All 25 tenant reviews.

“Roaches in elevator and unit. Lobby is constantly littered with food and trash and smells like a shelter 90% of the time. Homeless and mentally ill people constantly trying to sneak in behind you, that is when they can’t just walk inside since the front lock is always broken. Unusable water pressure, zero control over water temperature.. 3 gross roach infested laundry machines for a building with 300+ residents. Intolerable neighbors who are loud, inconsiderate, and leave trash and other items strewn across the lobby and hallways. The disgusting elevators break at least 2x a week and are years past their due inspection dateâ€â€�are also always sticky from garbage juice, vomit, or other mysterious substances. Management has to step up and evictions need to happen because I doubt some of these residents are paying rent. Did I mention the thugs who camp outside the front entrance harassing passerby women all day and night?”

“It’s not worth it. Building is so old, roaches everywhere. You might come back home and see roaches on your toothbrush. Bed bugs situation is nEver ending, pest control came twice, it seems to be a building wide issue. Not mentioning packages disappearing, laundry disappearing, homeless people all over the place, quiet hours is ridiculous, one unit is occupied by only homeless people who are loud, rude, disrespectful and dangerous Everyday all day. I just came back home and caught one of them breaking the lock of the management office door, he said he was fixing the lock, at 3am, and walked away as I walked in and uttered the word “police”. This building wasn’t like this when I moved in. Now it’s hopeless.”

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“First off, in case you don't bother reading all of this: DO NOT MOVE IN HERE! When I first moved in in 2016, my studio was $763 (w/ included). A year later, the same unit is $824 (w/ utilities). I begrudgingly agree to a 2 year lease in an effort to lock in my rate and fast forward to 2019, they are now asking $1044 (w/ utilities). Keep in mind this is the same tiny studio with drafty single paned windows that are quite literally rotting, falling apart, jamming and freezing shut and are not on the radar for upgrade. I've been asking since 2017. The radiators are all or nothing and if the building manager isn't here (which is often), you could be spending days without heat in the dead of winter. I have. When they are working, again, you have to do some trade-offs with the windows to balance the temperature and you already know what a nightmare they are. I am a clean and tidy person, but that hasn't stopped the roaches and mice from getting in. This place is infested. I've been fortunate enough to not have bed bugs, but I've heard horror stories from other tenants who have had them recently. The lighting fixtures in the walls not only make it difficult to decorate or have shelving, but the knobs broke almost immediately and according to the maintenance people, cannot be repaired and will not be replaced. The garbage in the alley is constantly overflowing and you can usually see litter and garbage bags throughout the hallways, stairwells and other common areas. People are always drinking, smoking and shouting in the stairwell at night. Children are allowed to play soccer in the hallways and hang out on the fire escapes unsupervised. The hallways stink of cigarette smoke and you will invade your living space. This building has 10 floors with roughly 200 apartments and there are 3 washers and 3 dryers (usually in some state of disrepair) that the building manager (who lives in the suburbs) hogs to do her and her son's laundry, while the tenants have to resort to going to the laundromat. On top of that, she ignores calls and text messages about simple things that she is responsible for and you're left waiting days for a reply, despite the advertisement of 24 hour maintenance. There are two elevators. A passenger and a (barely larger) "freight" and one or both are almost always broken down for days at a time. I've carried my bike, groceries, etc up and down the narrow, trash strewn steps several flights at all hours because of this horrible neglect. What's worse is there are people with mobility issues on the higher floors who I assume are just completely screwed for days when this happens. The front entrance door has been smashed in or hanging off the hinges more times than I can count. A lot of times the locks are busted or removed by thieves, too. You can count on a solicitor posing as a ComEd employee at your door every couple of weeks and screaming meth heads at the end of your hallways a few times a month at 3am. Random people are often sleeping in entrances, hallways and other common areas. Might as well give them a key! Rear entrance is often obstructed by accumulated garbage and miscellaneous debris. Mail is constantly being stolen to the point where I have anything over $20 shipped elsewhere. The building manager's office continues to get fancy new upgrades, they've slapped a little paint on the common areas here and there and I've noticed a couple signs go up, but neither the units or overall quality of life in this building have gone up at all over the past three years and just because some luxury apartments have sprung up in the area does not justify this kind of outrageous rent increase. But don't listen to me. If you're looking to flex your money to prove to no one that you can afford to pay more for less. Be my guest. I should have taken the fact that the realtor doesn't even have a website, uses a P.O. box, has no obvious contact other than the negligent building manager as a red flag that this place is a complete joke. I'm serious. You can do better. DO NOT MOVE IN TO THIS DUMP!!!!”

“Nope. Do NOT move in here. No no no! There are 3 (sometimes working) coin-op washing machines, and 3 (sometimes working) coin-op dryers for a building with 10 floors and maybe 120 units. It doesn't help that the manager does her laundry here instead of leaving the machines available for tenants. I keep a clean home and I've seen roaches in my studio, and recently found a bedbug which was not dealt with immediately. Had a leak in the ceiling that took days to fix. The window seals and glass are terrible and let in too much heat during the summer and too much cold air during the winter. The radiator is on a timer somewhere else in the building and you either boil or freeze. Kitchen is a closet. So much cigarette smoke comes into my unit from other units that I had to buy a heavy duty air filter (so there's always background noise unless I want more asthma attacks and to get another round of prednisone like when I first moved in). The elevators are old and constantly not working. The walls are concrete and you need masonry tools to hang anything. I swear I've been hearing mice or rats in the walls lately. People will steal your packages from the mail area. There is no lock on the front door (and sometimes not even on the inner door), and I once had to step over a homeless man sleeping in the entryway. And now they're increasing rent on new leases by almost $60/month, and requiring almost another $175 for last month's rent. No no no! Do NOT move here! The location is just not worth it!!!”

“This apartment wouldn’t be so terrible if it weren’t for the worst building manager that i have ever had the displeasure of knowing. She is unprofessional, takes forever to respond to any type of requests (maintenance or otherwise) if she responds at all. She is the only person to contact if you need maintenance. One time I didn’t have a working toilet for three days. It wasn’t until I said that was illegal that she responded and finally had it fixed. (She was ignoring my texts) I’ve had multiple packages stolen and have asked her to hold them in the office, to which she said no. I’ve woken up to homeless people sleeping just outside my apartment door. Oh! And there are roaches. But she puts effort into decorating for holidays! I just wish that same effort was put into providing a safe, clean, and just plain reasonable place to live.”

“People this place is bull ---- - Find a different place to call home - they will not listen to you , plumbing problems , hot water problems , leaks in ceiling , not enough heat in the winter , and property management does not care about you.”

“I'd loved living here for the past nine years. It's safe and clean. The management has been great. I plan to stay for years to come. Don't worry about the negative reviews. Some people may and have or two concerns, but make it sound worse than it actually is because they are upset. Nice people live here with families and the building is full of kind people.”

“*sighs* Here goes. Please do not move here. Just don't. This place is roach-infested, dirty and filled with loud and annoying neighbors. The landlord, Estera--who is literally the worst--is RARELY in her office unless she's trying to show someone an apartment and if you have any packages being sent there, good luck actually getting them because she keeps them all in her office. I got angry with her because she was never around and I simply wanted the things I paid for, and after I got them (after calling her 20 times in succession DURING OFFICE HOURS), she told me she's not taking my packages anymore. Why? Because I called you repeatedly to get my things that are LOCKED BEHIND A DOOR TO WHICH YOU HAVE THE KEY? (Is this even legal? Like, can a ------- landlord literally say I'm not taking your packages?) Also, sometimes she'll just leave the office for a week, so if you need to get anything done concerning paperwork, you have to call the actual leasing office and they're just as incompetent. I had to travel all the way to Evanston just to get and return a form because the lady responsible for emailing me a certain form was too lazy to send it over. I'm pretty sure it would have taken a few clicks, but I digress. No, I do not digress. What eventually led me to leave the apartment--besides paying too much for absolutely nothing--was this: my heat and hot water were affected at one point. They were fixed, but then my power went out momentarily. Estera was completely unresponsive and kept asking about how much stuff I had plugged in. Umm, that's not the point? I had everything set up like that for months and then my power goes out. When I left the room to see if others had power, guess what? THEY DID. So why was it just me without power? An hour later, it was back on, even after she kept threatening to fix it, repeatedly lying about when she'd turn it on--and then it TURNED OFF AGAIN. Was my landlord purposefully ------- with me? Right after this, I told her I wanted the form to break my lease. I reminded her that I needed it but then on Monday, I called and she's ON VACATION. Worst. -------. Landlord. EVER. Building is old, elevators are disgusting and barely work. The front door is sometimes just unlocked for any homeless crackhead to wander in and kill everyone. Yeah, I felt super safe here. Did I mention the roaches? My landlord said there would be an extermination on a certain date around the time I first moved in, but the date came around and no one did anything. I had to CALL HER and ask if anything happened and then she set a new date. What a liar. Also, in the winter, the windows are ------ so there will always be a draft. Upstairs neighbors were constantly loud and inconsiderate of the person living below them. Unless Estera likes you, she will not follow up on any complaints of others neighbors. If she hates you, she will be very quick to tell you if other neighbors think you're too loud even though you're only talking on the phone to your friends, not scolding your kids loudly or having a ------- existential crisis. The alley to throw away trash also doubles as an unloading area, which is hella awkward because if more than one person is moving at a time, everyone is pretty much ----ed because the space is so small. When I moved in, someone was moving out. When I moved out, someone else was moving out. Don't end up moving out of here, just do not live here and pay too much money for ----. The landlord is terrible, the leasing office is terrible and the apartment is a roach trap that needs to be condemned and Estera should be out of a job because it's clear she is not doing anything right at that apartment. Oh, and someone broke her office door once. I'm assuming its because she was holding someone's packages hostage. This is probably the only way to get your things if she is not there because SHE WILL NOT ANSWER YOUR CALLS.”

“I just recently moved into this building and I love it here. The building is very well maintained, laundry is always clean and the lobby and halls always smell good. I read the reviews about pest cockaroches and things, no way! I live here with my 10 month old baby and have yet to see anything. The other good thing about the building is that manager Estera is available 24 hrs for emercencys, that is very important for me since i already locked myself out two times ooops, but the manager came right away and let me and my baby with all of our groceries into our apartment. Plus dont forget you are a few blocks away from the lake we love going on walks thru the parks to the lake.”

“Run! Do not walk away from this building. I am a former tenant and my nightmare started within hours of living here. While unpacking my belongings roaches where literally climbing out of the wood works. I'm not talking a few, there were hundreds. I knocked on my neighbors door, we chatted about the uninvited guests and he pulled up his pant leg to reveal bed bug bites. I left immediately and had to have all my possessions bug treated.”

“I moved to 4423 N. Sheridan sight unseen from Canada - I saw other reviews once I had already rented the place. I spoke to Estera who seemed really nice and helpful (until I moved in) - I asked specifically if there were roaches in the building because I do not do pests - she assured me there were none (lie #1) - This building is creepy at best - its in the bad part of Uptown - dont be fooled by the nice Target up the street. I will say it again - DONT BE FOOLED BY THE TARGET UP THE STREET. This building has mice/rats/roaches. The roaches did not die - I sprayed, put power, gel and nothing stopped them completely - you will see them in the hallway, in the elevator and on your bed. I would freak out and wouldnt sleep because of fear they would crawl on me during the night. I even saw on in my frig - at that point I emailed Estera to let her know I needed a new frig because i noticed the seals that keeps it tight was torn and it was leaking something brown - she said that it was fine - (it was not) - all i can tell you is - if you move here after reading my review - you are nuts - I am not some bitter person who was evicted - I paid my rent timely - I am not some ------ individual with a grudge - im simply an average renter who requires a level of quality even if I am on a budget I dont want roaches in my life - I literally had to keep everything including my sponges in plastic containers. Oh yah - the elevators in the building are always broken - and so is the front door to get into the building - when you dont have to step over a homeless person (and I have photos) - then you are just pushing the door without your key to get into your building - simply GROSS and when I told Estera I wasnt resigning my lease she took it personally and didnt speak to me - WHO CARES - Im a renter - i have that option. Her husband is awesome he will help you but she will not - she will lie just to fill the vacancies.”

“Okay, here's the thing. As many living here are, I am a poor college student. That't why I'm living here; it was one of the only apartments available within my price range. The place is a cheep, studio apartment in a kind of sketchy neighborhood. My shower has fluctuating water pressure, my toilet doesn't like to stop running, I have a light that won't turn off independently, and I can hear my neighbors kids in the hallway and fighting next door. They haven't been fixed; but that's because I never bothered to ask them to be. Management isn't often in, and they hold packages there, which is frustrating. But, that being said, It's a cheep. studio. apartment. You'd be crazy not to expect a few problems. Yeah, it can be kind of sketchy sometimes, but I've never been harassed (and I'm a very small female). There are some mechanical problems, but it's an old building, and every time I have asked for something to be fixed, it has been within 24 hours. I've only had a power outage once, and it was in a huge storm; power was back on within a few hours. The walls are thin particularly to the hall, but that's the case almost everywhere. Management can be hard to get ahold of, but when you do they're always pleasant and helpful. I've never had a bug problem besides fruit flies, which was my own fault. In fact, I rarely see bugs of any kind. It get's hot in the summer and cold in the winter, but welcome to Chicago. My heat works, my windows open, everything works fine enough for me and I'm really just sort of left alone. It's not the most spectacular living location in the world, but it's certainly livable. I'd rather live somewhere nicer, but I'm content living here. You really do get what you pay for.”

“I've lived there for several months. It's not the Ritz, but it's cheap. They pay someone full time to keep the place clean. The elevators are old but not dangerous. I have not seen a single bug. Management is responsive to any problems. The neighborhood is the worst part because of the nearby halfway houses.”

“NO ONE SHOULD EVER LIVE IN THIS BUILDING!!! I am a current resident of this building and I would have never thought that I would have to deal with such a horrific experience. Since day one there have been roaches in my apartment, my shower has continued to be broken and management doesn't seem to care, two mice have been caught in my kitchen, my water doesn't stay hot, and that is just a few things on the list of things that are wrong with this building. The landlord is never in the office during scheduled time and the only time she is in the office is when she is having people sign leases. Also, for those who haven't moved in yet, DON'T BELIEVE THE ADVERTISMENTS!!!! They might make the apartments look nice but in reality your heat doesn't work, your windows don't hold out the cold air, and your toilet is probably broken. And your also not in the best part of the city. This has by far been the worst living situation I have ever had to deal with and I wouldn't wish it upon anyone.”

“Obviously the other people writing these reviews didn't ask many questions before signing their lease. I'm living with two cats but I don't know the policy about other animals. I've never had a problem here and this is a very livable city. I'm not crazy about the area but it's very convenient. Like other reviewers are saying, if you're racist or not used to urban areas (those aren't the same, just a trend), you might be scared of this location. Else, if I need something repaired, it's fixed within a few days and if my power goes out, it's back and running within 10-20minutes. Coming from NY, I'm not used to having the luxury of laundry machines on the first floor, let alone elevators. There's a jewel and a target a block away, and 5blocks to a station. No complaints. But this is also a halfway house with lots of doctors so you might be getting legally trafficked here and not even know it. 'haha.'”

“I unfortunately wrote one of the past good reviews for this building let me explain my situation with this building...(NOT TO MENTION 6 PEOPLE WERE SHOT A FEW BLOCKS AWAY LAST MONTH. THERE'S BEEN A RISE IN SHOOTINGS IN UPTOWN).at first I was quite happy with the place, mostly for convinence of being by the red line and target and jewel and Truman, etc. now when it comes to the actual studio I was renting, ---- got really bad. the first 6 months I had small problems such as my shower knob not working, the electricity went out for a few days before they could get an electrician, my fridge stopped working, and for a week they had to knock a hole in my wall to work on my neighbors bathroom...this is when ---- went bananas. in April, the people above me COMPLELETLY flooded their apartment. I mean there was water running down my walls, my closet had a good 2 inches of water in the carpet, I mean this damage was EXTENSIVE. they had their water running for atleast 11 hours because I was at a concert and DIDNT catch it until I got home at 130 am. I called Estera (the manager) and her response was "uhh I guess we can call a plumber tommorow" THIS PERSONS WATER WAS STILL RUNNING, THERE WAS WATER FLOWING DOWN MY WALLS. I had to have my dad talk to her so she would eventually go up to the apartment upstairs and turn off the ------- water. no plumber came the next day, they barely made any repairs. the walls were peeling and pieces of plaster were coming off the ceiling and I kept ALL of my clothes and other stuff I'm my closet, it was all COMPLELETLY water damaged. I know the flooding is not their fault but they made hardly any repairs and their business practices are pathetic. it's just her husband who does all the repairs and I'm pretty sure he has no maintenance training of any kind. so, the real fun is what happened next, after all this flooding I got the worst bed bug infestation ever. I wish I could post pictures of my body because they ate me alive. again, the management did NOTHING about this and as far as I know the apartment still has a huge infestation. I had to spend hundreds of dollars on bed casings and sprays and buying new sheets and clothes because I could NOT chance having these bed bugs follow me to my new apartment. it was absolutely miserable. the neighborhood is skeezy as hell, everytime I walked down the block I could count on being sexually harassed, I was embarassed to bring my girl friends over because the neighborhood made them uncomfortable and I couldn't have any one over after the whole bed bug thing. I've never expirienced anything quite like bed bugs, they're horrible. also, the management kept hounding me to sign a new lease, I nearly died laughing. I couldn't believe they expected me to sign again, and once I made it clear I wasn't resigning the management completely ignored all my calls and texts. moving in and out of the building is horrible. their elevators are always out of service and getting all your stuff in those pieces of crap is terrible. and all of the residents will give you a hard time when you're trying to move. my apartment was on the 9th floor, I caution anyone moving in there to BEWARE OF BES BUGS. the whole building has been infested since 2010 and I didn't find that out until after. also there was a really bad fire in 2012 that they convinentley forget to tell people about that.avoid this building like the plague. parking is a total nightmare, many times I had to drive around for a half hour trying to find a spot. noise wasn't too bad in the actual apartment but in the hallways you can hear everything. oh yah, if you're a big foodie and like to cook avoid this place. the kitchens are LITERALLY CLOSETS. I'm not exaggerating they are literally closets. you can pretty much walk in and turn around. that's it. they get incredibly hot and claustrophobic. I avoided being in there at all costs. the management is never in the office and the most you'll see of them is when you're signing a lease or giving them money, otherwise they couldn't care less.”

“I rented here because it was cheap and I was a poor college student. The building is old and ill-maintained, and as a few people have already said, they will rent to anyone. I had to call the police on my upstairs neighbor multiple times for noise that was so loud it shook the walls. Usually around 2am. Despite multiple complaints to management (and not just by me!), not only did they not do anything about this nuisance, they renewed his lease for another year! Like many others here I had a bad roach problem that never went away no matter how many times the exterminator came out, and in winter it was freezing with leaky windows and a radiator that never worked right. My oven was broken and was never fixed, and the toilets clog if you look at them funny. The neighborhood is terrible. I witnessed the aftermath of a drive-by shooting just half a block from the building, and I once came home from work to find a homeless man passed out in front of my door. Not the building door, my apartment door. Yeah. The staff is nice enough and they do the best they can, but the company that owns the building refuses to put any money into even the most basic maintenance. Avoid, avoid, avoid.”

“Love my apartment and very nice management. Great area everything is near.”

“They have every problem you could think of. That's why the rent's so cheap. Roaches, rats and I even had a bed bug problem. They rent to anyone and everyone. I must admit, it must be hard to keep a place clean when you have over a hundred people living in one building, but this was ridiculas. The heat didn't work right. Maybe they need to replace the boiler or something, but I was freezing all winter. I lived there for two years mainly because of the rent. The neighborhood is shady at best...I say just avoid the headache. DON'T LIVE HERE...unless you enjoy a few thousand crittery friends.”

“Well i move to this address in April of this year, and i so love living here it quite easy for me to get to work in only 15min, i have access to a dollar store, Jewel, Aldi, and a brand new Target all with in walking distant, now the building is managed by a wonderful young couple and it is well kept and clean the price is so right for my budget you have a one bedroom or studio for little , and have access to beach and park shopping, transportation you have 78 montrose bus 151 sheridan bus and the 36 broadway come on now that is perfection!”

“This building has a horrible bedbug and cockroach problem. I lived in Chicago for many years and have seen nothing like this before. I got out asap, within the first few months of living there.”

“i rented a unit in this building and will simply provide with some facts from my experience. you can check it out yourself and form your own opinion. the neighborhood really is is generally safe. it is full of low income housing, homeless shelters and cafeterias so there is an abundance of crazy, homeless, and drug addicted neighbors. however very rarely do they bother you for anything other than to ask for a dollar, spare change, or offer you their sexual services. my biggest problem was with the back alley door. this is where the majority of the homeless people in the neighborhood like to hang out, drink, urinate on the side of the building and loiter. my unit was floors above this at at 7am the sound of them beginning to congregate travels up. the hallway to this back alley door overwhelmingly smells like a nursing home 100% of the time and my tolerance for it wore quickly. parking before 9pm in the are is really not bad however in my year at the unit i acquired over $1,100 dollars in parking tickets, fines, and was towed twice. so be very careful, read all signs, and if you're unsure about a spot...don't park in it. now my unit itself was actually great. it was very large for the price and i was able to have a fullsized bed and a sofa (quite impressive for a chicago studio. the kitchens are small and trust me they get smaller and smaller the longer you live there. this building is also over 100 years old so invest in a water filter. the staff is a joke. the property manager is rude and lies. her husband, the onsite maintenence man sits in her office and naps in a chair all day long. if you want anything fixed in your unit have it done yourself. send the bill to someone above the property manager, and withhold the amount from your rent. if you're lucky, careful, and not too picky. this can be a great palce to stay.”

“Since I don't believe in getting into emotional arguments with strangers, I'll simply offer you guys the facts, and let you make up your own minds. The following information was provided by the Chicago Police Dept. Hopefully, this will give you a glimpse of what it's like to live in this neighborhood! ---------------------------------------- Location: 4400 block N. Sheridan Rd Crime date: May 2, 2008 Case number: HP312592 Crime time: 9:59 a.m. --------------------------------------- Location: 4100 block N. Sheridan Rd Crime date: May 2, 2008 Case number: HP312338 Crime time: 6:36 a.m. Primary type: Burglary Secondary type: Burglary - Forcible entry. ------------------------------------- Location 4600 block N. Broadway Crime date April 30, 2008 Case number HP309778 Crime time 7 p.m. Primary type Prostitution Secondary type Prostitution: Solicitation on public way Place Sidewalk Location 4500 block N. Sheridan Rd Crime date April 29, 2008 Case number HP307220 Crime time 11:15 a.m. Primary type Assault Secondary type Simple assault: Simple assault Place Apartment -------------------------------------- Location 4400 block N. Sheridan Rd Crime date April 28, 2008 Case number HP306310 Crime time 4:30 p.m. Primary type Theft Secondary type Theft: From building Place Department store ------------------------------------ Location 4500 block N. Magnolia Ave Crime date May 1, 2008 Case number HP311459 Crime time 5:15 p.m. Primary type Burglary Secondary type Burglary: Home invasion Place Apartment ---------------------------------------- Location 800 block W. Agatite Ave Crime date April 30, 2008 Case number HP309402 Crime time 9:30 a.m. Primary type Burglary Secondary type Burglary: Forcible entry Place Apartment Beat 2313 Domestic No (which means this was a stranger who broke into this person's home!) --------------------------------------- Location 4500 block N. Hazel St Crime date April 28, 2008 Case number HP307463 Crime time 2 p.m. Primary type Criminal damage Secondary type Vandalism: Criminal damage to vehicle Place Street ------------------------------------- Location 4500 block N. Sheridan Rd Crime date April 28, 2008 Case number HP306312 Crime time 8:39 p.m. Primary type Narcotics Secondary type Narcotics: Possession of drug equipment Place Sidewalk -------------------------------------”

“I read some of these reviews before I moved in, and was a little afraid because of it. Now, however, I see that you people writing bad reviews are just crazy. It's in an incredibly convenient location, the staff is very helpful and friendly, the rent is cheap, I have a great view, and I've never had a bug problem. My only complaint is that sometimes it gets a little cold in the apartment--but I wrap up in a blanket and it's fine. This is a nice, diverse, friendly place to live. You people who talk about how you were afraid all of the time are probably just racist and didn't like seeing black and -------- people in your building. Move to Lincoln Park.”