Hyde Park Tower Apartments

«My main issue is that the property is advertised as smoke free but the smell of marijuana is regularly in elevators, on my floor, seeps into my unit through vents, and in the garage. Having a small child, that is something very important to me. Also, management is very quick to try to serve a 5 day notice if payment is a few days late where most other properties have a 5 day grace period before late fees are incurred much less a 5 day notice being served.»

«I’ve lived in Hyde Park Tower since the beginning of March 2015. I really enjoy living in the building. It’s quiet and the residents and office staff are very friendly and helpful. One of the things I like most is that they take resident security very seriously. They are sure to call before allowing deliveries or guest up to the apartment. And they also utilize the live camera in the building for your safety.»

«The service I received from maintenance was INCREDIBLE! They fixed everything in a timely manor and even left I delicious bag of popcorn! They think of everything!»

You are putting yourself into a big risk by choosing this place! 1) A REMINDER TO U: read every single word in the rental contract, they take no responsibilities for pretty much everything. So be prepared to all kinds of «traps» which will cost you several grands. 2) They recently changed their management, and the new management is very bad. They barely response to any requests. 3) OVERPRICED! They pretty much charge everything they can. The refundable deposit will never go back to you, because they will try their best to charge every penny from it and ask you to pay more!
Overall, you avoid this place if you can!

The only reason this gets one star is that the neighborhood is great and the apartment building is just steps away from public transportation.
As the previous poster states, this building is extremely overpriced. The $ 1600 is actually for a one bedroom which they call a 2 bedroom because apartment features a den that doubles as a living room or bedroom. On top of that, you are charged common area maintenance which fluctuates month to month. THe costs range from $ 80 to $ 120. Some of the charges are ridiculous. An example would be charging for gas use when the stove is electric or «cooling» costs that was as high as $ 60 one month. I rarely turned on the air in my own apartment. When the property manager was questioned about some of the line items they couldn’t provide an explanation. The offsite mangement company was contacted and the response was «I’ll have to get back to you.», which of course they never did. I made the decision to move after about three months there. Add a parking space (a must if you have a car in Hyde Park) at $ 150 to $ 200 a pop and your monthly outlay is easily over $ 1800! Stupidly, I signed a 14 month lease, which I since found out was illegal. 12 months is the limit.
I paid $ 300 deposit. When I moved out it was quickly apparant that I would never see that deposit again. Your unit is to be professionally cleaned. If not, they charge $ 140 (to clean a small one bedroom, mind you). The carpet has to be professionally cleaned, if not, the cost is $ 60. So you pay for getting the apartment move in ready when most mgmt companies figure that in their rent costs. I was then informed I would be charged for residual CAM costs for the mystery charges I previously mentioned. In the end, I was nickled and dimed for another $ 45 bucks.
Most of the door and maintenance staff were friendly and helpful. However onsite managers are changed there as often as folks change underwear. I was there for a year and saw at least three different onsite managers. The company that manages the place needs to be replaced or they will continue to lose good tenants. They can do so much more in gving tenants the opportunity to meet one another or try to connect tenants to all that’s happening in Hyde Park.
My advice would be to look elsewhere for an apartment with better value and managment that doesn’t look to fleece its tenants.