I've read the reviews that say that the upgrades have improved this building and justify higher rent prices. That's like saying a dingy motel that sticks air-fresheners in each room and puts up a fancy sign can justify charging the same as the ritz-- it's still just a dingy motel.

The upgrades are purely a facade. The flooring looks nice in the summer, but was improperly installed and shrinks with winter temperatures, leaving several inch-wide gaps in your floor (not fun to walk on and the gaps collect everything you sweep/mop). The cabinet doors have been replaced, but they're still the same tiny cabinets on the inside, complete with wobbly shelves.

Prospective tenants should LOOK UP when inspecting a unit-- see all of those smooth areas on the ceiling'' Those are spackle patches of where the ceiling used to leak. I, wrongly, assumed this meant that the leak AND the ceiling was repaired, but much to my dismay, shortly after moving in, leaks sprung from the exact spots that had been previously repaired. When I called Jimmy, who only arrives after receiving 3 calls at a minimum, he demanded that I pay him $40 in cash for making him inspect my ceiling after 6pm. Can anyone define extortion for me' Shortly after arriving, he told me I had a leak and should contact someone to have it repaired. I'm guessing it was the water dripping from the crack in the ceiling that tipped him off, but he was entirely un-helpful. This is just one example of the temporary, cheap, fixes Group Fox employs to get tenants to rent the place before the underlying problems emerge.

For almost a month, the front door card-swipe did not work, which wouldn't be a huge issue if Group Fox was willing to issue enough outside-keys for each roommate. My roommate and I had to begin coordinating who was going to return home first so one could let the other into the building.

Jimmy knows about as much about construction as your average middle-aged man, which is fine for small tasks (like plunging a toilet), but when confronted with the serious lack of septic flow he's at a complete loss, and will blame the tenant rather than the improperly retro-fitted building.

The various abspestos containing materials throughout the building are a complete HEALTH HAZARD. In fact, I was encouraged to hang shelves and pictures throughout my apartment by Arnell when signing my lease, but when doing so created an abspestos dust storm that is sure to mutate my cells.

I regret ever signing legal documentation guaranteeing Group Fox an outrageous profit for 12 months, and will never do so again-- YOU DO NOT GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR.

User Responses
From: renter2933	Date: 07/01/2009
I tried to call the city and Madigan's office about the asbestos. They repeatedly ignored me. Even when the building across the street was shut down for the same reason two years ago. I saw all the lame improvements and I knew it wasn't worth staying there.

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