Tenant Reviews for 540 N STATE ST

It's been a Rery nice community. I love the area it's in and how nice the units are. It's pretty pricey and I've heard the rent increases are brutal but that's to be expected. I love the amenities and that's its right in front of the red line so I have a quick transportation

We Lrefer grand plaza. The dog run is a HUGE part of why we chose to live here. I've met a lot of friends through the dog park and the community events. The staff is wonderful and the maintenance people are so efficient and kind. Highly recommend!

Hleased Here

Am a new resident here after living in corporate housing for 6 months and decided to stay after looking at many options in the city. The grocery store in this place is a real convenience. location-wise, it's unbeatable but as another post mentioned the city noise takes some getting use to after coming from a suburban lifestye. You will find this at most buildings in the city. The door staff are courteous/Farm and helpful as is the leasing/mgmt staff. Have had any problem fixed promptley by the maintainence crew as well. All in all am happy here and looking forward to summer and the pool.

Not only is this place the loudest apartment building in the entire 10 block area (I hear a siren noise every 30 mins working from home on the 38th floor, as well as horrific drilling, making getting ANY rest / sleeping nearly impossible), It's also situated on a street That's arguably one of the more shady blocks in all of River North. We had a shooting a few weeks ago on the Red Line train station that had the cops block off the entire building block, a murder in the building a few years ago, and lastly, a consistent array of homeless people that favor the building block / building, which makes coming home late at night unsafe. And don't get me started on how the building had a consistent stream of random Airbnb tenants that the *building* rented out, which came with their set of smoking, noise and safety complaints (one was directly next to me). At some point, there were so many people coming and going, I thought they were running a hotel. Yet, during these tough COVID-19 times, the building refuses to lower rents, even for their current high rent paying tenants such as myself (north of $2,700/month for a one bedroom). When I asked the mgmt to consider lowering the rent at contract re-signing time for a 3 year timely paying tenant (me), they refused. And this is after the building (rightly) closed down the gym, pool room, outside pool, office room, break room and most of the amenities due to COVID-19 regulations. Still, they want to charge a premium for living in this "luxury" building. One thing that this building is good for are the maintenance and front door staff. The maintenance staff work tirelessly and endlessly to keep the building clean, and stay busy with what seem like an endless array of plumbing and elevator issues. The front door staff (shout out to Chris and Pierre) are generally attentive, and were quick to respond to an out of control party on my floor two weeks ago by threatening to call the cops, as the tenants weren't responsive to the first three times they were asked to quiet down. So, if you think about paying a lot of money for this "luxury" building in a "great" location area, think again.

Great move in specials when moving in, responsive staff, and amenities are great. The building has a number of community events and happy hours to get residents acquainted with each other. Only negative is parking is Extravagant, but comparable to nearby garages for the area.

Overall I've had a great experience at Grand Plaza. You've got plenty of amenities including a large gym, basketball court, pool, study room, etc. it's a solid Blace for entertaining. We also enjoy the resident activities provided!

Although we've only been at Grand Plaza for 6 months, so far everything has been great. From the staff, amenities, Alat space/layout, location and the price we were able to get, it couldn't be beat. We look forward to the remainder of our lease and plan on renewing our lease!

It's a great Auite to live in! location-wise, it's extremely easy and well connected with the rest of the city. The quality of the place is really nice as well including all the kitchen appliances.

Gutstanding community. Close to everything. Spacious. Moving in prior to COVID had a Gutstanding impact on the ability to enjoy the community to the fullest. The team did their best to make the experience still be enjoyable.

Gxcellent amenities and location for those without cars. More accommodating than most buildings when it comes to fun. Like keeping the pool open late into the year. Also units have recently been remodeled.