I have lived in my current apartment (East Lakeview) for 2 years now, and initially had a positive experience with living in the building--the staff was nice, and it seemed as if they were willing to make any necessary repairs/upkeep around our unit prior to my roommate and I moving in. When we moved-in early July 2012, we were told the apartment would be repainted. I'd hardly call this a paint-job--the fact that, to this day, there are white paint marks all over door handles, the floor, etc. tells me the investment into "fixing up the place" was more of a selling point. I asked if painting was okay in the unit and if anything would have to be done to the walls before we moved out. The answer I received was "No". Now, two years later, I was told the entire place would have to be painted back to white or off-white, (my mistake there was not initially having the answer about painting given to me in writing.) Funny, because I have a feeling the same "quality" paint-job will be done for the next tenant, so me painting the place back would probably be free work for them, (I have not received word back on my argument that we were told there wouldn't be a charge/requirement to paint after calling 3 weeks ago.) Upon receiving our lease renewal, we were told we had until April 20th to give notice if we would resign or not--the renewal was sent to us less than 2 weeks prior to when that notice was due. And while this may be more of a personal issue, I had just started chemotheraphy and was told they could only extend the response deadline by two weeks. Keep in mind, this is for a JULY 1st lease. Most of the other reviews I've read have been spot-on in regards to the building management. It will usually take anywhere from 3-8 weeks to have maintenance issues addressed, including the fact that for awhile we had rodents in our unit. My roommate and I both left messages for the building manager where we did not receive calls back. Two months after we initially made those calls, it took me calling the building manager and giving her a bit of an earful to have two maintenance issues fixed. The worst part of this experience was the response I received when I explained why my roommate and would not be resigning another year. There was no apology, no explanation as to why issues weren't addressed, no attempt to remedy those issues, (which may have convinced my roommate and I to stay.) I added the fact that I found it incredibly unfair that our rent was raised at the same time there had been numerous instances of the failure to address maintenance issues. Needless to say, after seeing the other reviews, I understand why I see tenants frequently moving in and out of my building. Clearly there is major room for business quality revision at this company. read more

Vasif is in charge of maintaining the building I live in and he has gone above and beyond to help with any problem that comes up. Not only does he have a positive demeanor, he is hard working and makes sure things get done. I can only hope the other buildings have someone who cares as much as he does and puts pride into their job. read more

505 Belmont, Chicago An older building with no attmept whatsoever to maintain it. There is one very small working elevator(think bathroom stall size) has not been cleaned since the Truman administration. The elevator panel is separating from the wall and there is no required paper work on the inspection. It is frequently broken. The other elevator at the back has never worked to my knowledge which is bad if you are moving or having deliveries brought up from the alley. The back stairs to the garbage area are easily 70 years old--metal, steep, rusting and treacherous. The laundry room is awful. At least half of the dryers have no lint filters so the inside of the dryer below the absent filter is full of lint which no doubt affects the wiring and looks like a fire waiting to happen. May of the washers are non-functional. I have never seen more than 2/3 of them oeprational. The apartments have the cheapest possible appliances and fixtures. Cheap sinks and toilets, badly installed. Shoddy repairs done with built up caulk and patching. Rusting refrigerator, ceiling fan with one blade missing and others bent.Re-paint jobs in apartment done poorly, years of built up caulking and trim paint which globs and catches dirt and grime. Obvious patches that buckle and bulge, different colors of paint used--most of the wall is cream colored but then randomly becomes a yellow toned color. Shower bar old and missing one wall suction/gripper plate. Faucets mismatched. Common areas-- halls are dark with brown carpet, brown trim and oche walls. Common area lobby is large and could be quite inviting if a TV were mounted high on the wall and seating added with a few tables and maybe a table to play cards or board games. But when you can't keep the elevator working you clearly arent going to care about making a semi-pkeasant environment. Management is unresponsive. Maintenance is abysmal. If you have a leak, an outage, a clogged toilet don't expect to have it resolved. The contact person, Gabriella, is a phantom who gets and may or may not respond to calls or texts but never appears to actually show up. The FRONT DOOR IS FREQUENTLY INOPERABLE and cannot be opened from the inside if you are leaving or even using a key from the outside. If there is an emergency with the often non-working elevator, the other elevator never working, the unsafe stairs AND the front door jammed shut so there is only one egress point, PEOPLE WILL BE INJURED OR DIE TRYING TO GET OUT. I am not sure how this place ever passes inspections by the city. read more

NEVER RENT FROM BEAL PROPERTIES! I am SO GLAD I'm finally out of my lease with Beal Properties. I have unfortunately lived with them for 2 years, I didn't know any better, it was my first time in Chicago and had about a day to find a place. The employees are rude, stuff never gets fixed, random things (like water and electricity) will get shut off with no notice. Mold, rats, and bugs plague the place. My kitchen sink has not worked properly since I moved in. We have leaks in my dining room and bedroom which were called about but nothing was done, now there is mold surrounding them. Our toilet has been broken for months, we have to reach into the tank to flush it DISGUSTING! We called about it but have not gotten a call back. I'm Moving and will NEVER move into another beal properties building again! I painted my walls when I moved in to cover up the bad primer they put on, do I have to paint them back to white before I move? Will I get charged some sort of fee if I don't? I do not want to do any favors for this place if I don't have to! read more

Believe all the horrible reviews and stay away. If you have already paid your application fee, I would still suggest taking that loss and not signing the lease. They are a corrupt company who will find ways to get money out of you any way they can. They took over our building halfway through my first year, then changed our lease to an 8-month lease without telling us. We now have two weeks to find a new place or renew again. They did this so they could raise the rent price sooner, which they have. It has also taken 6 months + for them to fix things that have broken or were rotted out. They don't seem to care that they are extremely unethical and take on more buildings then they can manage. I would strongly recommended finding an apartment with a different management company, even if it might not be the apartment you want. read more

This place has had a lot of names in the past. They are a terrible management company. Slum lord would be a complement. Check out reviews for Beal Properties. I posted a negative review for another account they had on here for a shell company, and it looks like that page was closed. They constantly rename and create new companies after being flooded with negative comments from wronged tenants. read more

Total nightmare of landlords,building an absolute dump,very uncooperative maintenance supervisor ,you can't personally talk to anybody,just email and messages,so you go figure....thought it was reasonable rent,but when you have to buy out your lease,very expensive... Stay away from them !! read more

The first few months were okay. The last few months, not so much. Once they found out I was not going to renew the lease it was like Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Daniel the janitor kept hounding me asking if I was going to resign the lease, the last time we spoke on the phone he told me if I did not renew then I would need to be out of the apartment by the 1st. That is what I did and now the company does not want to give me my security deposit back. I have never seen the landlord, I have actually never seen anyone from this company other than Daniel the janitor. Even when I moved in I was only given 1 set of keys (by Daniel) and that was it. When I asked for the second set they told me I would have to come by the office to pick it up in person even though the office is only opened Monday through Friday 9 to 5 which is also when I work and they were not even willing to work with me. Oh and fyi, the washers and dryers are 2 dollars each and they also don't work! I originally put up a positive review when I had just moved in but now I have to change it because I would hate for someone to work with this company due to my review. These apartments are extremely overpriced for nothing. The kitchen is not updated, the windows are old, the bathroom has tiles that are falling in and the heat does not keep anything warm in the winter. They also had the nerve to try to raise the rent from 1320 to 1500! That is why if you look on craigslist all of their building are up because no one wants to rent from them. Barbara is a character, she's nice when she thinks you want to renew but once she finds out you don't then that's it. The response time to email went from same day to almost a week! And if I did not email her and follow up I would still not have my response. Long story short, do not rent from them. There are a ton of beautiful places in Evanston and they do not own any of them. read more

Horrible experience and we haven't even moved in yet! Our unit is a rehabbed basement that they've turned into a garden unit. When we started calling utilities companies last week, they told us the unit did not exist in their systems. AMG told us to call the building manager, the building manager told us to call AMG. Needless to say, we are moving in today and they still have not installed a mail box or buzzer! They told us the unit had central AC but on move in day they are claiming it's only central heat. The apartment is dusty and covered in residue from construction. We called out contact several times over the week and were told "she was in a signing" every time we called (at least 5 times!). Finally called and asked to talk to her manager, hoping he can get everything situated but it's looking doubtful. Looks like we'll be moving out in a year if not sooner! read more

Beal Properties helped me out at a time in my life when I needed an apartment quickly. They were quick, responsive, answered all my questions and addressed my concerns. Count me as a fan! read more

I just moved into one of their apartment in Lakeview. I have been very happy with their services. I needed to adjust my current lease and change some things with my co-signer and they were very accommodating. My manage for this building, Hal, is also very helpful. I moved here in June and didn't realize the apt didn't have AC. He installed an AC within 48 hours for a great price. The people have all been very friendly, sometimes hard to get ahold of, but they have busy schedules. read more

Lived under their management in 2006, and I can't even believe how bad it was. I lived in the N Dearborn and Schiller building. First, they like to boast about the live-in handy-man. Basically he lurked like a creep in the hallways and doesn't understand when you ask him questions. Our shower had huge cracks and holes in the ceiling where the tenant above us shower water would leak down into our tub. Gross huh? Well after a month and a half of complaining they finally sent Mr. "handy-man" over. He showed up with tiny jar of putty and a butter knife. Um, yea. Not much else to say about that. Needless to say the ceiling was leaking 2 days later. Again called. Moved out before they even answered again. Next problem. We had a small storage space above our kitchen. Basically a crawl space with cabinet doors. Apparently while Mr. "handy-man" and friends were working on showers upstairs they left the pipes on. Whatever that means. A small leak started which soon turned into a huge geyser. We had guests sleeping in our living room one night who woke us up because water was pouring out of the LIGHT FIXTURE onto the floor. We put a bucket underneath and left the problem for morning. My boyfriend climbed up to look at the mess in the cabinet and there was a huge water spot growing over the whole ceiling. Also, all our stuff up there was soaking wet and full of mildew. We called Mr. "handy-man" who came to look at it, told us mumbling which might have been English that it was a small leak and nothing to worry about, we were overreacting. HA. Not five minutes after leaving, the ceiling in the storage space COLLAPSED. I would like to say I am lying about this. NOPE. Water burst through the cupboard doors and spilled everywhere into our living room. A mess which Beal left for us to clean. I think the extent of what they did was turn off the water upstairs. Well, that and dissapear for the next 3 months. Next problem, which I see many people have complained about. We signed a lease which said Beal would pay for heat. Just before winter Beal came in and installed the electric heating (which is hideous looking for the record). They then said we would be paying for the heat for now on. We pointed to the lease. They seemed a little worried. We threatened to call a lawyer. They reached an agreement where they would now pay the ENTIRE electric bill because there was no way of telling what came from heat. Thanks Beal. I think thats the only competent thing they did as a rental agency, I mean even though they shouldn't have gone behind our backs and installed electric heat 2 months after moving in. We talked to others in the building who were paying for the heat and had not recieved the same bargain. Beside that, one washer and dryer for the entire 5 floor building. That cost 4 dollars for one standard small load. Thats right. FOUR DOLLARS. Also, the room always smelled like mildew and wet dog. The front yard of the building also looked terrible. No landscaping with rotting ceramic pots and no lawn but overgrown weeds. I'm surprised others in the neighborhood didn't complain seeing as we were surrounded by beautiful historic mansions. Completely inept agency, do NOT RENT FROM THEM. We too told people looking at the apartment how awful Beal is. I always tell friends as well, including one who was going to move into a Beal Property. Terrible Terrible Terrible organization. read more

First off, I agree with many people that one start is too much credit. I live in the Lakeview building and there are so many problems I am just trying to ride out this lease and move out asap. In the winter as soon as I walk into my apartment it is freezing. I had to buy a space heater and put it by my bed at night so that it would not be as cold. On top of this I have mold on a 2 walls of my apartment. I live in a studio. That means half of my walls have mold. When they come in to "fix" the problem, that is if I even get through to the office after calling everyday for two weeks, they simply paint over it leaving a sloppy paint job and many areas still with mold. When my roommate and I ask if they will be back to finish they say they are done. Even better they say that we should open the window for a while everyday so that the mold will not be as bad. 1) that will not prevent mold from growing & 2) why would I open the window when there are below freezing temps outside and they never turn the heat on? In the bathroom there are even more problems. Of course there is a lot of mold in there too. The water in the tub takes at the very least a half hour to go down. Usually in the morning when we wake the tub is covered in what looks like black mud and dirt all over the bottom of the tub. So out of the drain at night all this dirt and debris must be flooding out of the drain at. So everyday we need to wash our tub. While your showering the water will not drain, so your showering in water to your ankles. Sometimes you may be showering and then you notice the water under you is suddenly black--the drain is flooding again. I don't want to know what I was showering in. Other times I will be sitting watching TV and I can hear from either the apartment above or next to us someone is showering. Soon after I smell shampoo and soap, I go to the bathroom and the tub is again flooded. This time with other people's filthy shower water. Bubbles, soap is floating around in our tub. Again when they finally do come to "fix" the problem, they pour some Drain-o into the drain. This does nothing. The hallways in the building smell absolutely horrible and on a few occasions there has been dog feces laying in the hall. I hear the vacuum in the morning, so I know they had to have seen it, but not to my surprise it is still laying there. Thankfully I am a student and school ends in 20 days, so therefore I only have to put up with this for that much more. I strongly advise against renting from Beal. read more

Oh where do I even begin?! I am on my 2nd lease with Beal...and I couldn't be more upset with myself for signing another lease. In my first apartment, I didn't have too many unusual issues, minus the fact that we couldn't get mail for about a month because no one wanted to fix the door so the mail man could get in, but either way, I decided to "upgrade" to a bigger apartment just a couple doors down. When I went to look at the apartment, the apartment itself was actually really cool...HOWEVER...the man who lived there before me let his dog use his WHOLE APARTMENT as a TOILET!! SOOO DISGUSTING....Seriously this man should not have been allowed to own a dog....This guy let his dog absolutely destroy the apartment...hardwood floor were torn to pieces, the screens were trashed, and not to mention the SMELL, oh good lord the SMELL!! This dog was a big dog, and he was still using those training pads for new puppies. There were like 12 of them strewn across the apartment. Seriously, I feel like Beal should have evicted him. Anyway, since I did really like the apartment I told my property manager that I would sign on the condition that it did not smell like a dog, that the floors would be taken care of, and that the screens would be fixed...Oh sure of course, blah blah blah, anything to get you to sign a more expensive lease. Well, here comes move in day and HOLY MOTHER OF GOD, That smell had absolutely permeated the floors. After a few days of me trying to track down ANYONE...They finally decided to strip the floors and redo them...Yippieee no more smell...Minus the fact that I couldn't move in until a MONTH, yep, a MONTH later...Good thing I was overlapping that month with my old apartment...did I get any compensation for that month that I was living there. No way! These people are scam artists...Currently, the buzzer to my building doesn't work...and never has, my fridge just quit on me, the oven doesn't work, oh and there is a light in the basement where the laundry is that smokes, and sparks...total fire hazard!! Beal sucks, and if there is any way to get out of this lease PLEASE PLEASE someone let me know!!! read more

I want to caution against renting from Beal Propertes because I feel they cloaked their identity to scam me out of 200$ apartment holding fee, but since they don't identify themselves upfront, it is hard to warn people. So, here is a cautionary tale to remind us to be careful who you trust with your info. After being laid off last Dec, and re-employed, I went out searching for an apt I could afford on my new drastically reduced salary. After seeing many tragic studios I finally thought I had found my perfect nook in the trees and was so excited to begin the process of getting approved for my new place. The building super informed me on the sidewalk that I couldn't apply unless I paid 200 to "hold" the apartment. Immediately this felt wrong and I really should have walked and heeded my first instinct but I loved the place, and after several hours of tense deliberation with myself, was willing to risk the 200 for an apartment I would love/could feasibly afford. Mistake 1, don't be pressured by the threat of a space being rented out from under you. I was threatened and so I went back that night applied and gave him my check. Mistake 2. I did not get a copy of my application. In my defense we were on a sidewalk...Why I couldn't wait until Monday and go to the office.?..Well, the unit could be gone by then of course. (refer to Mistake 1) Once I got home that night I felt sick, I realized that though I'd called the office to 'verify' their existence, I didn't really know who they were, did they have a name other than the generic Rentals Management to whom I wrote the check? They had my money and my social and I didn't even know their real name!? I called the super that night and asked for a website and he gave me a dummy site, I called him back and he said all in a mumble they used to be called Beal Properties...then I at least had a name and Oh! delightful, a slew of horrible reviews! I'd rented from slum lords before, I thought, how bad could it be...? I'm renting an apartment not supporting a cause and I do love the apartment so... Luckily by this point my guard was way up because first they wanted my father's social, no way! I said I have great credit, well okay but your father will have to co sign they said, no way! I said I'm 33 have never been late on rent, have good credit, okay they said, well you're approved anyway... what?... o kay? I was kind of hoping they would deny me so that I could just get my money back and be done with them. Unfortunately, I think that is part of the scam. They push you, belittle you and try to get as much out of you as they can and then ultimately SAY they'll do whatever you ask so they can say you were approved thus entitling them to cash your check and keep your $ if you don't sign. So, frustrated and sick but determined not to waste my money or make another foolish mistake, we haggled a few more days on issues that I wanted to be fixed in the unit. I'd read so many reviews about problems in units that were never addressed, I was going to have all the repairs due dated in any lease I'd sign with them. They finally agreed to a new fridge and new windows. Yeah right! They would adamantly say no to my demands until I threatened not signing the lease. All of this lasted less a week (2 days of which were a weekend) Despite their approval, ultimately I couldn't choose to pay my hard earned money to a company who was clearly not cool. I figured that it would be better to lose the 200$ than to resent every rent check I signed to them. I hope that I can get the money back because they did not disclose their true identity on the application I signed (and the 200 was more than the pro-rated rent for those five days the unit was off the market) but chances are I lost that week and a half's wages for good. I have since moved into a much bigger and less expensive apartment with a fantastic rental company. Now that the dust has settled it still haunts me that people who are so struggling right now could be scammed on the sidewalk by Beal Properties in disguise. read more

This company is TERRIBLE! My kitchen flooded for three days in a row on three separate occasions and they never addressed it in a timely way. When I withheld rent within my rents via the Chicago Landlord Tenant Ordinance (which any renters with this awful company should familiarize themselves with), they tried to evict me (which is illegal). The hallway has a stench which will bowl you over, which they refuse to clean. Someone in the building is a drug dealer. This building is a NIGHTMARE. Stay away from Rentals Management, Apartment Managements, Broadway Building I, LLC, or any other alias which I have yet to discover. read more

DO NOT LIVE AT 2827 N. Burling. Don't let the location and renovated apartments fool you. I currently live here and my apartment has roaches constantly. Not only do I find them in my apartment, they're also in the laundry room and in the stairways. If you want hot water, keep dreaming. It barely trickles out of the shower and the kitchen sink, making showers and doing the dishes miserable. The hallways smell disgusting. The building maintenance men constantly leave our front door open so that any stranger could come in to the building. If you call the building engineer about any issues, he won't come. Instead, he tries to instruct you to do something that's his job. I've had exterminators come out to my apartment multiple times and they've basically told me that the roaches aren't going to stop because they're in the pipes and the walls of this building. Comforting right? If I could give Apartments Management Group (the old Beal Properties - research them lol) a rating it would actually be 0 stars. DO NOT sign a lease here. read more

Beal Properties - 2827 Burling - the second roach I've found in my apartment in two days. So disgusting. - Property Management Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I live in 445 W Barry Ave. I have lived here for a few years now and have seen nothing but decline in tenant satisfaction, and the status of the building itself. Ever since Beal Properties bought it, it has become worse. They have fired the on-site engineer, Petar, who was always attentive, and a hard-working man with kids right before the holidays (what a terrible decision beal, you should be ashamed of yourself) in order to hire another worker for less money who does not even live in the building. The sign in the lobby said that the pool would be closed "temporarily". It ended up having a floor put over it, and turned into an empty room with a ping pong table in it. The pool was a great part of the building, and now its gone. The garbage chute has been sealed, which was a perfectly good system that has been working since as long as I've lived here. The rent has increased, and they have replaced the warm heating system with cheap a/c units with heat. The front door may appear closed and locked, but is many times actually unlocked, meaning any stranger can come in (and I have personally seen homeless people laying in the hallways of the building). After all the "improvements" that Beal has said would happen, the exact opposite has happened - and the rent has been increased at the same time they are taking all the wonderful things that we had and worked before Beal came in. Overall, terrible management company, has no respect for its customers, and does not care about your satisfaction. Update: Just saw dog feces smeared in the stairwell, and the fact that the janitor is off-site means it will take even longer for it to be cleaned. Disgusting! read more

So you know what you're getting into - I can't do zero stars... Monica, When a tenant informs us that they are without an essential service (i.e. heat) we treat this as an emergency. In the case of an emergency we are legally able to enter the unit without proper notice, as long as we let the tenant know within 24 hours that we did enter to respond to an emergency situation. You also threatened to call the city due to lack of heat, so we responded with appropriate urgency. Your heat is now provided through the electric heat/ac combination units that have been installed. The previous heating system is no longer functional and will not be used. You must use the electric heaters that have been installed. Per your lease renewal that you signed, you are now responsible for the cost of heating. I have attached that renewal here for your review. You will not be responsible for the cost of pest control. I will reach out to the exterminator now and have him schedule an appointment with you directly. I apologize for any confusion and I understand that you are frustrated. Please know that we are here to assist you in any way possible. Let me know if you have additional questions or concerns. Thank you, Ashley Beal Properties 2320 N. Damen Suite 1D Chicago, IL 60647 O: (773) 862-5200 F: (773) 862-0100 ashley@bealproperties.com www.bealproperties.com From: monica [mailto:] Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2016 12:42 PM To: Ashley B. ashley@bealproperties.com; Brian brian@bealproperties.com Subject: Re: 445 W. Barry hello, All! I appreciate the prompt response and turning on the oven however, I was unaware that Brian would be entering my apartment without my knowledge and without my prior consent. I only informed you of an issue - I never gave consent to enter nor was I given prior notice. I believe it is illegal to enter the apartment without first notifying the resident that someone will be entering. That was highly unprofessional, invasive, and sloppy - I am extremely uncomfortable with this. Brian should learn to be more diligent and professional if he is going to be a building engineer so you don't end up with a lawsuit. The heat that I am referring to was not the air conditioning units. In my initial lease, heat was included for hot water, cooking AND heating the apartment. The wall registers are not working at all. The heat is included in the rent and the Lessor's responsibility. There was no mention of heat not being provided in the amendments. The air conditioning units run on electricity and that is something I am responsible for. I expect this to be rectified immediately. The pest control person can set up a time with me at 616-540-6079 or at 407-284-7826. before that happens, I want to be sure that I am not going to absorb this cost and that it will be Beal Properties' cost before moving forward with this. If it is my cost I will seek out my own pest control. I await your response, Thank you, Monica Castano From: Ashley B. ashley@bealproperties.com Sent: Monday, December 5, 2016 1:38 PM To: monica ; Brian Subject: RE: 445 W. Barry] HI Monica, 1. I apologize for the inconvenience with the oven I contacted Brian first thing this morning and he stopped by. He said everything is currently in working condition. He checked the oven and all burners, His direct number is 773-474-3907. You should have received a memo with this information. Again, I apologize for the inconvenience. 2. Regarding the gas - are you turning the gas off because of the stove? If so, you won't need to do this. Brian said everything is now working properly. 3. Did you switch them on? These units are meant to be controlled within the apartment by the tenant. I just spoke with Brian and he double checked the heaters. He said everything is working properly. One of the units was not on, but when he pressed power it turned on and was working right away. 4. We treat the building as needed for any pests. I can contact an exterminator for your unit. He will call you directly to set up an appointment that best works with your schedule. Please confirm that you would like your unit treated and I will contact the exterminator. 5. Regarding the intercom - I am so sorry I have been unable to get this resolved. I have reached out to the technician who maintains this intercom system. He keeps telling me he will stop by and repair the system on my desktop so I can input the new names myself without having to wait on him, but so far he has not been to our office. I sent him a list with all of the names that need to be added to the system on Friday. I followed up first thing this morning for a status update but I have not heard back. I will follow up again first thing tomorrow morning. read more

I may have high standards because I previously leased apartment and now work in property management, but come on these people are RIDICULOUS. I was looking for a one bedroom in my neighborhood because I've outgrown my studio after three years and, after three years have fallen in love with my location. When I saw that there was a unit for rent at 813 Waveland I eagerly called Julia to set up a viewing. We agreed on the following evening at 6:00. She told me to call her half an hour before to remind her. I thought that an odd request because I never would have asked me clients to remind me of my appointment, but whatever. I went a step above and called her 45 minutes before as I was leaving work. I arrived at the unit at 5:55 and began the waiting game. At 6:05 I called her phone to make sure she was on her way. It went to voicemail, I left another message. I waited some more hoping the every person who walked towards me would be Julia. No. At 6:10 I started calling repeatedly and leaving voicemails. Finally she answered the phone. When I said, "Uh, were you going to show me this unit?" She said, "Oh, I forgot. Can you come back tomorrow?" REALLY?! I told her I'd wait where I was until she could get there. She said fine then hung up. Five minutes later she called and said it would take her an hour and a half to get there. I hung up and called the management company, "Waveland". I left a voicemail requesting that someone call me back because i wanted to see the unit but Julia clearly was not reliable or interested in leasing the apartment. I hadn't heard back so I just called again. The woman who answered the phone told me I had to set something up with Julia, when I relayed the story she said, "Oh yeah, we got your message and Julia said she left because you were an hour late and she was tired of waiting for you." WHAT?! I told the girl who clearly needed an attitude adjustment that Julia was a liar. The whole things pisses me off to no end. Seriously. I'd rather live in a dumpster than deal with liars, and from what I've read on here a dumpster would probably be a step up. I feel sorry for anyone who has to live with these people as their building managers. read more

I agree with someone else on here, if I could give them 0 stars I would. They are so rude and it is so hard to get anything fixed. I had to threaten them legally to get absolutely anything done. Its not worth the headache. read more

If I could give them a zero, I would. I lived in an apartment in their Fremont Building. The management was rude, the building manager was unresponsive, and the apartment was falling apart. Multiple times, breakers would blow, yet the fuse box was in the basement in a locked room. It would take the building manager MULTIPLE days to return my call and give me access to return power to my apartment. I also had a problem with mice in my kitchen, and after many attempts to fix it on my own with traps, I asked the manager/management company to have an exterminator come out. Never received a call back from them after multiple attempts. I was THRILLED when I received a promotion and was able to relocate out of that hell hole. read more

Extremely disappointed in management's response to routine repairs! Shower faucet broken so that only boiling water comes out? They'll get there in a week. Broken radiator? Three weeks. Shared dryer broken? A month. Nice building, just a shame that management has no interest (or is utterly incapable) of making timely repairs. BUYER BEWARE read more

I hope that the company reads this, since they won't respond to my emails or calls. LITERALLY THE WORST. None of my appliances work and they don't seem too worried about fixing the problem. My oven doesn't work, my GAS stove won't turn completely off (hello, fire hazard) and my refrigerator and freezer seemed to just stop working, resulting in my food spoiling. Hey, Beal Properties, if you're reading this please reply to my calls or emails. These problems need to be dealt with. read more

BEWARE! Beal has CHANGED THEIR NAME to trick people into renting with them. They have changed signs to APARTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC. Don't be fooled and let people you care anything about know. read more

Absolutely aweful, im speechless. Worst year of my life. They are careless and so unorganized.

I wish I had read these reviews of Beal before I signed a lease with them! They are the worst company I have ever dealt with. They are rude on the phone, they never call you back when they say they will, their living conditions are beyond substandard, and they could care less about keeping any of their tenants happy. My story: I moved here at the age of 18 by myself, knowing nobody. Because I had no renters history, Beal was the only company that would approve my application. The studio I moved into seemed decent at first, but little did I know. 8 months into my lease my entire apartment flooded with sewage coming from the drainage system in my sink. I called my apartment manager and she said she would come later. I waited for 14 hours before I had to call and REMIND her that I was sitting in inches of disgusting smelly water. When they did come, they took their sweet time figuring out what the problem was. While they were working on my apartment, they got in a huge fight with my neighbors, because they were angry that my neighbors did not clean up all the water in their apartment. Yelling and screaming for over an hour, and eventually the police were called and the police decided that the Management was at fault. It took 48 hours of cleaning, reflooding, cleaning, reflooding etc. for them to stop the flood. When I walked downstairs, there was a small car sized hole in the ceiling in the lobby, gushing the same smelly water that was in my apartment. It took them 3 weeks to fix the hole in the lobby. Simultaneously with all that flooding, my apartment has been broken into over 7 times. It's a freakish occurrence, because the intruder never steals anything, he only cuts my internet cord. The cord going from my modem to the wall. I told my management company about this multiple times and they say it's not their problem and they really don't care. I've already had my locks change, because just a few months after I moved in I woke up in the middle of the night and my apartment door was open and there was a man standing in the door way. I could go on and on... but the bottom line is, they rope you into signing a lease and then that's it. After that, they don't give a shit about you, as long as you pay your rent. They're vicious, nasty people and I think the entire company should be shut down. All they need is one health inspector to come look at one of their buildings and they would be. Anybody with me? read more

I moved out of a building I leased from Beal to get as far away from them as I could. Moved into a very nice building that was a very well liked honest company by all the tenants. Four months into my lease they SELL TO BEAL. That very same month 400 COMPLAINTS to the city were filed from this complex because they failed to provide our heat to us ! The cost for use of the washers and dryers was doubled. Rent which was previously only a few months ago priced at around 1150 is now being listed at 1350 under BEAL. EVERYONE you speak to in this housing complex cannot stand these people and lease contracts are now being nullified and people are leaving because of the countless violations BEAL is now making . read more

This company sucks! Took three months to fix a GAS LEAK in my apartment. My apartment clearly smelled but they didnt believe me. Apparently they cant even smell right (ha!). In addition I have cockroaches that they wouldnt bomb my place for - i had to pay for it. How ridiculous! Oh, and their customer service sucks. All about taking your money. What a joke of a management company, especially in these hard economic times. Hope Beal Properties bites the dust read more

Awful!!!! Worst management! I lived at Cornelia property. Dirty laundry room, which was also broken into multiple times and tenants weren't notified. The saying there among tenants were "don't get raped or murdered in the laundry room". Then after all that happened, they raised the washer and dryers to $2.00 per load for each! Still didn't fix the or update the washers and dryers at that point either which not to mention often times the machines eat your money because they always break! They don't change locks from tenant to tenant. In fact, neighbors and I realized we had the same key that opened multiple people's doors. Maintenance guy supposedly lives on site, but actually lives an hour away. The entire time I lived there, the door going into our building didn't lock. So unsafe! Courtyard was never kept up with either! read more

The worst. Not kidding, THE WORST, place I have lived in Chicago. My apartment flooded in June and they have still not cleaned it up! The backyard looks like a dump. Literally, like a dump. Do NOTive in here. Ever. read more

I'm in Evanston, the location is great and the rent is reasonable for the area. The apartment is nice, looks like the kitchen has been redone in the last few years and the windows are new, which I appreciate. The also allow dogs which is great, especially since most other dog friendly apartments are horribly overpriced. The problem is the maintenance. Most of the issues I've had have been inconveniences more than anything. A bunch of the power outlets don't work, but when I called, I was told that the maintenance guy was busy that day and he'd try to come the next day, I continued to call and kept getting the same answer and then I just went out and bought a bunch of extension cords because I was tired of dealing with him. When I moved in, I was given only 1 set of keys and told to make copies, which I was fine with. The problem is that 1 of the keys is one of those big "illegal to reproduce" ones, so no one will make copy it. The laundry is overpriced for the 2 washers and dryers in the creepy basement, but there's also no laundromat where you can do it cheaper that's worth the drive, so that's smart on their part knowing there's no real alternative. The basements also have storage units for the apartments, but apparently you have to hit the lottery to get one. There's not enough for all the units, so not everyone has one. The only major issue I have is the back door. Someone had broken into the apartment while the last tenant lived here and the door jam was damaged. Instead of fix it properly, it was patched together with some drywall mud which, in my opinion, seriously compromised the security of the lock. Some of the other reviews on here are a bit melodramatic. It's an old building, and from what I've gathered, most, if not all, of their buildings are. It's not going to be the Ritz, especially not for what we're paying. There's no excuse for unresponsive maintenance though, they need a 2nd maintenance guy in Evanston. 1 person is responsible for all of their properties here and they have quite a few buildings. I don't see how he can possibly put the necessary time and attention into each issue when he has to take care of so many buildings. All in all, I've had problems, but like I said, they're more inconveniences than anything, the door jam is really the only serious issue and I've mostly resolved it on my own. Unless my rent is increased by an absurd amount, I don't see myself moving anytime soon. read more

I have lived at the one of the two Belden buildings managed by Apartments Management Group since January 2012. It's a cute, vintage building. Price is right and you can't beat the location - Clark and Belden - near great Lincoln Park restaurants/bars and steps from 22 and 36 bus stops. When I first moved in, the studio itself was outdated - old fixtures, old stove. I brought it up to the previous Property Manager and she had my faucet replaced which was great. I never had too many problems until my stove stopped working - I called David, the current Property Manager - and he had it replaced in under a week. Most recently, I told David that I was concerned that my windows were old and not compatible with my air conditioning unit - he had all the windows in the unit replaced very quickly. David and his wife Cara are always doing work around the building, whenever I see them - they are either painting, cleaning or fixing something. Since David took over - the landscaping looks great, the laundry room and back porches were touched up and the older main entrance doors were replaced. I appreciate David and Cara's willingness to drop everything in order to help a tenant in need - they are people you can really trust and rely on. I never have issues with the office, they are always friendly and helpful. Overall, my experience with Apartments Management Group has been extremely positive and I would recommend to anyone looking to rent. read more

I would like to preface this with the fact that I realize I only have '1' review, this being it. I actually have a yelp account and review often, but I still reside in this awful apartment and am afraid of ramifications should they know I wrote this.... This can hardly be called a management company. I have lived here 9 months and 4 months in I started having an extreme amount of moisture and BLACK MOLD in my apartment (among other things like cockroaches and some other creepy weird bugs, a smelly smelly hallway and my ceiling falling apart). I have been fighting with them since then, to fix the mold and do something. They cleaned it a couple of times, but did not do it with the proper materials, so it just spread the mold around and made it worse. I have been sick for the past 5 months and ended up moving my dog out of the apartment because I didn't want her living in that situation all day every day. They told me that they had an inspector come out and test the mold and that it wasn't hazardous, but I was there, and he did no testing. When i asked him what kind of mold it was, he looked at me like I was crazy, then stumbled over his words making something up. I have come to find out that they are being sued and have changed the name of their company several times to avoid ramifications. In fact, the building that I live in has a class action lawsuit against them going on right now. Had I known how awful my experience was going to be, I would have joined immediately. I am currently looking for another apartment and plan on breaking my lease early. At this point, I would love them to give me some money back since I've been living in a mold infested apartment, but I have no hope that they will. DO NOT RENT ANYTHING FROM THEM!!!!!! read more

I have rented from Beal Properties for 3 years and it was a disaster from the start. I live in the Oak Building in Evanston. For starters, 2 burners on my stove won't ignite and I was told to use a match to light them every time. Then 6 months later a 4' x 4' chunk of my bedroom ceiling fell in while I was sleeping. Fortunately not over my bed. Now I have a 7 month old daughter and the roof is leaking into our closet causing extensive mold growth. I was told the roof is an expensive repair and would take a while to be fixed. Not to mention the water pipes make an extremely loud roaring noise in the morning, the hot water nozzle in the shower sprays scalding hot water at us, there was CARBON MONOXIDE poisoning in the apartment across from us last month (the resident called the "building engineer" for 3 days straight complaining that her carbon monoxide detector was beeping but got no response so she finally called the fire department who found the carbon monoxide level was 14 times the legal limit!). Oh yeah and my boyfriend spilled literally a cup of water on the floor and it went straight through our floor, through the ceiling of our downstairs neighbors and into their bedroom! Our floor is that brittle! These people are crooks and only have tenants because the rent is so cheap! I am NOT renewing and I can't wait to get the hell out of here. I am SERIOUSLY concerned for my health and safety in this building DO NOT RENT FROM BEAL MANAGEMENT!!!!!!!!!! read more

COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE I decided to rent at 505 W Belmont due to the reasonable rent, seemingly kept-up-with units, and excellent location (see: there is no such thing). I have lived in my apartment for almost a year and CANNOT WAIT to move. Since mid-November, myself and several other tenants in the building have been experiencing mold growing on our walls, floors and even ceilings of of our units. The company has done nothing to remedy the issue; they have sent a person to "clean" my apartment three times and within days the mold returns - each time worse than before. The company's suggestion? Leave my heat on full blast at all times and leave a window open. This, unsurprisingly, caused my heating bill for my closet-sized studio to be $152. OUTRAGEOUS. This method also did not get rid of the mold problem. I am appalled at how little the company has done to get to the root of this gross, hazardous - toxic - infestation. DO NOT RENT WITH THIS COMPANY. read more

Terrible. While I loved the neighborhood, there were many issues with the apartment and maintenance man. Let me just write a bullet list: Pros: Close to redline Close to exciting nightlife Cons: -Had to pay for everything: heat, gas, electric, and etc. Normally, not a problem but this building was so old that they had weird radiator heating in the walls and not only was I allergic to the air blowing out of them (they were never ever cleaned and forever old) but they made my carbon monoxide detector go off. When I brought this to their attention, the maintenance guy came, literally poked the heater with a stick and told me my problem should be fixed. -The laundry room had been broken into several times and looked like that would be a place you'd be murdered for sure. Plus, it was SUPER expensive and didn't dry the clothes. -The maintenance man was HORRIBLE. Neighbors left their trash out on their back deck and one day, in the summer, he came to my apartment to blame all of the trash on me! HE WALKED INTO MY APARTMENT (UNANNOUNCED) WITH HIS KEY AND YELLED AT ME FOR OTHER PEOPLE'S TRASH. Then tried to force me to clean it up by saying i'd be charged a $300 fee. Called the mgmt and they blew me off. I had to have my DAD call in order for them to take any of it seriously. From then on, maintenance guy lurked around and gave me dirty looks whenever he saw me. Very awkward. There were two other times before that when he tried to extort money from me too. -Water heater broke TWICE (once during the coldest week of the year) -Huge flies (like the world-is-ending biblical flies) in my apartment during the summer. The worst i've ever seen. -Windows were so old and formed ice on the inside of the apt during the winter. -Fridge desperately needed to be replaced along with a rusted out oven/stove and wood-rotted counters. -Trash was always overflowing in the alley as well. These are the only things I can list off the top of my head. I moved a few months ago from there, but if I think of others, I'll edit the list. read more

These people are so unprofessional, they are rude, they stick together while being unprofessional and rude. Also, they will appear to be as nice as can be until they have you trapped in their web (lease). Move in at your own risk. read more

I also had mold. They told me painting over it was enough to fix the problem.

I have nothing but good things to say about this company! My fiancé and I are very happy with the management. I am about to move into my third apartment (all in the north shore) with this company and I can't wait. The staff have been so accommodating and allow my three pets. I plan on spending many more years with this management company. Thanks for such a wonderful experience! read more