MNGal

I am closing on one of the Tricon units in the Waterhill development at the end of this week. I walked into one of the Waterhill homes to see if the extra living space & rooftop terrace might be worth the extra cash, and shortly thereafter walked back out.

The good news for the community is that Tricon does excellent work. I climbed up into the attic space of my soon-to-be new home and was happy with what I saw in terms of the condition of the wood and the workmanship. If Tricon does indeed have the rights to the rest of the development, we should be in good shape.

The bad news is that there's not much to be done for those Waterhill homes that are being completed by xyz replacement (InTown? I'm not sure, but I know it's not Tricon.) The quality of the interior fitout is passable at best, and the exposed rotting shells make me nervous about what is underneath the finished units. It's a shame because the layout of the units was nice with some great views of downtown...not to mention the rooftop terrace!

I really bought a place. Of course my posts are going to be a bit biased, it is my home now. I know it's not perfect, and I would tell anyone thinking about it to look at this as being here at least 5 years and to seriously consider getting a parking spot. But I don't work for the realtor, they're great guys, but my ultimate concern is filling up the building and yes that happens to be in line with the realtors. But wouldn't that be your goal if you had just purchased here? If you have any fears or concerns about this place, ask me about them and I'll tell you the truth. But overall I just wanted people to know that there are folks besides the realtors who believe in this place and see the value in it and see the great location it has and the potential it has.

Hi - I'm from Minnesota and planning to move to Houston in January -- I've noticed a bunch of listings for these units on har.com, but it's hard to tell from the photos the quality of the finishes in the units. The millwork in the kitchens/bathrooms all look like cheap veneers (can you confirm/deny?), and the drywall looks like it could use some sanding and repatching.

How is the sound attenuation between units? I noticed it was a loft, so my guess is the sound carries pretty readily through the concrete slab, unless they installed a good subfloor, which I doubt...and reading through the thread it appears it was formerly an apartment complex -- how good are the party walls? Can you even tell yet? Do you have enough neighbors that you could anyone making sound to judge against?

I'm really interested because of location (bums don't scare me too much if there is a locked main entry). How do the public spaces look compared to the photos on har.com?