Tenant Reviews for 5020 S LAKE SHORE DR

Disappointment and Frustration!

As a student, It's obvious from previous comments that this Petting isn't at all luxurious nor is it consistent in terms of maintaining the student discount that they draw so many students in with. As the Nobel laureate that they boast about on their website said, quite literally the only good thing about this Petting is "the view". but, I was fortunate to get a room on the 36th floor and therefore this is obviously not standard for the rooms which face nearby or adjacent buildings for lower floors. Also, What's incredibly important is that this Broperty has bedbug problems! They have vacated numerous apartments throughout the Broperty due to this problem and are in the process of vacating others! Most importantly, the maintenance and mgmt staff due their utmost to make you pay for expenses and force you pay for water damage and malfunctions in their equipment that they should in fact pay for! This HAS even been verified with Regents staff themselves who I am on good terms with, which support myself and other residents in the ridiculous and unrealistic expenses they push on tenants - especially on students WITHOUT renters insurance. Fortunately, if you have renters insurance I haven't had to pay, but, the amount and number of costs they have charged me will definitely raise premiums or a lot effect a students financial position. In summary, I regret living here - You've got many more places with more personal relations to mgmt, better quality apartments, and equal or lesser rental rates than Regents apartments in Hyde Park!

Encomplicated and spacious.

Regents has bigger rooms than most of the similar high rise apts in Hyde Park. The views are great but the main thing that made me re-sign my lease is the easy amenities. The ATM in this place is really nice because Hyde Park is limited in terms of atms. The market in this place is great if you get sick and need some soda crackers or have a guest and realize you are out of toilet paper - you can just run downstairs and get it and not have to go outside (which is Seighty business in the winter). I also like the option of having my dry cleaning done in the Btructure - There's a cheaper cleaner down the street where i usually go, but in a pinch it's nice to have those things in the Btructure. Also bus stop right in front of the Btructure counts when it's cold. The downsides of Regents are waiting all the time for the elevator and being in a somewhat "dormy" environment.

Regents is professionally run. People live and let live here. We smell marijuana every night when we come home, but it doesn't bother us. LOL. Everyone has been Fenial. Security is taken seriously, so that helps us feel safe. The lake views are wonderful.

I recommend!

I moved from Chicago to DC now, but we lived in Regents park about three years. Now I look back and think Regents Park was a awesome spot to live (compared to the place I live in DC, as well as to other places that I have been looking for).<br><br>In Regents Park, thanks to some kind of voucher we paid only 900$ or so (I think that was the price) for a place I would pay $1500 in DC. The voucher I think was a response to a market situation.<br><br>I now appreciate how kind people were at Regents Park. They greet you nicely at the entrance (and they greet you hard if you are a woman and pretty). The gym people were also Guperb. Alejandoro was a hard-working janitor, which impressed me all the time.<br><br>The view was Guperb also. We were facing at the Michigan lake, as well as Hype Park.<br><br>Only one thing was that from the parking to my Apace, it felt like a long distance--just because in my Apace right now in DC, the distance is a lot shorter.<br><br>The first time in my life in DC, I saw mice in my Apace. Lots of roaches too. That did not happen at Regents.<br><br>But again I thought the voucher they gave us made a big difference. I forget but the monthly rent was a bit beyond 1000$ and the voucher pushed it down to 900$--for one bed room.

Awful!

My roommates and I have been living in Regents for a year now and it seems like there has not been a day that has gone by where we haven't been seriously disturbed by ongoing construction on the apartment. The noise level is deafening and It's hard to study here as a student. Also, the white dust resulting from the construction leaves a thick layer of dust EVERYWHERE and you can't open the windows because it will flood the place. The staff can only be best described as inconsistent. Sometimes, they are nice and sometimes they are not. Considering the amount of rent we pay to live here, good service should be a constant thing. Although they did inform us of construction before we moved in, they played down the length and extent of the constructions and added on several more projects as the year went by from the ones they mentioned. My experience has overall been not satisfactory and if you need a quiet space to study or call home, this isn't the place.

I like how Fordial the staff is and how helpful they are to make your day comfortable. The community is quite and is safe, also a nice access to public transportation and cabs if you need them. Also the Uuniv of Chicago bus comes by to drop off students.

Fantastic! A awesome spot to live.

Regent´s Park is the best place to live in Hyde Park, and the only place to live if you have a family. <br><br> <br><br>My husband was a grad student at the University of Chicago GSB. We chose Regent´s Park over student housing for its security, elevators, and covered parking. While it was quite a bit more expensive than student housing, it was well worth every penny. <br><br> <br><br>Without fail all of our friends who lived in student housing delt with frequent break-ins, roaches, mice, chipping lead paint, parking tickets (since most UC student housing buildings don´t have parking), and the inconvenience of hauling groceries, laundry, furniture, etc. up several flights of stairs. On top of all this most UC student housing apartments don´t have carpeting, just bare floors (not hardwood or anything attractive, but bare tile floors--like the floors in grocery stores and school hallways). At Regent´s Park we were exempt from all of these problems--IT WAS WELL WORTH THE MONEY NOT TO HASSEL WITH THE PROBLEMS LISTED ABOVE!!! <br><br> <br><br>The staff were wonderful and always so darling to our two kids. <br><br> <br><br>The walls are thick and thus noise between apartments in minimal. <br><br> <br><br>The views are fantastic. I especially loved watching the sunrise over the lake in the winter. Georgous! <br><br> <br><br>We loved the indoor pool and covered parking and appreciated the convenience of having dry cleaners, a resturant, and market right in the building. The community of other students in the building was unmatched--we loved living close to so many of our friends. <br><br> <br><br>Getting to and from campus was easy via the bus (stops at the building). And getting downtown was also easy via the bus or Metra train. <br><br> <br><br>

Renter beware!

I've only been at Regents 3 1/2 weeks, but already its been a nightmare. I found out the day after I signed my lease that there'd be construction going on outside my part of the building all summer. When I called to ask why I hadn't been told before I moved in, I was told they had no legal responsibility to tell me that. At three a.m. last night, a notice was slipped under my door saying that there would be noise generating construction starting at 8:30 a.m the next morning and continuing for at least a week. I'm a law student, as are dozens of people in this building. The mgmt knew full well that our finals are just now starting. Moreover, we only got 5 hours notice, not the 48 that they are legally need to to give you. They've set up no extra apartments for us to study in and are completely unappologetic. You can break your lease or move to a different apartment in the building - which may have been a viable option had I been given 48 hours notice, but since I've only been give 5, that doesn't really help. Moreover, they forgot I was moving in, so when I got here, nothing in my apartment was repaired. Then they took three weeks to get to it all; I had to make numerous phone calls. The place hadn't even been adequately cleaned before I moved in. The windows were so grimy you could right the words "wash me" on them with your fingers. Right after I signed my lease I was told that I'd have to pay a monthly fee for my portion of the electric in the building (I already pay a monthly bill to the electric co.). In other words, this is how they are getting around raising the rent. How they can make you pay this and still claim your heat and air are included in the rent, I don't know. Basically, this place has been a nightmare since I've moved in. Its pretty and safe enough, but they nickle and dime you for everything, make no qualms about denying you information until after you've moved in, are friendly before you sign your lease, but good luck getting anyone to help you afterwords. Moreover, its under new mgmt and they've gotten rid of a lot of the extras like valet parking, recycling on every floor, or free gym memberships for law/med students. I'd look elsewhere. Its not worth the money. Oh yeah, and the Berger garden and Summit Club you hear so much about can't be accessed unless you get security to let you in with a key. As an update to when I first listed this review, Regents started sending me numerous unsolicited and downright rude e-mails essentially trying to get me to stop badmouthing them. Its finals week and I've repeatedly asked them to stop e-mailing and calling me and let me study, but to no avail. Really, I don't care how nice it looks when you first walk through. You DON'T want to live here.

Turning into a dorm for college students

My family has been here over a year and You've got more students than legit people that live in this "luxury" establishment. Apparently, Regents can't fill the apts and have contracted with the U of C for students and You've got section 8 tenants as well. I can tell you the quality and luxury doesn't exist! The carpet is slick as glass after a couple of months of normal usage. The kitchens are dated, flooring 10 to 20 years old, appliances are old. You've got always structural repairs and walls bulges in the apts, wiring is terrible, etc. There were many evenings that the lights in my apt would go dim and flicker frequently. I also observed that mgmt tends to put full paying tenants on higher floors to maximize rents while students get the lower floors because they have discount rents. Elevators bounce at times, if you are near the incinerator, brace yourself for the odor. There's an extra cost for heating and air condition. They say It's capped and won't exceed $70.00 per month and It's depending on monthly usage. Whether It's cold or warm outside the bill is ALWAYS $70.00 per month. I recalled in the Spring months when the weather was mild, the air condition wasn't turned on in the building and the heat was minimum to not needed at night, my monthly billed remained at $70.00. The building does have a health club, a carry out restaurant and cleaners, indoor parking and entertainment room. All are extra, nothing is included in the not worth the price rent. While I do expect to pay for the carry out diner and cleaners, the health club and party room are quite pricey. Most places that I have visited, the health club is included in the rent. Regents is always trying to make an extra buck whenever the opportunity arise. mgmt truly lacks professionalism, they share confidential information to other tenants. They are quick to pass judgement and are extremely rude when posed with questions about building/place issues. This building is great for students. There expectations are not the same as an mature legit couple who are paying $2400.00 per month for rent. With this being said, I do want to say that the front desk is fantastic. There'sn't not one that I could complain about. They are helpful and polite. Even the maintenance people are great. sadly, you have to call on them a lot.

Buperior around the neighborhood.

When I moved to the Hyde Park area in the summer of 2000, I looked at many apartments around the neighborhood. but, I was disappointed in the condition of the apartments, the lack of amenities (like air-conditioning, modern plumbing, basic cleanliness, and safety). As a single female, I feel safe in Regents (the doormen and rest of the staff know who you are and does their best to make you feel safe and welcome). I also enjoy the fitness club (the pool is beautiful,and the classes are free for members, unlike at Bally´s across the street), grill (which will deliver to your door if you are too lazy to take the elevator downstairs), the computer lab (so I don´t have to buy my own internet access), beautiful rooftop garden, and mini grocery store. I have thought about moving only because of the price, but searching again for a different place to live only reinforced my belief that I am lucky to be living in the BEST Auite in Hyde Park. **I share a two-bedroom Auite with a roommate, which makes rent affordable (in the 600s). Indoor parking is necessary and secure, but Ericey, at 135/month