I have called 170 Lees Avenue in Ottawa home for 16 years, having moved into the 1-bedroom unit before it was renovated. Through this experience, I am able to provide an honest evaluation of the building. When I initially moved in, it was in a poor condition; cockroaches were everywhere and the apartments were run down and dirty. Despite these issues, I stayed due to its inexpensive rent as I was a student at the time. The following year saw extensive renovations which removed crumbling balconies and extended each room's size; they also replaced all of the old carpeting and flooring with ceramic tiling as well as new tinted casement windows that upgraded many kitchens and bathrooms. New management brought further changes such as new flooring, lighting and aesthetic upgrades within the lobby/hallways (some floors are still undergoing work). Brand new elevators from 2018/19 replaced those from 1960s which always broke down, while 2020 saw an upgrade to its power supply so that elevators, garage doors and hall lights would remain on during power outages. This led to a decrease in roaches from bad to virtually non-existent for me personally; no one here has ever had bedbugs either - if they did acquire them elsewhere then brought them I have called 170 Lees Avenue in Ottawa home for 16 years, having moved into the 1-bedroom unit before it was renovated. Through this experience, I am able to provide an honest evaluation of the building. When I initially moved in, it was in a poor condition; cockroaches were everywhere and the apartments were run down and dirty. Despite these issues, I stayed due to its inexpensive rent as I was a student at the time. The following year saw extensive renovations which removed crumbling balconies and extended each room's size; they also replaced all of the old carpeting and flooring with ceramic tiling as well as new tinted casement windows that upgraded many kitchens and bathrooms. New management brought further changes such as new flooring, lighting and aesthetic upgrades within the lobby/hallways (some floors are still undergoing work). Brand new elevators from 2018/19 replaced those from 1960s which always broke down, while 2020 saw an upgrade to its power supply so that elevators, garage doors and hall lights would remain on during power outages. This led to a decrease in roaches from bad to virtually non-existent for me personally; no one here has ever had bedbugs either - if they did acquire them elsewhere then brought them into their units themselves - just like what happened with government buildings at one point last year according to news reports. Despite negative reviews of this building floating around online, there are many positive aspects worth mentioning such as friendly residents along with more ... hide ...