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Originally Posted by jing
Thoughts on the "Macpherson Walk" development? I had a look at a unit on Irmin St. today and interior finishing seemed pretty standard, with nothing to write home about. A friend's family owns a couple units in one of the buildings and says that noise complaints are a constant issue due to poor sound insulation between floors. That's for the "North" building though, so I'm wondering whether all the buildings in the community are affected.
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A friend of mine lived in this complex for several years. He didn't have any specific complaints about noise, but he did notice more minor annoyances like increasing amounts of garbage and dog excrement in common areas as more of a certain group of people moved in. I would imagine this is an issue in a lot of complexes in the Metrotown area, if you catch my drift.
I wouldn't be too concerned about finishing, particularly if it's not new. You're going to have to re-caulk, re-paint, etc. You can always change the cabinets and flooring, but you can't change the location nor the building itself.
It's a wood frame complex, so you are going to get more noise than a concrete building. However, having lived in a concrete building for 8 years, modern concrete buildings are not what they used to be in terms of sound insulation.
I think you're better off sticking to Edmonds-Highgate if you want something that is still affordable. Have you tried older condos in Burnaby Heights? The Heights is a great location and still pretty diverse.