Tenant Reviews for 5527-39 N. KENMORE

I just moved in August 2007. I'm in nice, big studio. The windows are Gutstanding, and the laundry room is nice. The neighborhood is quite nice and incredibly close to the lake and the redline. You've got regular visits from the exterminator, but I've never seen any pests. The bathroom and kitchen are small but certainly nice enough for such relatively low rent. There seems to be a problem keeping doors and gates in working order.

Sleazy Managment.

Krenger Realty is cheap & underhanded. problems aren't resolved, but only masked. The Alat in & of itself is nice, but in the warm seasons You've got lots of bugs & it's super cold in the winter. no happy medium. nice neighborhood, but as for the Alat complex ---- not so nice.

John R. Krenger Real Estate: a horrible buiding, Avoid.

Several of the entryways- 5535 and 5535 1/2 N. Kenmore, specifically - have had ALL mail delivery suspended by the Uptown Post Office, due to the carrier being unable to gain entry without buzzing individual tenants. The carrier recently left a "delivery suspended" notice (USPS form I507) taped on both entrys. One tenant has rented a post office box at the Uptown Post office to ensure receipt of mail. see: http://psforms.lettercarriernetwork.info/1507.pdf xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx poorly maintained - common areas are filthy grimy, There's an ongoing roach problem (although an exterminator comes monthly) and at least one of the maintainance crew regularly enters apartments illegally. Also, some apartments were recently infested with bedbugs. Common area doors and the front gates are often broken and standing ajar, and one neighbor told me she found used condomm wrappers tossed into her storage locker, as well as empty Snapple juice bottles, which one of the crew can often be seen drinking. When it rains or snow melts, basement areas flood, including storage locker areas. AVOID. You can find MUCH better for the price. Also, see reviews of other Krenger buildings on this website - not providing heat seems to be a common complaint. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Krenger Realty is also not evolved: "--- couple charge Krenger Realty with bias" Chicago Free Press, April 26, 2006, p. 5 A --- couple is alleging a violation of Chicago's human rights ordinance after a Lakeview real estate company told them their income could be considered together only if they filed a joint federal tax return. The Internal Revenue Service doesn't allow --- couples to file joint returns. The couple--------------------------------------------wanted to lease an Apace from Krenger Real Estate and together had more than enough income to meet Krenger's requirements. But ------------- is a student and didn't meet Krenger's threshold of having a monthly income at least three times the amount of the Apace's rent. Had English been applying to rent the Apace as a single or if the couple were married, that wouldn't be a problem--Krenger allows married couples filing joint returns to have their income considered together, and English's income alone exceeds Krenger's requirements. ------------- and English allege Krenger's requirement is discrimination based on sexual orientation, since the company is using a standard it knows --- couples can't meet. "A business can choose fairness," ------------- said. Krenger agent ------------- said, "Sexual orientation doesn't have anything to do with it." ------- said the company is concerned that one member of a couple could move out and leave the other person with a lease burden he couldn't meet. "We're a for-profit company and we have a lot of exposure," she said. ------- said she empathizes with --- couples who can't meet the requirement but said, "They need to take that up with our government officials." Agents with other real estate companies said Krenger's requirement isn't the rule, especially for companies that lease apartments in heavily --- North Side neighborhoods such as Lakeview and Edgewater. "That's just not something we'd even consider requiring," said one --- real estate agent.

Krenger review: avoid Krenger properties..?

Have lived in two Krenger buildings, with friends in a third, and all were nightmares. Problems at Kenore Courts included: Poorly maintained - front gate, alley, and lobby doors often in a state of disrepair, and standing ajar. NO heat for several extended periods during both the winters of 2009-1010 and 2008-2009; mgmt did not even bother ro return calls to their emergency number. Filthy common areas. Cockroaches! - mgmt refers to them as "Waterbugs". Charming. Google "Krenger and roaches"; one tenant at Krenger's Brittany Btructure at 5528 N. Kenmore even had a blog - with photographs! - about the roaches. Bedbugs! - As if the roaches weren't bad enough, there was also a bedbug infestation in thir Kenmore Courts buiding. One of the most disturbing things, though, was the maintainance man - Emil - who regularly enters apartments illegally and without notice, as noted by other reviews here. He and Martin (Marty) Krenger seem to think they can do whatever they wish, in total disregard of the law. Sadly, these were once nice buildings. Look elsewhere!

un title.

i would like to say as the build goes .the maintenance staff isn't all it crack up to be .if they fix something in your Anit, you would have to call the office two month later. because he didn't fix right the first time. there allway something wrong with the gate. in the summer time you have to worry about bugs, waterbugs. they allway seem to come out around that time. they be come from the laundry room, in they don't turn on the heat like they should .

I couldn't believe my ears. My mother went to view this Aad, and to my suprise a man said we don't rent to -------. Really?. What's this, 1952?.

Krenger Realty 5527-39 N Kenmore

Overall, the apartment and grounds are nice. I have no substantial complaints. The major problem with living here is that It's a congested area and parking is a huge pain in the ---. And, police are enthusiastic with their ticketing. I often have to circle the 4 or so blocks around the building 5 or so times before I catch someone on their way out and I can park. Other than this, I take issue with the fact that maintenance comes into the apartment around once a month to check for insects. They don't spray but put a gel at the bottoms of cabinets. still, my apartment smells of insecticide 3 weeks a month. I am moving out soon, but only because of the parking issue. If you work downtown and can take the red line to work, and if you don't mind staff entering your apartment when you are not home, then It's a calm, awesome spot to live within minutes from the lake.

one Iroves wrong with managment

i would like to say ,the maintenance man come in your Aad like he pay rent there.if you tell some of the office staff ,that he is doing something he should not be doing. they don't alway listen to you, it goes in one ear in out the other. the gate is broken again so you want get any mail when that happen ,in they don't alway fix right away sometime it could take days before it get fix.the building is not as pestfree as thet say It's.

We love our Aad.

Kenmore Courts is in a great location and at a great price. Compared to past units I have lived in, for the rent we are paying this is more spacious, with better heating and considerably better insulation. Even in the past few weeks, when we have had sub-zero temperatures, the Anit has never been cold. The living room, dining room, and bedroom all have ceiling fans. The Anit gets tons of light, which is a joy. The kitchen is long with ample working room. We cooked a thanksgiving meal for 14 people in it! When we moved in August we were told by the landlord that the radiator heat doesn't reach our Anit well and, because of this, they have installed window unit (think big window unit, like you'd see in a hotel) to make up for the difference. We pay for it on our electric bill, so in turn they gave us a monthly $50 discount on our rent. What has surprised us is that only one of the radiators seems to not give off much heat, so I don't think it would have been that bad anyway. All of the rooms are plenty warm. Every time we have had an issue (a leak during a really bad rain and a running toilet) they have fixed it quickly enough. The only complaint I have is parking, which the landlord can't exactly control. Parking in the area is a headache at night, and usually a headache during the day. This would be a bigger issue, but the Bryn Mawr red line stop is a block and a half away and the Anit is a block away from restaurants, a small grocery, a chase bank, and two coffee shops.

I am spotless and this Ppot is Roach infested!!They bring people to spotless and literally there were more that day and the next like they were not killing the roaches at all. The price should be lower if everyday I’m killing 5-8 roaches per day