Yannick on 08/15/2011

I lived on Suite 316 for 1 year and half (August 2009-December 2010).

I never had bed bugs but during 2010 year, I started seeing cockroaches. They were coming from under the sink.

This building was closed on December 30th, 2010 due to a fire which burned down 6 units.

I can see that they are rebuilding these units and they may reopen the building maybe in one year.

This building is more than 40 years old and it was not maintained properly. I never had any personal issue with Buildin

Anonymous on 02/15/2011

This building just burned down, and then was looted.

Hopefully the building that replaces it will be better built, better maintained and better run.

still getting eaten alive on 11/08/2010

the blonde lady vasalina is a bad mananger ive had bed bugs for months now she blames me and wants me to pay for it the biulding is getting outtve control and the manager is mean argumentative self centred person she doesnt even wanna give me my damage deposit back i do not deserve this youll find out if you move here what kind of person youll deal with

Anonymous on 07/11/2010

September 2009:

I lived at 1777 Francis for exactly ONE MONTH - the pest problem in my suite was so horrible, cockroaches and bed bugs.

When I approached the building manager, she blamed me for the bed bugs (which is neither here nor there - its managements responsibility to spray apartments no matter who is at fault).

I have never had bedbugs - I bought all new furniture for my apartment. The infestation was so bad that I lost almost everything (TV, books, photographs, furniture).

Anonymous on 04/25/2010

I also currently am living in this building - and yes, cockroaches most definitely live here too. I also have found the the management of the building is slow to respond, and overall somewhat apathetic to the issue. It is a run-down east van building, suffering from many of the same issues which seem to plague buildings in the area. I keep my suite ridiculously clean, store stuff in tupperware, and have taken remarkable steps to stem the issue (including traps, caulking, and expanding foam to se

Aaron on 04/09/2010

Hello,

I used to live at 1777 Frances St. I lived there for two and a half years, moving out in 2005. The building manager at the time was Jaoud; it seems that changed sometime in the past 5 years.

I would like to attest that when I lived in that building just five years ago, there were NO cockroaches whatsoever. I've lived in places that have roaches (in Toronto and in New York), and it is possible to get rid of them, but landlords have to be pro-active and vigilant.

There weren't

Anonymous on 03/30/2010

Hi there,

It is true that the building is consistently occupied, but there is a clear turn over rate that has gone unmentioned. There are many pluses to the building: location, quiet building, washing machines, reasonably sized layouts. But there are clear trade offs unapparent at first glance. They have been mentioned before: cockroaches, regular building maintenance and upkeep, and communication with building management.

If there was a Canadian website of this nature, we would be mor

Anonymous on 03/26/2010

There are many tenants who live in this building for over 10 years.The building has 59 apartments, and there is no vacancy at any given time. If all the reports against this property were true all the existing tenants would have moved out by now.

It seems that a few tenants try to create problems in the building out of personal dislike towards the manager. Why don't these tenants identify themselves rather than report anonymously there dissatisfaction on a USA web site.There is no recourse to

Anonymous on 02/28/2010

sorry made a mistake! the email for the last one is frances1777@live.com... email us :)

Anonymous on 02/28/2010

Hey everyone! We've had the same problems as listed below and currently live here...

Please email 1777frances@live.com if you want to discuss how to deal with this manager and these issues with us.

anon on 02/10/2010

Disgusting.


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Anonymous on 01/23/2010

the building manager is incompetent, combative, and openly aggressive. I've found cockroachs, reported them and been told that I need to catch them so they can be analysed. That seemed fair actually. however, the manager obviously doesn't care about the state of the building in any way. there are leaks, rot and it's shamefully dirty. I'm embarrassed to have friends over. it's good to see others share this opinion.

Anonymous on 10/29/2009

Sept, 2009

I killed tones of cockroaches in my appart. The manager of the building is incompetent and will put the blame on everything you can say or notice. Everything you said she will take it personally, playing the offended.

A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE MANAGER OF THE BUILDING.

Believe me you re loosing your time to deal with that kind of inconsiderate, unprofessional manager and your money to live in such a unhealthy place.

DO NOT RENT HERE.

The Building Manager, 1777 Frances St. on 05/10/2009

Re: The prior posting of April 22, 2009 regarding finding bedbugs at this address.

I am the Building Manager for 1777 Frances Street, Vancouver, BC.

I wish to state that at no time has a tenant or any other person ever reported to me that they have encountered bedbugs in this building. Had I received such a report I would have immediately taken appropriate action to have professional pest control staff remove them.

It is also worth noting that any reasonable individual would have report

anon on 04/22/2009

April 22, 2009

Just killed a bedbug that was crawling on my arm as i lay in bed. First time I have ever seen a bedbug in real life, had to look them up to be sure that was what it was. i haven't bought any furniture or used clothing ( I hear the local Value Village is a big source of pesky bugs) lately so this bug came from another suite in the building. I have lived here for years and never saw a bedbug till today. The cockroaches (and building in general) have gotten really bad since th