Citispace is a striking piece of contemporary architecture that pays undeniable homage to the Art Deco era. However, although it’s black glass and silver façade harks right back to the 1920s, this building is also bang up to date with its use of space. Because it has been constructed in a large U-shape, there is an enormous 4,500 square foot communal garden for residents to enjoy!
A lot of thought has also gone into the general layout of Citispace and there are a number of innovative designs. One of the most noticeable is the standalone kitchen units (which are certainly very different if nothing else!).
The one and two bedroom apartments in Citispace provide great value for money and are around 30% cheaper than many of their counterparts. The building also offers CCTV, a daytime management office, a ground floor bar/restaurant and an on-site laundry service! Citispace even boasts its own security until midnight during the week.
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C.R, 7 months ago
Having lived in Citispace for 12 months, these apartments are far from the luxury apartments they advertise.
To begin with there are numerous hidden costs, which the office don’t tell you until you have signed the dotted line.
1. £20 per set of keys needed,
2. £4 per wash (there is a total of 6 washers for the entire building!!) I average on £12 – £16 per month
3. Electric is 4% higher than anywhere else. (Average of £40 per month, without using the heating!)
4. You cannot purchase your internet through any other provider other than Adept which is slow and capped.
5. £1 fee for the delivery of a parcel, which is collected by the office.
The apartments are run down, mine was filthy on the day I moved in. The furniture provided is cheap, worn and some unusable (my shower head was broken the day I moved in, my bed was missing slats underneath and dipped everytime I lay on it). The “kitchen” is okay for one person, but do not plan on cooking for more than that. The only source of heating is a small electric heater in the corner of the living area, which uses a extortionate amount of electric only for the apartment to feel cold as soon as it is switched off.
The “garden” area, is nothing other than decking. It has no seating area, no plants and again looks run down.
The apartment is ideal with it been so close to the City Centre, however, for the price and the extra costs. I personally would spend extra for the luxury of having a personal washing machine, bath tub and a full kitchen.
louleelee17, 2 months ago
I was looking at the reviews on this web site and felt I had to give you a real insight of my stay at Citispace as I feel some of these comments were a bit un fair. I stayed at Citispace for 1 year while I was working in Leeds and rented off the Citispace sales and lettings company. I had a lovely stay there. It’s very close to the city centre, shops and bars. The apartments were vey clean and fully furnished including all the kitchen utensils and everything which was ideal for me as I did not need to buy anything when I moved in. The staff were really friendly and helpful when I moved in, anything I needed they helped in whatever way they could.
The car park is very secure. It’s a toggle entry system which I had to leave a deposit for in case it was lost which is understandable. It gave me a good piece of mind that my car was very safe.
The security guards were very helpful especially the older man with the white hair and glasses when I had parcel deliveries. As I worked unsociable hours, I would just give them a call and they would come drop my parcels off to my door on an evening. Well worth £1 since THERE IS NO CONCERGE and it saved me the hassle of going to pick them up at the depot.
The maintenance team were great, any problems I had I just went down to the office or called them and reported it. They came and fixed it the same day. Very friendly guys too.
The electric was on a pay as you go meter and was with a different company called adept which was reasonable as I was spending around £50 per month in the winter and £30 a month in the summer. A lot cheaper than my quarterly bills in my old apartment in Manchester. As I worked unsociable hours I just logged my card details with them and called them up when I couldn’t get into the office to buy my eclectic.
The internet was also with the adept company which I admit was a bit more pricey and did look into getting another internet company in which they didn’t have a problem with as long as I had a rout plan where the wiring was going to be laid. I decided not to get this in the end as I didn’t want to be tied into a contract if I suddenly had to move again with work and Adept did a pay as you go option so I just paid for the speed I wanted. I got the £21 for 1 month option and I used to watch BBC I player and films on line with no problems.
Over all my stay at Citispace was great. The staffs were friendly and helpful. The apartments were clean and cleverly designed. I couldn’t ask for anything more for the price I was paying with the location.
I would recommend staying here if you’re not looking for these really swish expensive apartments on the water front and you’re looking for convenient city living at a low cost.