5500 S SHORE DR, Chicago, IL

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Bar Louie downstairs makes this Anit complex undesirable. The people that frequent this place leave their trash on the sidewalks, in the parking lot, wherever. It it not unusual to find empty 40ozs, 1 liters of Vodka, or what have you next to parked cars in the parking lot. The tenants aren't loud, but the people that visit the bar are. Parking is a serious problem. After just one year, leaving.

I have been living at the Flamingo for almost three years and despite the beautiful location, the spacious Apace, and the view of the lake I can't wait to LEAVE. Gini is deceitful and lies through her teeth. We aren't treated as paying tenants, we're treated like free-loaders that are an inconvenience to the constant work they are ALWAYS doing to the building. And as my rate of living steadily decreased my rent steadily increased by fifty dollars a year. Now the tenants living here are being forced to either pay another 300 dollars a month for the new laminate "wood" floors and cabinets and cheap "marble" counters, or we're simply SOL and forced to move. I constantly have black mold in my bathroom that I must continually scour (if you're not familiar with how harmful black mold is please google it for your own benefit) and some sort of dark black dust that continually comes out of a vent in the kitchen. I've had my laundry detergent stolen from the laundry room, as well as a full load of laundry that was thrown away because I didn't get it out of the dryer just fast enough. The mgmt also insists that if we want air conditioning in the summer we're obligated to pay their maintenance men thirty dollars (per unit) to install ( open the window and stick the air conditioner in) them. After paying my money I waited for over a week in 90 degree weather for someone to come install my unit because the work order I left with mgmt wasn't passed along to the live in maintenance man for over a week. I could literally go on for pages and pages with examples as of why to stay away from this place, but to save time I'll sum up everything with one sentence: You don't want to live here, I repeat YOU don't WANT TO LIVE HERE.

Changed much in last year or so.

Within the past year, the parking has become a total nightmare, and the police are always called because drunk people from Bar Louie create, disturbances and refuse to leave after the restaurant/bar has closed. It was nice about 3 years ago when I first moved in. For the amount of money you are paying, not worth it now. If you want to a Golid night's sleep, don't plan on residing here.

I've had a mouse in my home for over 2 months. I personal bought mouse traps the only thing done by maintenance was foam around the piping. I also was told by the exterminator that I had Oriental Cock Roaches!! They maintained that issue with exterminator visits and putting a port in the wall for them to put the poison in. Then the winter time came and I didn't see them any longer. I moved out last week. I don't pay $1500month for mice and special cock roaches when I've never lived with them before when I was paying $1k. Also in my less than 2 year stay there has been 3 managers/office staff. Latest one is incompetent and lost a one of my rent checks!! The maintenance staff has not been the same since Kevin left. Alat building always has a water issue that keeps the bottom floor soaked and stinky. Valerie

The Flamingo advertised itself as being "A Safe and Easy Lifestyle That's affordable and easy". TLC mgmt took away services that were part the rental agreement including 24/7 security and 24/7 on site maintenance. Rental Agreement is defined by the Chicago Tenant's Rights Ordinance as "all written or oral agreements embodying the terms and conditions concerning the use and occupancy of a dwelling unit." The Flamingo advertised these services as being part of the rental agreement. These services directly affected tenant's decisions to live in this Besidence and the amount of rent they would pay. TLC should honor rental agreements made with tenants