Tenant Reviews for 1606 E HYDE PARK BLVD

It is a really nice neighborhood, people is friendly and I feel pretty safe walking around the place. The only complain is the parking but apart of that I love the place. The apartments are nice and you can barely hear your neighbors. The place is also convenient if you need public transportation

Great community, vibrant with a nice family touch. Close to the lake and minutes from downtown Chicago. Harper square is awesome as well, if you just want to walk to shopping and dining. The crows at night would be the only complaint I could think of.

The apartment itself served its purpose for the 3 years that I lived there, however the rent is overpriced for the space that you get. My daughters new bike was stolen from the storage room in year 1 nothing was done no reimbursement nothing. But the most horrible thing is the heating. You will simply freeze all winter long. The insulation of that brick is horrible. They offer space heaters if you are cold. That is never safe with the City of Chicago. The only plus is maintenance will show up fast and fix things but that's it. Would not recommend at all. Keep looking!!!!!!!

Not happy at all. cant wait to move out. the office staff messed up our contract and lied. I was told this is a smoke free place. I see people smoking all the time and never picking up after them self's. people with Dogs don't always pick up pop. Vince is GREAT!!!!!! Love him. Pool is awesome.

I don't appreciate that I pay more than my neighbors. I don't appreciate the unit is not properly heated and I was offered a "space heater", which is not even recommended for use by the City of Chicago. There is always a lot of staff in the office that can find a million ways to say "no" and requests are slow to be completed. Overall, this cannot be categorized as an upscale experience, therefore prohibiting me from providing a recommendation. Clearly, more effort needs to be given toward resident retention.

I moved into the Algonquin a few weeks ago. The rent varies seasonally and I happened to need a place during June so I'm paying less than many of my neighbors. Also, I was lucky that an upper floor one bedroom unit was available in only one of the seven buildings with a view of the lake and the loop. The view is spectacular and I love waking up and seeing sailboats on the lake. The apartments were renovated in 2009 and it shows. The appliances are gleaming, clean, and new-looking. All the units have an industrial looking plain colored carpet. The carpet is easy to vacuum and clean and blends well with any colorful rug. My unit had a fresh coat of white paint and I think the renters are allowed to paint over it. There are two speedy elevators and since there's only five units per floor not a lot of waiting around for an elevator. The shared laundry room is uncrowded, clean, and uses a smart card rather than quarters. There's storage lockers, a bike room, and some basic exercise equipment available. If you enjoy biking or running on the lakefront, it's idea. Just steps to an overpass and you're on the biking trail. Additionally, there's a natural beach (not an official chicago beach with lifeguards) right on the other side of the overpass. You're allowed to swim there although the bottom of the lake is stony in this spot. I've lived all over Chicago in lots of apartments and so far this is the quietest place I've ever rented or owned. The air conditioners are potent and fairly quiet. It's mid 90's today and the two AC units are effortlessly keeping it cool. The built in elfa shelving in the closets is a really nice feature, and there's an absurd amount of cabinet space in the kitchen. I prefer a gas stove, but other than that, this would be a great place for somebody who loves to cook. I've never, ever had such a nice kitchen in a rental. Even if I wasn't lucky to get a unit with an amazing view I would have rented here. The one drawback, and this applies to any other place in Hyde Park (especially east of Lake Park) is parking. Just plan on adding $150 per month for parking because you'll go nuts driving around endlessly trying to find street parking. Hyde Park is a safe neighborhood but it's still not a good idea to be walking around late at night day after day. So

POOR MANAGEMENT, THE STAFF IS VERY UNPROFESSIONAL. BUILDING WORKERS SWEEP DUST AND DIRTY WHILE YOU ARE LEAVING FOR WORK. RESIDENTS ARE OFTEN LOUD AND RUDE. THE LANDSCAPING IS LOW GRADE AND THE RENT CONTINOUSLY INCREASES.

Beautiful granite and stainless steel. Management is nice and quick to respond to requests.

I have been living in the algonquin for about six months now. The buildings are kept well, and usually the management is nice. However, it is common for the management to be quite rude. They get upset over very frivoulous things and don't really have consistent procedures in place. It has made me upset at times and makes me not want to have to work with them. Considering how much im paying to live there, id expect polite discourse and not the "huffy puffy"ness that often happens, especially when they make mistakes.

I have only lived in Algonquin since May of this year. I have not had any real problems. The staff is very nice