This is the only building I have lived in since moving to Chicago, and it was perfect when I first moved in. At that time ALL utilities (including electric) were included. The location is great, and my apartment was really cute and a decent size. However, over time it has slowly gone downhill. I still love the location, the front desk staff and maintainence are very helpful and always do what they can. Violet no longer works there, and I'm not sure who the new guy is. About two years ago they started to charge everyone for their own electricity, the heat was always very low in my unit so I had $60 bills every month from having to use a space heater as well. Now they have put in these heat/ac window units and tenants are responsible for all of their heating and ac costs. The free cable isn't all that great either. You get HBO and some special ESPN channels, but you don't get channels like E!, FX, History, Bravo, Lifetime, etc. Also, the cable goes out whenever it storms or even if it's a really windy day. I also have had a problem with cockroaches, I haven't seen any for about a year now, but for a while I was having to put traps up and have them come exterminate every so often. It was really gross and embarassing when people came to stay with me and a giant bug was crawling across the floor. My dishwasher backs up all the time, and there has been a couple times where I didn't catch it right away and the dirty water ran out all over the kitchen floor. I have also had problems with my carbon monoxide detector going off constantly. I finally just bought my own, and unplugged the one in the apartment because it was clearly faulty. There is no longer any front desk people on duty past midnight, and there is no one around on Sundays at all. If you get locked out, you have to pay a $50 fee to get let back in. The smoke alarm in the hallway by the laundry room is always going off because of the steam/heat from the dryers. There is no sundeck, which just about every building in the area has. The elevators always seem to be down, and the laundry room is pretty small and gets really crowded. I have been looking at other buildings in the area, and there are much better deals out there. I always feel safe in the building, but I have noticed some newer tennants that give me the creeps a little. I could go on and on, but overall I'd have to say that this place isn't as great as many of the other buildings in the area. I hear they are offering really good deals though, because so many people have been moving out recently. So, if you can tolerate the small issues, and they give you a great price, I would say go for it.

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