Tenant Reviews for 1260 N DEARBORN ST

I've been staying here for a couple of months while doing my internship. great value for money in this Gold Coast unit. The staff is incredibly welcoming and approachable. The common district looks spotless and nicely maintained. My main concern is insufficient heating and hot water. The warmth from the heating system just isn't okay to keep me comfortable when winter hits!! Plus the plumbing occasionally backs up. Probably just typical wear and tear in a vintage structure. There's a parking garage in the vicinity, though I'm uncertain about the pricing. perfect positioning with easy subway access nearby.

The ups, downs, and downright problematic!

I've been a resident here for roughly 2 years. The UPS: fantastic on-site mgmt team, fantastic upkeep crew, welcoming community, and complimentary wifi. The DOWNS: faulty gas stove, kitchen faucet that's barely functional, and paper-thin walls. The DOWNRIGHT PROBLEMATIC: widespread plumbing issues throughout the structure, unauthorized entry into my Auite on multiple occasions, and pest infestations.

Warning. Do not move here. The maintenance men steal jewelry from the tenants and rummage through their things while performing routine maintenance requests in the apartments. They steal one piece of jewelry at a time per unit so when you come from school or work you think you lost it. All the maintenance men are ------------ ----------------------. The only one on the 1260 Dearborn maintenance staff who doesn't steal is ------. Do not trust any of the other ones. Do not allow them to enter your apartment when no one is home. Always be present when they enter your unit.

I really don't like it. Management is unresponsive and doesn't follow up, walls are super thin and I can hear my neighbors who keep me up all hours of the night, and forget about parking! Unless you're a native your best bet is to keep your car in the parking garage next door, but that runs a total of $240 per month on top of the rent. My packages go missing on a regular basis. It will say they have been delivered but management has no knowledge of them downstairs. I can't wait to move. Extremely unhappy.

I have lived here for a couple of months during the internship. Great value apartment in Gold coast. The management is super friendly. The lobby is clean and well-kept. The only complaint I have is the lack of heat and water. The heat is not nearly enough to keep me warm during the winter!! And the sewage sometimes get stuck too. Guess that's normal of an old building. There is parking lot nearby but don't know how much it would cost. Great location, very close to the subway.

So poor. If you don' t know any better, you should be ok for the location. Just for poor young people or people have issues financially. You' ll see it.

This is my fifth Chicago apartment, and it is, hands down, the best one yet. The professionalism of the staff and maintenance crew is impeccable, especially in comparison to some of the less than stellar management companies out there, like Beal Properties. The neighborhood is top notch, and the atmosphere in the lobby and on the rooftop deck is great.

I will never mind a management team as amazing as the people in 1260. I lived there for a year and was truly blessed by them and the maintenance staff. If you have a problem, they'll fix it within 24 hours. Keep in mind it's basically downtown, so no parking and the spaces are small; but I looked at all the other apartments in the area (the south corner of the Gold Coast), and this was the MOST AFFORDABLE and LARGEST we saw for the price. If you want something bigger, don't live downtown! The maintenance crew is extremely helpful--when I was moving out, they took the time to dig my A/C unit out of their storage room, even though it was hard to reach. The first floor has a beautiful lobby (it's an old hotel), which is cleaned every morning and kept sparkling. They do a lot of apartment events, like a free cookout in the summer and give small gifts for Christmas and Thanksgiving. The rooftop is a beautiful little place--I could even watch the air show from it.

Didn't have a chance to look beforehand. After about a month it was just absoulutely too small!! I should've went to another neighborhood and got more space. They claim they have a fitness center, but it's just a treadmill next to the washers. Also, I don't think there are enough washers/dryers for the entire bldg. They always seem busy. Everything in the apt is just old. My bathtub clogs easily, the temp goes from cool to warm during any shower, the knob on the over is worn off and i have to guess on the temperature, the microwave doesn't open unless i use 2 hands (what's the point - i always have my food in the other and have to put it down first), and lastly the shelves/brackets in the door of the fridge/freezer were repaired/loose when i moved in, reported it and nothing was done. i have them saved so maybe they can reattach, but really i just think its time for new appliances when you can't put anything in the doors. However, the walls are thick and I almost NEVER heard a neighbor - but do get a lot of street noise. I couldn't nail anything into the walls either b/c they were so thick. No parking - the garage for guests is far away and expensive. i think i've wasted about $100 in stickers there.

I've been living here for about 2 years now. The GOOD: great on-site management, great maintenance staff, friendly neighbors, and free wifi. The BAD: gas stove going out, kitchen faucet barely working, and thin walls. The UGLY: just overall bad plumbing in the area, people barging into the apartment frequently,and pests.