10 E. Ontario St. Apartments

Do not live here - don't be fooled by the low prices for the area and spacious units. The building is maintained horribly - things like the AC going out in peak summer, hot water being down and elevators out is a common occurrence. Most recently - the laundry room in our building is permanently closed with 48 hours notice. I have lived here for a few years and while it started out great, the building has rapidly declined. I'm not sure if this is a building management or larger maintenance issue,... but you are better off paying to live somewhere else. I sympathize for the landlords in this building as it may be out of their control. Read More

Old crappy deteriorating building. Bad insulation - summers are unbearably hot(with max AC running which doesnt even blow cold air). During the winters - inside is worse than in a freezer (with max heat set at 85F which blows more like 60F "heat"). Electricity bill is always high. No window cleaning service. Also building has never ending water pipes fixing issues, expect entire apartment flood at least once a year as well. Building refuses to add 3rd party cable/internet providers. Only... provider is Comcast. Stay away from it. Newly built rental condos are far better and even cheaper than this place. Read More

The Ontario Place Private Residences are a great place to live if your main concern is location. If you work in the loop it is only a 15 minute walk, and the river and lake are only a 10 minute walk away as well (Oak Avenue beach is a 20 minute walk). The building is two blocks away from the nearest red line which is extremely convenient if you work in the loop or want to take a trip to Wrigley field. The building is also only a 5 minute walk east to Michigan avenue.

The building itself is a... converted hotel, and it definitely feels like it. The majority of the condos in this building look exactly alike and aren't exactly "nice" but they are completely fine if you are more concerned about location. The fancier condos in the building have been remodeled by the owners and are significantly more expensive than the majority of the other condos.

In terms of amenities, the one great thing about this building is the massive gym located on the 7th floor. The gym has three full rooms. One room has a large padded floor and is ideal for free weight exercises, yoga, and dance classes (I've seen the room hold a 20 person dance class with ease). The second room has the 10 classic work-out machines that all buildings have. The third workout room is the real selling point for this building. It contains four treadmills, four ellipticals, a couple bikes, and a stairmaster. For those who are more interested in lifting, the room contains a full free weight set with weights up to 100lbs, a bench press (not the machine), two squat racks (both machine and free), a leg press, and a few other machines. This room is large and is rarely crowded. There is absolutely no need to have a gym membership if you live in this building as the gym has everything you would ever need.

The building also has an outdoor area with a large patio and grill area as well as a pool on the 7th floor. The pool can get relatively busy during the summer because it's not that big and is quite popular among the residents. One drawback of the pool is you're only allowed two guests and you're not allowed to bring in alcohol.

The building also has a 24-hour doorman, on-site dry cleaning which is open every day except for Sunday, is connected to a 24/7 711 convenience store, has a hot-tub open until 11pm every day, on-site maintenance and leasing staff, a computer room with a printer, a party room, a connected parking garage, and 24/7 laundry room. Read More