The Forth Group USED to be great. The management company in general worked really well for the home owner's association we belonged to. The real issue here is the property manager - Mike Liposcak; to be more specific. Ignore the great review about him on Yelp. The most recent incident by fellow yelper, Jan K. is very much the experience we are facing. I would not be surprised if Mike is their property manager as well. You can email 3-5 times and NOT get a response. You will finally get a brief email back after you call him out on his ridiculous effort to respond and he will be as condescending as he can. He is not shy to indicate that the association dues are lower than what most people pay, therefore you shouldn't expect a better service. Totally untrue: The association costs are low because the residents do most of the work and figuring things out. Mike never responds even to the Board Members of the association. Also, he doesn't care to help provide vendors/repairmen that provide the best quotes on work that needs to be done on your property. He works with a few contractors and will selectively tune out ALL requests to get lower bids on projects. He plays dumb and turns a deaf ear on all these problems. Eventually, nothing gets done and when there are no further bids (that go through him) he will persuade the Board of the HOA to settle for his selected bids. I've personally spoken to many other residents around our complex that deal with the Forth Group, and all have complained about Mike. I regularly speak to about 6 families and 4 out of 6 have had bad experiences with him. He ignores requests and the most he will do is highlight the by-laws and tell you to read between the lines. He knows nothing about the properties he manages. He has told many owners incorrect information about what the HOA by-laws should cover and they have unfortunately paid for certain repairs on their own without knowing better. He is utterly and completely USELESS. The part that no one understands is why we continue to PAY this fool to manage our property. Hold on to your seat, Mike Liposcak. The next HOA agenda will be us voting you out... read more

Had an emergency @ our condo when the elevator broke and there was no one to answer the call, even though it was an emergency. Terrible customer service that endangers people's lives read more

I live in a building Forth manages & so far as I can see on the whole, the building has improved in the right direction ! I am pleased with the service I am receiving . Appreciate when The Manager Steve listens to any concerns & our new Janitor, Jose is wonderful! read more

Forth Group has been a breath of fresh air in the underachieving industry of management companies. Our association has 59 townhomes and Mike Liposcak and Forth Group has been our property manager for the past few years. Mike has been extremely responsive to our issues and concerns, and has gone above and beyond the call of duty to help us find solutions to association problems. He has recommended a handful of service providers, most of which have done excellent work for the association on an ongoing basis. Overall, Forth Group has done a fantastic job in assisting our association with both our everyday and not-so-everyday issues. read more

After living in a building for 21 years, I gave away my furniture and had boxes to move. I did not reserve the elevator as I wasn't "blocking" anyone from using it, yet still charged a fee. The state of the world and employment right now is hardly a time to nickle-and-dime someone over a moving fee, yet the Forth Group just had to. Good job! read more

I don't understand who hired this incompetent company to manage the building I live in! They are terrible, incompetent and irresponsible! read more

As managers of our HOA, they are organized and responsive. I've had to reach out once or twice and always heard back quickly and had issue resolved. read more

The worst business management we have had. More concerned with evicting people and handing out violations than they should be. They even threatened to fine people who use stolen grocery carts located in the parking garage and do not put them back. Maybe they should be concerned on returning all these stolen shopping carts back to their rightful owners. They promised a rooftop deck/garden when they first took over and now does not respond to emails about it. read more

Property management is tough, particularly for small- and mid-sized older condo properties working with limited budgets. Calls and emails come from residents at all hours and they want their concern prioritized over everything else. With this background set, let me say that Jonathan at Forth Group has always been dedicated and responsive in working with our building's HOA and the concerns of our unit specifically. He is responsive, professional, and makes efforts to problem solve and get things done. Jonathan keeps the lines of communication open and comes across as having the best interests of residents and the property in mind. read more

I have to agree with everyone here that Jack Beebe (who has been our main point of contact) has been absolutely terrible. It takes him weeks to respond to emails, if at all. He is very selective about what issue he would address, we have emails sent out to him that were never responded to. He keeps promising that he will send out a survey "next week" for the past 4 months. He has no interest in following Illinois laws when it comes to recycling. It has been extremely frustrating having to deal with him. I don't know what he does with his days but it certainly isn't what he is paid to do. read more

I never knew how good Forth Group was until we moved to another association not run by Forth Group. We still own our condo that has an Condo Association run by Forth Group, but we recently moved, making our primary residence somewhere else. Our manager Steve Salinas goes above and beyond for his associations. Steve Salinas and Forth Group are extremely responsive, on top of problems in a timely manner, efficient, and are very communicative. As a board member, Dteve is very mindful about costs, and also works with us to keep costs down for the association. I took them for granted when I lived in my condo, but now that I see how subpar other management companies are, I highly appreciate them. They send out winterization tips, are always available for a text or phone call, and have always been pleasant and professional. Reminder to all the bad reviews. They are managing your property. They don't own it. The board ultimately controls the money and has to approve jobs, contracts, payments, etc. That's how our board is run. My review is my true experience. Please reach out to me on yelp if you have questions. read more

I rent a condo from an elderly lady who lives in Italy (several time zones from where I live). Forth groups policy on any updates to the building is to email the owners and have them forward it on. In my case, it's understandably difficult to get these emails on time or at all. I called to ask if they could add me to the email list because my water got shut off at an inopportune time and I had no idea. Jennifer Taylor gets very curt and tells me No, that's not their policy. I try to explain about my 90+ year old landlady who lives half a world away and Jennifer starts to yell "THATS NOT HOW WE DO THINGS, IT WOULD INVOLVE A WHOLE SECOND STE-" before realizing what she was saying, stopping herself, saying no and cutting me off. If you want building management who would rather yell at you than add you to a listserv, this is the company. read more

Forth Group Management is always responsive, honest and professional. Whenever there are any issues, they do their best in informing the residents in a timely manner, which is very much appreciated. read more

Fourth Group is not just a management company, but a reliable partner who is there to support you. I trust fourth group and consider this business highly recomendable. Fast, reliable and efficient. They are so much more than a management company, offering service that has made my life much easier. read more

This review is limited to Steve Salinas, who has been assigned to my condo for a couple of years now, I think. He is super rude, unprofessional, and frankly, not good at his job. I do not know how much he is paid to "manage" the building, but whatever he is paid is too much. I emailed him about property damage that my unit sustained as a result of water coming from someone else's unit. After we went back and forth by email, he called and proceeded to talk over me the entire call. After I told him that he is ignorant, unprofessional, and rude, he told me that I was "unprofessional as an owner." Huh? That tells you everything you need to know. Stay away. read more

Unresponsive. We've had several issues at our property and Jack Beebe, our property manager, has been pretty awful to work with. He either doesn't respond at all, or when he does, offers ineffectual solutions. read more

Jonathan Bierman is rude and can not do his job. He is disrespectful and does not know how to communicate with people who live in the building. Do not live in any of his building read more

The worse property management my building has ever hired. They respond to issues with such defensiveness and lack of urgency, often citing that it's not their problem. As a property management company, they are paid to MANAGE...the good and the bad that comes with the property. If they only want to manage the good, ie: being paid, then something isn't right with them. Our person is Steve Salinas, and frankly, he doesn't really care or maybe even likes his job. The president of the company Scott Segar isn't responsive either. Other Chicago properties...beware of using Forth Group. read more

The Forth Group is very responsive to inquiries. In general, they always respond within a couple of hours, if that long. Their information and advice is always on point and right what we need when we need it. read more

I honestly wish there was no stars. Kimberly Campbell (Kim) and her assistant Barbara Jackson (Barb) are some of the most unprofessional property managers in the city of Chicago.They are so lazy always pushing the homeowners to do things instead of themselves. However they always have plenty of time for building drama: when the board has a conflict with an owner they are so involved, when calling a homeowner who was rumored to have COVID-19 which Kim called and bluntly asked they live for drama. However when it comes to helping the building they suck. The owner Scott is cool but if you get these two run. read more

Scott and team stay on top of issues and communicate effectively with residents.

One of the worst. The Park Waters condo community is not properly maintained by Forth Group. When we had the former property management team (we had maintenance on schedule, weekly cleaning, grounds were kept (grass, snow removal, crew on site for utility issues, etc.). Now, they have all types of people renting units (they can't be screened as told to original owners - we don't even have listing for owners). They have allowed squatters in units. There is no regular cleaning and maintenance of the grounds. The grounds look a mess and we are often the last to get snow removal done. They aren't holding the owners accountable for damage done to units for others by the individuals renting. There isn't a listing for emergency services (ex. Plumbing, Electrical, etc.). The person who is over this complex (Ms Jackson) has a bad attitude. I hope they do not treat all if the units they are over this way. read more

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This property management company is absolutely worthless. I cannot wait for our building to get a new company later this year. Jack Beebe is a completely worthless liason for our building. We have had multiple issues that need urgent attention and it takes him virtually a week to get back to you, if he ever does. I hope Forth Group loses all of their customers and goes out of business. ZERO STARS. read more

Recently the property management in our building transitioned to Forth Group. Since then the quality of service and responsiveness I've come to expect when there is a problem has significantly decreased. The office manager, Lah'ylah Reed, rarely if ever returns calls, and the "after hours emergency line" is a joke. It is merely an answering service that can only take messages (which Ms. Reed does not respond to). The most alarming concern is that the security of the building is clearly not a priority for Forth Group. Both the front door and the door leading to the parking lot randomly unlock - this happens A LOT. I have often walked in from the parking lot and found that the door had already unlocked itself, and that the front door had also unlocked and someone just walked in off the street to warm up or something. It's not uncommon to see someone standing next to a door to this building just waiting for the lock to click off so they can walk in to visit someone (why waste time ringing the doorbell?). Forth Group to my knowledge has done nothing to repair this. Additionally, on more than one occasion I have had to pay to park on the street overnight because the parking spot which I pay for has been occupied and Forth Group refuses to provide towing company information to tenants; policy being that one must contact Forth Group, who will contact the towing company on your behalf. I have no problem with that, however I also requested information on the procedure for towing requests after hours and never received a call back. So when I get home at 5pm, for example, the office is closed and I have no way of claiming the parking spot I pay good money for, since the answering service can only take a message that I know will not be returned. Beyond these issues, the building and property upkeep have also suffered under Forth Group. The parking lot sometimes looks like a dumpster has been overturned in it with trash and debris strewn throughout for days at a time, and even small issues like a burned out light bulb in the elevators or hallways can take over a week to be replaced. The previous management company frequently had a property maintenance person on-site checking on things, now I'm lucky if I see him once a week. I suspect that Forth Group's rates are low because they are consistent with their quality of service. Their lack of responsiveness and inability to maintain a property securely and in good condition get them one star. read more

These guys are incredibly unresponsive. I moved into 33 w. huron, a property they managed, and it took me 3 emails and four phone calls- all never returned, to get my moving deposit back. My bike was stolen on the property, and I contacted them several times to see if they had a surveillance tape they could review - again no response. Then I sent a message to the company president to let him know how unresponsive his team was - no response. The apples don' t fall far from the tree!!! When I talked with my neighbors about this, they all said that is typical. Thankfully, I moved from there, and am now in a building with wonderful property management, who actually do what they get paid to do; all with smiles on their faces! I concur with Oscars comments. Oscar, you are correct Mike L. is the property manager there. All the residents I talked to said "Mike never calls anyone back, get used to it.". I don't know why they put up with it, they are paying good money to be treated like crap. read more

My association recently changed to forth group and I have no idea how they can make such a bad choice. No response from property manager, there is no emergency phone number for non business hour. The online website is also hilarious. The only thing you can do is make payment!!! No way to send request, no discussion board... read more

Property management inevitably take the hit when things go wrong but rarely get any credit when things are well. We're in a building managed by Forth Group since May and have had a pleasant experience. Jack Beebee is very responsive and quick to recover when things don't go well. We've had multiple interactions and I've been very pleased with the resolution and the speed of the resolution. He is a good communicator, keeping everyone updated as needed. I imagine he has to have pretty thick skin to deal with everyone calling him after both elevators broke and walking up 20 flights of stairs. Now the elevator repairman...well, that's a separate review... read more

Our building is managed by Kim Campbell & Robert Whitmore of the Forth Group. They have been our management company for six years now and have steered us through some very serious issues. Our building was an old warehouse that was converted to condos. It didn't take long before some critical issues hit. Within the last five years major work had to be done...along with the everyday upkeep of the building. Thankfully, we are still here, and the majority of these issues have been straightened out, thanks to the guidance from Kim. She lined up and helped interview the contractors that were needed. She made sure we didn't over extend ourselves financially and then was our project manager on these very major issues. All in all, Kim & Robert from the Forth Group have really always been there for us. I'm very glad we have them. read more

Jennifer and Forth Grp have done an outstanding job at my association. She has always been professional and responsive whenever I needed something. The Forth Group website for our property is easy to use and very helpful as well. Keep up the good work. read more

I have been in the Rogers St apartments for almost a year. since I moved in I have called or emailed Scott (owner/Manager) a few times for help with various things. He has always been very responsive, helpful, and proactive in making sure my stay is comfortable. The building is new and very nicely appointed. Scott makes sure the property always looks nice, both inside and out. I like very much the online manuals we can get for the appliances. I cannot speak for anyone else, but I am thrilled that I chose to live in a building that Scott oversees. I highly recommend this company. read more

In my condo association we have had 3 different management companies over the last 13 years. Forth group, our current management company, has been on board for about 5 years and has been the best by far. Management companies are the sort of businesses that you hardly see getting compliments. I am guilty of this myself as I usually only contact them when I need something. However Forth Group really stands out in my mind and I felt it was time to let them know. Our community manager, Steve Salinas, specifically deserves a positive rating. Whenever I have a concern he always contacts me within 24 hours. Several times I have E-mailed him at 6AM when I get to work and by 6:10AM he responds. He also frequently comes to the building at a moment's notice when needed. Forth Group has moved our building maintenance and financial management in a positive direction. read more

The polar vortex rained all it fury down on our condo building. We lost our water on the coldest in decades. Jonathan and Julian, our building management team from Forth Group, were all over it, trying to solve the problems with plumbers, city water department officials, and anyone else who had a good idea. It took two days to fix everything, but thanks to their constant and timely communication everyone knew what to expect and could take steps to "live" through this disruption in our lives. Thanks to both Jonathan and Julian for their efforts on our behalf. read more

I recently moved from Chicago and lived in a Forth Group managed community. They were always very attentive and on top of our community issues. Our manager Gina was always a pleasure to speak with and was very knowledgeable. Thanks guys. read more

I am member of our condo association for quite sometime working in partnership with Forth group. They are a valuable asset as we have experienced many issues over the years. Their experience has enabled us to save money, avoid problems and recover money. Compared to other management companies their monthly fee is very reasonable. Our property is Kim Campbell who is very knowledgeable and knows how to get things done considering we have had some very significant issues. She is honest so be prepared to hear the hard truth. read more

During this past extreme cold the water in our building stopped flowing! No one in our condo building had water. You can only imagine how awful this was. Julian, from Forth Group, was on it immediately. He contacted the city and plumbers. We had to wait to get the city water management assessment and then call our own plumbers. Julian made sure all the tenants knew what progress was being made by the city and plumbers as soon as possible. I didn't have to call to find out what was happening with our water. We have our water back and Julian was with us until completion. I highly recommend Forth Group. read more

We just started using Forth Group this year. There were positive changes in the building during the first month they took over and things continue to fall into place. Mark is attentive to the board and residents. I would encourage you to check them out for yourself! read more

In the person of property manager Mark Johnson Forth Group has provided top-notch service. Calls get returned almost before they're made, Mr. Johnson is friendly and professional, and the needs and wants of residents are provided for sometimes even before we're aware of them (I'm thinking in this last comment about the way in which Forth Group provided us with a new alternative for electricity). Forth Group, thanks to the efforts of Mr. Johnson, has become a model of responsive and resonsible property management. read more

This is to report the incident that solely directs to Mr. Steve Salinas as the community manager. The way he handled my phone call request on first account was terse without any expected follow up in my mind, and my follow up reminder on email (explicitly mentioned by him) and then phone call was addressed unprofessionally. Also, my suggestion on the community discussion board for possible improvements, without abusive or foul language, was misinterpreted by him as "criticizing the association management", followed by a strong opinion that explicitly encourage to remove me from the discussion board that he can access to. Indeed, after my first contact with him with the location of my community location, he merely recollected what he promised and blamed me for "didn't properly place your address and unit number in your subject line" in my email, thus "it was very hard finding your email". Replying my email after my second call did not take him as long as I waited during a 48 hours' wait. In the end, I'm very satisfied that Forth group's owner provided helpful feedback and it is worth a 5-star rate. But my rating about the choice of the community manager (the third one along the way, and similar experience as mine from other home owners) remains unchanged. read more

I've been fortunate enough to have worked with Forth Group with our condo's executive board. They help provide us with a level of service that meets or exceeds our expectations time and again. More specifically, Jonathan is a great resource for our community. He is able to manage and provide us with services that our last management service was either going to charge us extra money for, or not even provide. They're attentive to resident's needs and quick to respond, even in cases of emergencies. Forth Group will often meet with residents and boards members to help ensure problems are resolved and they carry through and ask for feedback continuously. read more

I had the pleasure of working with Gina Delgado, Forth Group at 235 W Van Buren St. while being the realtor for a couple of units this past month. Gina helped both the clients who were moving in, my clients and myself with such professionalism and care that you just don't find nowadays. She is amazing!!!!!!! Thanks again. read more