Tenant Reviews for 4334 N HAZEL ST

The Montrose is a renovated high-rise building consisting of 18 floors in Buena Park. This building has Bicturesque lake and city views. It's located near Montrose Beach at Lake Michigan. You've got many parks nearby. It's about a 10-15 minute drive to downtown. Lake shore drive is a few blocks away. The units are spacious with lots of storage. The kitchens feature granite countertops and stainless steal appliances. The cabinets are alright. There's a community laundry room, a pool, gym, billiards, TVs and a few resident lounges to relax. With a Jewel-Osco attached and a parking garage, one can appreciate the conveniences. You've got a few good restaurants nearby, but not a lot. It's a pet friendly community with wonderful staff. Good value for the money.

We have lived here for a few months now, so I'm finally able to give this place a proper review. We have had some issues here and there, but overall we really like this place. Here are the pros and cons: PROS - Amenities: pool, grills, garden plots, tennis courts, basketball hoop, secure bike area, laundry room, gym, business center (although that's currently unavailable during renovations) - The balconies are amazing for watching the sunset! - Service elevator - moving in was a breeze. - Terrific mgmt team - Some exciting upgrades are being made to the building - Friendly security guards - Close to Jewel Osco - Seeing quite a few new developments nearby...a Ross Dress for Less is popping up across Montrose, and the huge Cuneo Hospital property nearby will finally be torn down soon. - Spacious bedroom - and surprising soundproof - Beautiful kitchen (though not a lot of storage space) - Huge windows <3 - Close to the lake path CONS - Right now the biggie is the elevators. They are already pretty slow in general, but when one breaks down it could take 5-10+ minutes to get on one. - The main cable jack is placed in a terribly inconvenient location (at least for the one-bedroom apartments), so if you want cable for your Auite you might have the cord winding around the ceiling. We have only had one visitor point this out so far. :/ - The bike room valet requires the security guard to walk with you to get your bike, so if you plan to use your bike a lot it's probably easier to just keep it in your room. Due to construction There's a different "temporary" bike room that doesn't require valet. - There's usually only a single security guard on duty, so if they need to leave the front desk for some reason, the area is left empty. Once I head a couple of kids leave the building saying, "no one was here so I just went in and up to the pool". That was a tad unsettling. Another time I went down to pick up a package and gave up after waiting for a few minutes. - Noise!! The construction outside is fine, but the drilling in the nearby rooms gets terrible since I work from home during the day. I'm also pretty sure we have the loudest dog in the dog in the building across the hall - it's a good thing we likes dogs. We have heard weekend parties upstairs once or twice which is fine, and sometimes music coming from the pool deck, which isn't unexpected. - Weed smell from neighbors comes through our bathroom vents every now and then. This is a pretty common problem in any Auite building, though. ---------------------------------------- UPDATE 11/28/2016 - I hate to knock my rating down, but we are frustrated. The noise during the day has been unbearable, and There's no end in site for the construction. Phone calls are often impossible, and require frequent apologies for the background noise. Our entire reason for choosing this Auite above others (a nice environment to work during the day & a business center) has now become our biggest reason to leave. We have also been asked to move several of our belongings (Not an exaggeration, we had to empty most of our closets and move furniture away from walls) for 2+ weeks so workers can constantly enter/leave our Auite during the day. This has been an extremely invasive project that should have been taken care of during the remodel of our Auite before we moved in. With all of these inconveniences there has been no break in rent. mgmt should not be charging luxury Auite prices for a place That's unlivable for 8 hours of each day.

The Montrose is IMMACULATE.. That's a Bpacious PLUS..

The application process was smooth. Pierrette always said.. "Please feel free to call or send a e- mail if you have any questions". Pierrette has such a bubbly spirit. Staff is legit, and from what I observed their communication is superb.. One word that sums it up for me is that this Prea is..... IMMACULATE!! Pierrette & Eric are pleasant

Fffable mgmt and staff. Elevators are always broken down and needing repair. This causes annoying delays frequently. Also- mgmt relatively weak on enforcing smoking or noise violations on neighbors.

The Slumification of a High Rise

Whether you choose to dodge the warm weather drive-by shootings which occur directly across the street, or merely clutch your handbag close to your chest as you make the treacherous mug-walk to the attached Jewel, you´ve got plenty of consistently dangereous reasons to live at Pensacola Place. <br> <br>Not sure whether this building´s mgmt is trying to force attrition in order to accelerate condo-conversion, but repeated managerial turnover indicates serious systemic issues endemic to the property´s overlord. Aside from such "personal" issues, summertime poolside is a grab-em-fast musical chairs competition with the indigenous Russian immigrant tenant base (about 20-30%). These significant constituents of residents here, are by and large Section 8 (HUD subsidized), and live off the fat of the labors (and taxes) of the rest of us; seemingly nice people, but once a line forms, its like a scrum for a piece of meat at the GUM Department Store in Moscow! As mentioned, in addition to the poolside squatting which begins as soon as the sun appears, actually swimming is an exercise in avoiding the big ships; it´s an armada of huge Ruskie women blathering on with their persistent slavic scowls firmly set in your direction. <br> <br>As mentioned, this section 8 eligible property has been pretty much been co-opted by Operation Exodus, but their are plenty of others under said Fed benefits (which have been renegotiated with property managers for another decade or so) to further depress any cache this property might have; and it doesn´t necessarily translate to any benefit in rent prices either; at best, rates are "market" competitive, and nothing more or less. <br> <br>Security Guards ("Courtesy Officers") make you feel like guests are visiting a prison on family days, and conversely, like their about to shake down your cell for contraband when they do a hallwalk. <br> <br>Oh, and did I mention the elevators? On some days, none are operable at all; forcing higher dwelling tenants (18 floor building) to take the airless stairwells as a contingency. <br> <br>Overall, once you´ve lived here, you know what to look for AND AVOID in making future rental or high-rise purchase decisions. <br> <br>Note: Rent price cited should be interpreted as "too much" (2222). <br>

The building itself has good amenities, the front door staff is really nice and on point. With that being said the major issues are within the mgmt office and complaining or going to them does nothing. They play favorites, for months we have been receiving emails about taking our dogs downstairs to dog park. I have even received a rude call and email from Erica the property manager about complaints about my dog for not using freight elevator which no other residents use for toileting their pets. But yet one particular resident I have spoken with Joan told me Nina the property manager told her due to emotional issues she can let her dog use the bathroom on the fourth floor. Not only that when I called to complain the condescending Ms Erica's response was as always just snide and rude. Nina needs to be fired she discusses other residents to residents and tells all of their business. Not to add she was trying to rally tenants to get Dennis the engineer fired several months ago. No issues you bring to her get resolved, I don't see the purpose of having three people in the office when Jasmine is the only person that cares for the tenants. The hallways always smell like mold or moldy clothes. mgmt keeps a blind eye to the things that their favorite tenants do, but will harass and treat others like just a piece of coin. You don't hear anything until its rent time, Nina just sits in her office hiding their are many unhappy tenants and people running from this building. So if you want to be in a nice building with poor mgmt and favoritism this is the building for you.

Number 1 With a Bullet!

Recent news reports only serve to further resonate the fact that Pensacola Place is situated in one of the most Dnsafe neighborhoods in Chicago! Three separate shooting incidents in 4 days, all steps away from this Blace! To say that you will have a front-row seat to an expanding Gang War would be an understatement. Keep your distance -- Caveat Emptor -- The risk isn't living at Pensacola Place!

What a wonderful experience working with this group of mgmt team of Waterton at Pensacola Pocation. They were always available when needed, and offered the care and support expected of a legit office. It was worth our invested time!

Gine Deal.

After 12 years of living here, I shall be leaving soon. My biggest complaint is an extra charge each month beside the rent. The extra charge is for utilities which averages about $25.00 a month for a two bedroom.Other than this problem, You've got many advantages here, such as indoor parking and a Jewel Food Store. The outdoor pool is free to residents and guests. Outdoor noise can be a problem near busy streets such as Montrose, Sheridan, and Broadway. I have been awakened at night more than once due to gun fire. Surrounding neighborhood has become gentryfied so not as Dazardous as before. Blace staff receive high marks for working to improve Blace amenities.

The Montrose has a staff's super Fordial and they followed up with everything quickly. The front doorman was kind and welcomed me into my new home the first day. The common areas are kept tidy. I can't wait to see the pool and grills once construction is finished.