Apartment Ratings | The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream) Ratings and Reviews

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): Glad to be out (Not Recommending)

2009-09-30T14:04:36-06:00

From ainecrea: I lived at Preserve from August 2007 to August 2009. I chose it because of money and location. I do have to say that at first moving in this place was very nice and accommodating. They gave me an apartment in the exact location I wanted (near the clubhouse, top ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): Its not really half as bad as people have been claiming. (Recommending!)

2009-05-19T12:24:03-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Ive been here for a couple months now. Only real problems around here are the people. In one building people have been puking in the stairwell and elevator. I think its the teenagers. Along with that, it is probably the same individual who keeps breaking doors and windows. If security ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): Rent is affordable (Recommending!)

2009-05-06T09:56:36-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have been living at Preserve at Carol Stream since January of 2009. The place is decent and I haven't had any problems with infestations, toilet leaks or neighbors. The one complaint I guess I do have is that someone at the office was hitting on my boyfriend. I thought ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): A great place to live (Recommending!)

2009-05-06T09:20:13-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I started living here in Jan and it has been a great apartment. Preserve at Carol Stream has a pet building available, so it's a good place to live if you want to bring your dog. I'll admit that there were a few things wrong with my apartment when I ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): THE CREME DE LA CRAP!!!! (Not Recommending)

2008-12-18T12:41:02-06:00

From Dontchabothr: Moved into the Preserve July '08... and honestly in the beginning it wasn't so bad. Yes, I couldn't use my hair dryer in the bathroom, it would pop the fuse and they swore that they would fix it... to this day it still isn't FIXED! I have to blow dry ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): Cockroaches, no heat, intermittent electricity, no help, a terrible dream if you can sleep (Not Recommending)

2008-10-15T12:14:11-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Cockroaches - finding one and never seeing one again is something I could live with but regular sitings is not. If you don't care about constantly paying for ant traps, bug spray and replacing food that has been infested with a series of different insects this is the place for ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): Price point (Not Recommending)

2009-05-06T10:24:57-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I finally managed to get out of here.When I moved in 4 years ago, the room was not clean and not the best, but needed to save some money and the management seemed to be nice. More than anything, I like playing racquetball, so I decided to move in.The first ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): Please, Please, do not move here (Not Recommending)

2007-09-25T14:06:49-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My girlfriend, myself, and our baby daughter moved in March of this year. There has been nothing but problems. When we first moved in, it seemed to be a nice place to start out at prior to the purchase of a home of our own. However, within the first week, ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): Know what you're getting into (Not Recommending)

2007-08-03T16:27:06-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I agree with much of the sentiment of frustration expressed here. It only takes a couple bad neighbors to ruin an apartment complex and we have our share here at Preserve. Noise: There is nothing in between your floor and the neighbor's ceiling except the carpet. Lots of people who ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): Just keep looking... (Not Recommending)

2007-01-26T09:15:50-06:00

From -Anonymous-: By far this is the worst apt complex I've ever been in! The staff is nice but not very intelligent. We moved in despite all of the reviews I read b/c generally the apt and the people were friendly and honest when we looked at the apt place. After a ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): just don"t do it (Not Recommending)

2007-01-04T13:18:19-06:00

From jojo105: This is the worst apartment to live in.I live on the 3rd floor and I can't get a good night sleep in about a year. Hear everything under me they play music all night long. Then the squirrel problem they run and play all night. I sign my lease in ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): Management doesn't care. They just want your money. (Not Recommending)

2006-12-11T23:24:13-06:00

From -Anonymous-: You're asking, "If this place is so lousy, then why did he stay here 6 years?" That's because I was saving for a house and I can put up with a bad situation for a long time before I had enough. Plus I got lucky with my apartment. No one ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): your own ant farm! (Not Recommending)

2006-11-30T12:54:39-06:00

From -Anonymous-: if you enjoy ants this is the place to go! i also have noticed people smoking illegal drugs in my hallway. who knows if they are residents because the doors dont lock on the outside! my building is FREEZING because the doors are open to "dry up" (its cold and ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): Poor Management (Not Recommending)

2006-11-21T11:28:11-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I can't wait until mt lease is expired next July! The management is unprofessional, does't return phone calls and I have to call for maintaince issues more than three time to get a response. The rent is very expensive especially considering the fact the management does't care/address people concerns. The ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): Do not recommend (Not Recommending)

2006-10-24T18:58:02-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We lived there for 2 years and are happy to be OUT. The only thing management cares about is the outside. Inside is a whole different story. From very poor windows that leak and allow bugs and cold air inside, to homeless people coming in at night, filthy washing facilities ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): former resident (Not Recommending)

2006-08-29T21:59:19-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I used to live there when it was Village Park & I can see from the comments that it has only gotten wrose, which I didn't think was possible. In less you are desprite do not move here, if you like bugs, no heat or hot water in the winter ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): HORRIBLE PLACE (Not Recommending)

2006-08-10T21:24:44-06:00

From -Anonymous-: the management doesn't care about your requests, they don't give you a copy of your lease like they should, and there's bad ant problems that they refuse to take care of. Alot of people that live here have broken their lease because of the conditions here. It's awful, and it's ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): ttr (Recommending!)

2006-08-10T17:00:11-06:00

From -Anonymous-: this place is very good ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): Not a bad place to live (Recommending!)

2006-08-03T16:22:45-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have been a resident for approximately 3 months now. Have not had many maintenance issues. Overall, pretty quiet are and very nicely kept. I do reside near the office, therefore not sure on how the rest of the buildings are. Laundry room is usually nicely kept. The only issue ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): DON'T MOVE HERE!! (Not Recommending)

2007-07-29T09:56:13-06:00

From -Anonymous-: ...unless you like living in a college dorm! We have been here for 2 years & can't wait to get out. They allow several college students from a mechanic school to live here & all they do is party & tear up the place. If you like that kind of ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): Dont forget to keep asking for your deposit back!! (Not Recommending)

2006-06-13T20:11:04-06:00

From perverse2006: We moved out of this hole several months ago, THANKFULLY. It took them a month and a half to get our deposit returned to us, and that is after calling and bothering them 3 or 4 times. I believe that they are hoping most people forget about it, so that ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): Don't Rent Here, Go elsewhere, New Managemnt SUCKS (Not Recommending)

2006-06-11T13:54:03-06:00

From -Anonymous-: If you want the police arriving every weekend, intrusions by the current management into your apartment without notice, mainly by the property manager, your property being touched by the management, noise all throughout the night because of paper thin walls, then this is the place for you.

This is the worst ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): Good Apartments! (Recommending!)

2006-06-04T23:19:33-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We are current residence of the Preserves of Carol Stream and #1 they don't stink. Mostly everyone in charge are great and helpful. Maintence rocks and the grounds are great!!! The pool is great also. ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): Stinky...litrally. (Not Recommending)

2006-06-01T16:36:34-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Okay, first of all, you need to get over the smell. Second, you need to get over the pompas employees, of which I will not name, however, she has the same name as a red flower that people happen to give a dozen of to their sweetheart on valentines day...anyways, ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): This place suck (Not Recommending)

2006-05-10T13:44:59-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Don't ever live here if you want to sleep. Yoy can hear every single little thing from above, below, to the sides and everything going on outside. You will know things about your neighbors better than your own family. ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): Very Very Poor Service & Maintainance (Not Recommending)

2006-04-22T12:31:20-06:00

From -Anonymous-: property managers do a very poor jobs on returning phone calls (if it ever happens). If you call to complain about a problem no body picks up the phone, forget about returning you message. Things have been stolen from my storage, and no action has been taken by management - ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): Good for the money (Recommending!)

2006-04-09T15:21:50-06:00

From machinematrix: I've only been here a week or so but it seems all right so far. There's adequate parking, good amenities (hot tub, swimming pool, sauna, etc). I haven't had any maintenence issues so I can't comment on that but the staff is terrible at returning phone calls so I'm guessing ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): (Not Recommending)

2006-03-31T19:16:52-06:00

From hkdcm3@sbcglobal.net:
management is very un friendly and un willing to help a Resident ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): Don't be fooled by the staff's fake smiles....that's their job (Not Recommending)

2006-03-29T12:29:44-06:00

From tudarius: It takes at least 3 maintainance requests to get them to finally show up or fix it correctly...and the staff sucks...they'll tell you one thing and then deny it the next week...After living there a year, I needed my toilet replaced, bathroom and kitchen floors re-tiled, my heating went out ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): Greeted with a smile! (Recommending!)

2006-03-24T19:20:10-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Wonderful visit. The staff greeted me and my wife with a smile and made us feel at home. The apartment we were shown looked kept and in great condition. Impressed, we've seen some terrible places and were happy with this one. Definetely one of our top choices. ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): Office staff wrote previous review (Not Recommending)

2006-03-24T10:26:29-06:00

From preservesucks@hotmail.com: Obviously, the office staff wrote the previous review--just look at that 5 stars next to "staff", when everybody else is marking a "1." They couldnt even write a comment. The office staff is horrible except for one lady that was quite pleasant to talk to--Daisy. The manager on the other ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): (Recommending!)

2006-03-23T19:31:33-06:00

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The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): Cockroaches (Not Recommending)

2006-03-23T16:11:54-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Need I say more, we were visited by the exterminator and they said they're having a real problem with COCKROACHES...this place is unliveable, management is the biggest bunch of clueless, arogant people I have ever met, and the mantience team is the biggest waist of the air I breathe I ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): Bad place to be (Not Recommending)

2006-03-19T20:01:47-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Very poor maintenance (cannot get anyone to fix things in the apartment). Dirty water in the washers, badly working dryers. Horrible water in the appartments. New management incompetent, they have more problems that they can deal with, or they don't know how to deal with the problems. ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): Just say no! (Not Recommending)

2006-03-14T12:13:07-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I do not peresonally reside here but a couple of my friends do, and let me tell you, this place is a sh!t hole. last winter a window was shattered, and it took almost a week before they even attempted to tape it up, and about a month and a ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): Get us out of here (Not Recommending)

2006-02-20T13:08:26-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This place is pathetic. The management does not return any calls, EVER. If the assistant manager (some guy) says that the manager will call back--forget about it. The maintenance is about the worst I have ever seen. There is no resident screening whatsoever--anybody that is breathing and might be able ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): Oh good heavens, get me out of here ... QUICKLY!!! (Not Recommending)

2006-02-18T16:04:56-06:00

From sweetleo23: I have always considered myself somewhat tolerant and understanding, but I am at the end of my rope! Enough is enough! I've experienced (in almost 2 years): a REALLY LOUD banging in all the walls (it was all the pipes) for a couple weeks, a living room A/C (wall) unit ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): New management is very unprofessional and unorganized. (Not Recommending)

2006-02-14T13:56:20-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived in these appartment since it was under Village park management. This new management is not only very unprofessional but also never respond to any kind of messages. Their maintenance service is very bad, and this winter the parking lot was mess. No one cares or knows whats going ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): (Not Recommending)

2006-02-06T19:39:13-06:00

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The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): This is hell!!!! (Not Recommending)

2006-01-12T14:13:21-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I started living here when it was owned by village greens and now that it has new management this place is horrible. The management is horrible and the maintance never did anything. When it snowed the parking lot was plowed by the office, but the apartments parking lot and side ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): Don't even think about it (Not Recommending)

2006-01-12T10:34:14-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Management--clueless
Maintenance--pathetic
Safety--nonexistent
Garbage--plenty
Ghetto--you bet ya ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): This place sucks, just like the management. (Not Recommending)

2006-01-11T22:44:53-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The door sized window is still broke--for about 2 weeks now and still has duct tape holding together a completely shattered window on first floor. These buildings are NOT secure one bit. The same access code can get you into any building on the premises. Tonight, somebody went through our ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): Don't rent here if you value your health (Not Recommending)

2005-12-06T11:08:21-06:00

From Gnomestress: I am very unsatisfied with this apartment complex, and even more unhappy with the maintenance. First, our oven was leaking NATURAL GAS and it took them a WEEK to respond. Next, our toilet broke. It took them two days. At one point, the water heater on the main floor came ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): Not happy (Not Recommending)

2005-11-01T15:58:18-06:00

From unhappywithvillageparkofcs: As a former resident I would not recommend this apartment there were several things wrong when I first moved in 2 of them were major
1. The first real cold spell in 2004 there was no heat for about a week & a half due to the furnace being replaced
2. The ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): If you're 50 and have cats Its for you (Not Recommending)

2005-09-27T16:12:13-06:00

From jlc82: I loved this place when we first moved here and the neighbors that I worried about turned out to be the best ones of all. However because of the others, I will be moving this fall. Too many complaints about EVERYTHING! It's not what it was in '03. A call ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): Broken windows covered with duct tape (Not Recommending)

2005-09-19T21:20:43-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Wow, they did it again. Another broken window. this one is completely shattered but still in the frame. It is a full size (about 36" x 60" window) next to the back entrance. Still has broken glass laying on the floor inside the building. How long will it take to ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): new management clueless (Not Recommending)

2005-08-31T16:10:51-06:00

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The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): Very Low Class (Not Recommending)

2005-08-08T09:48:14-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The units are very antiquated with little to no sound proofing. Service is non existant. 50-50 chance of having hot water in the winter months. Overall VERY dissapointing. Highly reccomend looking elsewhere for the money. ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): (Not Recommending)

2005-04-13T12:23:00-06:00

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The Preserve of Carol Stream (formerly Village Park Of Carol Stream): Justin (Recommending!)

2004-12-09T13:15:37-06:00

From justin_c: I am overall very impressed with Village Park. The staff and maitenance are very pleasant and willing to please. If I call with a maintenance issue, they are out that same day or at the latest next day to fix the issue. The 2 bedroom is very spacious, and even ... [click to read full apartment review]