I have lived in this building for two years, and it has been a nightmare. While my landlord has…read morebeen reasonable, the building itself is awful. There have been multiple mailbox and car break-ins, and the noise from the neighbors on the third floor is unbearable. The pervasive smell of weed from other units makes living here unpleasant. The association imposes ridiculous and excessive fees purely to enrich themselves. They charge a $300-$400 move-out fee for so-called "monitoring" services, but all they do is hang old moving curtains in the elevator. Additionally, they demand a $300 refundable fee for potential damages, further padding their pockets. During my time here, I have seen numerous move-ins and move-outs, and I have never seen the association actually assist with any of them. Living here has been a terrible experience, and I strongly advise against renting or buying in this building. Do yourself a favor and look elsewhere.

I rented for three years and loved living here.But on short notice was advised I had to buy or…read more move. This was very distressing as I didn't have enough time to really consider trying to buy and the price offered is not worth it for the area. Would have stayed if I didn't have to buy. Residents who had longer to decide and negotiate were more advantageous in making a decision. We were notified in late April of the takeover and my lease was up in September. While I was searching for an apartment, prospective buyers were constantly viewing my loft even on my move date. I could not stay longer as they were not going to renew my lease. I was a very good tenant, paid rent on time and was not given any extra consideration. Tenants who renewed their leases in April had the entire year to decide. Buy or forced to leave. Could not use your own lender.

Wow apparently I am living in a completely different building!…read moreI have nothing positive to say about this building at all. It is mostly a mixture of lowlife renters and a few of a hardworking people that lost all their investment when the units were auctioned off by the developer for next to nothing. Management has switched hands numerous times and unfortunately they were all pretty unreliable and useless. There have been no rules for the past two and a half years except for what whoever was in charge felt like enforcing at the moment. The parking lot looks awful and needs to be resealed and striped, the carpets are pet-urine stained, the ceilings leak in a number of units, the walls are paper thin, the freight trains are extremely loud, the parking spaces are too small, and the hallways smell of either smoke or cheap air freshner. Worst of all...nobody has respect for anyone else in the building. Good luck trying to find someone to hold a door, return a cart, or say "hello." People also leave the workout room shirtless and have stolen weights in the past. I am extremelely disappointed in the building, the people in it, and the neighborhood. The park is filthy, filled with trash, and dangerous. The constant partying in the park during the summer months leaves no parking in front of the building. I have seen men urinating on trees from my balcony window! I wish I could move but I can't. There is no resale value because the building has been run down to the ground and units auctioned off for a fraction of original prices. I am actually embarassed to say I live here. Buyer beware (if there even are any!)

I agree with you 100% Jennifer. Habitat developed a building, hired a horrible building manager,…read morethey put little effort in to sell units and just screwed over all the people who purchased prior to the auction. I understand the real estate market is slow but other builders put more effort to sell their current properties rather than give them away and create a bad name for themselves. Now that 20% of the building has been auctioned off, us the owners have to suffer. Try refinancing to take advantage of all-time low rates .......if you bought before the auction you will find out your unit is only worth 50% or less of what you paid. The values plummeted this low as a result of Habitat auctioning off 34 units, not because of the market conditions. Purchasing a home is the biggest investment of your life and nothing like getting kicked in the balls by Habitat auctioning off units for under $85,000. Sure anyone would give this place 5 stars if they bought it at the auction. You can't touch a modern property for under $85,000 with granite, stainless steal appliances, wood floors, etc.

This building is a Senior Building and you must be at least 62 yrs. of age to rent an apartment…read morehere. It has subsidized and market rent units with studios and one-bedrooms available. The building is 27 stories and has a mezzanine with a social room. The offices are on the first floor with the laundry room. Parking is available in the garage for a monthly fee. The building has problems that most apartment buildings have, but all in all it's a nice low income place to live. The staff and maintenance are very nice.

I have lived at Cambridge manor for 3 years, the management is excellent, I have a profound view of…read morethe downtown loop, I enjoy the senior living here at Cambridge manor, thankyou so much. Freddie Hinton sr

I am in a MAC apartment, one of the old older models, but I can honestly say they do their best to…read morekeep everything up and running. Keith is an excellent maintenance person, knowledgeable, curious, neat and goes above and beyond to assist where he can. Chblinks

Pathelia Alford that works the desk here is such a kind woman and a joy to be around. I have never…read moreheard or experienced any harshness from her. I am certain that she has things she deals with but you would never know it because she knows how to treat people. Thank you Pathelia.

I have lived in Newport for 5 years. No other place in Hyde Park is as well suited for ownership of…read morea condo than here. It is worth it to by a parking privileges. The best thing about Newport is the maintenance and cleaning staff.

Roach infested. I have been living here for 5 years and the building has regular size roaches that…read morecome up from the floorboards and cracks/holes in walls. But the building also has the gigantic 2inch roaches that come up from the drains. The ones that come from the floor and cracks in the wall can be managed by pest control but with the drain roaches, pest control directly told me that "they're not paid to deal with drains." I feel like I'm the only person in the building experiencing this issue but I know that can't be true because I see them in the hallway and in the basement all over... I have complained to management but get ignored. I really enjoy living in this building, but I am considering not renewing my lease due to this issue.

I lived in this building for 2.5 years as an owner and for the most part, I have enjoyed living in…read morethis building. It has a good mixed demographic as far as families, yuppies, students, etc. This vertical village is 33 floors, just under 500 units, and 7 floors of parking spots (with top floor being uncovered). There are not a lot of amenities (lacking fitness room, pool, community activity room) which I personally preferred because it kept assessments low. In fact, this is probably one of the lowest assessments for the highrises in the area. However, the building does have 24 hour doormen & security, package room for deliveries, dog run with complimentary bags, a dry cleaners, and well-stocked market in the building. A martial arts/yoga tenant now occupies one of the retail units as well. In my 2.5 years here, the building has gone through high Management turnover. We are on our second management company, and 4th manager so far. I have been happy with two of them. Sometimes I don't understand the things that the Board approves, but I'm sure every building has the same issues. I actually lived in 2 units in the building, the first being a rental with lake-facing views and a balcony. The issue I personally did not like about the units that faced east and west was that the second "bedroom" wasn't a true bedroom (i.e. windows) but just had a 3/4 wall sharing the kitchen. It felt like a cave. The unit I eventually bought was a south facing unit and even though it did not have a balcony, it had two true bedrooms with floor to ceiling windows in each room (master bedroom, great room and guest bedroom). It was light, it was airy, it was beautiful. Rarely did I ever need to turn on the heat during the winter. Location wise it has its pros and cons. I'll start off by saying t's a bit of a walk to Roosevelt station (red, orange and green lines). I had no problem walking during the warmer months, but rarely ever walked to the train during winter. The CTA buses stop right in front of the building though (the building also has a cab light). It has access to Grant Park, the Lake, Museum Campus and Northerly Island via the 18th Street bridge. I always used to walk to State Street shopping too. It is close to other daily necessities like groceries (Mariano's, Jewel Osco, Trader Joes, Target) if you find that the on-site market is too expensive (which it is). It's close to Chinatown, McCormick Place, and Soldier Field. Traffic can be a nightmare during game nights, and there is zoned permit parking required on some nearby streets. Move in/move out fees are kind of high (increased last year) but pretty much what all other high rise units are going at nowadays, and a small assessment occurred at the new year. Upon my move out, even though I paid and 'reserved' the elevator for a 4 hour time frame, the front desk/maintenance staff hadn't prepared the elevator at all the morning of (aka padded the elevator and added a "Do Not Use Elevator, Move In Progress" sign). So of course I had to go to the front desk and remind them. Speaking of front desk staff, there were probably 5 or 6. When the management company changed (when I first moved in) so did the front desk staff. I only like maybe 2 or 3 of them (2 girls and 1 guy Luis)... the others I felt were not hospitable, friendly and weren't doing their job most of the time (i.e. letting guests enter the building without contacting the unit first). Window washing occurred twice a year. It's amazing how much bird poop gets on your windows and how high spiders can live. Power washing the garage floors happened I think once a year. The garage had been replaced/repaired several times. The front desk lobby was remodeled. Corridor Carpeting is being replaced on all floors (Floors 2-6 were already done because of high traffic areas). Elevator landings will get a touch of color. I thought I'd live here a lot longer, but I couldn't pass up the opportunity of putting my unit on the market and selling at my price point.

Beware: the building has master control of the heating/cooling system. It's mid April and it's…read moreabout 80 degrees outside but since it's not "summer," the AC has not been switched on so there is no cool air. It's about 80 in the apartment. Nothing can be done about it other than a plethora of fans and keeping the blinds closed. It's absurd that you don't have control over your own climate. It's awful.

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From beginning to end…read more.. The thought of simultaneously selling and buying a house before obtaining my real estate agent was overwhelming. I am grateful that Aisha made this process easier. Aisha went above and beyond what was expected to help me find exactly what I needed. She showed me properties that met our standards and satisfied our wants and needs. She gave me advice for selling our home, assisted with staging it, and covered everything necessary to lead to its success. I highly recommend this real estate agent to anyone looking for an experienced, reliable, and knowledgeable professional. I was delighted with her services throughout the entire process of selling and buying my home. She provided me with beneficial advice and guidance every step of the way and ensured that I understood all aspects involved in purchasing a property. She was highly accommodating regarding scheduling viewings and making herself available on short notice when necessary. Thank you so much for your help in finding our dream home! You have been patient and kind throughout the process, and I appreciate it! Your expertise and understanding have made this a smooth transaction, even in the face of difficulties. We couldn't be happier with our new home, and we thank you for making it possible!

My wife and I searched the city for a place from October 2011-April 2012. We looked everywhere…read more We closed on a loft here in April. This was the best deal in the city by far. Sure there are nicer places out there but you will pay a lot more for them. I love the 12 foot ceilings and open floor plan. The finishes here are great as well. Granted it is by the expressway but personally I like that because we have a nice view. If you can find someone selling a place here definately check it out. FYI we are In the new construction part (7th and 8th floors). Keep in mind that there is a drastic difference between these floors and the others if you are looking. The upper two floors have a wall of floor to ceiling windows, no exposed brick and no pillars in the units. The units on the 8th floor all have skylights. The lower units have some support pillars, exposed brick and the only floor to ceiling window is your balcony door. The windows on the side of the door start about waist level. They are still nice though. The finishes are different depending on whether the unit was built by the old or new developer. We love our place, building managent, neighbors and location. Plenty of street parking available too which is great for guests.

This building does not have the right maintenance team. It stays dirty and smelly. They do not have…read moreenough door staff some of the door staff let you walk right past them. The hallways and elevators always smell, dirty and like dogs the management office have changed personnel staff 4 to 5 times in a summertime. The hallways are extremely hot. The systems in the building do not work properly. I highly recommend if you considering this Building just because of the looks, I wouldn't recommend it for a lot of reasons and if you're looking for safety and a clean luxury building, this building is not one. The hallways are dirty, smelly, including elevators. They don't have a regular maintenance team. They don't clean the building regularly. The door staff is not secured enough. You can walk in the building and walk right past them. They won't ask you one thing and the office management is unprofessional and worried about the wrong things instead of upgrading the building the maintenance, the cleanest, the door staff making sure everything is done properly inside the building. You have cracks on the walls, dirty carpet, the biggest mistake of my life beware.