This service is wrongly listed under apartment that don't care about your credit score. The…read moreapartments management companies only work with 625 credit score and above! I hope this save other people time!

I came here because of a referral from a friend…read more I walked in without an appointment and was seen by a couple of the employees there. I told them what I wanted in my apartment and what was in my price range and they went to work! They ended up showing me around to 3-4 apartments that fit my criteria and I ended up finding one that I liked that same day! They made things so easy for me and I was able to see the apartments the same day. They also didn't charge a thing from me! That was much appreciated. I highly recommend them. If you are looking to move to Oak Park, please give them a call!

I miss this place. Let's go over why I lived there for two years:…read more-----POSITIVES: 1. Management+Staff--the staff is very responsive to your messages, concerns, comments, etc. Not to mention, they have hours every day of the week. (Many other buildings do not have anyone on-site on Sundays.. which is just a pain if you have a concern on a Saturday evening and you have to wait until Monday.) Definitely if you live here, they will be attentive to you. Shout out to Erin, Thania, Abdul, and Tefta who are all wonderful. Compared to other buildings, the staff was there almost the whole time that I was here; they really got to know me, and I do miss them. I rarely had any issues with appliances or the apartment, but the Maintenance staff was also super quick and professional. 2. Green line + Trader Joe's + Lake Street + WHF + Walgreens +City Target--everything is in walk-distance including the green line (and the blue line if you're up for it). I had moved here after living in a different big US city, and because this was close to the green-line, I could still get to West Loop whenever I needed that. However, you never have to worry about groceries or appointments because you are one block from downtown OP. 3. Gym--I run every day. Because OPP has three treadmills, I never had an issue where I didn't have a machine. Most class-A buildings have 2 treadmills in Chicago (not sure why)--if you're a runner, you will never have to worry that you can't get on a machine when you want to. Also the gym is two rooms. There are plenty of weight-machines and free-weights. Also there is another giant gym one block away in case you want even more gym time. I also appreciated that the gym was kept at a reasonable temperature. Other buildings tend to leave the gym-room in the seventies or upper seventies, and this really makes it uncomfortable. 4. Three elevators and a freight elevator--I have lived other places; most seem to have two elevators. At OPP, they are pretty fast, and it's easy to move items in and out. 5. Parking--You park in the attached parking-garage. I always felt like my car was secure, and while other neighbors had to worry about parking downtown when going to the theatre, errands, or eating at restaurants, it's nice that you're just always parked there. There are hundreds of spots too so you don't have to worry about driving around looking for a spot. 6. Walk-in closet in a studio--Having since moved out (due to job-stuff), I no longer have a walk-in closet at my new studio... and it's really annoying. If you have a lot of clothes or there's two of you moving-in, then you'll always have more than enough space with the walk-in closet. 7. Pet-friendly--They only charge a lump-sum fee for your pet--other corporations charge a pet-rent per month AND a pet-fee which is semi-insulting. It's nice that OPP isn't trying to gauge anyone for having a pet. 8. Roof-top/view--The roof is a nice green space, and even from my apartment, I could always see fireworks on the 4th of July. 9. Nearby Restaurants--I had moved back from the west coast so I am used to innovative, fresh restaurants. OPP is pretty close to Citrine, The Heritage, and MUNCH (for whenever your vegan friends come to visit). You should definitely go to Citrine & The Heritage whenever you need a special night out. 10. Oak Park as a whole--Similar to Evanston, OP is a very vibrant and lively community. People actually leave their houses/apartments and go out and enjoy downtown OP (unlike other sleepy suburbs). There were many opportunities to get involved with groups--such as those related to social-justice, politics, faith, recreation, etc. There is a wonderful farmers market, several annual festivals, Thursday Night Out, etc. ---------Things to Keep in Mind: 1. Noise outside--This doesn't counteract the benefits of living above TJ's, but the semi-truck arrives at 4:34 am. I know that it does because that's when I just set my alarm for because it's loud. Now, I'd still rather have TJ's than not, but they should fight this. In Park Ridge, the apartments above TJ's brought up the noise and now the trucks don't arrive until 7 am to allow residents the ability to sleep. Also, car-alarms are always going off in the TJ parking-lot. Always. 2. Noise inside--In the last year the building, especially the halls, became pretty loud. If you don't mind this, then you'll be fine. 3. Harlem x Lake--A lot of people hate this intersection. I became used to it. 4. Parking for guests--There is no guest parking or nearby affordable street parking. If you are dating someone, it adds up really quickly. 5. The rent is as high as the new buildings in OP, but this is not a new building. OPP is a great place to live, but if they want to attract people, they need to be a few hundred dollars below them. I ALREADY MISS THIS PLACE, and I might have to move back to the gym/building depending on my job. Thanks, OPP

HÖME BITTERSWEET HÖME…read more Life in an Oak Park highrise is an expensive and occasionally infuriating affair, but it comes with the territory. I originally signed a lease with OPP way back in December 2013 for a 1-bedroom. The monthly rent (which began in the low $1,400's) rocketed up to the mid $1,800's in 2016. At that point I relocated to a lower floor in a studio unit (paid something like $1,300/month) where I lived until June 2018. The front office personnel have turned over a couple times, and the folks that run it now are a nice bunch (though not as cool as the group when I moved in 5 years ago). Thania C and Erin B have been professional and helpful when I've bugged them with various questions. Of course there have been some hiccups along the way, including a point when their automated payment system went tits-up. Being out of town when this happened, I got a few scary letters threatening eviction "if not paid in full with a cashier's check or money order within 48 hours", so that was lots of fun to come back home to. Initially they held monthly events for residents, but that gradually decreased to an almost seasonal basis. I will say that their summer barbecue held on the 7th floor roofdeck was awesome. Tons of catered food and plenty of booze made for a lovely sendoff. Unfortunately, there were numerous instances when I was left scratching my head. Times when the building's plumbing was shut down, times when the central air malfunctioned for days at a time, and times when the heating/hot water went kaputt. Over 5 years, this happened a lot. A. LOT. Perhaps the strangest single WTF moment came from a burst water main sometime in 2016. I returned home at around 1am to discover that the lobby ceiling was literally dripping. It was straight up raining indoors.....I thought I was trippin' on some bad peyote. * TL;DR * Despite the pervasive issues with water stoppages and the untimely lapses with their auto-payment system, I found the overall living experience okay. Oak Park Place isn't an old building, but the utilities have been iffy. Considering the relatively outrageous amount tenants pay for rent, those problems should NOT happen, and if they do, it should be infrequent. The $400 transfer fee to relocate within the building was kinda bogus, too. Aside from that, however, it's hard to beat the convenience of having Trader Joe's downstairs. That's a big plus in my book and one of the main reasons why I chose to keep renewing my lease. After a difficult period, it seems like the front office has settled in nicely. With prices virtually identical to Vantage and The Emerson, I wouldn't necessarily say that this is your best choice in the area (especially when the latter has a freakin' rooftop pool). It's a place to keep in mind, for sure, so consider Oak Park Place as a viable option for apartments.

Oak Park Apartments has the best apartments in Oak Park by far. I wouldn't even consider leasing…read morethrough another company. We've been in our studio apartment for 2 years. It is updated (appliances and new windows) and well maintained, and whenever we did have a maintenance issue it was resolved right away. Just signed a lease for a 1 bedroom apartment. The process of switching was easy, and everyone we worked with was very helpful and accommodating!

At 320 Wisconsin Ave Bon villa apartments are just terrible no up to date windows to put in an air…read moreconditioner. Elevators break down every 3 weeks and plumbing is horrible!! I was behind on rent because of misunderstanding and then got help from the township of oakpark and they got $1600 and then I wanted my lease renewed knowing that I was going to get $650 every month towatds my rent and I work part time & I have more than enough money to even upgrade to a 1 bedroom because I have a studio at the moment but won't renew my lease and isn't giving me a reason why - property managers are just terrible also !!! People cannot put air conditioning because of there old windows so people are forced to open there door and put a fan in front on the door because they have air in the halls!! SMH !! They just won't negotiate and nobody knows who owns the buildin. and are not in compliance with ADA !! People steal packages and they have about 6 or 7 cameras and still they steal packages!!! I could go on and on. personally I like the place because it's very convenient for me to live at but they won't renew my lease!!! So now I'm going to have to go to court because they want to file an eviction against me knowing I can afford the studio !!

I have lived at Oak Park City Apartments for over 2 years now and love it. The building is…read moreupdated, and staff is nice and accommodating. It's within walking distance to lots of great restaurants, green line, and downtown Oak Park. I would highly recommend!

Currently I live 750 miles away from Oak Park, IL. Applied for the apartment unit#23X with Oak Park…read moreCity Apartments ("OPK") 4 weeks ago. After application process and the security deposit payment, OPK has been delaying in sending the lease agreement. After several emails and phone calls, OPK informed me that the current resident of that unit changed the mind and wanted to recall the move-out notice and renew the lease at the last minute. OPK failed to provide alternate apartment to me with the originally agreed rent. In doing so, OPK has wasted 4 weeks of my time through the application, and security deposit. Having initially chosen OPK, I neglected to select another Apartment community, and now I am going to pay much more to another apartment community than what I am supposed to be pay at OPK. I trusted OKP so without even seeing this unit and without meeting any of their staff, I filled their online application, used CC, had most of the communication via emails. OPK lost the trustworthiness!! I share my bad experience so that future prospective tenants are careful when dealing with this OPK community. COMMENT AFTER RECEIVING RESPONSE FROM THE OWNER: Accepted the apologies. Correction to your response-The alternate apartment offer came from your team only after my online reviews. In addition to the inconvenience, I am going to pay additional $3,146.00 to the new apartment community during the next 14-month lease.

Wonderful people! Competent and responsive. I couldn't recommend them highly enough. The apartments…read moreare clean and well maintained. Even the landscaping is beautiful. We came from a very bad landlord who we had to take legal action against, and European Touch was the exact opposite. The only reason we left is because we bought our own house or else my wife and I would have stayed forever. Erol and Cheryl are simply the best. Look nowhere else in Oak Park for an apartment. -Brian W.

I lived at 710 Washington for the last 3 years and loved living there. Our unit was fully updated…read moreand I never heard our upstairs neighbors. Cheryl and Erol are absolutely wonderful landlords, and they were very quick to respond to any maintenance issues. I especially appreciated that Erol manages his own maintenance crew and they were on the property nearly every day. I'll definitely miss living there, but it was time for us to move to a bigger space.

Highly recommend these apartments! My experience has been very enjoyable thanks to the property…read moremanager, Michael. He has been so helpful, kind, and attentive and has answered all of my questions along the way!

Extremely beautiful, great location, staff is incredible…read more Manager Micheal is doing a wonderful job!

I'm a firm believer in giving accurate information, and in the beginning I wasn't a happy tenant,…read moreand very vocal with my complaints. But since then I have to admit that my PM Chantel Lay @ Pangea Austin Apartments is awesome. !st incident water went off, Chatel and her team were on top of it at the start of the day checking on tentants and delivering bottled water to all Now from my post earlier I wasn't happy about the parking permit situation and decided to let it go, I wasn't gonna win. Then out of nowhere Chantel Lay bumps into me on a routine inspection and says I think I can approve the permit (awesome, as I had given up) Now in these 4 months I have entered several service tickets always responded to by maintance within a week Honestly I may have over reacted with my 1st review, I take my cars very SERIOUSLY Thank You again Chantel

Hello Everyone, As…read moreyou probably are going to read beyond the comments Pangea Real Estate has a rodent infestation problem. Yesterday July 2nd was my move in day, due to my financial institution security breaches, I wasn't able to receive my keys in time due to a lack of possessing a money order. Although I explained the situation to the representative at the agencies office, there was no flexibility for a card payment. I respected the decision because that is the policy of Pangea Real Estate. Today, July 3rd of 2018, I finally received my keys to my apartment by money order first month payment like promised. My key for my backdoor didn't work unfortunately, which is not a big deal. And to my surprise, when I'm actually get into my apartment, I find mice droppings in the kitchen area and a hole in the baseboard of my bedroom. I immediately call Pangea Real Estate Corporate to relay the circumstances. I am told they are putting in a maintenance report and I should also speak to my property manager at the office. I arrive at the office after moving my things in. I explain to representative at the front desk that there are mice droppings in my apartment. She responds that I have to speak to my property manager as previous stated by a corporate representative. She wasn't sure who my property manager was or if he was in the office therefore she would refer me someone who was present in the office. To her and I surprise my property manager is actually there, which I pointed out because I knew his name and realized so by reading his badge. So I inform him of the situation and state that my apartment isn't move in ready due to a rodent issue. He rebuttals that the apartment is move in ready besides the rodent issue. I politely respond that there are no mice on my lease therefore it is not. Instead of first apologizing my property manager became defensive. Why? I'm not sure. So we exchange words and due to circumstances I receive a small amount of compensation credited to my account and ensured that the problem will be resolved by Thursday. Due to my previous knowledge of rodent infestations, I know this problem will persist. One it's the middle of July, rodents usually show up in the winter. I'm also on the third floor so that means rodents are very familiar with this infrastructure. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not move into any Pangea Real Estate apartments. They do not maintain proper extermination tactics for buildings. I know you may be in desperate situation but aim for comfortable apartment because Pangea Real Estate does not possess such things.

It was an interesting living experience, taking a look at some of the other reviews made me realize…read morethat maybe I didn't have it that bad but this place is the epitome of "fine". The rent is very expensive as it is a good location, but a lot of the headaches come from the overall property. When I moved in, while the apartment was clean, there were clear signs of wear & tear, to the point of abundant scratches on my stove top, a broken shade that the shade chain had been snapped off, and a semi-working fridge (would be on for 2 days and off for 5 and make all groceries go bad). For most of my previous leases/apartments, there was a walk through before and after with staff, at the Albion, I was simply handed keys and told I was good to go. On move in day i had reserved an elevator that I didn't officially get until an hour past the time I had reserved (this led to a higher moving bill FYI). I lived lower on the east facing side of the building and would not recommend, while this isn't the Albion's fault, you'll face another apartment complex and hear trash trucks/delivery/moving trucks/etc DAILY (hate complaining about cleanliness but if i wasn't already awake i would be awoken by the large machinery almost everyday, even sundays). Also the gym is nice and well kept, but the hallway reeks of sewage, this is also the way to the pool. This has been an issue for over a year, and while I never complained it is crazy it never got fixed. You'll also be approached in the gym by 5th floor residents about typical gym sounds that are too loud, I.E weights hitting ground, music, etc. even if it is within the gym hours. A women came in in tears and asked us to be quieter as her apartment was shaking, we were on a bench press so not sure how fragile her apartment was but it didn't add up. Lastly, it seems like it is falling in the "fake nice" trend of apartments you see these days. Cheap laminate floors and cabinets that are appealing to the eye but are cheap fashioned next to cool light fixtures. Cheap appliances were the norm (my washer/dryer & original refrigerator were crap). The security really seems to be for show, they're often sitting at the front desk with headphones in completely distracted. While I would understand that for the overnight shift, there were multiple times coming back from work where I would try and say hi to be met with blank stares since they were on the phone with their friends and didn't hear me. If the rent was so expensive I think I'd complain a little less, but when i got the notice of an early bird price raise and then the non early bird price raise, and both being significant jumps, I knew it was my time for me to get out.

I think these photos speak for themselves…read more I lived at the Emerson, and when maintence had issues over a prolonged period of time, they offered me a $1500 rent credit. Here when things aren't working, and you push the dishwasher door harder, to try to get it to work, you get charged $100 for their appliances not functioning. The neighbors and people who live here are wonderful. However, my experience with appliances not working has been very challenging. My dryer has never worked since I moved in. (I am on my third lease). Today, I was literally told, "your dryer does work. You put the clothes on you drying rack." My answer to this, "why would I need a drying rack? If the dryer worked?" The reason I use a drying rack is because the dryer does not work. Currently, the AC is not working during a heat wave, and the building tells me it's because I don't have my settings correct and I don't know how to use a nest. I've lived in several buildings with a Nest and have never had an issue. I've heard the AC was broken for other people, too. I've lived in several managed properties and have never experienced this. I love Oak Park, however, I must be truthful about my experiences with the maintence being what it is, and I think these photos speak for themselves.

I cannot say enough good things about Richard Monzon, my building manager. I went through an…read moreincredibly difficult financial period, and he showed me patience, compassion, and basic human decency when I needed it most. He waited as long as he possibly could before issuing me a five-day notice, giving me every opportunity to find a solution. He had a job to do, but he never forgot that there was an actual human being on the other side of the situation. I am still in my apartment today in no small part because Richard gave me the time and grace to get things worked out. I will always be grateful for that.

I just moved out of a building in Oak Park that is managed by OPRC and was built in the 1920's. We…read moreinitially rented the apartment from a different company, and OPRC took over around 6 years ago. In an older building like that, it was great to have Richard Monzon as a property manager for these last few years. The building itself had some quirks, but any time we had an issue, it was taken care of right away. I can see that this is the second positive review in a row involving Richard and I'm not surprised at all. There were a few times that my wife and I were impressed how quickly he got back to us and helped us out.