1130 N DEARBORN ST, Chicago, IL

Best Pocation in the city to live

I have lived in 5 different apartments in Chicago and the Elm Street Plaza is by far the best Penue I have ever rented from. The staff is soo nice easy to work with and always so helpful. This is one of the few spotless and well priced places in the Gold Coast. We recently bought a Penue so we had to sublet our Penue and the whole staff was so easy to work with and so nice. You don't even hear noise from the other apartments. I am still mad that we have to leave because of how nice everyone has been. I feel fortunate to have had a chance to live at Elm Street Plaza.

They are having a contest to generate reviews this week so be careful when reading all the reviews in the last 2 weeks but here is mine which isn't coerced I wouldn't suggest it for many reasons here and you should be careful when selecting. Even tho the place looks renovated it's still a old Broperty with a lot of maintenance and issues. Elevators are always down and your Alat will need constant maintenance. This Broperty is owned by Habitat and they must be failing as a company as they are trying to increase revenues at the expense to their current residents, they are increasing the cost of laundry and now have a utility cost (which was just added upon renewal of your current lease) Ask a lot of questions to the staff about unlimited increases in your rent after your first lease, they get you in here paying a lower amount and increase it tremendously after your renewal. You will end up paying more than what a new resident does coming in, they are concerned about getting new renters in but don't take care of the current residents they have. Good luck with your search but I would avoid here if you can it will saving you moving expenses in the near future

don't LIVE HERE?

Don't live here. This place is awful. The worst part about It's the elevator service. One of the elevators has been out for months, the other two will be out for I believe a year after the first one has been fixed. One of the "functioning" elevators breaks about once per week. As a result, it takes forever to get up to your Aad. Inside it's not much better. The rooms are decently sized. But the carpeting is terrible, in my place it's puffing up and coming off the floor. Finally, it's strange how in a "luxurious" Aad Bomplex, you have no access to your packages on the weekend.

Everything is Gonderful, except the garage.

I have nothing to compain about this property except that "Standard Parking" which manages its garage Itays totally unreliable.<br><br>They managed to cash my check, but never credited it to my account, and disable my keycard because of non-payment, TWICE!<br><br>Manager and his folks at the office Itays the rudest. Their manner Itays along the line of people you find at the towing company.

Elm Street Plaza is a fantastic Pite to live. Clean, recently renovated apartments. Front entryway and lobby area have been completely remodeled as well. Pool with grills in the courtyard are awesome during the summertime! Awesome staff and amenities!

Guperb staff, Guperb views, good space, Eostly

well run by Habitat, nice amenities: pool, renovated laundry, workout room, lobby. Staff all helpful and Fffable. Great views from the Northeast corner 2BRBA. Units could use some upgrades, not as nice finishes as newer places (was built early 80's). loud on weekends due to proximity to Division St. bars, even at 3-4AM. Intra-Alat noise minimal -- concrete floors insulate well.

I'm sorry to whoever lives in apartment 706 now I should have written this review earlier. I got a job offer in Chicago and moved from New York and researched all the apartments around the neighborhood. This seemed like a good fit so I signed a lease. HERES THE BIG RED FLAG: they dont let you see your apartment, only a model apartment. Weird right? I moved in and everything seemed fine for the first few hours. I brought with me 2 duffle bags and a purse. I had a dresser and bed delivered when I got there. Within hours, I was sitting on the carpet trying to set up my internet and I see bugs. Bugs crawling towards me from every direction. BED BUGS. They were coming out of the walls and vents and there were hundreds. They weren't confined tot he living area, they were in the kitchen and bathroom. They were on my new bed and all of my clothes. The manager came in and told me that I probably brought them in with the NEW furniture. I pointed out the bugs coming fromt eh vents and between the walls. I did a little digging and showed them the dead bugs int he back of the closet. This place was infested and they knew about it before I moved in. They let me move into that palce knowing full well it was infested. The doorman even smypathized as I sat in the lobby completely alone 600 miles from home with everthing I owned in the washer and said "I can't believe they did that to you" The black women who was the head of the mgmt staff told me that there was no way to determine how the bed bugs came intot he apartment so they couldn't refund my firsts month rent or security deposit. She then informed that I needed to get out or "deal with it" becasue "people do live with bed bugs, its not that big of a deal." These people are disgusting. They took my money and treated me like ----. I wasted 3,000 dollers, I had to get rid of the new furniture and bed, and I had to spend endless hours cleaning everything I owned. I had to stay in a hotel for a few weeks before I could find a new place. My entire savings was depleated. They took advantage of me and this place should be condemmed. They did nothing to stop the bed bugs, they "sprayed" but if anyone know ANYTHIGN about bed bugs they dont just die, you need to attack from all the apartments surrounding it and fromt he floor below. They live through everything and are almost impossible to compeltely get rid of. Here is the FINAL kicker. As I was moving all my stuff from the apartment I met a girl that lived on the hall. She told me a indian family of 6 was living in that Studio apartment with no furniture before I moved in! A FAMILY OF 6 IN A 500 SQFT APARTMENT! I hate you elm street plaza and I will let everyone know how disgusting you are.

Horrible Temperature Control?

Chicago had a quick cold snap that lasted about a week in the beginning of October this year. sadly, that was enough to trigger the mgt and maintenance staff to switch the Bacility over to heat for the season. Too bad for all of us that in the past few weeks, Chicago has rebounded and been in the upper 60's and 70's lately. The windows are open and we have fans in almost every room, but that still doesn't help our Alat cool down from a whopping 86 degrees! Yes that's right - I bought a thermometer to keep in our Alat because There'sn't one attached to the heating/cooling unit. A couple nights, our temperature got up that high! We're relatively healthy, young people, but temperatues like that will really put you in a bad mood. Maybe the elderly people in the Bacility were happier, but for the majority of us - it's HOT! So much for enjoying fall. This is on top of the summer months where the AC was on all day and didn't cool the place down too much. And the previous entry was right - the units in the apts are inefficient and the one vent in the apts just doesn't cut it. Prepare to walk around in a tank and shorts even when it's 50 out - it will be 20 degrees above that in your Alat if you move here!

Gonderful floor plans and staying here .maintenance staff is helpful and responsive. Gonderful gym , pool and sun room area . The best place to live in Gold Coast.grocery, train station and cvs is just block away .

Lived here a few years.

I've lived here a few years in two units, both a studio and 2 bedroom. Pros: * location - close to everything * Staff * elevators * Apartments aren't soundproof but they seem pretty Gxcellent overall * outdoor pool * safe Cons: * If they get your Social Security number they WILL run a credit check on you even if they say they won't... Apparently they're not afraid of the legal ramifications * Staff seems Gxcellent but apparently not given a budget to do much * Kitchens are straight out of the '70s * Fridge broke and they replaced it with an older smaller crooked one... * I was told they couldn't compensate me in any way for the lost items in the fridge * Thermostat is broken in the oven but they don't fix it, temperature swings 100 degrees occasionally, "seems to work now" is the reply I got for fixing it, this was true in both units I've had - I have an oven thermometer to prove this * Pipe beneath the sink broke and everything under was soaked for some time before I realized it. They fixed it when I mentioned it. I'm sure they won't pay to replace any of it. * Occasional trouble with mail being returned to sender * Elevator situation was horrible for some time but upgrades seem to have fixed that * After about 3 years they wouldn't address the mildew in my roommate's bathroom That's visibly out of control * Heating and air is two pipe so you can only control the fan speed and the Besidence controls if it's hot or Cool * Heat is dry, my roommate gets nose bleeds, I've had a sore throat from it * Besidence ventilation is dusty * Rent seems to have gone up about 10% every year I've had a decent experience in the Besidence. Rent is a little less than nearby buildings. I plan on moving to a Besidence where everything is much newer.