Apartment Ratings | Grand Plaza Ratings and Reviews

Grand Plaza: No longer recommended (Not Recommending)

2008-06-13T23:01:15-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We have lived at this property for several years. Until summer 2007 we would have recommended it. Since new management took over in autumn 2007 qulaity of life has spiraled downhill. Examples: (1) there is no longer scheduled routine maintenance for items like AC/furnace filters (2) maintenance jobs are not ... [click to read full apartment review]

Grand Plaza: Terrible Management (Not Recommending)

2008-05-07T12:14:08-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I am a current resident and my neighbor plays super loud techno music every night from 11pm - 3am. I have to get up at 6am for my job and obviously can't get any sleep. Numerous calls to management over the past few months have had no effect. Each time ... [click to read full apartment review]

Grand Plaza: Convenient Yes - Excellent NO! (Not Recommending)

2008-03-04T16:18:27-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I just read the last review and wanted to offer a few thoughts.1. The location is great: Easy access to the highway, subway, bus lines, grocery store in building and within several blocks, Mag Mile shopping.2. Facilities: "Resort-style living" its not, unless we are talking about that run-down resort which ... [click to read full apartment review]

Grand Plaza: Overall an excellent experience (Recommending!)

2008-03-04T15:36:03-06:00

From dany2008: I lived at Grand Plaza from spring 2006-fall 2007 and was very happy with my apartment, with Grand Plaza management, and with the apartment building overall. My husband and I rented a one-bedroom apartment, and while rent was steep, we enjoyed the fact that so much was in walking distance ... [click to read full apartment review]

Grand Plaza: Horrible maintenance and service (Not Recommending)

2007-10-17T21:46:08-06:00

From R3I00: I've been living in a 1-bedroom apartment here for over a month. The first thing I noticed when I moved in was that the door lock joint was really stiff: I have to slam the door in order to shut it, waking up the whole neighborhood at the same time. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Grand Plaza: Spender Beware! (Not Recommending)

2007-04-13T00:22:27-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Some very nice door staff, maintenance crew, and location attributes give this "luxurious" apartment complex a deceitfully glossy veneer. It charms the hurried apartment hunter but once a resident here, the multitude of flaws become painfully clear. For most- having well padded pockets, this place is at best compromised convenience ... [click to read full apartment review]

Grand Plaza: Great Location, Newer, but......... (Recommending!)

2007-03-03T14:09:28-06:00

From RiverNorthResident: What Grand Plaza Is:
1. Great location - Easy access to highways, subway, bus lines, and blocks to Michigan Ave. Jewel grocery store attached to building, with Whole Foods and Trader Joe's a couple blocks away.
2. Newer - being just four years old, the units still appear in good shape, have ... [click to read full apartment review]

Grand Plaza: Buyers in the West Tower Watch Out (Recommending!)

2007-01-19T16:51:37-06:00

From -Anonymous-: A warranty is only as good as the people standing behind it!

I purchased a unit in the West Tower. Only when I moved the furniture in did I notice that there were significant floor leveling problems. Over the space of 7 feet, I had to pick up the wall ... [click to read full apartment review]

Grand Plaza: GRAND LARCENY! (Not Recommending)

2006-12-22T23:25:57-06:00

From -Anonymous-: GRAND LARCENY

The Grand Plaza over-promised and under-delivered to us in a dramatic fashion, and did not provide anywhere remotely near the level of care, service or commitment to excellence that it purports to provide to its prospective residents. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Grand Plaza: I love the Grand Plaza!!! (Recommending!)

2006-11-17T11:01:33-06:00

From glad4grandplaza: I recently moved out of the Grand Plaza, only because my husband was transfered and offered a new position out of state. I was seriously devasted to leave Grand Plaza, because I truly felt at home with the outstanding amenities and warm, patient staff! Grand Plaza is also in a ... [click to read full apartment review]

Grand Plaza: Another terrible experience (Not Recommending)

2006-08-23T17:00:12-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I moved out of Grand Plaza at the end of June. I returned the internet modem that I put a deposit down for and have not recieved the deposit ($150) back. I called managment after the 45 days they have to return it. At first they said they had no ... [click to read full apartment review]

Grand Plaza: NO AIR CONDITIONING IN SPRING! (Not Recommending)

2007-04-24T17:59:15-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The management company will NOT agree to turn on the air conditioning until June 1st even though it can get well into the 80s in the units when the temp outside is only in the 60s. It doesn't cool off much at night, even when the lows outside are in ... [click to read full apartment review]

Grand Plaza: Beautiful but expensive (Recommending!)

2006-05-28T01:18:41-06:00

From chicagostyle: My company had to put me up in an apartment, and somehow I managed to get them to pay for this place. Otherwise I could never live here. But it's just a gorgeous place to live. My only three complaints so far are: 1) the weather was back and forth ... [click to read full apartment review]

Grand Plaza: Management staff lied about rent increase (Not Recommending)

2006-02-11T23:29:10-06:00

From -Anonymous-: When I signed my lease I was told that my renewal rate would be based on my current rent (when I signed I was in some kind of "concessions" by the management, which averaged out one free month of rent over the course of the lease). I was also told ... [click to read full apartment review]

Grand Plaza: BEWARE!!! (Not Recommending)

2006-01-04T03:54:17-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This apartment complex may seem nice on the outside, but in reality it's a different story. Upon moving in we noticed the workmanship was shoddy in some places (our floor slants.) It does not use top of the line fixtures and other such items you may expect to find when ... [click to read full apartment review]

Grand Plaza: Stay Away! (Not Recommending)

2005-06-13T22:56:12-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Management staff was unprofessional and rude. I moved to Chicago from out of town and they were horrible in helping with the movers, etc. The pool is more like a small hot tub with too many kids who do not live in the apartment. It's way overpriced for what you ... [click to read full apartment review]

Grand Plaza: Good for a year (Recommending!)

2005-02-04T17:34:34-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived here for a year and would say that if you are looking for a short term residence in Chicago, its a great place. If you are planning on living in Chicago for a long time, there are better places. There are a lot of professionals that live in ... [click to read full apartment review]

Grand Plaza: Stay Away (Not Recommending)

2004-12-07T17:26:09-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I was set to move into this building but my treatment by the management staff was so poor I decided not to move in. Those that weren't downright rude and disinterested were disorganized.

I now live right down the street at a nicer building, and can the few steps to enjoy ... [click to read full apartment review]

Grand Plaza: it's nice but too expensive (Recommending!)

2004-12-01T12:53:05-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've lived here for about a year. The doormen are very nice. The people living here are so snotty!! I have yet to meet someone that is nice here. Even my neighbors don't even say hi! The rent is too expensive!! You can have a morgage for the amount you ... [click to read full apartment review]

Grand Plaza: Mostly good, however it´s too expensive! (Recommending!)

2004-04-20T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived here for over a year, and there are some great points. The maintenance is fantastic! The doormen are friendly, and the West Tower is the one you want to live in. The East Tower has too much traffic and rif-raf coming through it! The management staff is rude, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Grand Plaza: The Grand is Not Grand At All (Not Recommending)

2004-04-20T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This property HAD great potential, however the management company is totally rude and unprofessional. You will get sucked into all of the amenties, but they were always breaking down. Business center is a joke, computers slow and functions only half the time, "winter Atrium" flooded everytime it rained, this place ... [click to read full apartment review]

Grand Plaza: Rude Stuck up People (Not Recommending)

2004-02-25T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: the managment was the only mgmt group I know that would show ones apt while u were still living there! we had moving boxes everywhere but they just wanted the potential buyers to see.

overpriced and their amenties are not that great...compters in the lab were always slow and the free ... [click to read full apartment review]