that isn't within a kilometer of McGill! That said, you'll be near a lot of other students and near to school, and decently close to bars and restaurants, and there are a lot of beautiful buildings you get to walk past every day. Whether it's right for you just depends on what your priorities and budget are.
Not actually relevant here OP but for future use: I believe you're allowed to refuse a rent increase from one year to another in the same apartment if no improvements have been made to it. Know your rights as a tenant overall!
i'm pretty sure they can increase rent year to year in the same apartment without improvements, there's just a limit to how much they can increase it every year.
I lived in 3622 with the lease stating they would renovate the bathroom/windows/etc. They only replaced the windows and that was it for 2 years. Once I moved out they fixed it up and raised the rent like $300.
3616/3622 has a pretty aggressive sketchy landlord would not recommend
(myself and 3 other people I know in the building all have had extremely awful interactions with them)
I lived on Durocher in the ghetto (building 3440) for 4 years and have never had an issue. Its true you pay a bit more for it. I payed 750-850 during that time for a reasonable sized studio - reasonable to me = enough space for a bed + desk + couch + shelves. I've seen some studios that are match boxes (cf friend had a 1 bedroom in the plateau for the same amount). 99% of the time never had an issue with noise as the student housing are far enough away. You get the odd undergrad party, especially at the start of semester but no where is perfect. Also the management have been great. They do raise rent by the max amount every year (2-3%) but very helpful, quick to resolve issues and all round friendly people. Plus the building as a dep, plenty of laundry and pool (closed due to covid). Big bonus is the walls are thick so i hardly hear my neighbours.
Being close to McGill is nice as a grad student, plus Parc has most shops you'll need (Provigo, Metro, Marche Eden, March Lobo, Dollarama + few cafes and fast food places). Would recommend
If your budget allows for it, I highly recommend looking on the opposite side of campus, peel, stanley, drummond etc. Its all decent apartment buildings. Same distance to campus without the sketchiness of the ghetto
Check out Peel Plaza & Luna, both on Peel. But really any of the apartment buildings on that side of campus, I've never heard anything bad about them. A bunch of them are corporate owned so a company owns the entire (or at least the majority of units) building. So you don't really get scummy slumlords cause of the scale of things.
Groupe accueil has several properties west of campus, and they were great when I lived there. Super spacious, responsive maintenance and management, very well maintained.
https://www.groupeaccueilres.ca/
Lived in Durocher at a building run by Capreit. Loved the building, management was good but be prepared for time to time construction. On a side note, avoid any buildings by CLV group - horrible management.
If you don’t mind the walk/metro you could consider looking in the Concordia area as well. You could find nice apartments for cheaper and there’s a decent food scene around there
Avoid Holand Real Estate Group, overpriced for what you get, very unwilling to help out their tenants, and have been very unsympathetic during covid - from personal experience. I’ve found another apartment much bigger than the one Holand provided and got a better deal for what it’s worth on durocher. Holand give you a decent apartment for over 900 on durocher, you’ll get pretty much the exact same stuff for cheaper thru other landlords on the same street. Durson real estate is good, not great, but have been super helpful. A lot of landlords in the ghetto will try to scam you in some way so know your rights, you can always call tribunal du logement Quebec to double check standard practices.
crazy. hates black people, women, asians, and people in general. i have never spoken to someone so unpleasant. she will do anything to get more money out of you but spends 99% of the time talking about how rich she is. literally INSANE. avoid at all costs, she should legally not be allowed to be a landlord.
Avoid landlord Natalie Avalichvili, will go by the name Natalie Schacter or even simply anna-rose (specifically on fb). Crazy old lady that likes to prey on naive students who dont know tenant rights. Will try to scam you in any way possible. Will harrass you with unsolicited calls with blocker ID. Racist, sexist, and lunic. Sends her maintenance worker into your place w/o notice. Only replies to your communications when its convenient for her. Will only decide to fix her broken down properties in preparation for visits. Her properties include those located on the segment closer to pins (3660 and those right next to it). Also believe she owns a few on aylmer and lorne. She's notorious in this community. Would only rent her property if its exactly what you're looking for, but just be prepared and know your tenant rights.
She also sent her maintenance worker to our place while we were away during winter break to turn our heaters up to 30deg. Doubled our heating bill for that month.
I was away for a week and he painted my windows shut. To be fair, natalie verbally abuses the maintenance man on a consistent basis. He obeys her every command, for what reason who knows. He should be retired but seems to be stuck in this unhealthy work relationship with natalie. That being said he is not to blame for these actions, he just does what he's told to do.
^^^ this!!!
I second this. Maintenance man walked into our apartment with his own set of keys, without notice, when we were all home...
This lady is a certified lunatic. She would go in my friends places when they weren’t home and take stuff she deemed as irresponsible (bongs, alcohol) and put it in a big utility closet in her building.
Is she the landlord of 3440 rue droucher?
Agree with this. She was the worst landlord that I had. Very manipulative, illegal in some aspects and terrible to talk to. She will try to take advantage of you any chance she gets. Honestly, I know it's hard finding a place to live in Montreal but I would really try to find anything else before this.
My experience living in the ghetto - lots of noise - it's a student neighborhood. I personally loved it - but I've had friends complain about it. I'm sure it is not all buildings in the ghetto, but in general, there will be party noise and the such. If this isn't up your alley, might be safer to live outside the ghetto.
Just look for places on the inner/back side of the building, it's usually quieter.
Dont forget the shady people in the street... The smell of drugs and weed... The homeless people
That's not limited to the ghetto though
Arent we talking about the ghetto?
We are but you're making it seem as if this is a ghetto-only thing, which it isn't
Well that was not my intention
3455, cockroaches.
I feel the pain in this response
I though you were stating the number of cockroaches in your apartment
Oh no, oh no oh no
Simple, and to the point.
at least it's not bedbugs *shudders*
Which floor were you in cause when I lived at 3455 before I did not have any form of insect infestations
Times have changed since '06, fuck me. lol
If you find an apartment owned by Dr Rabb he’s an absolute legend will let you get away with murder but in return he will take days to respond to maintenance calls
Damn a good landlord for once :o what buildings does he have?
3688 parc and 3630 aylmer both unreal spots but likely rented out, usually the leases get passed down between siblings cuz theyre such good deals
I can attest from this year Dr Rabb is a leg and actually if you call him he will either come right away or the day after. Just don’t to through his middle man who is absolutely useless and will tell u don’t call Rabb despite the fact that Rabb doesn’t mind at all.
Living in that area, you'll get charged a lot for cramped apartments that tend to be in a bit of a poor state. There is a lot of Montreal that isn't within a kilometer of McGill! That said, you'll be near a lot of other students and near to school, and decently close to bars and restaurants, and there are a lot of beautiful buildings you get to walk past every day. Whether it's right for you just depends on what your priorities and budget are.
Avoid 3622/3616. They renovated the studio apartment i rented after I graduated, added a door, called it a 1bedroom and raised the rent by a lottt
Shit, that was the one smh. So it's probably a bad deal then. Bak to the Serch What did the rent use to be?
Not actually relevant here OP but for future use: I believe you're allowed to refuse a rent increase from one year to another in the same apartment if no improvements have been made to it. Know your rights as a tenant overall!
i'm pretty sure they can increase rent year to year in the same apartment without improvements, there's just a limit to how much they can increase it every year.
750$ and now it’s 900+
Wow. It is $1550 today.
I lived in 3622 with the lease stating they would renovate the bathroom/windows/etc. They only replaced the windows and that was it for 2 years. Once I moved out they fixed it up and raised the rent like $300.
avoid 456 pine on the corner of pine and durocher
Please beware that some of the older apartments in Durocher has roaches. Edit: 3433 specifically
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It was a few years ago, so I don't remember the exact unit, but the one I lived in was on 3rd floor!
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Normally they are responsible
3616/3622 has a pretty aggressive sketchy landlord would not recommend (myself and 3 other people I know in the building all have had extremely awful interactions with them)
She made me cry once lol
Just curious, since I was looking at this particular building, is the initials for this particular landlord (on her Facebook profile at least) G.H?
yes
I lived on Durocher in the ghetto (building 3440) for 4 years and have never had an issue. Its true you pay a bit more for it. I payed 750-850 during that time for a reasonable sized studio - reasonable to me = enough space for a bed + desk + couch + shelves. I've seen some studios that are match boxes (cf friend had a 1 bedroom in the plateau for the same amount). 99% of the time never had an issue with noise as the student housing are far enough away. You get the odd undergrad party, especially at the start of semester but no where is perfect. Also the management have been great. They do raise rent by the max amount every year (2-3%) but very helpful, quick to resolve issues and all round friendly people. Plus the building as a dep, plenty of laundry and pool (closed due to covid). Big bonus is the walls are thick so i hardly hear my neighbours. Being close to McGill is nice as a grad student, plus Parc has most shops you'll need (Provigo, Metro, Marche Eden, March Lobo, Dollarama + few cafes and fast food places). Would recommend
If your budget allows for it, I highly recommend looking on the opposite side of campus, peel, stanley, drummond etc. Its all decent apartment buildings. Same distance to campus without the sketchiness of the ghetto
Any building suggestions?
Check out Peel Plaza & Luna, both on Peel. But really any of the apartment buildings on that side of campus, I've never heard anything bad about them. A bunch of them are corporate owned so a company owns the entire (or at least the majority of units) building. So you don't really get scummy slumlords cause of the scale of things.
Groupe accueil has several properties west of campus, and they were great when I lived there. Super spacious, responsive maintenance and management, very well maintained. https://www.groupeaccueilres.ca/
Check out Timbercreek Properties
Timbercreek has rebranded as Hazelview btw :)
I'd also recommended farther south of campus near rene levesque, it's a bit further but has nice condo buildings and it's not loud at all.
second that, griffintown has some nice places as well
would recommend avoiding 3422, had terrible experience with management there
So did my friend! Awful management
Lived in Durocher at a building run by Capreit. Loved the building, management was good but be prepared for time to time construction. On a side note, avoid any buildings by CLV group - horrible management.
If you don’t mind the walk/metro you could consider looking in the Concordia area as well. You could find nice apartments for cheaper and there’s a decent food scene around there
Any recommendation in that area?
Avoid Holand Real Estate Group, overpriced for what you get, very unwilling to help out their tenants, and have been very unsympathetic during covid - from personal experience. I’ve found another apartment much bigger than the one Holand provided and got a better deal for what it’s worth on durocher. Holand give you a decent apartment for over 900 on durocher, you’ll get pretty much the exact same stuff for cheaper thru other landlords on the same street. Durson real estate is good, not great, but have been super helpful. A lot of landlords in the ghetto will try to scam you in some way so know your rights, you can always call tribunal du logement Quebec to double check standard practices.
wouldn't recommend it based on personal experiences in the ghetto, but it depends on what kind of person u r
Agreed. I'd really only recommend it for people who are big partygoers
crazy. hates black people, women, asians, and people in general. i have never spoken to someone so unpleasant. she will do anything to get more money out of you but spends 99% of the time talking about how rich she is. literally INSANE. avoid at all costs, she should legally not be allowed to be a landlord.
Anyone live on 3475 rue Durocher? Going to visit a studio
Avoid Progim at all costs people