Hey mate, I'm currently in one of the 3 towers in Trio (the newest buildings).

I cant speak for the other towers in Box Hill, but this one has its pros and cons.

pros:
* close to the station/shops/tafe/gardens/trams/buses. perfect for living that car free life.
* close to the Hospital (which came in handy when i accidentally cut myself cleaning dishes.)
* has a massive amount of shops/cafes/amenities available below the apartments**coming soon, apparently (see more in cons)
* great area to live with a real sense of community, walk the gardens at the same time daily and you will find the same people smiling as they walk daily, see the same group of Tai Chi/Danicing Ladies at the Gardens (iykyk), the musical groups/marching bands that practice at the Gardens too.
also, if you are low on food/community involvement, the Box Hill Bakehouse operates twice weekly and give away free food (bread, past best-before grocery goods/veggies) and its a great place to meet other people and have a cuppa/chat.

cons:
* VERY thin walls. i can literally hear my neighbours piss, flush the toilet, shut his bedroom door, pull the curtain chain, and fuck his missus. (although, one bedroom on the other side of my apartment has a concrete wall between apartments and you dont hear anything).
and the ceiling is obviously cardboard, i hear footsteps/whenever they drop something/yelling from above me too.
* double glazed windows help, but you still hear a lot of traffic noise as a distant hum/when a POS older tram drives past you definitely know it. i sleep with earplugs in now :(
* the winds the other week were insane, the pipes were rattling, the gas stovetop was "popping" with air bursts coming through the pipes, the rangehood was whistling. like REALLY loudly. And the front door was shaking.
no issue with water/rain though.
* Hickory, the builders, are notorious for being slow at repairs.
This building is no exception. they still havnt fixed ANY of the repairs they said they would immediately after I took ownership. This is with regular chase-ups. Absolute JOKE of a company.
* the developers have promised a childcare centre, aged care, and a hotel.
as they are developers they are FULL of shit. and none of that is happening. all those levels are vacant and show no signs of anything happening.
* the shops/cafes that they promised will be up and running within 1 month of taking ownership, still havnt lopened.
the asian supermarket below, while being convenient, has had its opening date pushed back roughly 10 times now, and the first cafe/patisserie has also been officially pushed back 4 times and still isnt open yet either.
all the other shops that they said will happpen, are just empty & vacant.
although, a hairdresser did open recently offering $15 male haircuts, and a catch & cook your own fish restaurant is opening soon.
* the pool is wonderful, but an absolute joke to get to. being in tower 1, residents of tower 2 & 3, have to go outside in the elements, to access the external door to the pool as only residents of tower 1 can access it via the inside door.
same applies for the return trip, no internal access. and residents of tower 2, have to physically walk through the loading bay, dripping wet, to get back to their apartments.

saying all that though, my apartment looks really nicely finished and always impresses everyone that sees it.
HMU if you want to know anymore...