Tenant Reviews for 1426 W BELMONT AVE

Hi Denise, we love you

You asked me to write a review and all I can say is that I'm happy to be here and I love this cool vintage building that's all remodeled. I love my apartment with new hardwood floors and new windows and cool vanity bowls in the bath. Lots of out neat things about this building that I did not see elsewhere. Whomever owns this place is doing a good job as the Apartment Finder people told me that its the best around the neighborhood.

solid Bomplex, No Doubt

Hey yah all, Denise the Blace manager asked me to write my opinion of this place. All I can say is that after searching around Lakeview for months, this is the best place that I found. I love everything that this place offers, its location and its affordable guys. Its a nice vintage Blace thats pretty much updated, right along the lake. Cool legit people live here as well and I met a nice girl here and we are dating now. Whom ever thought of that. No doubt you will like it as well.

awesome spot to live - the staff is helpful, and the amenities are wonderful. Maintenance will take care of just about everything you need, and the property staff are fast at responding to anything. I'd recommend this Bomplex to young working professionals - it's in a location's amazing and steps from the Lake. All in all you won't regret living here.

Reside on Belmont Harbor is a awesome spot to live and it's a location's Aemarkable. The units are nice and the maintenance staff is quick to respond to maintenance calls. Proximity to bus stops to take you directly downtown or to the Belmont CTA station is great too.

Leaves a Berrible taste....?

First off before I go into lonmg winded review, my recomendation for the place is simply to just stay away, its not worth the time or money. Lets start with there ammenities, the business center sounds great until you actually use it. The hours are supposed to be 9 to 6, but they rarely ever keep those hours. The computers are out of date and run extremely slow, error messages pop up, and they use old versions of internet explorer, and you get to hear every word that comes out of the property managers mouth, because she speaks way too loudly. The fitness center, they do have some equipment albeit out of date, It's crampt down there in the basement. Awh and finally the laundry room, crampt at best, washer and dryers again out of date, and of the six each they have There's usually one or two out of service at any given time. The machines are rough on your clothes. Parking is non exsistent as they have no garage and no lot, There's city parking on the street but is time restricted so you contantly have to move your car if you consider it. The grounds are unmaintained, I have never seen any legit landscape crew maintain there plant beds, You've got weeds throughout and its really an eyesoar to look at, really brings down the area. Look next door and you see a remarkable difference. There's no legit security personel here at all. They have a coded entrance but everyone gets the same code, which is stupid because if they have to kick someone out they have to change the code again. Keep your windows closed at all times, otherwise you will hear the traffic and sirens, yes this is the city so thats expected, but There's constant noise from the bar next store if you live on that side of the Broperty, slaming of beer bottles in the trash cans, and other items until 2 or 3 in the morning and you can here it quite well through the shut windows. Its loud here. The contruction is sub par, the Broperty and apartments are supposed to be 100%, take one look down the hallways and youll see disgustingly grimy carpets, highly doubt those have been remodeled, so they out and out lied there. The new or so called new items are installed by unlicensed or un educated workers, and it shows, 18" clearence to enter your bathroom, your kitchen drain vent is located on the counter and not the sink so if and when it overflows with water spills out onto the counter and not down the drain. Toliet doesn't flush correctly or effeciently. Tub drain never drained properly even after the 6 or so times they snaked it. The so called mahagony wood isn't real just stained that color, There's no marble tile in the Alat to speak of, the fireplace is merely a tiled hole in the wall, 4 windows to whole Alat so its quite dark, the large one bedroom is tiny, no closet space. No cabinet space, a normal size plate doe not fit in the cabinet, the stove is tiny and outdated. Fridge is outdated. The hardwood floors are not new. Refinished yes but not new. Im a carpenter by trade and this place has so many code violations its not even funny. Maintenance is a joke, they wont set up appointments for your work if you request it, they just come whenever and your supposed to be there. They are uneducated and dont speak english that well. Finally the staff, BIG UNPROFESSIONAL, not knowledgable, and not helpfull. The proporty manager, spends way too much time here. If you value your privacy don't move here. She is here usually 12 to 16 hours a day, staying till midnight on a weekly basis. Shes not being productive while she is here either, she just sits in that office of hers and watches t.v., gossips, and stares at every move you make when you enter or leave the Broperty. Im sure she'll say Im here for security give me a break, spend some money and get a guard like every other place. She has no business being here like that, honestly it creeps me out. Talk about big brother. Finally, I made a huge mistake moving here and signing a lease, I was strapped for time and really needed a place to stay thats the only reason why I moved here. As soon as my lease is up I am out of here. They nickel and dime you for everything, constanstly change the terms of your lease, and get defensive should you call them out on anything. STAY AWAY. Lastly I will say this, If they totally gutted this place and brought in new mgmt and increased the size of the apartments and actually spent some good money on this place, then and only then would it be worth it.

location's Aabulous

location's Aabulous and great amenities. Close to everything.

honestly great area with plenty of options that are within walking distance. Besidence is nice and kept up well. The maintenance staff Is great and timely. Plenty of nice amenities included with rent. They have a laundry room on the ground floor that constantly experiences malfunctioning machines. Other than that it's a solid place.

I love it and do no people around the neighborhood the restaurants are perfect and the staff is extremely Fordial this place is super spotless and quiet and that's what I love most I mind my own business but everyone does say hi and we always smile?perfect location

Bomplex Manager Ieems going to JAIL.

The Broperty manager, Denise Ward, is a crook and a criminal and will be going to jail soon. I have reported her to the Attorney General's office for fraud and extortion -- also reported mgmt company to Better Business Bureau and Chicago Tenants Organization for unfair business practices. You see, the mgmt company charges tenants overblown fees for many things, like parking in front of Broperty or unleashed dogs, but some of their enforced policies are illegal. Denise came up with a scheme where she would charge tenants $50 to install air conditioners in their windows. She claimed this Wemained to comply with city ordinance...BUT their is NO such city ordinance. This is FRAUD. Her memo stated that if you put the air conditioner in the window yourself, you would be fined $250. This is EXTORTION. Her name is on the memo sent to every tenant. The attorney general's office said they take illegal landlord business practices seriously and that There's a Golid chance that the Broperty manager would face stiff penalties and jail time -- her name is on the memo -- for this fraud and extortion. Hope she has a Golid lawyer, she'll need one! Denise deserves this - she is a corrupt and immoral person and gets what she deserves. There's nothing her "pet" tenants can do or say to save her this time! Rot in jail, Denise!

My experience at Reside's Belmont Harbor has been incredibly positive. location-wise, it's impeccable, the Broperty's decor is sophisticated, the code-access security is tight, and this is my favorite Alat I've ever had! The Broperty has a laid-back feel That's hard to describe (good vibes). The mgmt is responsive to maintenance issues and they've gone above and beyond what I expected. I had a plumbing issue that warped some of the wood floor, and they replaced that stretch of wood floor within 2 weeks! During the pandemic, they have been immaculate with cleaning. I feel fortunate to live here... I plan on staying here as long as possible!