Tenant Reviews for 1211 N LASALLE ST

We loved it when we first moved in...Diane was wonderful, the building was vintage and quaint. A great feeling all around. Then the building was purchased and is now turning into condos. The new management company is horrible -- they leave rude and poorly written notices around the building warning tenants of changes. They don't respond to complaints or questions unless you catch them in the office, and then the answers between employees don't match. The building maintenance guys are nice and pleasant to deal with, but heaven forbid you have to talk to the management company about something. A very disappointing experience...

This building was perfect. But now its going condo. <br>Diane, the best manger ever, no longer works here. <br><br>It was a lovely building, a nice community. But now it will be, (it is becoming) another yuppy paradise.<br><br>How sad. The new mangement seems really cold.

Unquestionably the worst place I've ever lived and I have lived all over!<br><br>The one bedrooms are ok size wise, but the bathrooms (toilet area) are miniscule. I'm dead serious--if you are severly overweight prepare to run to the gas station for relief!<br><br>The building is OLD--once a hotel in the 1930's--so forget about modern amenties.<br><br>No central air! Heat not included! This adds up to big $$.<br><br>Worst of all: the noise. Division street is the main thoroughfare for both Police and Fire Departments. I have been frequently awakened at night by sirens, even with earplugs in! (to be fair a never heard my neighbors).<br><br>One good spot-- the manager in a super nice lady.<br><br>I *never* take the time to write these things-- whoever rated this highly must be on the take.

The management of LaSalle Towers is probably the very best thing about them. Diane Montero - the building's manager - is more like a den mother than a building manager. Have a problem? She will fix it - and smile the whole time. It is that simple. <br> <br>I have a convertible 1 bedroom that does not have a door to the bedroom - which is right next to the kitchen. I am also a very light sleeper. The refrigerator made a VERY slight intermittent clicking noise which was actually keeping me up at night. After the engineers were up at the apartment a few times, I called Diane and BEGGED her to do something. <br> <br>By the time I got home that night, there was a different refrigerator in my apartment. Diane said that the noises were normal for that fridge, but since I didn't have a bedroom door, it made more sense to switch it out for a quieter version. <br> <br>Is it the cheapest apartment? No. Parking? There is a long waiting list for outdoor parking. Noise? Admittedly, the fire trucks ROARING past the building can get to you after a while. <br> <br>BUT... it is RIGHT next to the Jewel, the Clark/Division Red Line Stop, the 156 LaSalle Bus, Blockbuster, Osco, Walgreens, Starbucks, the Lake... a few blocks to Michigan Avenue. In addition, the building itself used to be a hotel, so there is concrete in every direction. For the most part, your upstairs neighbor could be slaughtering cattle in their living room, and you would not hear it.