Tenant Reviews for 510 W BELMONT AVE

The apartment managers do a wonderful job with customer service and preparing the apartments for move-in. The other tenants can sometimes be a little less-than-desirable, but once inside your apartment, you find a nice, clean living space. It's a good value for the money and location.

place is just fine from all aspects combine.It's safe and very clean ever since.I recommended before to many of my friends and few of them are still in here :) life here is just as good as it was !! with tendency & space to get better but then cost would rise & we have all few steps from here :)

We've moved in about a 5 months ago and so far we are happy with our experience. The building is nice, well kept, and it felt absolutely safe in there. The property manager Malik Dervisevic is a very nice person, it's a pleasure to deal with him! The same can be said about the maintenance guys who know how to do their job very well and respond to any issue the very same day and fix the problem. We can't really think of anything bad and would gladly recommend this property.

I decent modern clean and very well maintained apartment building. I reccommend it.

I LOVE this building! To all of you considering it, I recommend it for many reasons, and some of them are: size, price, quality, security, efficiency of technician s and janitors can not be matched up with any of the surrounding buildings if you don t want to pay three times higher price. True, they have carpets. So, those complaining are usually those that pay the least and are mostly retired loners that have nothing better to do but to bother others thousand times a day for no reason. They want to pay nothing and live like kings, well It is not condominium building, but is pretty close to that standard. If you are realistic, you will love it.

I agree with the previous reviewer..the apartments are HOT! They crank the heat up to the point where it's unbearable. The electricity in this building is a joke. They still have the screw in fuses and in the summer time when everyone's air conditioner is on, there are power outages. (Happens ALL the time) The hallways are unbearable in the summer because there is no air flow. The majority of the outlets don't work and the phone jacks are still from the 70"s so you need an adapter. There is so much water damage on the ceilings and walls in the common areas and all they do is try to cover it up with paint. The laundry room is another joke; constantly being flooded. Some of these units are for low income families, which isn't a problem BUT for some reason they seem to have the nicely updated units with the new carpet, kitchen cabinets and appliances but the renters that do pay FULL MARKET PRICE do not have the luxury of these items. Perhaps you should apply for the lower rent units. The management, as I learned, is only helpful if you are a friend of their's. I needed a 2 bedroom apartment was told there were none available then come to find out one of the managers friends requested a 2 bedroom unit AFTER me and somehow it miraculously became available FOR THEM. Every year the saftey of this building goes down. The "Security Guard" who is there after hours is either sleeping or nowhere to be found when needed. There has been a few incidents in the building that needed immediate attention and nobody was around. They say pets are NOT allowed but if you're in management or are a friend of the manager you can have a dog or cat. The rent is reasonable but still if safety and some modern features is what your looking for, this is not the place for you. The funny thing is that even the property manager moved out of the building; if it's not good enough for the manager, that should say enough.

New management old management they are all the same. This building has so many code violations you couldn't believe. The owner of 30 years must who is a millionaire must know people in the City of Chicago. The apartments are 85 degrees. Nothing but waste of natural resources and unhealthy living environment. Some people think it's cold. Go see a doctor or get a sweater for God's sake. City of Chicago has min. temperature requirements. 69 deg. during the day and 63 deg. at night (Or something close to these numbers). Keep it at 72 73 deg. The elevators.... We are scared to use them. The Management spent so much time and money "beautifying" them but nothing was done to restore mechanical components. They break down all the time. The parking... One day it will collapse. All the columns and beams are spalling. Some beams are sagging. The building itself takes water and portions of facade if falling off. Look at the west side of the building you will see. Stay away from this dump

This used to be a well managed building - but no more. The present management are as indifferent as they are inept. Crack dealers, children with no known fathers, Section 8 welfare mothers, and the whole collection of Jerry Springer ------ trash and criminals have decided this is just the right place for them - but not for me. If you want to live with the worst of the worst, be my guest. If you value your property and your life (or even have any self-respect) stay away!

I have been a tenant at this apartment since july 2007. I have seen & dealt with Laurie, Angie and now Malik. From someone else's previous comment I agree about how Laurie was. I think she was just not a people person & management material.. Angie I have to leave that alone cause she was just not honest.. Malik on the other hand is a very laid-back guy who treats his residents with respect, same as Tameka. I havent seen him acting weird or not caring about his residents. I am in customer service and am managing an office myself. Let me tell you this, it is NOT easy to deal with more than 200 or 300 residents with different problems everyday.. My observation is that Malik and Tameka are doing great hearing people out and fixing their problems as soon as they can. I never seen them in a bad mood. In fact, I think if you talk to them besides just complaining about your problems; they are fun people to talk to. I am sure they want to help everybody but if you listen to them, there are some things they can do and some they cant. Remember they do not own the building, they manage it and they have their own managers to report to. About the apartment itself, yes it isnt the best apartment around but for what you pay, you definitely get ALOT! It is clean inside & outside, clean inside the apartments, it has its market downstairs (i know they arent ALDI or a doolar store but it CONVENIENT), it is clean in the laundry room with enough machines & dryers, it has the cheapest parking available around the neighbourhood, and I havent seen the elevators break down once or twice.. Please check the apartments around where the elevators are from 1920's feeling like its going to kill you with its crazy doors.. It is a block from the lake, bus stops, 6 blocks to red line.. Whatever people say, for its price, you cant find a better deal than this apartment. Engineer and the crew also are nice guys trying to help when u need it.. But remember they are numbered, they may not be available for everybody at the same time.. Overall, management have good intentions and they are good people.. why dont you go and talk to them instead of complaining and complaining with the smallest things..

In response to the comment below: I have been a tenant here for more than five years and things got only better with the new management. Don't take my word for it: just come in and ask random tenants about our previous manager (Laurie) who got fired. I do not have any personal problems with her and I appreciate some of the renovations that were done during her time, but if you had any problems about your unit a lot of times she would just literally SCREAM at your face without single provocation. The new management person at least listens to you, takes your complaints seriously and do not try to forget them after ten minutes. In overall I would recommend this place for its exceptional location, cheap parking (if available) and decent management although there is still a lot to improve in terms of quality of building material/fixtures and maintanance.