It's actually horrible don't live here , I have so many horror stories from here such as mold,…read morebeing manipulated, the food, the staff

I lived at Bromley Hall my freshman and sophomore years. Made some great friends, many of which I…read morestill hangout with... I'm not sure where Chella G. was really staying, but the food at Bromley was (is?) much better than she describes. And, the cafeteria is open at least 3 hours for each meal (I just checked their website). Funny she also mentions the elevators. LOL! Those are some good stories :-) It sure was excellent to have weekly (or was it every other week?) maid service. The private bathrooms made the decision easy for me, did't have to share the shower with the entire floor!

Lived here for two years while I finished my degree, and it was the best leasing experience I have…read morehad in my decade of renting. I used to work for a larger student housing company on campus, and the level of care, respect, and attentiveness given to tenants at Electrum is night and day compared to the other options on/around campus. The very few issues I did encounter over the two years I lived in my unit were always instantly addressed. I typically heard back from any emails I'd send in a matter of hours, and would come home from work the next day to find the problem completely resolved. They were very careful and accommodating to me as a pet owner as well, making sure my cat did not escape outside whenever work was done. You receive very clear and concise policies in the lease, and the move-out guide was equally as easy to follow. Unlike larger companies, I was not nickel and dimed on the security deposit and actually received all of it back. I highly recommend leasing with Electrum Group! Fairly priced rent, easy renewal process, good maintenance, and excellent communication.

I *highly* recommend 212 S 1st St, Unit B (apt above the Yoga Studio). The apartment is a an…read moreawesome find (nice bathrooms, newer appliances, homey feel, right next to a bus stop) and Weiss / Electrum Group is the best landlord I've ever had. He was always very responsive, fixed any issues we had quickly, and gave us an amazing rate on the apartment. He also gave us our full security deposit back! It's great for students at University of Illinois (all of my classes were a 10 minute bus ride away). You can also experience downtown Champaign which is about a 5 minute walk away. Lease from Electrum Group if you get the chance!

I had a great experience here a few years ago. The rooms are more expensive than standard…read moreuniversity housing, but if you can afford it... the space is worth it. As a freshman and sophomore, this is a great place to meet other students and make friends. You get to know everyone really well -- I made a lot of close friends here that I hang out with even today. The office also helps organize events, so even if you're shy, you'll still get a chance to meet other people.

If I could give zero stars, I would. The management is extremely uncooperative. I had a refund that…read moreshould have been processed at the beginning of my lease, but they refused to issue it and instead told me it would only be refunded after 10 months, at the end of the lease. Holding a tenant's money for the entire lease term is unacceptable and has caused significant frustration. I would not recommend this property.

I have had nothing but a great time here. It is in a perfect location (especially for freshman),…read morethe rooms are 3 times as big as any other public dorm, and the people here have been awesome. Specifically, my RA and Head RA, Anthony Montalto and D Akisanya. They have both been so inviting and enjoyable to be around. They helped me acclimate to UIUC as a freshman and gave great advice from their time here. Couldn't ask for better staffing. Overall, amazing experience I highly recommend.

Don't rent from this place it's not worth it, windows aren't sealed properly so bugs are constantly…read moregetting in your home. They neglected to clean our carpet before moving in but are now trying to force us to pay to get the carpet professionally and to pay them an extra fee for it which makes no sense. None of our furniture was even set up when we moved in and after asking the landlord about that they never did anything so we had to put our dinner table and dressers together ourselves. If you're not renewing your lease the landlord will literally do back to back showings every day so strangers in your home showing up every day and they don't even show at the scheduled times so it's often inconvenient. Maintenance is a joke, it took them forever to do anything when we lost heat during negative degree winter days and all they did was drop off some space heaters. We asked them to come fix our fridge cause the freezer seal wouldn't stay shut and would often open by itself and defrost everything in our freezer, someone came to look at it but never came and that was literally a year ago. Even the people that live in these apartments are rude, I've run into so many rude neighbors it's just not worth it

THIS WAS THE WORST MOVE IN EXPERIENCE I HAVE EVER HAD…read more Upon move in, they did not have my keys ready (took an hour to get them) and the apartment had not been cleaned for me. The floors were filthy and every counter had dirt and stains on them. The bathroom was even worse, including the toilet and sink. The fridge had stains from food and the carpets in the bedroom are completely stained. When I told them these problems, they offered no help, which left my mom and I to clean for 12 hours straight. Along with the mess, most things in the apartment were broken or missing. After many emails and maintenance requests, I still received no help. Eventually, both of my parents went into the office of management in which the property manager said they do not worry about the apartments where "lower income" families reside in. Completely unacceptable. Working with this company has been the most emotional and tiring process I have ever gone through. I have included photos from move in.

I lived at 702/704 W Elm St in Urbana for a year. I have no complaints about the management…read more Maintenance requests were always handled quickly, and because my apartment was not the "show apartment," I didn't have to worry about having tons of people in and out of my apartment throughout leasing season. I do, however, understand that it is nice to see the exact apartment you'll be living in. They were fair with returning the security deposit. My roommate and I had been overcharged for "missing furniture," which had been removed by Roland earlier in the year, but there was no trouble getting that money back. Your choices are very limited if you want to live in Urbana, and my apartment itself was hit and miss. I loved the large bedrooms, and because it's a little further from campus, my rent was fairly low. Elm St is really pretty, especially in the fall, and the area was usually very quiet. However, the building only had a window AC unit, which was miserable over the summer. I moved my bed to the living room, right in front of the AC, and still could barely sleep at night. I didn't mind not having a dishwasher, but a garbage disposal would have been nice. There were only two washers and dryers for the building, and it wasn't rare for one set to not be working, so doing laundry was a pain. It was relatively cheap, however. Despite my issues with the building, I almost stayed for a second year. I would definitely recommend living with Roland.

903 S. First St. Apartments are poorly kept and no maintanence is done for move in day. Choose…read moreanother place to live. Stairwells were filled with cobwebs and garbage on the first day of move in with a bad moldy odor. Not well lit. Garage space was also poorly lit. Apartment was absolutely filthy. No cleaning was done after the previous tenant as there were dirty clothes left in the bathroom. Bathroom tub and toliet had visible grime and dirt. Carpet and living room furniture were stained and dirty. Management was asked to have this professionally cleaned and one week later, this still has not been done. Bedrooms had broken desks and closet doors that did not slide. Also not cleaned after previous tenant. Walls had black grime and ceiling had handprints on it. Kitchen drawers had crumbs and other debris in it. Floor was dirty.

My husband and I came to Champaign for a wedding. Being an alum, my husband was excited to show me…read morethe University of Illinois campus. This was my first time visiting the University of Illinois in many years. He took me around to the Alma Mater Sculpture, the Illini Union, and then we walked around the quad outside of the Illini Union. It is a very nice campus. There were many students and we saw many prospective students going on tours. If you're visiting the Champaign/Urbana area, I recommend taking a scenic walk around the University of Illinois campus.

Terrible graduation parking experience, ZERO traffic control, 6 police officers in the stadium…read moreprotecting 4000 students and 30000 guests, a terrorists wet dream. It's like the school said: we're not getting anymore tuition, it's miller time, go home. What a joke.

My husband and I came to Champaign for a wedding. Being an alum, my husband was excited to show me…read morethe University of Illinois campus. This was my first time visiting the University of Illinois in many years. He took me around to the Alma Mater Sculpture, the Illini Union, and then we walked around the quad outside of the Illini Union. It is a very nice campus. There were many students and we saw many prospective students going on tours. If you're visiting the Champaign/Urbana area, I recommend taking a scenic walk around the University of Illinois campus.

I graduated from UIUC in 2005 for undergrad. I'm still nostalgic about U of I and occasionally go…read moreback to visit. They really beautified the older buildings and there are more chain restaurants and newer apartment buildings. But the English Building, where I had most of my classes, still seems to remain the armpit of campus, despite its new floors and classroom computers/projectors. UIUC is world reknown for its services and access for students with disabilities. I've attended two other higher ed institutions and I had to struggle advocating for myself, which was very different from UIUC. The campus was very wheelchair accessible. There was one Anthropology Professor's office I couldn't access; I can't remember the name of the building. There are a few classrooms that are not wheelchair accessible, but DRES (the Disability Resources and Educational Services for students with disabilities) relocates classes if necessary. Here's the DRES website: http://disability.illinois.edu. They offer various services to students with disabilities, even temporary ones. UIUC also has a dorm for students with disabilities who need personal care services. It was called Beckwith Hall and used to be on John Street. But they moved it to Nugent Hall, which is a part of the undergrad dorms. Here's their website: http://housing.illinois.edu/nugent. It's a new building with state of the art technology in the Ikenberry Commons North community. The first floor is home to the Beckwith Residential Support Services program for students with physical disabilities requiring personal care. Floors 3 and 4 houses the new Honors Living-Learning Community. Although there are accessible units in the graduate dorms, there doesn't seems to be anything comparable in terms of assistance with personal care services for graduate students. I did have difficulty finding wheelchair accessible apartments while I was a student outside of Beckwith Hall. Overall, I had a great experience with outstanding faculty and classmates. Of course, there were a few exceptions.

Their maintainance guys are really great at their jobs. They get here in a timely fashion and have…read morealways been helpful. I'm living at Greg Towers again. They're pretty clear about the cleaning and carpet fees they take out of the security deposit so that's not really going to be a surprise . Sure it sucks to lose out on that money but it is an inexpensive apartment for the academic year and it feels worth it. Especially since it's 10 mins from the quad and like 5 mins from the BIF. Overall, don't expect anything fancy.

Terrible leasing company, water pipe broke three times! AC broke and two week later it's still…read morenot fixed! We called Champaign housing inspector, he found the fire alarms were broken! UIUC is aware of this leasing group and steers students away from them. It's been a nightmare of repairs, they have been unresponsive. We've had 72 maintenance requests with them. Beware of them!!!! There are much better places to lease an apartment from.

Yelp keeps demanding that I review this place, apparently because I happened to Google search it…read more You ever get that paranoid feeling that Mother Google is watching your every move and feeding it out to just EVERYBODY? But what Yelp wants, Yelp will get. I will post a review of the place. Uni dorms there are hell holes. Like prison cells, inhabited by creatures less civilized than zoo animals. Hendrick House is a respite from that. Comfortable rooms, carpeted floors, semi-private shared bath rooms, higher class inhabitants and the best food on campus. How do I know? I actually lived there as a freshman 58 years ago. I knew the Hendricks. The place may have changed, so take that into consideration.

the black woman at the front desk asked what opinions I had, and told me she's about throwing her…read morefists to my face