Not worth the wait for $20,000 Parkside student room, says parent
Posted September 17, 2015 10:41 am.
Last Updated September 17, 2015 2:10 pm.
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After almost a month of delays, students were finally able to move into the Parkside Residence. And for some, the nightmare still continues.
Students arrived at the residence near Jarvis and Carlton streets with suitcases and boxes in hand on Aug. 18, eager to move in and start their school year, but they were left in limbo for weeks due to the fire alarm system.
“Number one issue for us and the city of Toronto and Toronto fire department is fire safety,” said Knightstone president David Lehberg back in August. “We have a couple of fire issues that haven’t met code yet.”
But once the fire issues were resolved and students were finally allowed to move in on Sept. 15, they and their parents found more problems. Not only was the cafeteria not ready, which was supposed to provide hot meals that had already been paid for, the rooms weren’t up to snuff.
Pierre Lariviere’s daughter Meghan moved into a ‘standard single room’ on the 19th floor on Wednesday and the room, he says, does not measure up to the $20,000 price tag.
“I don’t think the move-in wait was worth it,” said Pierre in an email to CityNews.
And Meghan said there is “everything wrong with this building.”
After living in a hotel for two weeks and taking a 30-minute drive commuting to school every day, Meghan has been falling asleep in class worrying about her Parkside room.
Meghan is attending George Brown College for chef skills and training.
She moved hotels three times and when she finally arrived to her permanent room she found this:
Monthly rates for the rooms are listed below:
