Apartment Ratings | Williams Reserve (formerly Prairie Brook) Ratings and Reviews

Williams Reserve (formerly Prairie Brook): NOT REALLY WORTH IT...THERE ARE BETTER APTS OUT THERE. (Not Recommending)

2009-03-30T19:45:17-06:00

From piper.ph@hotmail.com: a little on the pricey side for getting a mediocre apartment. NO utilities are included and despite what the rental office tells you, you end up paying a lot with no explanation of usage charges. the reviews from last year mention the house centipedes. well, they are still a problem. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Williams Reserve (formerly Prairie Brook): Nice place to live (Recommending!)

2009-03-30T13:51:31-06:00

From MarkJi: Have been living here for 3.5 years. my second son was born here. we really think it is our home. so far so good. Our apartment is not big but very nice. especially in the winter noon time, facing the south , a lot of sunshine.No problem for parking. no ... [click to read full apartment review]

Williams Reserve (formerly Prairie Brook): WILLIAMS RESERVE SUCKS!!! (Not Recommending)

2009-02-24T19:45:31-06:00

From -Anonymous-: WILLIAMS RESERVE IS WAY TOO EXPENSIVE. FOR WHAT THEY ARE CHARGING FOR APARTMENTS, THERE SHOULD BE SOME REALLY NICE FEATURES SUCH AS MAYBE WASHERS AND DRYERS IN THE APARTMENT OR STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES OR SOMETHING BUT THERE IS NOTHING NICE. THE WINDOWS AND THE BALCONY DOOR IS VERY DRAFTY. I ... [click to read full apartment review]

Williams Reserve (formerly Prairie Brook): Remarkable (Recommending!)

2008-07-22T09:53:51-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived at Williams Reserve since 2002 when they were named Prairie Brook Apts. There are challenges with working with people on an everyday basis with different problems and different demands and I find that management (John) and everyone else works hard in meeting peoples request. Never have I ... [click to read full apartment review]

Williams Reserve (formerly Prairie Brook): DONT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT (Not Recommending)

2008-05-30T13:58:32-06:00

From sharmaag: I will never recommend this place to anyone. Here is why -- Manager JOHN is very rude. He is not helpful at all.-- Utility bills are calculated on the basis of number of ppl living in the apartment and square footage of the apartment. You will never get to know ... [click to read full apartment review]

Williams Reserve (formerly Prairie Brook): Not the best, but not the worst (Not Recommending)

2008-04-08T11:54:02-06:00

From angrees08: I lived at Williams Reserve from August 2005 to August 2007. There were good and bad things about this complex.Cons:-Water/house centipedes (the review prior to mine attached a photo of these NASTY looking bugs)-I lived on top/3rd floor in a 2 bdr, and someone below us or on the first ... [click to read full apartment review]

Williams Reserve (formerly Prairie Brook): DO NOT MOVE HERE!!! read why (Not Recommending)

2008-02-29T09:49:02-06:00

From youarehydrogen@hotmail.com: This is by far the worst place to live in Palatine. Over the course of 9 months so far, three cars have been hit overnight in the parking lot, and of course no note was left. In the first month living here, we had patio furniture stolen during the night, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Williams Reserve (formerly Prairie Brook): Great when I was there. Perhaps it's changed (Recommending!)

2007-03-03T22:40:17-06:00

From n3phthys: This review is late coming. I lived there around 2004. My apartment was great, 1 bedroom townhouse. The utilities breakdown was bad. I agree. Each building equally shares the cost of utilities. If you're frugal with your use of electricity, it doesn't matter if everyone else isn't. Management was very ... [click to read full apartment review]

Williams Reserve (formerly Prairie Brook): staff is helpful (Recommending!)

2006-07-01T15:31:06-06:00

From -Anonymous-: i've had great responses to my problems and the staff is always helpful... resident appreciation week was cool to let us know that they are here; Karen is AWESOME! and natalie is very helpful; everyone else isn't great, but they try....

i wouldn't live here for another year because they are ... [click to read full apartment review]

Williams Reserve (formerly Prairie Brook): Don't Live Here! (Not Recommending)

2006-06-08T22:57:01-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Horrible customer servive. Anything goes wrong they claim no liability and assume it is the renters responsibility. Completely unresponsive. Heat went out in the winter=3 days to fix. Cable went out due to a tree in the way=3 months to fix. Car broken into=no help, not even w/ the police. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Williams Reserve (formerly Prairie Brook): Honest Review (Recommending!)

2006-05-01T16:05:26-06:00

From mdsev: Nice place to live. Not much noise and there is plenty of parking. The grounds are lit up at night and I never had a problem with crime.

Utilities are expensive. You have to pay for everything. Maintenance is quick if something breaks.

There use to be a lot of geese ... [click to read full apartment review]

Williams Reserve (formerly Prairie Brook): Don't go there (Not Recommending)

2006-04-13T15:50:13-06:00

From goldenkayo@aol.com: The heating and gas bills are not equally distributed and residence will often find themselves paying for those who sit at home all day and run their utilities, There is limited if any parking. The management is inconsistent and there are too many damn geese! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Williams Reserve (formerly Prairie Brook): Well I am leaving Williams... (Recommending!)

2007-07-30T14:00:16-06:00

From isharra@yahoo.com: I relocated here from Maryland for my job...I fell in love with Williams right away. The outdoors had an east coast feel and I loved sitting outside by the stream during the good weather. Yes because of another job...I did move to another building that was little quieter but overall ... [click to read full apartment review]

Williams Reserve (formerly Prairie Brook): The New Cabrini Green (Not Recommending)

2005-06-26T15:50:06-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Do you like scate boarding, smoking, drinking teens hanging around your apartment, urinating on patios? Would you like 2 ceiling leaks, 2 faucet leaks, a toilet leak and a refrigerator leak? How about a answering service when you call the office? Would you like to be told to "call the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Williams Reserve (formerly Prairie Brook): Beware of the Geese! (Recommending!)

2005-05-13T19:58:15-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Overall Williams Reserve is a good place aside from many of the issues that have been mentioned in the reviews.

Negative
1) Beware of the geese
There are geese everywhere in the complex that make noise and crap all over the place. When its nesting season and you get too close they ... [click to read full apartment review]

Williams Reserve (formerly Prairie Brook): Run away Run away, Section eight! (Not Recommending)

2004-07-29T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived at Williams Reserve for one year and that was all it took. With the beautiful clubhouse and the old friendly helpful staff I could look past the people always hanging around but now with the staff or lack of it, all of the little things are popping out, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Williams Reserve (formerly Prairie Brook): Highly recommended (Recommending!)

2004-04-26T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have been living here since one year, and I´m gonna renew my lease for one more year. The staff is very active and very professional. This is a safer place than the surroundings. Staff constantly keeps in touch with cops to prevent crimes, got this info from police dept.! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Williams Reserve (formerly Prairie Brook): Fine (Recommending!)

2004-02-04T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived there a year now and have found it safe, quiet, and affordable. I have found no problems with anyone in my apt. building or staff memebers. The only problem is the lack of storage in the apts. I have a one bedroom apt. that I have seemed ... [click to read full apartment review]

Williams Reserve (formerly Prairie Brook): TERRIBLE PLACE! (Not Recommending)

2004-01-24T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived in these apts for the past 5 yrs and I can honestly say that you should NOT move here. I have had nothing but problems, and this last year has been the worst so I will NOT renew! I have had bees and wasps in my apartment ... [click to read full apartment review]

Williams Reserve (formerly Prairie Brook): ITS TRUE, they have gotten worse!!!!!!! (Not Recommending)

2003-12-31T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I currently reside here and the only reason i am still here is because i was to slow with trying to find a different place plus hate moving al my stuff, but yes they are worse now, when i first moved here staff new me by name, was totally friendly ... [click to read full apartment review]

Williams Reserve (formerly Prairie Brook): (Recommending!)

2003-08-19T00:00:00-06:00

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Williams Reserve (formerly Prairie Brook): Forget about living here!! (Not Recommending)

2003-04-21T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The new regime really stinks there. Office people are mean and rude. Maintenace used to be good, but now its bad. Rent keeps going up and up every year, and now you have to pay all utilities too. This place used to be OK, but since this management came in, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Williams Reserve (formerly Prairie Brook): Things here are now terrible (Not Recommending)

2003-04-16T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We lived at these apts for quite a few years. The management used to be incredibly GREAT! They treated us like family. They were always considerate and caring, understanding, addressed maintenance issues right away. Since new management took over things have been terrible. The manager is extremely RUDE and will ... [click to read full apartment review]

Williams Reserve (formerly Prairie Brook): Used to be good... not anymore (Not Recommending)

2003-03-17T00:00:00-06:00

From jennmendez@hotmail.com: I do not recommend this place to ANYONE!! The new staff is EXTREMELY rude and unhelpful and sarcastic. They do not care about their customers at all. Prices went high without improving anything exept the clubhouse because that is for the staff. Don´t move here unless you want to pay ... [click to read full apartment review]