400 E SOUTH WATER ST, Chicago, IL

Shoreham is an amazing community to live in downtown Chicago. It gives you a perfect combination of residential area amidst the downtown. I chose Shoreham virtually and I am so glad I made this decision. My best ever! All the famous tourist attractions are walkable from here. The Lakeshore East park makes it more beautiful. I am totally going to continue with Shoreham as long as I am in Chicago. Love this place and the staff here is really helpful, reliable and friendly. ??

I've been here for 6 months in a convertible studio above the 40th floor. Pros: The staff is outstanding, the location is ideal, you feel like you are in a safe neighborhood that just so happens to be downtown Chicago. You feel completely safe and taken care of by the various doormen(and women), tirelessly working around the clock, completely amenable in making your stay as convenient and comfortable as possible. Very diverse community, with young and old singles and couples, a lot more young kids than older and such easy access to the parks within the community and Maggie Daley across the street. Great views. Cons: There has been some construction most days of the tower next door but it's hardly bothersome. I wish we could have better blinds, but you get used to the full-length shutter blinds. Like most downtown high-rises the temperature control is very difficult. The AC will only be turned on once its warm for good. In the winter its extremely difficult to manage the temperature as you can only choose low/medium/high for air flow and you must turn it on or off once the air temperature is to your liking. This can make for a balancing act before bed (I have to be cold) and in the morning it can be fairly cold before you turn it back on. However, I did not find the need to turn my heat on frequently as the surrounding apartments kept mine warm already.

Shoreham apartments do not have thermostat! In winter, if you turn on the heat, the hot air will continue coming out even the apartment is already over 80 degrees. You have to manually turn off the heat to prevent the apartment temperature too hot. If you turn on the heat to sleep and get up next morning, your apartment will hot like a sauna room!

I would not recommend this apartment complex. It's far from being professionally run. The biggest problem is that their building and walls are poorly constructed. As a result, if you live here, you will never be allowed to open any windows (AT ALL, NOT EVEN 1/2 AN INCH)during the winter months, even while you are cooking. To enforce this, every few hours, management has maintenance men roaming around using binoculars from the ground floor or the 16th floor where the common area is to peak into your unit (as well as the other resident windows) to make sure that residents don't have your windows open. Year after year, this is a common complaint. On the other hand, you will have neighbors complain of food odors and the like that creep into the hallways(since you can't open your windows in the winter due to their pipe coils in their heater/air conditioning unit freezing due to the poor construction and probable lack of insulation). Once any neighbor launches a complaint, like another Yelp reviewer complained, you will be harassed by management (numerous redundant calls, emails, notices) who do not want you to emit any odors outside your unit, yet at the same time, not let you open the window. This building is advertised as high-end but the paint, kitchen, cabinets, counter-tops (other than the kitchen island), fridge, dishwater, floor/carpet, tub, toilet, microwave are not high end. If you check the Yelp reviews, you will see that most long term tenant reviews revolve around management & offensive rent increases.

I honestly dont know why the rating is only 29 percent. I have lived here for 3 years in a convertible and I absolutely love this building and am super sad to leave when I am done with school nearby. The staff has always been extremely helpful and nice, and I have actually become friends with alot of the maintenance guys who are just super awesome guys! They really genuinely care about the tenants and treat you like family which is something I have NEVER experienced anywhere else. They especially look out for the young women in the building making sure they get a cab if its too late and always helping you bring in groceries or large items. Anything that has ever needed to be fixed in my apt which has been rare in 3 years, has been fixed in a couple days of me reporting it. Being a female living alone I feel extremely safe here in this apartment and all my neighbors are friendly. They provide alot of community events and free things like movies in the park over the summer that are really neat. The only real negatives with this place is the parking garage which is why I park two buildings over at north harbor parking garage because its cheap, secure, and climate controlled. But overall this place is fantastic, and for the money totally worth it! I love The Shoreham and if I get a good paying job once I graduate I most certainly will be back to rent here. P.S. THE VIEW IS TO DIE FOR!!

Let's say the place looks beautiful, if you're staying in Chicago for 1 week - 1 month, it's great...any longer and look elsewhere. Lived here 4 months and 40th floor view is beautiful, but problems are as follows: 1. Over $2,000 per month for a 1-bedroom and I'd expect: a garbage disposal, a digital thermostat, carpets without staples at every seam that hurt your feet, would be nice if either verizon or sprint got cell service anywhere besides directly beside the window. 2. One person in the main office is nice, the rest are condescending to bordering on downright rude. Issues do not get taken care of in a timely manner, sometimes it seems as if issues do not leave secretary's desk to even be directed to the correct person. Maintenance staff and doormen are all extremely friendly though! 3. $245 per month for parking in their garage which is NOT SECURE, has NO SECURITY CAMERAS. Vandalism to car and 1 bike stolen and NO SECURITY CAMERAS IN THE GARAGE!!!!! The following issues are not the fault of the Shoreham and may just be personal preference, but recognize that living in the neighborhoods (lincoln park, wicker park, etc, etc) is better if you're actually planning on LIVING here for any time longer than one month because: 1. After 8 pm, there is no nightlife on the weeknights; on the weeknights all you'll find are clubs suited for college kids to 25 year olds max... 2. Everything is overpriced and has a very generic corporate feel around here, no authenticity...neighborhoods are historic and charming just a little bit north of here, and you can still be close to the highway and actually save time even if commuting south due to avoiding the traffic mentioned below in #3. 3. Millenium park is great, except that with all the festivals and street closures, driving is frequently a nightmare and to go 7 blocks on michigan or lakeshore will take you close to an hour and you will want to tear your eyes out (if you ride a bike, this is not an issue). 4. Closest el stops are over half mile away, same with almost every bus stop...gets annoying if you don't want to drive everywhere. The previous list may contain things you didn't think about, but really start to be aggravating after a few months.

I've lived in The Shoreham for about 6 months now. It is not the worst place, but it's definitely not the best, either. I've had no problems with anyone who works here- they're all very nice and pleasant. However, there are a few things that are complete deal breakers for me, which have made my decision to not renew my lease pretty easy. First off is the poor cooling system. They turn the a/c off in October. However, when they turned it off, it was still 87 outside. Pair that with my south facing view, and it was easily over 85 inside my apartment. When I called management to complain, they said there was nothing they could do, because "the a/c is turned off for the winter". I'm really worried when April comes around, because the same problem is going to happen again. The second issue, and this may only be me, is that my neighbors are extremely loud. I can't hear talking, but they play their TV/stereo so loudly that I can literally feel my walls shaking. And it happens EVERY night. I've gone down to management numerous times about it, and nothing seems to be done about it. The last issue, and again, maybe this is just on my floor, is that there is someone who smokes in their apartment, and it lingers in the hallways and comes into my apartment. It's completely disgusting, and another thing that management apparently cannot control. Overall, it's not a bad place. But like I said, those three issues are my deal breakers, so I won't be renewing my lease.

The air conditioning is turned off in October and not turned on again until May. My apartment is on an upper floor facing east and is unbearably hot when the outside temperature reaches 60 degrees. Yes, I keep my blinds down during the day. So much for paying a premium rent for a view I can't enjoy. I'm not able to use the stove or oven because it just makes the place warmer. Poor cross ventilation into the master bedroom so opening the windows doesn't help. The office staff just laughs when I called. I'm moving as soon as my lease is up and would not recommend it.

The shoreham is an amazing apartment. It has a very friendly staff. We had to break our lease in between and they cooperated with us a lot. They advertised our apartment for a fee of $500 and when someone decided to move from 15th I just had to pay extra rent for half a month. i had stayed in PT before and the staff is so rigid there. the staff is always friendly and ready to help u. Not to forget the AMC movies passes u get for a discount.

I lived at the Shoreham for 3 1/2 years and Everyone working there made it feel like a home to me. I am in professional sports contracting and I traveled alot and had numerous operations while living there. Again, Everyone made it effortless to live there. Now about the building...some of the best amenties and views in Chicago..... For the cry babies on here, move to japan and see what you get. I will only rent at the Shoreham if I ever rent again in Chicago !!!!!