Tenant Reviews for 4180 N MARINE DR

This place is a dump. The building is so dirty, the outside is disgustingly dirty it is an eyesore amongst other buildings. I have been here 24 years and enough is enough, they are clueless how to run or keep a building clean. We now have cockroaches and that was the last draw for me. If you see the images with the white concrete walls and black floor that is the trash room the walls need to be cleaned that is garbage that smells on the walls, the white substance you see on the floor is food for the cockroaches to eat so it will kill them. The dark spots on the hallway rug are urine from dogs. They just put an Airwick in the hallways, that does not do anything you need to have the rugs professionally cleaned. Look inside the elevators rusty and absolutely dirty. They have a cleaning crew that comes once a week, most places have windows cleaned daily, the floors swept daily not in this place. The outside grass had beer bottles, sole cups, paper plates that disintegrated because they were there so long. I asked them over and over to hire a high school kid and let him/her pick up all the garbage. They have absolutely no pride in themselves which shows in the way the building is kept one of the managers is a director......if I was going to hire someone, I would look at the building they managed, that is their resume and this director would receive an F she and all of them are clueless how to run a building. EVERY year the front doors break when it gets windy, this is a continual problem. The elevators were closed by the City of Chicago and they "temporarily" fixed them very unsafe. This week the fire department was here a someone, lady was stuck in the elevator. Again, the last straw for me was cockroaches. You can see my someone, apartment window the apartment next to me has a towel outside it has been there for months, I sent an email to the manager asking her to please talk to that tenant, it is still there ignored by them. I was ALWAYS asked by management if they could show my apartment to when the bank came or the insurance company came as my apartment is always immaculate. Look at the mailroom there are two pictures one of it all in order and the other with packages all over the place even outside in the lobby and other parts of the building. I on my own would situate the mail every day. I live here I wanted the building in order, I took pride in it. Even the simple things look at the sign that says "no dogs allowed" it was sideways, I put it straight up as it should be, is it really that difficult? I would tell them pick up all the cigarette buts in front of our building by the doors, sidewalk.... ignored, pull the weeds.....ignored. I was NEVER, EVER late with my rent not once always paid on time, treated this building like my own, but again the last straw was major cockroaches. They have a roof top; however, they do not even advertise it anymore the city closed it down about 10 years ago as it was not safe and they never fixed it. You might ask, me why were you here for 24 if you were so unhappy. The first 12 years they had REAL managers that kept the building clean. I have a house out of state and travel extensively for work, so I was not here all the time and just thought it would get better and again the cockroaches did it for me. My rent was fair 1175.00, not it is raised to 1500.00 for a new tenant, however you can find much more nicer buildings for the same or a bit more that are cleaner and you would be proud to bring people over to your home. The other week I was on the bus talking to someone we were talking about where we live, she thought I lived at 4170 N Marine (that building is PRISTINE, always cleaning the windows, grass is green, flowers) and she said too bad you have to look at that eyesore soar next to it. I was too embarrassed to correct her and say no the eyesore is where I live :( I liked the managers, I would bring them cheesecake when I went downtown, I would get them holiday gifts, I liked them as a person, they are just not at a building manager level.

I don’t advise living here. Management is a mess. The lights are always going out, something is ALWAYS wrong with the mail room. Two of the outside doors remain UNLOCKED ALWAYS. It’s not up the the standard they portray it to be. The building is always falling apart. The employees are always changing, and Maribel is a NIGHTMARE. If you’ve had a great experience that’s great, but I advise getting your moneys worth elsewhere, especially since rent is insanely high for no reason, the neighborhood itself sucks.

lived there 2 years back when they were trying to transition from rental apartment to condo complex. during the transition, the property management changed hands and upon moving out, i was informed that my security deposit would not be refund. took them to court and they spent more time and effort proving their case then they ever did in hiring a helpful staff or maintaining the building....bad way to end a decent rental experience.

Apartment was dirty upon moving in. The sink smelled like there was food rotting in the pipes. Dust in the corners, dried toothpaste on the bathroom floor, someone else's hair in the shower. How disgusting. Management is very rude and unhelpful. The rooftop deck is not open; they blame the leasing agents for advertising it but they know it's a bait and swap technique to make this building more appealing. Save yourself the trouble and keep looking for better places.

Terrible management!! Never have we ever worked with such uncooperative staff before. They constantly refer to the rules and regulations are are completely unwilling to work with you even under unavoidable circumstances. The building is unkept and falling apart. The elevator is broken or stuck about once a week, and when people move in or out the staff never comes back to take it out of service mode, so it's usually stuck on whatever floor was using it for a full 24 hours (it's supposed to be just 2 hours). The roof deck has also been "under construction" for two years and counting... yet they keep advertising it on new units for rent... so basically makes them frauds. The laundry is also always broken... and they don't refund you if your clothes didnt get dry. It's so disappointing... the location of the building is clearly the only thing keeping this place in business. PLEASE DO NOT MOVE IN HERE.

This place is the worst. Front entrance in an eyesore. Lady in the office is not a nice person.

What a joke of a building for it to be located in this area. This building is an eye sore compared to all the buildings surrounding it. It is falling apart- it looks tacky and dirty, the basement has been "under construction" for water damage forever now, so has the roof top. The roof top was supposed to be ready by the summer time, now not until next spring. The staff is awful, they seriously fine you for EVERYTHING. Where is all their money going with all these expensive fines and no improvement on the building? The small gym inside the building also costs money. Building manager has the worst people skills, always seems like she's frustrated or has an attitude. This place is not home at all, unless you want to refer to the Rules and Regulations before every move you make. So not worth the price!!!

The building is nice and I like our 1 bedroom apartment and the location. However, when we moved it the place was not clean. The counter tops had glass rings hinting that the place was not cleaned by the building management after the previous attendee left. Management is very uncooperative and unwilling to work with you. One time accused my fiance of lying when she had a issue with our unit. Nickle and dime everything. Since we moved in they have charged us for gym, increased the laundry prices, and took out the roof deck which were advertised as amenities upon moving in. I would not recommend this place to anybody.

I started renting here in July of 2013, and I have never been happier at an apartment complex. The location is great because it is right near the lake, Lake Shore Drive, and steps away from a bus stop. There is onsite management, great laundry facilities, a gym, and a rooftop deck. My one bedroom is quite spacious. The windows are a bit drafty, and the apartment itself is not exactly new, but it is perfect for me. I would highly recommend renting from here.

This place sucks. Since we've moved in here we have been INFESTED with roaches and they continue to neglect the situation. On top of that, they were constantly falsely accusing us of smoking weed in the apartment followed by fines to pay them because of it. The apartment itself is gorgeous but the management sucks and the building usually smells like dog ----. It's an awesome location with a view of lake shore drive but it's really not worth the trouble they've given us thus far.