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Sovereign Apartments: Beware (Not Recommending)

2008-08-28T08:27:37-06:00

From -Anonymous-: There are about 7 layers of paint on the walls, the water in the shower will alternately run hot and cold, the fixtures are from when the building was built in the 1920s, some refrigerators have ice boxes that do not self-defrost. The heat is inconsistent, you either roast or ... [click to read full apartment review]

Sovereign Apartments: I really like it here (Recommending!)

2008-04-19T10:36:34-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Hi:I've lived in apartments in NYC, the California Bay Area, and Chicago. I have to say, I have thoroughly enjoyed my experience living at The Sovereign. First of all, I love coming home and getting greeted with a smile by whoever is working at the desk. The staff here has ... [click to read full apartment review]

Sovereign Apartments: Worst Apartment Ever (Not Recommending)

2008-04-02T12:45:58-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived at the Sovereign for 9 months when I had to terminate my lease due to cockroaches. It was absolutely disgusted and horrible. On top of that, maintenance does not know how to dispose of cockroaches and only made the situation worse. I also had problems with the heat. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Sovereign Apartments: Great Place (Recommending!)

2008-03-31T00:35:22-06:00

From holyROLLER99: I've been living at the Sovereign for nearly 10 months now and absolutely love it (I just signed a lease renewal for an additional year). Here are my thoughts:Pros:1. Price!!! I'm paying about $600 for a medium-size studio on the top floor with a beautiful, unobstructed lake view. Not only ... [click to read full apartment review]

Sovereign Apartments: If you value your health and sanity, move somewhere else. (Not Recommending)

2008-01-30T14:20:51-06:00

From daynee86: Management forced me to "upgrade" to a larger apartment after my boyfriend and I got married due to some company policy that 2 people cannot live in a 400 sq foot studio. So our rent jumped $260/mo and we moved up 3 floors. The day we moved in, the wires ... [click to read full apartment review]

Sovereign Apartments: A great apartment! (Recommending!)

2007-09-16T18:20:28-06:00

From Writer63: I have lived here now for several months. In all honesty, I forgot to check this site until after I had signed the lease. After reading some of the negative reviews, I was worried I had made a bad choice. But my fears turned out to be for nothing. I ... [click to read full apartment review]

Sovereign Apartments: where to begin? (Not Recommending)

2007-11-24T12:22:37-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Both the building manager and maintenance crew on separate occasions have attempted to unlock my apt without knocking for no reason other than they had the wrong apartment.Very poor communication.We had mold on the wall in our bathroom, and they painted over it. The mold is back, no surprise.Awful plumbing, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Sovereign Apartments: Why all of the complaints? (Recommending!)

2007-06-08T17:16:27-06:00

From fruit_loop@yahoo.com: I have never had any issues with the management, I have always been treated well, and all of my repairs have been taken care of within a timely matter. I just renewed my lease for 2 years, I asked to have a few things done and with a matter of ... [click to read full apartment review]

Sovereign Apartments: Bad service... (Not Recommending)

2007-05-26T10:00:34-06:00

From peanut2224: If you like having the management tell you they do not have time to talk to you about your lease, having management reply to a question asked "I don't know all I do is show apartments here" and if you enjoy sleeping in and waking up in the middle of ... [click to read full apartment review]

Sovereign Apartments: Great alternative to dorms (Recommending!)

2007-02-17T17:56:53-06:00

From firetiger: I'm a student at LUC and just could not do another year in the dorms. I chose the Sovereign due to the security of the building, and the fact that the front desk accepts packages. The rent is higher than most other apartments in the area, but I don't mind ... [click to read full apartment review]

Sovereign Apartments: I have not been happy here (Not Recommending)

2007-02-08T16:06:42-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I was so excited to move in here because it's cheaper than living by UIC which is where I go to school. But now I know why. Like others say, the plumbing sucks. My dad is a plumber and he said it's because it's an old building. You cannot drink ... [click to read full apartment review]

Sovereign Apartments: Management has no regards for Residents (Not Recommending)

2006-11-28T23:21:33-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Since Michael Resko left in 2003, the quality of Management has been horrible. Rent goes up every year, yet service has gone terribly down. Trying to get a new updated appliance is like talking to a Brick wall! If you put in a request order to have something fixed, you ... [click to read full apartment review]

Sovereign Apartments: These People are Crooks (Not Recommending)

2006-11-22T19:22:26-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Hi,

These guys are highway robbers. Don't ever dream of getting your security deposit. I stayed here for 2 years and left the apartment with move in condition for someone else. These guys send me a bill of $1100. You simplly don't want to get into trouble PLEASE. Don't even think ... [click to read full apartment review]

Sovereign Apartments: Beware the new management (Not Recommending)

2006-08-03T12:32:55-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Halfway through my stay, the management changed over to a woman named Jenny. A couple of instances have made me believe she has absolutely no regard for the people staying in the apartment. First, she attempted to stop the residents from sitting in the window seat in the lobby because ... [click to read full apartment review]

Sovereign Apartments: It's been fun (Recommending!)

2006-07-01T12:33:28-06:00

From jimsellshomes: 2 years ago my wife needed to find a place convenient to Evanston hospital and DePaul University. I mapped out a bunch of available rentals along the purple/redline corridor and we did a bunch of drive bys and checking out of lobbies. Not impressed with anything until we stopped here. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Sovereign Apartments: Horrible....do NOT move here (Not Recommending)

2005-07-24T01:13:24-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My husband first moved here and lived in a Studio. At that time, things were ok, and the building manager actually knew what they were doing. I then decided to move in with my husband into a 1 bedroom apartment. This is when the hell began. We had a drop ... [click to read full apartment review]

Sovereign Apartments: plumbing problems, extra costs and misleading advertising (Not Recommending)

2005-06-08T12:27:08-06:00

From -Anonymous-: If you like hot showers, good water pressure and drains that work in the correct direction, avoid The Sovereign. Large, deep bathtubs and original plumbing fixtures are charming; original 90-year old plumbing is not. An earlier poster's description of a kitchen sink backing up sounds awfully familiar...

My apartment is OK, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Sovereign Apartments: Many Problems (Not Recommending)

2004-11-21T17:05:04-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My kitchen sink backs up and overflows 1-3 times weekly. They keep plunging and won't do anything to fix the problem. After dark I will not go outside, lots of weird disruptive people hang out on the streets.
Rents are reasonable now I know why. You never know when someone has ... [click to read full apartment review]

Sovereign Apartments: JUST SAY NO (Not Recommending)

2004-09-29T17:15:16-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Bad neighborhood
bums, drunks, druggies,
men urinating at the corner
of the building 5pm
Just say no
No parking unless you pay extra
& maybe you will get a spot ... [click to read full apartment review]

Sovereign Apartments: Rules do not apply...violations of entry (Not Recommending)

2004-09-28T16:23:38-06:00

From -Anonymous-: When you are not at home the staff, office and maintenance feel they have a right to enter without any advance notice. The law clearly states they do not have a right of entry without 24hr notice. When confronted about this they just say sorry....
Also the fitness center in the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Sovereign Apartments: Good apartment, bad neighborhood (Recommending!)

2004-06-16T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Unlike the other posters, I have found all of the staff have been friendly. At Christmastime they have cookies, cakes and tea downstairs and I've never lived in another building that did that. The maintenance is very prompt - if you report it in the morning, it is usually fixed ... [click to read full apartment review]

Sovereign Apartments: not great, not bad (Recommending!)

2004-06-05T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived there from 1998-2000. I didn't have many problems. HOWEVER, I went away for two months, during the winter. I lived on the third floor, and the "decorative" nonfunctional balcony outside my window flooded, because they didn't maintain the drain. It caused my apartment to flood. When I came ... [click to read full apartment review]

Sovereign Apartments: Not that bad (Recommending!)

2004-04-13T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I just renewed my lease for another go round. My experience hasnt been as bad as the other two. The front desk people arent rude at all(at least not on purpose)- they look out for the tenants. Whenever something needs fixing, I usually get a timely response. The parking is ... [click to read full apartment review]

Sovereign Apartments: Avoid (Not Recommending)

2004-02-09T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Leasing agent did not fully disclose the construction and renovations the building was undergoing. Constant work on public areas, and very little attention to individual apartments.

Advertised originally as part of the Goldcoast! (Possible misprint in apartment search brochure).

Heat has failed twice. Slow to fix.

Parking is difficult.

Hostile doorstaff.

Terrible soundproofing ... [click to read full apartment review]

Sovereign Apartments: Avoid unless you are a carefree person (Not Recommending)

2004-01-07T00:00:00-06:00

From expers@kf.com: This place has problems. Staff enter without advanced notice. Management is lacking and unresponsive. Elevators breakdown. Cockroaches on the first level. Unprofessional front desk staff. ... [click to read full apartment review]