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Joe A.
1 months ago
Overall, I enjoy living here. It's in a location's amazing, spotless and has some nice features (gym, pool, sun deck). A few things that caught me by surprise - when you set up Directv, It's linked through MDU Communications, which costs $30 every three months on top of your regular cable bill. We had a few other little "hidden" fees as well in hooking up our utilities, so be sure to ask about these up front. The leasing staff is helpful and friendly. As for noise, I have heard complaints from residents on other floors, but ours is generally quiet. I can't complain. The elevators can be slightly annoying - You've got often people working in the building who take it a floor or two, which slows things down, but other than that It's pretty much what I would expect from a high rise that has three elevators for 46 floors.
Nathan E.
2 months ago
I lived in 200 N. Dearborn from 1990 to 1994, and recently went back to take another look at apartments as a potential renter. <br> <br>Now most of my complaints are from the days Baird and Warner managed the property. 200 N. Dearborn was never supposed to stand this long; the Bacility was built because financing fell through for a large office tower occupying the same plot. So my first feeling was that the owner put up a Bacility not truly worthy of such a wonderful site, and instead quickly built a tall, narrow Bacility maximizing space with less than superior materials. <br> <br>The Bacility has large visible stress fractures along the side shear walls, the hallway corridors are narrow and the elevators are incredibly small. The apartments shown to me in the late summer of 2003 had the same older appliances I remembered from when I lived there, the outlets were severly painted over from coat after coat of paint. The carpet was in fair condition; I was told that the carpet would be replaced only if I signed an 18-month lease. <br> <br>Even though this Prea is in a wonderful location, the White Hen Pantry occupying part of the first floor next to the residential entrance was, and STILL IS, a haven for homeless people begging money and hanging out. And this just a few feet from the front door! <br> <br>If you are interested in this property, remember to ask if they: accept Section 8 (a sure sign that they will take anyone as long as they see the money yet have no business living in a downtown Bacility next to fulll-paying tenants), are willing to give you appliances that LOOK updated (hint--most oven timers and clocks are now digital), respect you enough to give you fairly new carpeting that hasn´t been simply swept by the previous tenant.
Lauren M.
2 months ago
I moved here with my husband just about a year ago and we really enjoy living here. Yes, You've got homeless people outside the entrance but they are everywhere in the city and never bother us. The place is spacious and completely renovated with granite counter tops and new appliances. The rent is reasonable for the size of the Alat. The veiw is great and the amenities are nice too. The door staff is always friendly and takes the time to learn our names and always asks how we are doing. The mgmt is ok. No major complaints. We don't hear any of our neighbors in this building, the walls are thick and well insulated. We pay extra for parking, but That's common with anywhere in the city. I would definitly recommend this building to others.
Shirley N.
3 months ago
Just some public info to do with as you wish. Class Action Lawsuit Filed Agains American Invsco / Condominium Rental Services https://w3.courtlink.lexisnexis.com/cookcounty/Finddock.asp?DocketKey=CAAH0CH0AHEHE0CH General Allegations Count 1 - Violation of Landlord Tenant Ordinance Count 2 - Violation of Consumer Fraud Act Count 3 - Violation of Landlord Tenant Ordinance.
Kelly C.
3 months ago
I've put up with all of the crap over the years from this building and I'm finally writing my review. It's a long one, so hang on. I've lived here for 3 years. The first year my lease came up to resign and up until that point I've had no -major- problems so I re-signed. Big mistake. The place is being converted to condo's and There's a clause in everyones lease that says if It's sold, too bad so sad GET OUT. No exceptions. When I signed I was told it would be sold to an investor and I wouldn't have to move and even then there was a SMALL chance of it being bought. We used to have 3 guest parking spots we could reserve for $10/day, but they stopped offering that option because they were apparently "sold". This place is maybe half sold and when I had guests that used the parking, the entire area was empty. They just got sick of having to manage the guest spots. Coincidentally 3 days after renewing my lease my apartment was sold. I have a high suspicion that the place was sold before I re-signed, but that was kept quiet to increase my chances of renewing my lease. I later learned that they had been keeping the unit above me empty for two months prior to my unit being sold so they would have somewhere to move me. This proves that they failed to inform me about the sale when renewal came due. Long story short, don't LIVE HERE. It's a decent building, location is solid, great door staff. But the mgmt and "SENIOR BUILDING ENGINEER!" are as ------ as it gets. They called me on April 30th or May 1st of my first year for an "offer" to move to another unit, but in a letter I have from them the "offer" expired on May 1st. Thats not even a fully 24 hours notice to make a decision! ----- ------ (the employee I delt with) likes to say "how much work It's for us too" and how they "bend over backwards" to accommodate you. It's a load of bull. I'm sorry lady but It's YOUR JOB to deal with this and YOU GET PAID FOR IT. All you have to do is paperwork and a few phone calls. You don't have to move everything you own at last moments notice. There was a couple in the leasing office looking to rent when I was just down there. One of the leasing agents was giving them the speech about living there. The leasing agent was discussing the 'move out' clause and actually said there was such a slim chance of them having to move out. I interrupted and kindly informed them that this was a lie, and that I was being forced to move. I didn't see the couple there for long, thankfully. ----- pulled me into her office and YELLED at me. Yes, yelled. She "doesn't appreciate" me telling others about my experiences. I will detail the problem with this below. STAY AWAY. After doing some research when they were kicking me out I found the exact unit they were offering to move me to listed at a cheaper price than what they offered to me on my lease. Not only do I have to go through moving everything, but they're trying to charge me more than what the unit is listed at. Uh...shady? I confronted them on this and talked to -----(the only nice one) who said that she didnt think it was a problem but she would have to talk to her manager ----- (detailed above). ----- refused to honor the advertised rental price. This is where things get illegal. "Prohibition on retaliatory conduct by landlord Mun. Code CH 5-12-1501 A tenant has the right to complain or testify in good faith about their tenancy to governmental agencies or officials, police, media, community, groups, tenant unions or the landlord. A landlord is prohibited from retaliating by terminating or threatening to terminate a tenancy, increasing rent, decreasing services (the loss of public parking spots), bringing or threatening to bring an eviction action, or refusing to renew a lease agreement." I had to inform them that per my discussion this morning in which ----- stated she believed it wouldnt be a problem to get my lease amount changed to the publically advertised price, this can be construed as a retaliatory conduct by Ms. ------, which is against the law. Also, I was sitting here one night watching TV when a realtor and two people unlocked the door and walked right in my unit without ANY sort of notice and started showing the unit. This is illegal. Fast forward to now. My unit has again been sold and my landlord is pestering me to move out. The first time he tried to get me to move out with a weeks notice. How gracious of him. I refused. A few months later, two units next to me opened up, and knowing that I need to temporarily move so he can get this done I contacted him in good faith to help him get his upgrade done, while minimizing the major inconvenience of moving everything I own not once, but twice. I asked for a month of free rent (the time it takes to upgrade the unit) and he refused. Excuse me, but you want me to pay while you uproot my entire life for a month and keep me as a renter? Get your head straight. But the final straw, no, the final straw came just tonight. It started a few weeks ago, I thought it was a one time deal. But no. It happened again tonight. There's disgusting sewer water backing up into the bath tubs of multiple units in the building. The first time it happened, I came home after a 14 hour work day. All I wanted was a shower. I open my tub up and see this disgusting putrid mess. Great. I call the main desk, and they call the "on call" building engineer (THE SENIOR BUILDING ENGINEER!). He says There'sn'thing they can do. Excuse me? This isnt my dishwasher. This is my shower. This is how I bathe and clean myself. Its an essential utility for basic sanitary health. And you cant snake the drain when you're ON CALL? What's the point of having someone on call if they refuse to do anything? Lazy. The morning after the first time it happened, a nice regular maintenance guy showed up and snaked the drain. He snaked a few neighbors drains as their tubs were backing up as well. It took all of 30 minutes, could have been done the night before, and got me back to being able to clean myself. Until tonight. Tonight it happened again. Tonight I forced the "SENIOR BUILDING ENGINEER" to come up and look at it. He refused to do anything, again. Even though the first time snaking the drain at least got me temporary relief. I asked him to at least TRY and spend 20 minutes so I might shower tonight, but he refused. "HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BEEN A PLUMBER? HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BEEN A PLUMBER?". None, but I have basic intelligence. If a problem happens twice, you can at least try the fix that temporarily worked the first time to make a tenant happy and give him a shower for a few nights until you can get to the main problem. After screaming at me, I told him I would be reporting him to the office and he said that was fine. When I asked him his name, he REFUSED to give it to me. "IM THE GODDAMN SENIOR BUILDING ENGINEER AND HAVE BEEN FOR EIGHT YEARS, ASK AROUND, EVERYONE KNOWS ME!". Thanks dude. When I get your name I'll be posting it here.
Brandon O.
6 months ago
Too Beak because location-wise, it's avery location is solid. Sometimes I am embarrassed when guests come over and sit in an uncomfortable "Luxury Appartment".
Anna T.
6 months ago
living here for few months, maintenance is lazy and totaly unprofessional. <br>for every maintenance you ask 2-3 times, they will show up with no result, and this is going and going. At the the end they tell you "AC is under heavy load and this is the best we can get" No much for a "lauxery Btructure" .<br><br>
Brian S.
7 months ago
Great convenience, close to blue line, brown line, various bus stops and red line is only about 1 block away. Laundry and exercise room. We used exercise room a lot and it was never crowded. Swimming pool is ok (wish it was bigger). I´m a light sleeper and I´ve never experienced any noise problems from cieling or next door neighbors. We were on 28th floor, you can still hear the el but when the windows are closed you can barely hear it. <br>The only downside was It's a slightly older Btructure so one of the elevators are out of comission at times. Also most of the places close at 5 or 6pm, but the River North restaurants are close by. Other than that, the security guards are great, staff's super friendly, quiet place. If you´re looking for a downtown, quiet, easy, no hassle type of place to live, I would definitely recommend.
Harold I.
7 months ago
Hi, Is all this still going on? I viewed one of the apartments last week, althrough I Wtayed impressed with the size of it, I am a little concerned because of all the negative reviews.
Ruth T.
9 months ago
This place has Ruite gone downhill. mgmt is rude, workout equipment is always in disrepair. Maintenance is slow if they ever do show up. They want to turn this place into condo's and it seems like they are letting it run down to get rid of all the old tennents. Their plan may be working because people in the elevator were talking about leaving as soon as their lease is up. You've got way better deals downtown...I suggest you find one. (The front desk crew is nice though)