Belmont Tower Apartments

The staff is great but the management is terrible. I live here for 3 years but ever since I moved in, I was disturbed by the neighbor who shares a wall with me. The wall is very thin, I can hear all sorts of noise from the next door. I complained to the management numerous times, no one can do anything about it. I end up moving my bed to the living room so I can sleep. By the way, the management raises the rent every year by $50 per month.

The apartment units are updated and appear very nice, but everything is installed/made cheaply. The kitchen cabinets, bathroom racks, and kitchen sink handles fall off on a regular basis.
I am a very clean person, but I continue to have bugs in my apartment. I have sprayed my unit to get rid of the bugs, but they seem to be inevitable. I have reached out to the staff for assistance several times without a response.
There is also always a smoke smell in my unit coming from others on my floor... smoking indoors (not allowed). It comes in from the windows, vents, and hallway. I have reached out to the staff for assistance several times and do not get a response on this issue either.
Overall, I would definitely not recommend Belmont Tower. Read More

No issues with the apparrment.
The building is old and was built in the 70s as affordable housing.
250 units with a small laundry room, most of the time half of the machines do not work.
Management does not care about retaining tenants that are invested in having a safe and clean living environment. So don't be surprised if the 5 roommates living in the apartment next to you have a party and end up vomiting or urinating under your door.
Don't be shocked if your unit smells like weed because... people smoke in the stairwell and later decide to sleep there.
But hey location is great! Read More

My sister lived in this building for a year with a different roommate before I moved in, and we don't ever want to move! Our apartment is HUGE and the price is incredible for Lakeview East. We both bought large bedroom furniture and we have so much floor space in each of our rooms. Our kitchen is set up a little weird with only so much counter space but we've been in other apartments and they're set up a little differently, so it really depends on the apartment. If something needs to get fixed,... a quick email and the guys come as soon as they can - they snake our drain once a month -usually during the same day we request. It's also great that there's full time office workers too so you can always stop in there if you need anything. Downsides: laundry room - currently only 5 washers are working - and with 24 floors of apartments it can be difficult if you go at a busy hour but they're promising to fix them soon. No central air - each apartment comes with 2 units and we have ours in our rooms- we can cool the whole apartment if we open our bedroom doors though. Best part: parking!!! on site!!! and only 95 bucks even for the covered spots. Cannot beat that in Lakeview! Other best part: Half a block to all the buses that go into the city and half a mile or so to the train. Cannot beat the location! Read More

Location is everything in the city of Chicago I give the building 5 stars for placement and 3 for the actual living space. Walk just one block East from the front steps and you hit Belmont Harbor and the Lakeshore running path, one block in the other direction and you'll discover unique restaurants and fun bars. Perfect location for the work commute downtown. Just hop on the express bus and you're on Michigan Ave within 10 minutes! The building itself is old, but well kept. White walls and tan... carpet..fairly "vanilla", but your personal decor can go a long way. No modern appliances and minimal amenities... The upper floors have awesome views looking south at the city skyline! Read More