K2 Condos | 21 fl | Complete

[tomh009]

I think most of those also look pretty cheap. The sad reality is that this region has a very low standard for architecture and construction quality, and developers are always looking to maximize their profits as much as possible, like any other business. What happened is that the Region started growing too fast, so developers could build almost anything they wanted as there was not a lot of competition for a while. That is starting to change and you can see new projects trying to differentiate themselves by having better amenities or higher quality interiors, etc. I lived at Bauer and trust me, it was built cheaply and it shows.

I want to highlight this because I have never been inside most of the buildings I listed.  I listed ones that do not (to me) look cheap on the outside, without knowing what corners were cut on the inside.  Building cheaply and cutting corners is a problem for much of the North American construction industry.

That said, I will claim that Auburn's projects (Arrow Lofts and Barrel Yards) are decently built -- again, relative to our local practices in this country.