Can-Euro Investments

Can-​Euro is a company that owns several different apartment locations. Their most recognizable being that giant one right next to Mic Mac Mall. However, they also own the blue ones next to Mic Mac, which is where I have the pleasure of living! (Adriana Court)
First off, let’s just say the location is perfect. Mall next door, semi-​private little beach of Banook lake two seconds down the hill, Superstore a 10 mins walk if you’re an old grandmother and bus stops and a main terminal all very close too. I’m a student, and like hell I’d be able to afford my own car so the fact that a main terminal is so close and I don’t need to go on a big long excursion to walk to the grocery store were big pluses, along with the fact that each unit has a washer/​dryer and dishwasher.
Each Apartment has it’s own entrance AND patio. The ‘grounds’ are always being tended to so I don’t have to worry about tending to the giant flower bush outside my window. The apartments themselves are a bit odd. Nice kitchen, nice dining room/​living room, amazing bathroom with washer and dryer and then to VERY different sized rooms. One is a regular size and then the other would be the master with walk in closet. It’s not bad if you are a couple or a couple with a baby, but I have a roommate so it was odd just having to figure out who would get the bigger room. Other then that the inside is lovely.
Note: The walls between apartments are a bit thin, but it’s mostly older people that live here so really the only thing you hear is the occasional asthma attack.
Now let’s get to the good stuff. These are things I feel really determine whether or not the apartments are going to be worth living in. They shampoo’ed our carpets before we moved in, and the fridge I do believe had been put in right before we got there. The patio doors were brand new and are the ones that open like twenty different ways. Since we’ve been here they also have replaced all the windows. The apartments across from us are also getting all new siding (our building got that already).
But what I reeaally love about them is how fast they are if you call them. Our washer broke and they fixed it a few hours after we called. Then our dishwasher was doing weird things and they were there within 20mins. He said it was broken so we’d have to get a new one. And I was like «Shit, okay, so we’re out a dishwasher for a bit.» I’m watching TV and NOT EVEN 10 mins later, two guys show up with a brand new dishwasher. Within the hour, our new one was installed and the old one was out !
It’s worth the 890 $ plus heat and hot water. And once your lease is up you can do month to month.

Where to begin? How about with, I wish I had never lived at their newest building, The Summit.
We were taken with the view, the tile and hardwood, the large bathrooms and the secure building. The gym and the large common room were draws, too. But after all the glare from the fancy polish faded, we were disappointed wih what we had on our hands.
The units are grossly overpriced and rent seems to go up regularly. Considering that heat is not included, you’re definitely not getting a bargain. Furthermore, expect a hefty power bill because even if you’d rather not use it, the air exchanger sucks up a lot of juice. (For some perspective: our four bedroom, 2 bath house power bill is less than half what it was for a 1 bedroom with no laundry en-​suite). Also, if you’re a cat owner, expect to shell out an extra +$ 350/​year in fees, and +$ 125/​year if you have a car and want a parking spot in their large outdoor parking lot.
Unfortunately, we had major water issues in our unit. While it was an extraordinary circumstance, we weren’t the only unit with such problems, nor were they resolved after 1.5 years of complaints and attempts at fixing it. For a new building, it was unfortunate that such problems existed, or were frequent.
But, the problems we dealt with were not all building-​specific. We had issues with the company itself. The management team was less than professional, which was reflected in their management turnover rate during our stay. Lost paperwork, unprocessed requests, and bad problem-​management were not rare events, and happened to many others, not just us.
Not everyone that stays with Can Euro is treated poorly or has a terrible experiences, but from our personal experience and that of others we know or spoke with, the odds are too high for me to condone the gamble or renting from them.