Vu Condos, Toronto Condo Reviews 

...I love living at the Vu. Great staff, efficient admin team, well-maintained grounds and common elements, great amenities featuring a huge rooftop terrace and two party rooms, fully equipped gym & saunas, reasonable maintenance fees, spectacular views, and perfect downtown location. However, there’re way too many dogs, (many very large ones), drooling all over the elevators, often leaving a foul doggy stink behind. Also, at all the exits there’s an endless supply of dog urine against the walls and trailing from each of the outdoor flower pots. Very unsightly and unpleasant! Not too mention that dogs generate a great deal of extra work for the cleaning staff, making me resent having to share in the cost of extra cleaning...

...This building used to be one of the best in downtown Toronto. Recently, many of the units have been taken over by Airbnb, which makes it feel like a hotel. The sense of community has been lost and management refuses to do anything about it. Progressively getting worse...

...I've lived here ever since the building occupied and wanted to share my view on this building also. For a large condo complex, I have to say that the building is extremely well run. And for a building to not have maintenance fees increase for the first 2 years, with bare minimal increases over subsequent years, attests to the focus by the condo board's commitment on running the complex properly (the building actually generates revenue yearly and this money is put back into it to improve it). The building is clean, quiet with an amazing concierge staff. It's also perfectly situated for downtown living. The gym is also really great - I canceled my gym membership in preference to working out in the building since it is fully equipped and cleaned daily. Although Brook points out that the elevator lobbies in the parking areas might be dated looking because of tiling (and I agree), it is just an elevator lobby in a parking garage. And some of the suite finishes could be better, but I bet you could say that about any condo you walk in. And developers tend to skimp out on finishes even in more expensive developments...

Terrific, well-managed mid-tier building with great mix of residents. Tremendous location in rapidly improving neighbourhood. Moved here a year ago (after initially balking at the building during my search due to size among other concerns) and couldn't be happier.

...I have been living in the building for 2 years and, as a realtor, I view many buildings on a daily basis. I find this building of superior quality to live in. First of all, it's very quiet and the layout of the units are really nice and convenient. The building is very well maintained. The reception and security is excellent and they are very friendly and accommodating if you need help with something. The building is pet-friendly and I see a lot of dogs in the elevator, good thing that the park is close by across the street. The timing of the elevators, that you have to wait to get an elevator, is excellent which sometimes can be a challenge in many buildings. I don't use much of the amenities except the sauna but they are well used and people enjoy them. You are right Ryan the maintenance fees are lower because of our motion sensors in the corridors...

...I read another review on this site and wanted to share my experience living at the Vu. I lived on the eighth floor and all the suites up to that floor have 10-foot ceilings, so that was a nice feature. I liked the energy efficient theme, which is why the building had the motion sensors installed, resulting in a rapidly growing reserve fund and lower maintenance costs, while not sacrificing the upkeep of the building. The building has a large footprint and so the parking garage has sizeable ramps, enabling traffic to flow easily in both directions. The lockers are also larger than what developers typically offer in new condo developments these days, probably also as a result of the footprint. The rooftop amenity area stretches between the north and south towers, with a party room on either end. The addition of patio furniture, barbeques, and a lawn bowling area made this an excellent summer hangout. The finishes were decent but not anything special and most of the units I visited were well laid. That being said, when I purchased, I had the opportunity to look at all of the drawings in the development and there are some units with unusual floor plans. The heating and cooling systems worked fine and although the building had some teething issues with water, these were resolved within the first year. While the building doesn't add anything architecturally significant to the city skyline, I think it was a great place to live if you are looking for a diverse resident make-up, in a mid-tier building. Some may not consider this part of the building but the concierge staff there is amazing!

...I feel this building has everything that you could possibly want in a downtown condo building. Very friendly, welcoming concierge staff, beautiful amenities including two separate gyms, sauna, rooftop terrace for barbecuing etc., and excellent walking score right in the heart of St.Lawrence. You won't be disappointed if you buy/rent in this building, I promise...