u/A_Radioactive_Banana

I’m apartment-hunting for something in downtown Ottawa, and the Emmy at 75 Slater St looks like a nice building with great amenities. Unfortunately, I’ll be moving to Ottawa from the other side of the country, so going in-person beforehand to tour apartments isn’t really an option for me.

People who have lived in this building: what did you think? Was there anything that was really awesome, or any problems I should look out for? All advice is welcome.

For reference, I’m looking at 1-bedroom units and I will need parking.

I’m moving to Ottawa from out of province and looking for an apartment to rent, and a building that’s coming up a lot is the Vantage on 200 Elgin Street. It seems like a great location (other than being on a loud, busy street) and has all the amenities I’m hoping for. And yet…I haven’t been able to find any reviews for this building or anyone talking online about having lived there.

A bit of googling shows me that 200 Elgin was an office building recently converted into apartments, but all the news stories seem to be old and came out when the residential conversion was announced. District Realty, the ones renting it out, have good reviews, but the only online presence the building seems to have is by the people trying to rent it out.

TLDR: Has anyone lived in the Vantage before, or is there now? How is it? Is the small online footprint just because the place is new, or should I take it as a red flag and steer clear?

(Bonus points if anyone wants to suggest other downtown apartment buildings where they had a good experience, ideally for a 1-bedroom or studio under $2,200 a month)