450 W MELROSE ST, Chicago, IL 60657

I recently moved to 450 W Melrose in June and initially had a great experience. The unit is fully renovated with great views. Our leasing agent as well as Iovan & Marta have all been very nice and helpful with our move-in process. That being said, after 5 months living here, I am already eager to get out of here. Tenants smoke in the building and management does nothing to rectify the issue. Marijuana and/or cigarette odor drifts through the vents and into our unit every day and neither management nor the building engineers do anything to stop it. Rules are never enforced and there's a general "oh well whatever" attitude about everything. Overall this is a good starter apartment for young college kids or those who are new to Chicago. The only great thing about this place is the location. East Lakeview is a very safe, clean, and vibrant area with plenty to do. However, unless you are desperate for a place to live, I suggest you look for a different apartment management company as PPM Management seems to be very hands-off and impersonal. Have a good lawyer on hand before signing a lease with these people

Do NOT rent these apartments!!! I never leave reviews, but I have to for this place as I dont want anyone to get scammed. First of all, I moved into a dirty apartment that no one dared to clean. Stains everywhere, I cannot even explain how nasty the place was. On top of that, cockroaches EVERYWHERE. Management does NOT care. Packages get stolen all the time. Neighbors are loud at 3am. I had complained so many time for so many different things. No one even replies to your email, or even if they do, it's weeks later. I can go on forever, but the point is- do not rent here!!!!

The apartment is NOT worth the price. I've lived in other places in this area that are better value for money. The building's old, ton of repairs need to be done, units are not cleaned before tenant moves in and roaches will keep appearing.

Things get fixed, fast. And they're always doing little improvements on the building like painting hallways, and carpeting the stairs in the common areas. The building engineer has been quick to respond to all of my minor maintenance requests thus far (such as getting an extra set of keys for the unit). The location is great. I'm close to the Lake and I'm close to all of the fun stuff on Broadway. Awesome neighborhood to live.

I do have is a clean studio with great closet space, new carpet, fresh paint, and a shower that works. Well, it stopped working once, but I called our building manager and he fixed it himself. That day. Literally within two hours of me randomly stopping him in the lobby on my way out to say my shower was being weird. And he APOLOGIZED for taking so long. Ten stars to Peter, he is fantastic..