Following many months of turmoil since five residential apartment buildings on Kildare Road and Sir Walter Scott were sold by Group CLV to a company represented by real estate broker Terry Geramanis, another transaction has now taken place. David Gans and Robbie Peck, two residents of Montreal who own other properties, are officially the new owners of 6565 and 6575 Kildare and 5775, 5755 and 5765 Sir Walter Scott.
Since last winter tenants have lived in fear of renoviction, complained about a lack of communications with the owners and dealt with neglect of the premises.
I spoke to Gans, who insisted that is all a thing of the past. He and Peck have already hired a full-time individual to manage the five buildings. Dedicated phone lines will be set up for tenants to call for assistance daytime and after hours. They have already started to clean the carpets in the corridors of each buildings. In cases where any stains were not removed, they will hire a professional company to complete the job. A long series of repairs and renovations are on their “to do” list.
There is presently a truck in one of the parking lots. That will be removed from the premises as soon as possible. A landscaper has been hired to beautify the grounds.
“We are very excited to be the new owners,” said Gans. “Good things are going to happen.”
I must say that as the city councillor for the district I am very relieved with this news. These past few months have not been easy on anyone, including our staff at City Hall who maintained a very close eye on the properties. I’d like to thank almost all of the tenants for their patience and the professional manner in which they communicated with me.
More news to come on this dossier.