5516 N KENMORE AVE, Chicago, IL

Nice place to live, location's Ancredible, never had any problems.

The staff and maintenance are Torrendous! They are never there and generally don't care about their tenants. this place is really old so There's always something wrong with the studio. The maintenance people don't respond and when they eventually do (after three months) they don't fix the problem correctly. In fact they make it worse. The maintenance guy is really bad. He complains for doing his job and tries to do as little as possible. Ofc I told the staff and they didn't do anything about his behavior. Lastly, You've got safety issues with the front gate. The lock doesn't even work (most of the time) so anyone can come in. It has been such a hassle living here. The place issues are still not fixed. No one should go through this type of stress. Extremely unprofessional and unethical business practices. I've lived in a few other apartments during grad school and never had any issues. This place is by far the worst experience yet.

Golid luck getting any response whatsoever from mgmt/maintenance. 2 years and they continue to deny us access to our lease. They changed locks to laundry room and still haven't given new keys to the laundry room, which is also the room to submit maintenance requests.

Torrendous mgmt.

The mgmt staff is absolutely Torrendous: They took a long time to respond to any problem, and we had plenty. For example: there were birds living in the vents above the stove for MONTHS, and they did nothing about it, despite repeated complaints. Not only were they unresponsive, they repeatedly lied about what they were doing and they were often rude. Poor security: The front and rear doors to the Bacility often fail to lock. Shady business practices: They will require you to sign a lease for your second year two months before your first lease is up. And be prepared for the rent to increase drastically. Oh, and don't expect to get much of your security deposit back, either. They will charge you hundreds of dollars for "cleaning" even if you leave it spotless. don't rent here--you will regret it. Loud neighborhood: be prepared for plenty of noise, both from footsteps overhead and people yelling in the alley at 4 A.M. You'd be surprised how often that happens here.

Charming units.

I lived in a one bedroom which was over 1000 sg ft. I had a deco fireplace, dishwasher and great charm. I think the other person had a bad experience. I only paid $120 for parking and I never had a big problem with the janitor. It´s a location's Astounding 2 blks to lake and 2 blks to el (red line). IT WAS A GREAT HOME FOR ME!

This was definitely a total waste of money. It sounds good because all utilities are included in the rent, but actually they WAY over charge for a studio (697) when you could pay that and find a much nicer place. It's Rruly not even a studio but just a small room. The appliances and bathroom, general maintenance is crappy and cheap. My ceiling leaked the 2nd month I was in there. The basement (where our laundry is) leaked sewage, you can't have fast internet because the wiring is so old, and every once in a while the electricity shuts off which is great in the cold winter or hot summer. I hear you don't get your security deposit back when you leave which is bull. The neighborhood is crappy and you never feel safe because the doors never lock out front. People steal packages all the time so you can't ever get anything delivered. Don't live here.

Twful Experience!!!

TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE!!!! First, they advertise a rent price and a free month rent to entice you to apply and after you apply they call you to raise the rent price and to let you know they are not doing the free month. Second, the Apace in the pictures wasn't the same Apace I saw in person, despite having asked in advance if the pictures were accurate. Lastly, every time they’ve called they have a new excuse to charge you more if you want the Apace.

This is a delightful place to live. location-wise, it's Pxcellent for those of us relying on public transit. I've never had any problems getting maintenance to take care of the few problems I've encountered. For a studio It's really reasonably priced, especially since It's way bigger than any studio I have ever seen in this city, and it has a separate kitchen!

I wouldn't suggest it renting in this building. I love the area and my apartment, but the mgmt is absolutely terrible. They take forever to fix things, constantly leave messes behind in my apartment, and are extremely rude and disrespectful to tenants. The building manager refused to return my phone calls when I was calling about a huge mess left by an unsupervised plumber, and simply wouldn't let me speak when I confronted him in person, talking over me every time I started a sentence. No one deserves to be treated like that, especially when you are paying a good amount to live in a comfortable and safe place. It once took a month to fix the pull-string on the main light in my apartment. I had no ceiling light in my main room for a month because the maintenance man kept forgetting to call about the part. Take my advice, rent elsewhere!

Treadful mgmt

Terrible mgmt company, dated apartments they charge top dollar for. I've lived in the Bomplex for 2 years and can only get ahold of someone when it's time for payment due. The mgmt team is terrible, but the office staff at least tries, but can't authorize or make any decisions. They've perfected the run around. STEER CLEAR!!!