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Award winner 2023

Poplin, M4

3rd

Ranked 3rd out of 59 in Manchester

4.76

Poplin offers 1, 2 and 3-bedroom apartments to rent in a community of 144 homes. Residents benefit from flexibility, social spaces and rooftop views. Additionally, residents can enjoy a communal atrium garden, glass atrium and social lounge, and a bookable kitchen. Bordering Ancoats, Poplin is just a couple of minutes’ walk to the Shudehill interchange, and five minutes to Victoria Station. It’s also a short walk to spots such as Angel Meadow, Cutting Room Square and New Islington Marina – or onwards to any of the shops, bars, restaurants and supermarkets of the Northern Quarter.

Facilities

Bike storage
Coworking spaces
Lounge
Onsite maintenance
Parcel storage
Pet friendly
Private dining
Resident events
Roof terrace
Wifi included

Bike storage

Coworking spaces

Lounge

Onsite maintenance

Parcel storage

Pet friendly

Private dining

Resident events

Roof terrace

Wifi included

Awards

Excellence Award: 2023
Design Award: 2023
Facilities Award: 2023
Location Award: 2023
Value Award: 2023
Management Award: 2023

Facilities

Bike storage
Coworking spaces
Lounge
Onsite maintenance
Parcel storage
Pet friendly
Private dining
Resident events
Roof terrace
Wifi included

Bike storage

Coworking spaces

Lounge

Onsite maintenance

Parcel storage

Pet friendly

Private dining

Resident events

Roof terrace

Wifi included

Awards

Excellence Award: 2023
Design Award: 2023
Facilities Award: 2023
Location Award: 2023
Value Award: 2023
Management Award: 2023

Latest Reviews

4.76

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41 total reviews

Stats

Overall

4.78

Facilities

4.78

Design

4.68

Location

4.95

Value

4.66

Management

4.68

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Pinar B (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Apr 2024

The place to be!

Pinar B (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Apr 2024

The building is newly built, very clean with a lovely interior design. It has well organized communal spaces and a perfect atrium, sometimes utilized for yoga classes. You literally become a part of a community that cares for all, environmentally, socially when you become a resident. And you would have the opportunity for almost 7/24 hour support always with smiling faces from building management/front desk team Ellen, Yasmin and Shea and security people. So glad to be a part of it!

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Poplin - a great place to live and a perfect community to be part of! Located literally in one of the fanciest neighborhoods with lovely local shops, restaurants, pubs, bakeries and everything. All in walking distance.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

The team is very supportive and responsive. Always trying to listen and figure out a solution.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

No applicable insights i wish i had known before i moved in

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Manager response

Hi Pinar Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review and some lovely feedback. Our team here love to building relationships with our residents and create our community vibe. We hope you remain to enjoy your time with us at Poplin. Many thanks Yasmin

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Yasmin Atkinson, Community Manager

May 2024

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Rads (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Jun 2024

Overall great place

Rads (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Jun 2024

The building has amazing facilities such as the communal terrace which is great to sit down and unwind. I've enjoyed and used the communal lounge/coworking area. In terms of the kitchen design, it could be more spacious since it can be a struggle to fit in everyday appliances. Regarding the building management, I've had great service and my problems have been solved immediately. The overall design of the building is unique and I've enjoyed my time here.

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

There are some nice shops and cafes nearby with transport links being right outside the building. It's been easy to get around and there's always something to do.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

They respond fairly quickly and efficiently via the active building app + email

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

I wish I knew how busy the area was in terms of the fire station and hospital being quite close. I also wish I knew how unsafe it was to park around the building as there have been many car break-ins.

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Manager response

Hi Radhika, Thank you for taking time to complete a review for us we appreciate the feedback. You know where we are when you decide to come back to Manchester. All the best Yasmin

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Yasmin Atkinson, Community Manager

Jul 2024

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Adina (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Jun 2024

I moved in here a few months ago and love living here!

Adina (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Jun 2024

I moved in here a few months ago and love living here! It’s a gorgeous building with spacious apartments. Management is great and it’s so lovely to see familiar faces when coming in - I always have a good yapping session with Ellen! I love having the roof terrace for some green space too.

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

It’s very central and bars are right on your doorstep without the noise! Bins are easy and you can hardly hear traffic.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

Very well! They’re very quick to respond and proactive!

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

Parking is a struggle but there are free options 5-10 minutes walk away too

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Manager response

Hi Adina, Thank you so much for your lovely comments and feedback. I will ensure to pass this on to Ellen as I know she loves to hear your stories. Many thanks Yasmin

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Yasmin Atkinson, Community Manager

Jul 2024

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Anass N (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Jun 2024

Great location and amenities, poor privacy.

Anass N (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Jun 2024

Having lived here for a year now, there have been a number of positives and negatives. Positives have been that it is a great location. The flats are well laid out, we like the design and reasonable rent prices. The moving in process was easy. However, we’ve had a number of issues with privacy. The main one being that you can’t lock the apartment from inside. On multiple occasions, residents would be informed (very reasonably) that maintenance work needs to be carried out in the apartment. Sometimes we’d only get 24hr notice, and on other times without any notice the contractors will enter to do work. On many of these occasions, there has been unauthorised entries into the apartment to carry out work without being physically let in. As the staff/contractors have a master key, they are quick at using that instead of knocking and waiting for someone to open. This continued occurring despite alerting the building team about the incidences. It raises privacy concerns as residents may be getting changed at home or coming out of the shower, only to find a staff member inside their apartment, having entered without being authorised to do so. A simple and easy solution would be to allow locks on the main door so that one can lock it from inside if you’re at home. I think overall, it has been a good living experience, great rent prices, great location, and nice amenities. But the privacy issue is a big negative.

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Ideal location. Very central to restaurants and shops. Close to Piccadilly and Victoria station No issues with noise from outside as windows are sound proof. No parking availability. Need to get private parking.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

The building management are friendly. But after having formally raised the privacy issues early in the tenancy, the issues continued.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

1. You can not lock the apartment. 2. The WiFi tech (not OpenReach so keeps dropping due to interference)

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Manager response

Hi Anass, Thank you for your feedback and for taking the time to detail your experiences. We appreciate your honesty and am glad to hear that you have enjoyed many aspects of living here, such as the location, layout, and rent prices. We understand how important privacy is, and it is concerning to hear that unauthorized entries have occurred despite previous notifications. To address your concerns: 1. Privacy and Security: I understand the importance of feeling secure in your home. Unfortunately, due to fire safety we cannot install locks on the inside of the apartment. 2. Notice for Maintenance Work: While we aim to provide at least 24 hours' notice for any maintenance work as per the contract, I acknowledge that there have been lapses. I will reinforce our policy with the building team to ensure that notice is given and that contractors always knock 3 times as per our standard requests to anyone entering into residents apartments. 3. WiFi Issues: We have raised with Hyperoptic and they have advised that upgrades are been taking place on all apartments remotely within the building to find a more stable solution for all residents. 4. Parking: As we do not have a car park allocated to Poplin parking in a central location will be an issue for any building with no allocated private spaces. We look forward to you spending another year at Poplin now you have renewed your tenancy. Thank you again for your feedback.

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Yasmin Atkinson, Community Manager

Jul 2024

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Jess E (Tenant)

May 2024

Beautiful place to live!!!

Jess E (Tenant)

May 2024

Stunning building with amazing facilities! The roof terrace is fab for when the sun is shining, the coffee sets me up for the day and to top it over the management are amazing. The flat is beautiful inside and creates a modern living environment. The outside space is also fab.

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Such a lovely place to live! The area is full of fun things to do with a great vibe. Good bars and food

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

Very quick to come to fix any issue we had when we moved in

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

Don't shut your water account down; just move it over.

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