Tenant Reviews for 1922 W OGDEN AVE

its a dump. if you really want to save money please just stay at a better place and split the bills with your roommates. this is not good for decent human life. I lived here for a year. Only reason was i had other friends who lived here. CONS: 1. I am scared of roaches. every day we would have to clean the kitchen and wipe it dry still roaches. terrible ugly roaches in the morning. It was so embarrassing when my friends came home and they saw roaches on my bed. 2. do u need water ? I would say I realized the value of water & hot water only after living here and NOT having any water available. THERE WAS NO WATER FOR 2 STRAIGHT DAYS once!. and frequently there'll be NO HOT WATER. so if its freezing cold water just avoid taking a bath. 3. uugghh. my toilet leaked and those idiots just wouldn't fix it. I used to pee and then wipe the damn thing off. 4. You can hear every single I MEAN EVERY SINGLE vehicle passing you on the freeway. good luck sleeping at night. 5. Its not SAFE. I was just lucky to stay out of harms way but yeah homeless ppl live in the building.(mayb some govt program) 6. The entire building reeks. 7. in winter they crank up the heat to a crazy degree. god alone know why. i feel like the building is on fire. I kept the windows open and then I just freezed in my room. 8. In summer its ok. If you try to turn on the AC, best of luck. its only in the living room. 9. in winter they delay turning on the heat for as long as they legally can i think? 10. every day was a new problem. EVERY SINGLE DAY. 11. I absolutely hated my stay there. PROS: 1. It is cheap rent but its the lowest of the low living. 2. The only reason ppl live here is when they are students (dont care about living conditions) and work/study at UIC. After living here, I moved to a luxury apartment coz I was terrified of facing the above problems again. I think this building can scar you for life.

I lived at MCA for two years. I just finished my residency and I was overall satisfied with my stay. Convenience was my primary reason because I could walk to my work. The office worked with me to make my move out process very easy.

welcome to Trash... Management providing specials are: 1. you have chance to live with beggers, who doing their duties in nearby signals and staying here to entertain you 2. you have only one washer and a dryer 3. you have chance to see all species of insects in a single place, don't go Zoo. Its entirely free 4. You will get more heat on summer, no turning heat on winter 5. you will have chance to meet world's worst manager and staffs 6. You will have free cancer, provided by smoking peoples like service guys, securities, beggers. 7. You will have 24X7 office service, dont expect too much.... that means 2-4 hrs for 7 days a month. I forgot to mention a exciting aminities, we have swimming pool, you want to see it....check it in Photos...enjoy Hope you decided to move here....welcome

I grew up in this building since I was born, and lived here for 23 years. It is one of the absolute worst apartment buildings I have ever seen. I did not know what normal, clean, and proper apartments looked like until I moved out. -The management was terrible, mean, and harsh. -The cockroaches were a constant, for 23 years. No matter what extermination efforts they tried, cockroaches were always there. -The hot/cold water problem mentioned in the other reviews, also there for 23 years. -The laundry room has terrible machines that wouldn't dry your clothes properly. Once the ceiling fell in. They get the cheapest possible industrial washers and dryers. -The noises on the Northside of the building are of the highway, noisy, dirty, polluted. The noises on the Southside of the building are Helicopters and Ambulances coming to Stroger Hospital almost every night, at any time, waking you up at night. -Every floor has a strong smell of various ethnic foods that get on your clothes and will stay there. -The fire alarm - EXTREMELY LOUD - goes off because people open their doors when cooking to let the smoke out 2-3 times a month. And they never learn. -There is no central air and the apartments get EXTREMELY HOT in the summer. There is one box AC unit in the living room and it barely worked, even after getting it fixed. -In the winter, the apartments get extremely hot due to the crazy heating system and you have to open the windows to let the cold wind in to get some kind of balance. -On more than one occasion, people were robbed at GUNPOINT, from the parking lot. Once, my aunt had her purse stolen at gunpoint. -The neighborhood is surrounded by crime. -The paint by the windows chips easily and has the old paint in it. It is terrible for your health. This place needs an inspection and be should condemned for how sick it can make people. -There are absolutely no walk-able amenities close-by. You aren't living in a neighborhood, you're living in a medical district bubble surrounded by crime and disease. If 23 years of experience means anything, PLEASE do not rent/lease at Medical Center Apartments. There are other, beautiful apartments closer to UIC, and other nice ones on Harrison east of Rush Hospital.

I move here last year from out of state. I needed somewhere to live fast (in two weeks time)to start my internship. The office was very nice and helped me. I have been living here since and it is close to my school and to bus, train. Very convenient. A few of my class mates live here to. I have even made some new friends here.

I have lived in this building for almost 20 years. This building is older and I would not be telling the truth if I said it is perfect but what place is? It is close to everything I need like the train and bus and to the hospital. This is home to me and I can not imagine living anywhere else.

Living in this apartment building is like nightmare: 1. The manager is arrogant,incompetent,and having terrible working ethics. If her boss were not her mother, she should have been fired long ago. 2. The building cannot even guarantee the regular hot water supply and heat supply in cold weather. For example, the heat was not turned on until Nov. 18 this past year. It has become a new "norm" in this building when you get up in the morning without hot water to use. When tenants are complaining, the office staff keeps telling lies after lies, and they always seem to have an excuse. 3. The building is infested with cockroaches. The situation is getting worse for the last two years. 4. The security is also getting worse. The parking lot is open because the the gate has not been fixed, and anyone can come in through the open gate. There has been some theft cases in the building recently. 5. The laundry room has about two washers and two dryers that are still working for the entire 18-story building of tenants. 6. There are still many other inconveniences. If you just like its location and don't care about your safety, basic living standard, and the terrible management, then welcome to MCA.

I moved in during the summer. I have been satisfied overall. When the boiler broke down I was very unhappy about this! But I spoke to the manager and she explained what was happening. I read these other reviews and to me it seems personal. This place is not perfect, no place is perfect. It is close to my job, right across the street, and suits my needs for now.

I started living here Aug ` 12 and man do I regret my choice..this place is a lot worse than the other reviews mention. Horrible utility supplies. Many days without hot water , without heat ..and now when the heat has been turned on my apartment feels like its on fire ,even turning on AC full on to counter the heat is proving ineffective, so u can only imagine how hot it must be here..!!! its a horrible horrible building to live in , infested with dirty insects , I just cant wait to get out of here...I would strongly advise anyone against chosing these apartments. Simply not recommended.