Meterra Developments, Windermere Village ,Edmonton, Alberta, T6W 2C3 Curtis Penner Realtors, Renters and Buyers Beware of METERRA DEVELOPMENTS, and CONTRACTORS, who promise you, immmediate work done or commission, until they get your money!!! Calgary, Alberta

I recently sold my house which I had lived for over 30 years. Since it was on a whim, I only had a couple of months to find a condo, which is what I was selling for, to downsize. I looked around, and thought that it would be better to buy new, and I wouldn't be getting anyone elses preigsisting problems. Right? Wrong.

I looked around and although I had lived on the North side my whole life, I had recently gotten my real Estate licensee and wanted some place closer to the office. Since my office was in the west end I wanted somewhere west or South west. After looking at several older condos, which all looked the same, I started to look at new. The first I looked at was in Windermere at Windermere Village, which was being built by Meterra Developements.

When talking with other Realtors, nobody really knew anything about Meterra, which can either be really good or really bad. I went on the internet and the only thing I could ever find was the Meterra Hotel in Edmonton. the Emplyee I was dealing with, told me that they "specialized in building strickly condos, so who would be a better company to purchase from'. I said well I'm having trouble finding anything do you, Do you have a list of projects, that you have done? At which time he fired off, about 5 different complex's. Being that this was one of my first deals, I foolishly trusted what he told me, and after several phone calls, visits, and emails, we did up a purchase contract.

I really liked the area the condo was being built in, more so than I liked the condo itself. Therefore, after I saw all of the greenspace, that would eventually be around the complex, it was hard to find another area that compared.

The only reason I even looked at this condo, is because, when I initially called, and ask when it was going to be finished, I was told, the middle of November, beginning of December. I said, Perfect, because, I've already sold my house, and I have to be out, by Dec. 2/11.  As time was going on, and it didn't look like that was going to happen, I had a clause put in the contract that, if the condo wasn't ready for dec.2/11, Meterra would have to pay for place for me and my mom, to move into, until it was finished. We did the purchase contract and I wanted everything to be upgraded hardwood throughout, no carpet, granite counter tops, tile in bathrooms and laundry and $800 for Stainless Steel Appliance upgrade. Then he got me to initial a few things that needed changing.  I noticed when I got homme the appliances weren't on the list, but since that list was just the changes, and not the appendix, I was sure it would be on the Appendix, breakdown copy.

l I went to look at the progress of my condo the week of Christmas, and they hadn't even started it yet, it was the same as it was the day I purchased it, 2 months earlier. Then, I was getting a phone call a couple of days later telling me I could move in for Christmas. I said, even if it is finished, and if it is, I can only imagine what kind of work was done, who do you think is going to move me, a day before Christmas?  

Well, you can guess, they ddin't want to have to pay for another month of rent so, we were forced to move in, to an unfinished, filthy condo. I had to hold off my movers, until 1pm on Dec.20th/11, so I could move in to "a nice clean, fresh suite." Which was beyond filthy, had about a cm of dust on the counter with a finger mark through the dust. Glue all ove the hardwood, no toe kicks on the floor, kitchen, or bathrooms, no mirrors in either bathroom, nicks with green tape for places that need filing before being painted, on the walls. a cracked balcony door frame, that needs replacing, cupboard awening that is not glue down, missing shelves in cupboards, a shower that leaks all  over my master bathroom floor, everytime I use it, and "high grade fiber optics that I pay for, but can't use.

 And the thing that bothers me the most is , the day I moved in, I noticed that the appliances were black, I said, no, the appliances are wrong I wanted Stainless Steel, he said "Oh, I'll write it down and get it checked". I said, you don't need to get it checked, I paid $800 for the upgrade to Stainless Steel.,  Well you can guess, the chicken scratch, I took home that day, was what they used as the Appendix. Anyway, I wanted Stainless Steel,I even told them I would pay them the $800 Again, so I kept asking and they kept avoiding me, after all. they already had my money. Finally on Jan'17/12, I got the Michaels, managers name and number, and thought, if I spoke to him, he woud be able to help me. After all, when I found out it was my fault for not making sure he put it on the appendix, I told the employee(MicheaL) I don't care, I want them, please make it happen, I will pay the $800 again. But the Manager, Curtis Penner, was a biggger a**hole than Michael, who by the way, no longer works at Meterra developments. I guess, it doesn't matter if your customer is happy or not, in this establishments eyes, at least not at Meterra Devlopements, or to Curtis Penner, as long as he has your money.         

To date, nothing has been fixed or finished. and even though I went to Home Warranty, They don't cover unfinshed items, Which of course Curtis Penner knows, only too well. I,  along with each patron in the complex,  have reeceived, about 8 notices, which are convieniently shoved under the space in the door, that is an inch wide, because there are no door sweeps supplied. These notices say, there will be someone entering your suite from 9am to 5pm, on such and such a date, however, nobody ever shows.  Not only at my suite but at any suite.

I want to let people know, if you don't want to regret it, don't rent, buy or  God forbid, take clients, to any complex, that Meterra Developments,or Curtis Penner, has built or has anything to do with.