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Panorama Condo, Toronto Condo Reviews
(10 reviews)
Condo address: 38 Dan Leckie Way, Toronto, ON, M5V 2V6

(3.1 out of 5 stars)
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Great place
My favorite home
Horrible management
Great views
the layout...
Many good things
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Mixed opinions on Panorama.
Also like most Cityplace buildings, this was built fast and cheap and all the units are pretty cookie cutter as they are all were finished the same way. While the units look modern and decent, I had some significant issues living there.
The units featured Blomberg and Ariston appliances which were very compact sized, not well designed, and of questionable quality. You couldn't fit a frozen pizza in the freezer and oddly the egg tray fits only 10 eggs, yes these are very minor beefs, but the worst would have to be the 2-in-1 washer and dryer. Looks like the developer tried to cut costs by eliminating dryer venting to the exterior and put in this 2-in-1 appliance. The appliance is small and couldn't fit a full load and it takes half a day to wash and kind-of dry one small load. The loads come out damp with a weird burnt metallic oil smell to them. I have ruined some of my clothes by using it and had to resort to doing laundry either in the communal laundry room on the 2nd floor (there are two coin-operated full-size washer and dryers there and it is in constant use by the residents) or taking it my laundry to my parents place which made me feel like I am back in university. These 2-in-1 washer and dryers are now a deal breaker for me and I even heard from a real estate agent that this feature would need to be disclosed because they are so bad. There is no chance to install a conventional washer and dryer unit as it requires expensive venting to the exterior which will probably not be approved by the condo board as it requires exterior modification.
My unit was a large 770 sq.ft. 1+den which had the nicest layout in the building. It had a large balcony with amazing views, but because it is close to the Gardiner my furniture gets covered in soot and dirt quickly and you get a lot of highway noise even being on the 28th floor. Also being close to the water you get a lot of bugs not to mention a ton of spiders which proliferate all over the balcony even at this height.
Some of the tower units are awkward due to the oval shape which creates triangular shaped rooms or walls at weird angles which makes arranging furniture very difficult. Some of the units have really bizarrely positioned fridges which separate the kitchen from the living room.
My unit had a bathroom which part of it be closed off and used as a powder room for guests which I think is a nice feature, however as there is only one bathroom in the place I would expect or appreciate a bathtub instead of just a shower stall. Also, the modern looking sinks are made of Corian which are hard to keep clean and sometimes stained.
The building seems to be well managed and the property manager was responsive and very easy to work with, especially when the majority of the residents are renters. Like most new buildings there were some issues with the elevators. There are only 3 elevators in the entire building which doesn't seem to be enough as there is always a ton of traffic in the morning and after work, and living near the top of the building made things worse as you have to wait for others for those on the lower floors first and add the occasional elevator breakdown which makes things even more frustrating. The building gets pretty noisy as there is a large population of young renters, but luckily it seems to be mostly limited to the weekends. The units seem to be reasonably insulated but you could still hear some impact noises from the units above (such as someone dropping something).
I had enough of it