River North Park
  (formerly Orleans Court)

The Place is OK From: pukematrixx Date posted: 4/2/2007 Years at this apartment: 2007 - 2007 1 response   I have lived here since December and I think its OK. While the entrance is pretty nice, the apartment floors/hallways aren't. Kitches aren't updated, and the cabinents aren't very wine glass friendly (no heigth to the cabinenets). The rent is OK for the area, but you don't get much with it. To give you an idea, my water bill (as discussed in all these reviews) was $17 for the month. Not too bad, but still makes no sense how they charge it. The free cable is actually OK, unless you're a guy and need ESPN, in that case it costs 29.99 to get the Dish. Your only internet option is the wireless in the common areas or DSL - that's it. I can't comment on the pool, but the workout center is useless. One treadmill, 1 bike and a bowflex type of machine. Usually all are taken, so don't plan on scrapping your gym membership. The doormen are friendly and the dry cleaning lady is friendly as well. The elevators are pretty sporadic, they are slow and one of them had some troubles in the past month, but this isn't a deal breaker for me. Bottom line is, the building is OK, but the neighborhood is great, that is the reason I chose this place, but now that I'm ready to spend a bit more, there are some luxuries I want (bigger gym, balcony, etc.). Oh and whoever commented that it "smells" from people cooking. There are a number of Indian people that live here, so I'm going to presume that comment comes from their cooking. I live in the 8th floor and next to me are all professionals, no "smell" on my floor. Maintenance is very responsive here and the staff is very nice as well.

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