Thruth on 04/02/2012

Lived there one of the worst places I have ever lived.
The good thing is its quiet from inside. Outside the building, it's not safe at all, a lot of drugs and homeless people find their way into the building .The water is shut off every other week. I have seen bed bugs and rats inside the building. Management just randomly change charges for miscellaneous things not in the contract . one morning they just woke up and put a sign that we now have to pay for a new mail box key $ 50 bucks.
The v

Anonymous on 01/18/2012

<B> BEWARE!!! </B>

PROS:
* Good location

CONS:
* Bed bugs
* Cockroaches
* Unprofessional management(lost cheques,bad bookkeeping, etc.)
* No elevator to garage (Disabled unfriendly)
* Constant water repairs (at least once a month)
* Ridiculous Charges! ex. locker key =$50 ???

AVOID IT, UNLESS YOU ARE DESPERATE, THERE ARE WAY BETTER PLACES TO LIVE IN TORONTO!

jojo on 12/14/2011

Whoohoo I get to get sprayed again. i love moving all of my furniture and dishes and removing my pet and having to clean all of my dishes and linens and bedding over and over and over again. Whoever is writing these positive bleeps of bull...t obviously works here and is trying to to deter the problem .....smartin up. This is costing tentants tons of money replacing all of there stuff. This is a huge problem here. all of the garbage out back and people bringing it back in the building ...S

Anonymous on 10/28/2011

The current management at 105 Isabella is the worst I have ever seen in over 25 years of renting apartments. Repairs are done the day before or after they've been scheduled, they "lose" work orders and rent cheques, apartment repairs are improperly done and then the company tries to blame/bill the tenant for THEIR contractors' shoddy work...

>>i'm pretty sure the negative comments about the building are those who cannot pay the rent but still pretending to be an elite individual<<

What's

yeyo on 10/19/2011

Have been a tenant for 2 years. NO BED BUGS. NO COCKROACHES (not even the tiny German ones). Truly. Perhaps because I'm on a higher floor? Dunno. True there are lots of pets, but the building is kept clean. Anyways, my only complaints are the unsolicited junk mail at my apartment door (despite management rules) and some VERY noisy neighbours who think a high rise is a vertical disco. Overall, a good place to rent... c'mon, we're talking about a downtown Toronto rental, not those new expensive co

Anonymous on 10/18/2011

to Anonymous below. Thank you for your update. Do you care to let us know what floor you live on? That way people can be more prepared before it becomes a massive problem and ask for their units to be treated......or ask their units to be treated anyways. We need to work together on this to get rid of the problem!!

Thanks!

Anonymous on 10/16/2011

bugs, bugs, bugs, bugs, they won't go away. i've had my place sprayed so many times, it is ridiculous. i have gaps between baseboards, there are gaps between my cupboards and walls, the place is a wreck, it's no wonder there are so many extra pets in the building. NOTE TO MGMNT: YOU NEED TO HAVE ALL UNITS IN AREA SPRAYED NOT JUST ONE AT A TIME!!!!

McBride on 08/10/2011

105 isabella is a great building. management is always ready to help and support tenants. i'm pretty sure the negative comments about the building are those who cannot pay the rent but still pretending to be an elite individual. no bedbugs in my unit for 4 years. nice and clean building.

joanne on 08/05/2011

Lived for 4 years, management is terrible. in the last 4 years there have been break and enters during the day. These were very violent in nature, nothing was done about security. bedbugs galore, roaches, drug dealers down the hall, homeless kids in the stairwell, police are here on a regular basis, if I could afford to move I would.

joanne on 08/05/2011

Lived for 4 years, management is terrible. in the last 4 years there have been break and enters during the day. These were very violent in nature, nothing was done about security. bedbugs galore, roaches, drug dealers down the hall, homeless kids in the stairwell, police are here on a regular basis, if I could afford to move I would.

Anonymous on 05/11/2011

Bed bugs are for sure in the building. Management moves quickly but doesn't seem worried at all. Not dealing with the building problem, just individual units. We threw out most of our stuff and when my husband saw someone going through the garbage (a VERY common occurance in this building) and taking our stuff out of the tightly sealed garbage bags and the broken furniture, he informed them that there are bed bugs in everything and they didn't care. Not only did they not care, but they broug

tenant at 105 isabella on 04/24/2011

the last comment was written by management.
wow. rather than deal with the problem they spend their time promoting themselves.

when the building is cleaned up then people will stop posting information about roaches.

they spray and the roaches stay. you need to get into the walls people. there thousands of them.

so stop pretending like the problem is fixed. and don't post bullshit. this site is for tenants, not the fucking management to self promote.

Anonymous on 11/22/2010

In addition to my comment from last Friday having found a bed bug in the tub after my shower - contacted management and got a response immediately. Pest control came in right away. They did not find any other bed bugs or any other bug for that matter. They sprayed and steamed my mattress - very prompt - I was happy with the turn around time. The building itself is great, the neighbourhood is really good as well. Managemnt seems to be responsible and fast acting... Definitely not slum lords.

Anonymous on 11/19/2010

I found a bed bug in my tub when I got out of the shower this morning. It must have been in my towel - so disgusting. I e-mailed management right away and I'm waiting for a response.

Anonymous on 11/14/2010

Lived in apt in 2009. Worst spot we had ever lived as will detail below:

Pros:
Great location
Relatively safe neighborhoud (there are some sketchy people around building sometimes)
Cheaper rent with month free

Cons:
Lots of cockroaches
Bed bugs throughout building. When lived there were bedbugs on multiple floors.
Lack of managment strategy to deal with issue. Problem is since they were on multiple floors even if you get your apt sprayed if neighbouring units have them they will come

Anonymous on 09/20/2010

What floor? Were the landlords notified? Thanks!

Anonymous on 09/12/2010

When moving out found bed bugs in mattress seams and sofa seams.

maximus on 02/25/2010

hello, currently living in 105 isabella and have been for the past 14 months. moving out end of february down the street. i'm moving in with a friend and am not leaving because of insects. great place for a first time renter out of uni. i've seen about 4 cockroaches in 14 months but definitely NO bedbugs at all! got a month of free rent when i signed up in dec. 2008. no complaints about 105 isabella for the most part. i'd be more worried about the odd bogun than a bedbug.

Matt on 02/12/2010

Haha... This place is so the 70's not surprised it shows up, however, have friend who live here and took there word... Three months and nothing to date.

Thought I would post to give double side to story, every building in Toronto area is listed on this site.... Will post back later once if anything comes up.

Anonymous on 01/28/2010

LOL... This place is awesome... never had a problem. I heard it was bad and when I told the new landlord (found out after talking) gave me a month free while she sprayed the place... Old Landlord must have been horrible is sounds like though... YIKES

Anonymous on 07/28/2009

81 shuter st - many rooms are infested, - tenants move out and the landlord does nothing, just re-rents the room!!!

Anonymous on 11/16/2008

Its no big surprise bedbugs ended up here at 105 Isabella. The supers and caretakers are ignorant brash, so the they fit together nicely.

Anonymous on 05/09/2008

210 Wychwood Avenue, Toronto, ON
started in an apartment on ground floor occupied by older man; spread to at least 5 or 6 apartments over three floors in this four story building

Anonymous on 09/29/2007

Bedbugs reported - no further information.