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Squire Apartments

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😠 Had two unfortunate run ins with this building and its staff. On two occasions I worked for this building who's owner is out of Toronto let me start off by saying that upon being hired I was notified I was not an employee but an independent contractor which is fine if but not when the building is pr... People often mention parking, building, owner, time, work, unit,


Address

20 Tremont Dr, St. Catharines, ON L2T 3B1, Canada

Website

www.alliancemgmt.ca

Contact

+1 877-363-0734

Rating on Google Maps

1.90 (20 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Tuesday: (Boxing Day), 9 am to 5 pm, Hours might differ
  • Wednesday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Thursday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Friday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Saturday: Closed
  • Sunday: (New Year's Eve), Closed, Hours might differ
  • Monday: (New Year's Day), 9 am to 5 pm, Hours might differ

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  • 1/5 Andrew P. 3 years ago on Google
    Had two unfortunate run ins with this building and its staff. On two occasions I worked for this building who's owner is out of Toronto let me start off by saying that upon being hired I was notified I was not an employee but an independent contractor which is fine if but not when the building is proving the hours and providing a schedule with breaks and lunches ect. But that's just the tip of this iceburg. First time around I was hired as a cleaner this was nice I enjoyed interacting with residents and enjoyed cleaning to the best of my abilities was never late or absent during my tenor as a cleaner. Aside from cleaning I would assist the other independent contractors with helping "flip" the apartments. I came in contact with some of the most unprofessional and dangerous work I've ever seen anything from improper handling of work tools like saws and other extremely dangerous tools absolutely no use of saw horses instead the 80+ year old maintenance man used his one leg and a jig saw in the other hand to cut baseboard trim additionally this same method was used much to my surprise with a skill saw with no guard attachment. To say that most of my job was ensuring this individual did not injured himself or others is an understatement. Nonetheless I continued working at that time they had employed a woman who it was brought to my attention by the other workers and tenants that this woman had been convicted of fraud Involving bookeeping one in which had been a well publicised story in the local news just do your own research if you have any doubts. I witnessed many incidents of outright racist remarks and actions taken by this woman who was in charge or renting the units and overall management of the building she also handled paychecks and rent. Anyone see the problem yet? Alliance properties knowingly hired someone who is not bondable to handle rental I quire's where people are exposing some very sensitive data to this woman for some time among other things. Our relationship wasn't sour until she met my wife who is from Trinidad and isn't white this is where the treatment of me specifically changed and I was ultimately fired after her continued harassment of me about the quality of my cleaning where prior to her meeting my wife she had been very impressed as had other tenants about how clean it was I genuinely took pride in my work. At any rate I was fired fast forward to about three years later my wife receives a call from the owner David offering me a job not as a cleaner now this time working with other onsite people to help flip apartments as some of the other staff had left. At the time I had just been layed off and once again room the opportunity this time much to my surprise the previous super was still in her position and once again up to the same things but this didn't last long and she was eventually fired. Not bad right?.. wrong much worse I got to see just how David and alliance want things done upon being sent to a unit where the wall was literally bulging out from condensation behind the wall basically in between their walls seems to be a lot of moisture and cold or wet air sometimes I found instead of correcting this properly the process was to open up the wall and prime it then use a very large amount of durabond 90 to patch this almost every unit has this same issue I can guarantee any unit you walk into will have walls falling apart even the "premiere" suites which are hastily thrown together using sub par and sometimes damaged materials of course cabinets and appliances are a nice addition but using baseboard to make a post for a kitchen island especially with electrical running through it is not my idea of premiere. Anyway much of the same cheap fixes and poor handling of just general building operations for tenants to comfortably live and that's whose losing in this the most I wouldn't recommend living here and I warn against renting from them. separate
    13 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Matt St G. 8 years ago on Google
    DO NOT MOVE HERE! A company from Toronto owns it and they do not care about the apartment or the tenants at all. My girlfriend and I lived there for just a year and had nothing but problems. From the first day we moved in and the old supervisor quit complaining about the management that was the first RED FLAG. It's impossible to communicate with the company unless they want money from you. I had my Jeep parked and on that day there was concrete work done on one of the patios that my jeep was parked under. No signs to warn me of this or pylons to block off the spot either. Concrete was spilt on my hood and then scratched when tried to wipe off by them. After many emails sent to the apartment I told that they would not be covering any cost to fix and if I had a problem with that to contact my own insurance to pay for it. There are no lines painted on the parking lot which causes parking issues. All the apartments are overpriced. There is an old empty disgusting pool that is an eye sore they refuse to work on or get rid of. When the snow comes you're lucky to get out of the parking lot without getting stuck. The list of problems is endless. I would NOT recommend this apartment to anyone!
    12 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Burt C. 8 years ago on Google
    I have been here a year and the following has happened: No hot water for over 8 hours, 3 times in less than a year. No heat beginning of cold weather for 2 weeks because boilers needed to be fixed. Not fixed when broken, but fixed after cold weather started. Parking is a joke. No lines, and no assigned parking, but have to pay for it. No place for bikes, except get a storage locker and pay. Contacting head office is useless. They say to talk to on site staff, and on site staff says to contact head office, and then something is done about it. And more... The apartment is good, if nothing goes wrong. And being a homeowner, more goes wrong here than in an old home.
    10 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 jatinder k. 1 year ago on Google
    Paying rent, treating it like home, never been rude to anyone, but superintendents and managers of this place are just Terrible/horrible… no visitor parking, so no one can visit you in their vehicle as they will not let it be parked at the property even when you offer them that we can pay for it to be parked. She will simple say “No you can not park here even for 5-10 mins..” it’s like you are living in a Dorm/Hostel where no one can visit you… all buildings in St.Catharine have visitor parking except Squire apartments, who will charge you same or more rent but will not allow visitors to park!! Come on!! Assign few visitor parking!! It’s not gonna kill you!!
    7 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 joanne m. 5 months ago on Google
    Hey Lindsey if your b friend had of picked up your dog poo I would not have told him off. NEXT ? Hey parking complaint. Parking 5 cars or wedding after being told no. Head office wanted me to tow them out. Be happy I called you instead. Here is one unit as of Oct 27 2023.tenant has been asking for help sense 2018. Don't move here if you value privacy. Including your financial info in office that every new person has access to.owner is a narcissistic little man who hides behind enid. If u have to pay to repair or replace something GET ACTUAL PROOF OF COST. Otherwise your going to pay 3x the actual cost. Rents units out and parking but not enough parking spots. 102 spots. 4 taken away for snow placement. Leaves 98 spots for 100 units some units have 2 cars. Put cameras up in your unit. They are legal as long as you repair wall when you move. Maintenance ppl are told to take pictures inside units. Pictures are legal for annual , move in and out inspections NO OTHER TIME. Cameras in building do not work on 7th floor. Both elevators. Lower parking lot. One in the front canopy. Illegal audio by 1st floor elevators. I am not the first disgruntled employee and won't be the last. 34 independent contractors before me from 2021 to spring of 2023. Now add 8 sense spring 2023 to Oct 2023.PLUS Painters, cement, plumbers,waterproofing, to name a few. David Rootham will not provide handicapped parking. (2now ) he says he is not the owner that his company alliance management Inc is the owner. But he owns alliance. He says he is executive director. Lmao. He has 1 girl permanent in office in toronto i guess you can call your self what ever you want if you only have 1 employee. That your sleeping with. The rest are independent contractors He WILL NOT rent to ppl on any kind of social assistance. Students get charged 100.00 more for any unit then non student rental. I was forced to write up a fake accurance on a former tenant not long ago. One I will reach out to as what ever noise she is making has David and enid worried. DON'T WORK HERE . DON'T MOVE HERE
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Bruna P. 5 months ago on Google
    Clean,quiet building, suits are very spacious and tons of closet space. Other tenants are very kind and polite. Convenient with everything you need within walking distance.

  • 5/5 Squire A. 5 months ago on Google
    The new superintendents are extremely professional and courteous. What an improvement from the previous person.

  • 5/5 Norine H. 7 months ago on Google
    We have lived here since 2017. Love it here. Friendly caring owner and management.


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