Pros: good location for Hyde Park, spectacular views, well-maintained apartments, the most awesome front desk crew in the history of mankind, a responsive (if a bit bureaucratic) management team, excellent noise insulation, many in-house businesses (gym, mini-mart, Terrace Grill, dry cleaning/jewelery shop, coffee shop, barber shop) make up for the absence of these things from Hyde Park, safer than living in a bank vault, garden between the two towers is immaculate.

Cons: The most common complaint is the expense. Yes, it's pricey (for Hyde Park)... but there are many other options nearby! You get what you pay for. Also A/C can't keep the rooms 72 F in the summer if you have south-facing windows. Also the cable internet is abysmally slow (about on par with dialup in speed tests) and sometimes unreliable. And it is not very pet-friendly.

On the whole this is a very well-managed building. I wish I could bring it back to the east coast with me, along with the rent (high for Chicago, cheap for NY area) and the view.

User Responses
From: Anonymous	Date: 09/01/2009
It's hardly well insulated between the apartments... I repeatedly heard my next door neighbor at all hours of the night doing unmentionable activities that I did not care to hear. If you're not hearing anything, you either have quiet neighbors or no neighbors.

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