Tenant Reviews for 71 W HUBBARD

My experience thus far has been stellar.This is a brand new building that is very well built and has a great staff. The amenities are awesome- great gym, common areas, golf simulator, outdoor rooftop with grills and firepits and a dog walk. Do yourself a favor and take a tour.

I will be posting my comments once I get out of here to any online post that is available. I would never, ever want anyone to go through this experience like I did. You may want to tell people that it is a fraternity house that have parties all night with load music so individuals like me can stay clear of any Amli Properties.

I lived at AMLI River North for 2 years, so thought I'd share some pros and cons to help make that decision when paying $2500+/mo for a luxury apartment. Pros + Nice in-unit interior fit and finish, materials, on-par with new downtown lux apt bldgs, larger sq. ft. + Amenities floor and pool gets sun from 12-7 sun in summer + Leasing, maintenance, door, concierge, security - nice and extremely professional + In-unit service calls addressed within 24 hours + Centrally located - transit, restaurants, entertainment venues, downtown offices. LEYE card/rewards must-have + AMLI Perks discounts and restaurants/local businesses host on-site events Cons - MAJOR ANNOYANCE! Extremely slow internet speed in unit and in the building from July 2013 - July 2015. Internet download speed from AT&T always in 7-10 mbps from a 24 mbps plan, which AT&T stated has to do with full occupancy, it's maddening after 2 years. Expect choppy and frozen videos shifting from HD to SD if you stream a lot and slow loading web-pages, I'm just dumbfounded by this considering it's a new building. Comcast is the other building provider and I'd seriously investigate and confirm Internet speed if it's important to you knowing you'll have multiple phones, multiple tablets, multiple TVs, multiple computers connecting and it all only further slows speeds. We had to disconnect everything and only allow one electronic device to run at a time and it's still 7-10 mbps no matter what WiFi channel/band we use. Additionally, WiFi on amenities floor is extremely slow with a horrible connection on pool deck unless you hover around windows, which it still drops the signal. - Weekends on Hubbard & Clark: drunk people yelling/screaming/arguments, party buses and taxis honking until 4/5 am. Annoyance = depends if you're a light sleeper (you won't sleep if you are) or if you like non-stop party and can sleep through anything then this is the place to be. Make sure you have a budget for sound dampening curtains, wind noise machine, earbuds, and Ambien for those nights when you just have to knock yourself out and get some sleep. Sunday and Monday night are the only 2 nights it's actually calm. - On-going problems: pool area/dog run gates broken/stuck for 2 yrs straight and most recently in June 2015, had to climb over it many times to get out. Mail room package board down for days on end, at least every month, for 2 yrs straight - Filthy windows, 10 months straight from Aug 2014 to June 2015 between cleaning, unacceptable given views are key part of unit, so filthy it looked like we lived in Shanghai, and numerous residents raised it as an issue - Filthy pool chairs for 2 years, do not appear to be cleaned each season, sand fabric is turning brown and gray - Paying for amenities. $50-75 cabanas, $350 lounge, $75 movie theatre, $75 library, don't even get towels, water, being nickeled and dimed and there are deposits on top of the rental charge - 409 units = packed pool on weekends, security does its best, but enjoy the free entertainment of grown adults arguing with the security about 2 guest limit - Every time it rains, stagnant water at entrance of the building for days/weeks, for 2 years straight, disgusting, nothing says welcome home like stepping in a puddle of water getting out of a cab It's been an interesting 2 years, but it's time to try another property.

We are new to Chicago and moved into this building in February. The most frustrating part of this experience is the internet. It is slow and unreliable. Speeds in the common areas with a hard line connection are less than 4Mbps. So, if you plan is to work from this building I would suggest looking somewhere else. I have worked to try to resolve this issue for months and in the end I was told I should go to starbucks for reliable internet. So I would NOT recommend this building or its management. Management has made ZERO recommendations to resolve this issue and the most I have received from them is a shrug of their shoulders. They will lie to you and tell you there isn't an issue but after testing their own machines in their office and finding they run at less than 1 Mbps they admitted,once, they have issues. If you don't like or use the internet then here are few other things I found surprising. This building also has a lot of rules that we have never encountered on the East coast. For example, no alcohol at anytime in the common areas, if you want to swim in the pool you will have to get a bracelet, you only have access to the outdoor area until midnight, and they don't offer lock services. So, if you for any reason do not have your keys the staff will not help you gain entry to your apartment. This is just a small sample of the rules. Frankly, I didn't try to memorize them. I would ask for the full list they placed under resident doors before signing. This maybe standard protocol for Chicago but to us if feels more like being parented by the management.

I MOVED FROM MICHIGAN TO CHICAGO A FEW MONTHS AGO. I LOOKED AT 25 DIFFERENT APARTMENTS ALL AROUND RIVER NORTH. I CHOSE AMLI WITHOUT HESITATION. IT WASN'T EVEN A FAIR FIGHT FOR THESSE OTHER BUILDINGS. AMLI SANDS APART FROM ALL OF THE OTHER BUILDINGS. NOTHING COMPARES TO THE AMENITIES, LOCATION AND SERVICE YOU WILL RECEIVE FROM AMLI. I HAVE NOTHING BUT GREAT THINGS TO SAY ABOUT THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE AT AMLI. THE WHOLE STAFF, LEASING AGENTS, DRY CLEANER, MAINTENANCE, DOOR MAN AND CONCIERGE ARE ALL AVAILABLE AND WILLING TO HELP AT ANY TIME. I WOULD RECCOMEND THIS BUILDING TO ANYONE.

AMLI River North is a fantastic place to live. My experience has been great from the initial consultation at the leasing office to the current date, great staff, beautiful building, full amenities, and at the heart of River North - Hi5.