For all you residents of Silverene it would be good to hear you opinion on the building and what it is like living in Silverene. Any issues we should know about.
Hi perrix,
as a resident in a 1BR without balcony on a middle level towards the Marina (**03/**04), I can give you a feedback on what I think of Silverene so far.
Keep in mind it is my first apartment in Dubai, so maybe I am too picky.
Problems I had so far:
- Leakage in 4 different places in my apartment. One larger leakage when people moved in to the apartment above me and it turned out that the drainage of the A/C above was sealed shot with concrete... That one was quite a bitch...
- Two leakages in both the main bathroom and the kitchen from my A/C unit. Nothing major, A/C pipes got insulated. Guy that fixed it told me it is the same problem in every apartment.
- Some watery/gluey stuff oozed through the outside window. A chinese guy that works for the contractor that built the facade came and two more were on a thing outside. They sealed it and left my windows in a dirty state (from the outside of course)
- Speaking of clean windows: I could not look outside anymore because windows got cleaned the first time since the building was finished. Paying the extra 10k in contrast to a 1BR to the other side hurts double then. Lots of complaining and promises over promises that it will be done "next week/month". Crane was broken, weather too hot, I heard it all.
- All transformators in the ceiling are of very low quality and break - in my bathroom it was completely dark. Then they did not have spare ones... not a nice time! Again, the guys fixing it told me it is the same problem in the whole building...
- Hob in the kitchen is a joke. You can not power two fields full power at the same time. How to properly cook there is completely unclear to me.
- A/C in the winter is a nightmare. It is way too cold and trying to convey this to the people doing the maintenance is a nightmare. They simply do not understand :/ Problem is that there is cold air generated in a central A/C unit in the mechanical floor. Since it is cold outside, no one needs cold air in their apartments. So the air pressure is high and pushed into the apartments, although the A/C is out. Having 20°C is not what i expected, neither do i enjoy the noise.
- All sunshades in the pool area broke from the wind and seem not be replaced. The pool is nice, although a bit flat - but that is known already I think.
- Availability of the access cards was also very very late. And now that the access cards are there, I am wondering that still people are able to put these "massage" and maid cards under my door - how do they come in?
- Worst things to the end: There have been uncounted numbers of fire alarms, and even the ones that wake you with an alarm over your bed at 4 in the morning. No one is reacting to them anymore. You can be sure that what has happened in JLT would cause lots of dead people in Silverene because no one would leave their flat. I blame management of the building for that one. At least we have gone from daily alarms to only weekly ones, but this is a long way from feeling safe. In fact this is most probably the reason I will move out. Not that in other buildings the fire alarm is flawless, but at least I do not need to be concerned every time it is going off.
Besides that, I like the building.
- The supermarket downstairs is great - no non-halal though, but Waitrose in Marina Mall is just a one-minute walk away.
- Access to SZR and Media City is great, there is a metro in front of the door and the Marina Walk is also there.
- View is spectacular, I love it!
- Finishing (especially of the bathrooms) is great (the 1BR has a shower, try to find that anywhere else in Marina!)
Hope that gave you an impression
If i remember anything else, I will update accordingly.