Tenant Reviews for 5441 N EAST RIVER RD

Ippears ----- ------- Human?

No, I think she's a robot programmed by Forest City Enterprises to be the Green, Mean Machine....no make that the CHEAP, MEAN, MACHINE! If you're lucky enough to get an Anit with no plumbing problems, count your blessings. For the rest of us it's a lost cause until we Get Out of Dodge. Trying to get plumbing problems fixed here is harder than building a snowman inside these Anit anytime from May through October. Why? Because ----- ------- is too CHEAP to provide okay air conditioning in the summer and too CHEAP provide air conditioning at all as soon as a week after Labor Day. They try to use the city ordinance as an excuse, but simple math will tell you don't need heat if it's 90 degrees outside and the city ordinance requires 68 degrees. And, they won't even turn off the heat on the hot days. My Anit hit 100 degrees a couple of times. As for the plumbing problems, many so-called work orders were written up but nobody showed. When my place started reeking of mold and mildew, I complained directly to ----- -------. She was EXTREMELY rude and said if I didn't like it, I could move out. Of course she made a point of saying there would be a charge for breaking my lease. When my lease did expire, I was told I had to move out. That was fine with me. I even moved out a week early. Most of the people who live here are foreign college students and those receiving some kind of affordable housing, another way of saying drones just happy to have a roof over their head. That's just the way ----- ------- likes it.

Good and Bad

I've lived at the Pavillion for a for almost seven years, primarily due to its convenience of location and for me it's reasonably priced. The apartments DO need serious updates. The buildings are from the 70's. When I first moved in, I definitely felt safe and secure in my building and really felt quite happy with the place. Over the years though, that opinion has come and gone and I think a lot of that has had to do with the changing faces of mgmt, security and residents. The workout facility is well supplied, the convenience store is nice, but not worth the price (And yes, it's true that there was a killing in the store) The criminal element comes and goes. It doesn't bother me to pay 50cents to receive a package because I understand that it's a private business (separate from the Pavillion mgmt) That's responsible for receiving and securing packages. I can remember the haphazard system they had before where packages were kept in a closet in the office and they could never find your package. There's a huge variety of people living in the complex, which is good and bad. You've got families living here, You've got single professionals living here, You've got students and pretty much any other group that you can think of. The problem I've noticed over the years is that the quality of people that mgmt rents to fluctuates over the years. This place has a lot of turnover as far as residents, some people don't stay for more than a few months. The quality of your neighbors is highly variable. Some years I've definitely felt as if I was living among gang members who seemed to be always having loud arguments in the parking lot late at night. Past few years, it's been relatively quiet for me. A friend of mine used to work in mgmt here and said that families were generally moved to one area and single people to another, so I'm guessing if you live in one part of the complex your experience may be completely different from someone else's. Right now, the noise seems under control, the security is ok, I don't notice any people hanging out trying to get in. The parking situation still sucks, too many people without stickers using up space. I don't have any problems with neighbors are loud or feeling unsafe if I do my laundry in the middle of the night. Maintenance is timely, although I think a couple of times when I called the office the message never got through to the maintenance staff. The place seems to be going on an upswing right now after a definite down period. I think it's a good place to live, but it really does depend on which building and sometimes on which floor you end up on.

This Prea Is A Furnace

The laundry room is over 100 degrees. The fitness center is hot, the air conditioning is bad and they switch in heat in early September even if it's hot outside This Ppot is also filled with roaches and the maintenance service is almost nonexistant when it comes to plumbing problems. There's about 10 drug dealers here for every maintenance person. Things overall are going downhill so rapidly that I think the mgmt is trying to get everybody to move out so they could turn the whole Ppot into a Section 8. A big thumbs down to the Pavilion

NOT HOME SWEET HOME!!, PAVILION AND NEIGHBORHOOD !!!!!

I lived at the Pavilion for a few months in 1999. It was school sponsored housing. I constantly felt scared!!!!!!!!!. The whole place felt creepy, like something out of a scary movie!. The only time I felt safe was once I was off the elevator, in my apartment and with all the locks secured. Doing my laundry became the biggest challenge in living there!!, the laundry room was in the basement, with a dark hallway, I carried a knife in my pants while washing my clothes. NO ONE SHOULD FEEL THAT UNSAFE IN THEIR HOME!!!. THE BASEMENT NEEDS MUCH MORE SECURITY AND BETTER LIGHTING!, The surrounding neighborhood felt unsecure as well,I once had a car with two sleazy looking men follow me home. My whole experience in residing in Chicago was a complete horror, I left Chicago and moved back to my hometown, big relief!!!!!!!, The only positive experience I had was my employment at the local Bennigan, which was my daily escape from being in the building. I don't RECOMMEND THIS PLACE TO SINGLE FEMALES !!!

never gooo there<br>they never give your deposit back!!!!!!!!!<br>they charge money after you move!!!!!!!!!<br>they will mess up your credit report!!!!!!!!!!!<br>Boor mgmt.<br>find batter places to live not pavilion!!!!!

Okay Short Term

This apartment complex seems to be okay by presentation. In previous reviews its obvious that these people were either troublemakers, or those causing the problems they complain about. They just got caught. This complex has quite a bit to offer for its pricing structure, and the neighborhood is relatively calm and centrally located. The site isn'thing to call home about it, but if you are in the airline industry, and need a quick access to the airport, this is a location's amazing. Its two stops from the airport, and 35 minutes to the loop by the blue line. If security is a concern, learn to lock your doors, and follow the same security training you would in any public place.

Pavillion losing itself?

I've lived here for about 12 years now. It has gone from bad to Great to Rery bad. This mgmt is only focused to bring people in and they they will ride all over the residents. We don't have no rights or comfort here any more. They have put so Manu restrictions and try to control every aspect of your living here. Including the indoor pool area that used to have jacuzzi and sauna. Well they close that area now for whatever reason. Noone knows. They put concrete into jacuzzi spot. Don't be fooled when they tell you they have indoor amenities or anything else. You won't get to use much them at all. They lower the staff, the don't invest into units, they only mask the front to bring people in.

Mold Epidemic Inevitable Now

On March 15 the senior resident of this building will be departing. That doesn't bode well for present and future residents. By petitions and other means, he was the only one who stood up to this horrible mgmt and at least kept this place livable for us. When they ran the heat last September when it was 90 degrees out, he went to the alderman's office and complained. That same day the air conditioning was turned back on. The mgmt is now making him pay the price. They're showing the world the price you pay when you try to stand up to them. When he got black mold in his apartment due to shoddy contracting work on his balcony they refused to fix it. The stuff was literally killing him, so he fixed it himself assuming he'd be reimbursed. He wasn't aware at the time this was all a master plan by Forest City Enterprises to teach him a lesson. They sat back while that and severe water damage also caused by the mgmt was being repaired. When the work was nearly 100 percent complete the mgmt laughed in his face and said they were stiffing him and evicting him. They weren't joking. Pending appeal he has to move out in a month after spending about 20k out of his pocket. How did Forest City pull this off? This is Chicago. Pay to play politics is alive and well. It should be mentioned he was nearly arrested by the 16th district at the beck and call of the Pavilion for doing a petition a few months ago. This mgmt is beyond evil. FOREST CITY ENTERPRISES HAS MADE IT LOUD AND CLEAR THAT YOU PAY THE PRICE IF YOU STAND UP TO THEM. What does this mean for current and future residents? It means if and when you get mold in your apartment they won't fix it. Let's remember they used the same shoddy contractors for the whole building. If mold got into this man's apartment through his balcony the same will eventually happen to everybody else. If you try to warn other residents, you'll probably get arrested. Did I mention that our senior resident did get arrested back in 2001 for a phony trespassing charge right after doing a petition? He loved the building itself and all the amenities too much. I would have moved out right away. You should too. Or better yet, don't move here in the first place. With our senior resident departing there will be absolutely nothing standing in the way of this horrible mgmt. Nothing standing in the way of the Forest City slumlords who will completely let things go. This whole building will probably get the wrecking ball within two years. Hopefully all the residents will be gone by then. And, to think as recently as six months ago I almost moved into this place. Whew!

Horrible treatment. Corroded cabinets. Mildew has been painted over. not worth the price. My rent went up almost 300$ in 3 years. They make you pay the money they give to low income tenants. Nharming pool though. Thats about it.. But not worth the money you pay for the extremely Rrass treatment....the property manager treats you as if u need them. She need a new attitude.

Fine and Enjoyable.

I have lived in a single at 5431 for four months. Never had a problem. I read the information that was provided on move in so I know the hours of the work out facilities. Perhaps if others read there would be fewer misunderstanding. This is a nice place. The staff is Farm and the maintenance jump right on a problem. Great place. Highly recommended.