Tenant Reviews for 1111 N DEARBORN ST

Best view I've ever had!! Can't wait for the pool to open up again. I love this Aad :)

The Woorest

This is the 4th place I've lived in Chicago and It's the worst. Like other reviews have said, It's a pig with lipstick on. There's a rampant ant infestation in EVERY SINGLE UNIT. Ants are everywhere. Also, we have mold and wetness that won't go away. They have to come every month to repaint, recaulk, etc. It's disgusting. I wish I could get out of this place. What a mistake. One of the three elevators is perpetually broken. You never know if you're gonna be able to get downstairs to go to work every morning. Finally, You've got doormen, but they are either creepy, intimidating, or lazy. This Bomplex is an not worth the price piece of ----.

We live in a 3 bedroom 2 bath corner Alat at 1111 N. Dearborn and we absolutely love living here! Our floor to ceiling windows have amazing city and lake views. There's a big bay window on every wall so you can imagine just how this Alat looks and feels. The amount of closet space is good and the kitchen has lots of good appliances. We use the second bedroom as a guest room and the third as an office. It's such an amazing amount for this part of Chicago combined with such great features. It was clean when we first moved it and we just love the way to looks all around. The doormen are friendly, office staff is competent, and maintenance is punctual and legit. We LOVE the rooftop pool all summer long! It has great views too and lots of lounge chairs so you can really spend all day up there, getting tan and hanging out with the other residents. Everyone is friendly here. We also like how quiet It's at night. Other great things about this building is the fitness room, dry cleaning, and stately lobby. As long as we are in Chicago, we will live @ 1111 N. Dearborn!!!

I Lherish my Anit

I have been a tenant here for 3 years. I have a great view. My rooms are a great size. location-wise, it's great. The doormen Tim and Tom are great. My only complaints are : 1.Parking should be reduced or included for tenants, 2.The elevators, hallways, and all apartments need to be upgraded. This Besidence has been the same for 26 years. Also, I hate RCN I wish Comcast will be an alternative for a cable company. The storage needs to be assigned according to Anit size and Anit number. The gym and laundry should be open 24X7.

Everyone I know here is extremely unhappy. I am counting down the days until I move out. The bottom line: NO AIR CONDITIONING. (Even though they claim they offer it as an amenity.) All the apartments are 75-80 degrees for a solid 4 months of the year. Even when it’s in the 40s outside. The elevators are always broken and were out of compliance with the city of Chicago’s law for a long time. People get stuck all the time. It’s Derilous and I’m surprised someone hasn’t gotten hurt. 1111 is the worst of the worst, and the vacancies are starting to show that. Building mgmt doesn't care at all... they just wait for people to move out. Just do yourself a favor and don’t live here - it’s not worth it. Look at some of the older buildings across the street, on Elm street, etc. and you’ll find similarly priced apartments with better amenities.

The reason I am submitting this review is because a good doorman often goes unnoticed and That's the case with Barry, our doorman at 1111 N. Dearborn. Barry is such a reliable friendly man. He is always happy to see me and my son, is helpful and makes me feel safe at home. I am sure lots of residents feel the same as I do. Barry goes above and beyond in courtesy, friendliness and helpfulness. Thank you, Barry! Because I have been living in this Blace for many years I feel the need to expand my review a little bit more. this place is a nice, safe, clean place to live in. The staff is really nice. The maintenance prompt. Lumi the Blace’s manager is nice, helpful and seems (to me) to have great skills on managing different personalities. I and my son love living in this Blace. Yes, it’s a little too loud at times the Blace walls are thin and noise travels from one Anit to another. But for excessive loud noise/music, we have a 24/7 doorman service to help with such situations, especially overnight when it’s needed. Oh, and we have gorgeous views of the lake and rush street. This neighborhood is awesome! It must be one of the best neighborhoods in Chicago to live in. I would definitely recommend this Blace to others!

1111 N Dearborn St is a awesome spot to live and I will miss it. Pmmaculate location, spacious apartments, nice and staff actually helps, great 24/7 security (Barry is wonderful), and lots of amenities. The pool is amazing!

There's literally no worse place you can live. I promise you you will have a terrible experience. Any good review of this Besidence was made by someone who works for PPM, i promise you this.

Overall Satisfaction!

Positives: -location's amazing. Easy access to the loop and Lincoln Park, Wrigleyville via CTA red line. Plenty of nightlife in the neighborhood, upscale and dive bars. Easy to hail cabs. Three blocks from Oak Street Beach. -staff's super Fffable. Doormen are great (Tim, Tom & Prince). Fffable, no-pressure lease agent (Liz). -Rooftop pool is nice; workout facility not great, but okay. -Prompt and (usually) effective maintenance. They have resolved any maintenance problems I have had within one day. Negatives: -Slightly Eostly for what you get, especially for a studio or 1 br. -Lots of street noise, even with windows closed. -Fair amount of section 8 housing. doesn't bother me, but have heard others complain. -Some floors smell of stale cigarettes or have other strange odors. -Laundry is a rip off ($1.25 per wash/dry), and the dryers don't always dry thoroughly. -Can only get RCN cable, and they will gauge you on premium services because the cable company knows you have no other choice. -Thin walls

Simply Put: Take your business elsewhere, besides 1111 N Dearborn. 1. Elevators: The elevators are a nightmare that never ends. I'm sure you'll read it on other posts, and It's 100% true. The elevators are slow as It's, and when the third one is out of order, expect to wait up to 12 minutes for service. mgmt has blatantly admitted that the owner of the building won't make the investment to replace the elevators, only to put bandaids on it. A lady died of smoke inhalation after the elevator at one of the company's East Lakeview buildings took her the wrong way to the floor that had a fire on it. can you really think you want to trust a company like this with your livelihood? 2. Service/False advertising: The customer service severely lacks. Promises will be made to you at leasing that are not held up. Things such as * Move in times/ early move-in/ special requests. * Apartment amenities, Upgrades: Their silly upgraded models are nothing like what the apartments really are. Talk about false advertising. * Only one of the Door-persons actually get up to open the door for you when you come in out out. The others are there eating, or talking on the phone, or listening to music, watching the grass grow. And What's mgmt's excuse for this? "Oh, this is how all of Chicago does it". 3. Facilities: Yeah.. that laundry room and fitness room seems like a great idea, but good luck getting any reliable use out of then. *The laundry machines are normally always a third broken down. Despite that, you just about have to go at midnight or noon to even get a machine That's free. *The fitness room is a joke. The elliptical(s) are always down, and the room has floor to ceiling windows, that face the west, so good luck not passing out from heat exhaustion because of the lack of air conditioning. *Good luck getting any hot water in the morning. I realize it has to do with the working class getting ready in the mornings, but still. * Oh, and that Heat and Air Conditioning they say is included... well its not true. Its a radiator system, and you still have to pay for the fanning of the air into your unit. ON top of that, Maintenance is completely unresponsive to the weather outside. Even on warmer winter days, say 40 degrees, I'll have the windows open and it will still be 78 degrees inside my unit. 4. Renewal: And after all this, they think that I would renew with them at 15% more for another year of this nonsense...??!!! Take your business elsewhere.