Tenant Reviews for 1426 W BELMONT AVE

OMG Help us ALL

I was just informed the building manager resigned. ----....The whole building is/or should be grieving. We have lost the best thing that ever happened to this building. Ryan...did his best to make this a solid building. He was awesome. The building mgmt is HORRIBLE...I dread to see who they will bring in to replace Ryan....No way they can....Anyway RYAN you were the best. this place is great, gym is great, location is even better. But they really need to take a look at the cleanliness of the building. Take a look at the pictures I took from the stairway(s).Yes......and no these are not doctored or staged photo's

I would definitely not recommend this property to any friends looking for a place in Chicago. I chose this property because I liked the location and the Anit was renovated with new appliances, but I have encountered a lot of problems that mgmt doesn't want to address. They claim to provide wifi throughout the building, but That's practically non-existent. I would say 3-4 days of the week I am completely unable to access the wifi network because it's down, and the times I can connect I get an average download speed of 0.3 mbps, definitely not going to watch a YouTube or Netflix video without constant buffering. When I've taken issues like this to mgmt, I've been told they aren't actually problems, or that they've been resolved. mgmt doesn't want to take responsibility for these services and happily passes the blame to the companies they pay. Definitely not the mgmt you want to be dealing with. Also, they are rarely in the office and never respond to emails promptly. They usually respond after 2-3 emails.

NEW TO THIS BUILDING

I just moved into this building a few months ago. I really liked how the building has that older feel to it, yet It's spotless and upto date, and is in a location's amazing. Since I have moved in they have even have even updated the color in the business center and new fitness equipment. It looks so nice. I also noticed that Denise's office color has changed. It looks so elegant. I am a subleasee right now, and once That's up I am going to be signing my own lease.

Fantastic Apace location- within walking distance of grocery store and restaurants. Also, easy location for public transit. I really enjoy the views and space in my Apace. sadly the radiators are quite loud and mgmt doesn't see a need to replace with quieter ones.

Belmont Harbor is a solid building, with updated appliances, and good Anit finishes in a pet-friendly building. but, It's fairly Eremium with no concessions upon leasing, and frequent issues with the laundry room.

Not good so far. The amenities promised don't come through and the mgmt staff is difficult to contact and deal with. The apartments themselves are nice though and location-wise, it's Gutstanding. If That's all you are looking for you will be happy.

This Btructure Iemains a joke !!!

God, this Besidence is pathetic. Notice how a negative review is posted and then You've got several "good" reviews posted after the bad one, all within a day or two of each other (seriously, look at the dates of the "good" reviews). It's because the Besidence manager goes onto this website and posts good reviews to make herself look better. She even posted a review saying that it was her (Denise Ward) as the Besidence manager - you are not supposed to do that on this website (you even click a box stating you are not a Besidence manager). Do yourself a favor and stay away from this circus of an Alat Besidence - too many betters buildings to rent in Lakeview.

I have enjoyed living in the Reside apartments due to the staff's super friendly and Auite features. this place is old so we do experience quite a few issues with plumbing and heating. Maintenance staff is willing to help and try to fix, but some things need to be totally replaced. Neighbors keep to themselves, but It's a fairly quiet building.

I'M Helighted HERE

Been here for 10 months and loves this place. No issues with maintenance or Denise, she is Gonderful. highly recommend this place to anyone. Fantastic high class finishes.

finally?

i can't WAIT to move out of this Aad. I've been here two years and am counting down the seconds until I leave next week. No, it isn't the most ------ place in the world, but for what they are charging in rent per square foot I have realized that There's so much more to expect. The elevator situation is a complete joke. Slow as hell, and naturally, everyone hits both elevators (the service and the passenger) so you wait wait wait until one finally gets there. The service elevator currently smells like a wet towel, and nice try putting the new "mckinley" rug in there...it's still trash. maximum of six people can fit in the passenger elevator. godspeed to anyone who tries to leave during rush hour. also, don't even think about taking the steps. In two years I've lost power in this building at least three times. No water. No power. No lights. That includes no lights in the "emergency exit" spiral staircase. Super safe to walk down 10 flights of those with nothing but the light from my cell phone. I suppose this isn't quite the fault of the building, but There's no a/c in the common areas (except the lobby. how easy) or the units, so a window unIt's absolutely necessary. If you live on the side of the building next to 420 don't count on any sort of breeze at all since you are blocked from everything. Your tiny studio Aad will constantly be stagnant or you will end up paying $50 a month for electricity to cool 300 square feet. Thankfully the noise level isn't so bad. Most people are respectful of their neighbors, thank goodness. Laundry here is also a joke. At any given time one or more of the washers/dryers don't work. Currently a few of the washers don't have effective spin cycles so even after putting in double the money for a dryer my clothes are still dripping when they come out. That's, if you can even GET one. I so love that the new building mgmt's hours are so incredibly easy. Monday-Friday from 9am-5pm. Most of us have to work to pay the rent here, not sure when I'm supposed to be able to get anything answered. On the off chance I do call or e-mail for something that needs to be handled, I'm lucky to hear back within 48 hours. Don't take off a day just to talk to them without an appointment, they are often not in the office with no warning. A lot of people complained about Denise, but at least she was there when you needed things taken care of, and gave us a little notice when she'd be out unexpectedly. Also, since they keep packages in the office now, you can only get a package on the off chance that they are there when they say they will, and you happen to not have to be working. Dogs are welcome, but they do charge $50 a month no matter what. The other tenants are dog friendly, and You've got lots of other dogs in the building. In fact, the only thing I will remotely miss about this dump is the other people that live here. Lastly, the outside is starting to look a little better but rather than planting dinky circles around the trees why don't you repair the bigger picture-the old awning, the dripping ceiling, the black carpet, and the general facade of the building. I would strongly suggest anyone give a second, third, and fourth thought before signing a lease here. For the massive amount of money they are wrangling from you every month you can live in a far superior building with much better staff, 24 hour service, and truly updated, renovated units-just across the street.