1237 West

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Completely awful place. The management staff is the worst of it. Way too expensive, you can find a way cheaper place with a much nicer staff.

Everything about 1237 West is disappointing. At first glance it seems like the perfect student apartment, but as soon as you move in things begin to fall apart. You can find cheaper and better places else where in Lincoln Park.

So, I've lived a few different places since I've been at DePaul. I've tried the sharing a dorm room thing, didn't work out so well. Second time, maybe a little better, but soon, I was over sharing a room. I still wanted roommate but I needed my own space.



Tried the off-campus apartment, it was definitely OFF campus, finding something affordable meant an hour of travel time! Not fun when you have to carry around tons of books or video equipment and it sucked every morning hearing the neighbor upstairs go through his morning three S's -_-; After hearing about if happening to a few friends, It definitely wasn't fun wondering if I was going to come home one day and find myself robbed, I owned a lot of expensive equipment for work.



Finally gave in and paid a little bit more to live at 1237 West, best decision so far! Convenient, 10 minutes to class, 30 minutes to the loop, 15 minutes to work, minimized frustration with public transit so much! I love that it's on a main street and that we have front door security. After roasting all summer of 08' in my off campus apartment because my landlord refused to fixed broken blinds....I'm happy to say that after being here for 2 years, I've never had anything sit unfixed for more than 24 hours after submitting a repair request, pretty awesome. I've also never lived anywhere where they have two giant big screen TVs and a pool table in the lobby either! Speaking of things close by, laundry is in house, and not just one or two broken down washers and dryers, try about 20!!!! I've never worried about not being able to do laundry. There are also places to eat, a bank, AND Starbucks to hit up on the way to work, all on the ground level.



While I think paying a little bit more is not so much fun, I'd definitely say not being responsible for deadbeat roommates not paying billls/rent (yes everything's included in what YOU pay), convenience of nearby surroundings, and everything else that comes with living at 1237 West, it's definitely money well spent. No place is perfect, but this has definitely been the best so far.

So here's the deal-- living in the dorms, not always great. Living in an apartment-- not always great. If you're a student, however, 1237 West is AWESOME. The units come fully furnished and you have an all-inclusive rent that gets you good internet, local telephone, and about fifty channels worth of satellite TV including HBO. The views are amaaazing. Everyone who lives and works here are super nice and the management is really good about responding to problems in an effective and timely manner.



There's also 24-hour security, they hold your packages for you, and you can use financial aid when paying your housing costs. I'm so happy I decided to live here. It is awesome!

1237 West is a great place to live if you're a student in Chicago. They offer housing to any student currently enrolled full-time at a local college regardless of age or class standing. There are freshmen, juniors, sophomores, seniors, and grad students all living in different areas of the building. The units are fully furnished and rent is all-inclusive. Plus, you live 10 minutes away from class. How can you beat that?The management are super nice and really good at responding to maintenance issues and apartment concerns. The views are gorgeous. It's a great place to meet people your own age and for the location, you can't beat the price. I'm so glad I decided to live there.