This building (as of spring 2003) was managed by a Chicago slum realty company called Metroplex (located at 222 N LaSalle, Suite 1414). The building superintendent was a dumpy guy named Ken, who was never around to fix anything. I saw him maybe a few times a month, which is unaceptable since he was supposed to be there from 9-5 on weekdays. According to apartments.com, this property is now managed by Linda Capriotti.

During my 12 month lease, one of the tenants would urinate in the elevator on a daily basis (just a sample of what the tenants are like), and three months passed before the superintendent did anything about. In the end Ken removed the carpet completely, exposing the wood floor underneath. It did not stop the mystery urinator, who resumed his/her daily ritual of pissing on the floor, which I am convinced was a health risk.

Other problems, which are far more severe: the fire escapes were blocked off with half-inch plywood for about two months in late 2002, so I called the City of Chicago to file a complaint. An inspector showed up, and he informed me the building (and its superintendent) had a history of legal problems, and thought 1164 N Dearborn should be condemned.

We also went five days without heat in January, and another four days in February without hot water. On the fourth day, our hot water was brown and didn't run clear for about four hours.

The building was not well kept, and it wasn't umcommon to find various insects crawling around once in a while. It's just barely a cut above a slum.

Do yourself a favor and steer clear of this awful building. I never once felt safe living there, and can't imagine why anyone would want to live there. Oh yeah...I just remembered. The security system would break down at least once a month, and homeless drunks pass out in the lobby/intercom area all the time.

Don't even bother. You deserve better, trust me.