Tenant Reviews for 600 W DIVERSEY PKWY

Several things disgust me about this place and believe me if we could back out of our lease, we would. The elevators work properly about half of the time. I´ve been late for work on several occassions due to faulty elevator stuff. The fire department makes a trip AT LEAST once a week, shutting down the elevators to investigate smoke from burnt toast. <br> <br>The office staff is incompetent. The give a bunch of lip service about how they will address complaints and then do not.. The newly refurbished apartments look nice, but are not necessarily built well. We have one door that constantly sticks...it takes brut force to get it open, andhave panelling on the floor that started coming up shortly after we moved. The diswasher is poor and the stove is rickety. for what we pay, we could find much better quality living conditions in Lincoln Park. Avoid this place like the plague.

The apartment and location cannot be beat but the other tenants are strange. They don´t bother you but they are a bit freaky in the elevator.

I am so disgusted with this building. Yes, the actual space is nice, but they won´t turn on the central AC until 6/1, regardless of how hot it is, and they won´t turn on the heat until 10/15, regardless of how cold it is. And, while I am paying plenty of $$ for rent, the section 8 slackers are busy defacing the property. The maintenance staff is great -- when they get the work orders. But the spacey office staff often forgets to pass on the work to them. Why am I paying so much rent????

Overall, I was pleased with my experience living at Rienzi Plaza. My roommate and I shared a spacious two bedroom with huge windows and a great view of the skyline. There was absolutely NO noise from our neighbors (we were in a corner unit though and even though the elevator was on one side we never heard it). I never saw a strange bug, beyond maybe the occasional spider, in our apartment. We loved our maintenance man! He was so friendly when you would see him in the hallway and was always prompt with maintenance requests. This is a modern building, not vintage, so there were never problems with water or the elevators. Central heat and air conditioning were tenant controlled and they were plentiful with no problems. <br> <br>My one warning to young people considering moving into this building is that the other residents are not your typical Lincoln Park clientele. My roommate and I were both in our mid-twenties and we seemed to be about the only ones. There is definitely some type of low-income nursing home (handicapped/elderly) on the premises (accessed through a different door). There are also quite a few Section 8 or assisted apartments in the building so expect many non-working mothers, their ------ boyfriends and a plethra of babies. Very strange considering the location and beauty of the building.