Apartment Review for 1100 North Lasalle - Chicago, IL

You get what you pay for regarding this apartment. The location is great; red line, grocery stores, restaurants, bars, shopping, etc. are all within walking distance. Also, my apartment had nice views out into the city and received plenty of light. I had no bug problems, and as a preventative measure, someone would come by about three times per year and spray for them, but just around the oven, if that was worth anything. During winter, there was enough heat given off from the radiators, but the $300 fee to run the window A/C during summer is a rip-off. Also, the maintenance staff would respond to any minor requests quickly, i.e. within a day. This is where the majority of my dollar went, apparently. Otherwise, some security guards can be very rude. Others are completely worthless and let anyone go through. Somebody who clearly did not live in the building (I say this because he did not know his way around the lobby floor) tried to rob me. I informed management about the incident, but nothing was done to improve the security. The same security guard still works there and still keeps letting everyone through! The management themselves can sometimes be rude, too. Also, about a quarter of the washing machines and dryers are broken at any given time, and at least one of the two elevators breaks down for at least a day about every two weeks or so. In addition, the one-bedroom apartments are very small. And everything else in the building is adequate, but seem to be just good enough to barely pass the building code requirements.