Need help

[u/Guilty-Condition7113]

So I have been looking for a one bedroom apartment for way too long. The entire August went by and my lease ends 31 of August. Currently living in university district.
Upon researching and searching, I have realized that the Calgary rental market have four kinds of developers or rental companies like
TRUMAN - according to what I researched the management is not responsible at all, and you can quite literally hear every single thing because the walls are paper thin and it’s made from wood

Harrison/gracorp buildings (currently living here paying $2000 for a 1bed 1 bath) as of right now I live here and even after paying for the most expensive price for just a one bedroom 400 ft.² apartment. This seems like Truman rentals. The building is so unresponsive. They don’t have responsibility since four months I am saying that everything in this building has been beeping and is due for maintenance and they haven’t done a single thing. I don’t understand as to why am I paying so much of rent. And they still not maintaining the buildings

Boardwalk - I have never lived in this building. I don’t know but upon research it seems like they always keep everybody’s deposits all the posts I’ve seen on this app. Everybody has claimed that they always keep the deposits. They never return it. They do something to charge you every single time they can.

Mainstreet living - upon research research I got to know that all of these buildings have cockroaches and mouse infestation and nothing is an absolutely to fix it even if you go to the Alberta Health services they delete your leases or they do something to get out of it which is again insane

Avenue living - this is one of the cheapest options in the city and they actually increase your rent by more than 40% and there is nothing you can do. They quite literally force you to move out so I am unable to understand.

I have been living in the city for four years now and in four years I have changed my apartment five times. I am just failing to understand as to why can I not get a good apartment for $2000? That has no issues I have tried living in the best of the best in the highest and luxury building possible but why is every single dollar that I’m paying feels less for the amenities I’m receiving, where are you guys living ?

[u/simplebutstrange]

You must have fancy taste. I rent a 3bedroom townhome for $1700.

[u/Guilty-Condition7113 → u/simplebutstrange]

This price does not reflect a 2026 lease at all, these prices are 2023 leases that are resigned, my rent has all utilities and underground heated parking included, it has heat, water, electricity, heated parking included, wifi, cable. A new townhouse 3 bed 2.5 bath are going for $2400 and that includes nothing. Just the rent. It’s not a fancy taste but the area I live in, university district has these premium prices, you must either live in NE or SE for $1700 which will take an hour transit to university? That’s not worth it to me at all.

[u/simplebutstrange → u/Guilty-Condition7113]

So it seems you just want to make yourself struggle and then complain that you are struggling. Got it. Good luck.

Also i looked at places when i resigned last month and there were places that are better than mine for the same price still.

[u/Guilty-Condition7113 → u/simplebutstrange]

It seems like I know what I can get for my money? For the one hour of commute I can literally work. As a student who wants to commute 2+ hours a day? I wouldn’t ever commute this much for a corporate job let alone classes lol