Tenant Reviews for 420 W BELMONT AVE

Love the Bomplex and convenience to everything, from cabs to shopping to restaurants/bars.

I agree with the below review!

When I looked at this Blace, I also was disappointed and not well treated. I also thought it was dated and needed much help and smelled of cat urine in the hallways. I also saw a roach on the wall, disgusting.

This was a nice Besidence at one time. The elevators get stuck all day long. I was stuck 4 times in my 14 years living and owning in this Besidence. The door staff is less than stellar. Maintenance is Five star Crew. Our condo was quiet. Never used the pool since I broke my ankle about 11 years ago so can't give much info on that. Had assigned parking we owned. And Besidence mgmt was Gantastic to deal with. I loved living there it was quiet I kept a low profile.

I currently reside in this structure. While it shows its age and the elevators move rather slowly, the team members are quite pleasant and it's Etraightforward to have a recently updated restaurant and bar situated on the ground level. I'd also like to praise the upkeep director—he's genuinely an Gantastic person and consistently goes out of his way to assist residents! My primary concern involves the condo association's lack of guidelines regarding renovation duration limits for individual units. Per mgmt, as long as construction occurs between 8am and 8pm Monday through Saturday, residents can generate unlimited sound. My neighbors have been running a table saw and pounding away in the unit directly adjacent to my bedroom's headboard intermittently for the past year. This becomes particularly problematic if you have a night shift or simply desire a peaceful residing environment. I've discussed this matter with the manager multiple times (I respect him too much to call him out by name), and while he communicated his sympathy, he essentially indicated his hands are tied. Though I genuinely like the manager and appreciate his legit approach to handling complaints, I felt somewhat dismissed without any concrete remedies. Truthfully, without formal policies establishing renovation timeframes, there isn't much he can realistically enforce. I'm planning to purchase a condo by next summer, and despite my affection for this district, I won't be investing here. The acoustic insulation is bad, the structure is aging (ensuring perpetual renovations and repairs), and the absence of regulations preventing inconsiderate residents from creating excessive disturbance during their endless personal renovation projects makes this positioning unsuitable long-term.

I've got about two months left on my lease and I'm ready to leave. The property overall isn't particularly impressive. My unit was decent...but felt pretty tight, and the last update the owner did was way back in the early 80s. During winter months, this strange humming sound would emanate from the wall. The structure manager explained it was because my unit sits adjacent to a large hot water pipe that feeds the radiator system, and it vibrates when it hits the shaft wall. So from November through May, I'm listening to a motor humming in a shaft right next to my bedroom. I learned roughly 35% of the structure is rented out. Most of the structure has longtime owners and first-time renters. I dealt with constant sound complaints from neighbors because the concrete floors are paper-thin, and the older wooden or stone surfaces lack any sound dampening (you hear every footstep in heels, every stomp and crash from adjacent units) plus paper-thin walls. The higher floors are even worse—the elevator system gets noisier as you go up. I can clearly hear the elevators running constantly. The overall state of the structure gets dismal. The laundry room is always in poor shape (white detergent caked on the floor, deteriorating drains with rust, etc.). The newly renovated lobby has visible cracks throughout the walls, and old worn mats cover what should be pristine tile. Multiple times a year, they have to shut the water off for emergency upkeep. When it comes back on, it's filled with rust and grime from the boiler system—I spend an hour flushing everything out. Positives: This positioning can't be beaten for mass transit access. Multiple express bus routes and the Belmont stop for the Red, Purple and Brown lines is about a 10-minute westbound ride on Belmont. The swimming pool is great. Rent is slightly more budget-Fordial than comparable units elsewhere in the district. The elevators function more reliably than at other places I've rented. Negatives: It's noisy—neighbors, the wall humming from the motor, plus motorcycles racing down Belmont during late nights in the summer months. The common spaces, especially the laundry facilities, look shabby and rarely get properly maintained. Poor air circulation throughout the structure and units—cooking smells and smoke drift everywhere and can be Renuinely unpleasant. I could often smell my downstairs neighbor's dinner cooking.

I moved into a one bedroom on the 29th floor in February 2019. Beautiful, simple apartment in a nice complex at a great location, yada yada. Immediately I had issues with a wobbly toilet paper holder (not resolved), insane building-controlled heat, a door that would stick enough to require a two handed push (resolved), and an awful repetitive metallic screechy noise that sounded like it was coming from directly above my bedroom whenever it was windy. It is now April 2019, I have reached out to the property manager twice to resolve this, and I am writing this review because I cannot sleep tonight due to this ------- noise. I don't know what to do beyond getting earplugs which would probably make me miss my alarm. I've lost at least a week of sleep since moving in due to this noise. And I'm paying $1790 a month after building-supplied utilities. Do not move to the Wave.

This was a nice building at one time. The elevators get stuck all day long. I was stuck 4 times in my 14 years living and owning in this building. The door staff is less than stellar. Maintenance is Five star Crew. Our condo was quiet. Never used the pool since I broke my ankle about 11 years ago so cannot give much info on that. Had assigned parking we owned. And building management was great to deal with. I loved living there it was quiet I kept a low profile.

If this building wouldn't have gone through deconversion, I was planning on buying in it and staying forever. I lived here for 11 years and loved it. Yes, the building was older but it had character. The rooftop, party room and pool were great. My neighbors were 80% wonderful. It seemed like one unit on our floor always had terrible tenants in it who fought loudly or were blasting music or video games at all hours of the day and night. You can't beat the location. The door staff was great. I wasn't. Fan of the last building manager, but the ones before him were incredible and efficient. The board was run by the old alderman who never wanted to raise assessments, which is why the building got into the predicament it was in. Many large assessments were coming and the big elderly population on fixed incomes in the building couldn't afford and didn't want them, hence the deconversion vote. The deconversion process pissed me off. The company that bought the building didn't give any of us rental tenants any information on anything once purchased was completed, besides postings in the elevator and common areas. Heck, they screwed up the move out calendar too. They started construction without permits and before its legally allowed. I'm overly joyed I got out of there.

I have owned a unit in the building since 2008. Most of the staff is friendly and helpful. The indoor pool is great and is well maintained. The rooftop deck and party room are amazing. Watching the air and water show and fireworks up there over the years has been an awesome experience. Fourth of July from the rooftop is an unforgettable memory. The front lobby, party room and laundry room have all been updated, and the building is working to update other areas. The management does a good job of keeping the place clean and updating you about city events.

I have two months left on my lease & it's time to move. The building isn't all that great. My unit was ok...kind of cramped, and the last time the landlord renovated was during the early 80s. Weird humming sound came from the wall in the winter. Manager told me it was because my unit is next to a large heating water pipe for the radiators that vibrates against the shaft wall. So from early November through May, I hear a humming sound from a motor in a shaft near my wall. I was told around 35% of the building is rental. The building is mostly older owners and first-time renters. I had noisy neighbor issues galore due to thin concrete floors, old wooden or stone flooring with no insulation (I can hear every high heel, thump and bang against woods floors of people in different units around me) and thin walls. Also, the higher up you go, the worse the elevator mechanics gets. I can hear the elevators going up and down. Condition of the building is horrid. The laundry room floors and machines are continually messy (dried detergent residue on floors, old rusted drains, etc.). The recently remodeled lobby has cracks in the walls, and old floor mats cover what is supposed to be nice tilework. Every couple of months or so, the water has to have an emergency shutoff. When it comes back on, the water is full of rust and sediment from the boiler which requires an hour of flushing my taps and tub. Pros: You will NEVER live in a better area for public trans. Lots of express bus lines and the Belmont Station of the Red, Purple and Brown lines is a 10-minute ride west on Belmont. The pool is fantastic. Apartment rates seem a little cheaper here than other buildings in the neighborhood. The elevators are more reliable here than other buildings I've lived in. Cons: Noisy--my neighbors, the hum that the motor makes in the wall near my unit, and the motorcycles that run along Belmont in the wee hours during warmer months. Common areas, including the laundry room, are dingy and not cleaned very often. Building & units have terrible ventilation--smoke & food odors were obnoxious at times. I could smell what the person down the hall was cooking.