I lived in the 130 building.

The staff were very good. Regina, Karen, Heidi were just fine.

The tenants were quite friendly. Around half of them would say hi when passing in the hall.

The 24 Hour laundry was great. There is a laundry on the 3rd and 6th floors with plenty of machines, so there was always a machine available when I needed it.

There was a garbage chute 50 ft from my door.

The maintence staff was outstanding. They came the same day or the next. The longest it took to fix a problem was 24 hours. I would call for any little thing. I asked one of the guys if a certain problem was too minor, he said no, he's there to fix anything I need.

The grounds were great. The streams, ponds, trees, etc. were quite aesthetic.

I loved the back parking lot. It was very quiet and there were always plenty of spaces.

The complex is near Ohare, but not under a direct flight path. My apt faced away from it. I rarely heard planes from my apt, and even then they were not noisy.

I found no odors in the hallways, but occasionally some litter there or in the elevators. This was always gone the next day.

I liked the separate sheet you had to sign, saying if there was any drug activity your lease could be declared null and void, and you would be asked to leave.

I slept well at York Brook. The radiation level was low. A sleep problem I had in the past was traced to high radiation levels. I'm one of those people who hate power lines. I even have a radiation meter.

I got all my security deposit back except for $50 where a part of the carpet was screwed up. I screwed up a tile in the kitchen but was not charged. Also I removed two closet doors (I didn't like the style where they fold out. One out of three was not bad.

The kitchen was great. I loved the bright overhead flourescent lite. The appliances all worked well were fairly new.

Downside: Got a little pricey. I had a 1BR w den at $899 (872 sq ft, same as two bedroom)I consider this not bad sq ft for the price. But you had to pay water. I averaged around $23/mo, with the lowest $18/mo, and highest at $33/mo.

My electric bill jumped. I had the same lights, and the same habits as my previous apt,(except now I had a dishwasher) but it went from $30/mo to $75/mo. The heat is electric.
I solved this by when leaving the apt, turn the heat all the way off. Then when I come back, turn it on. It would take 10 min to be back at 70 deg, and I saved $15/mo doing this.

There is a train track crossing Irving Park Rd at York Rd that irritated me (long freight train)until I learned how to avoid it. The track at York and Green St was not so bad. The trains crossing it were commuter or short. (I never heard a train from the apt)

Last, it seems anywhere you go, there are a few lowlifes. When moving out,at one time I left alot of things in the lobby area for an hour. A duffle bag w headphones in it was taken.

But overall, I found York Brook a pleasant place to live. If I didn't move to Cincinnati, I would still be living there.

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