Lakeside Tower Apartments

faux-1920s style and it works really well in this space. •Close to some pretty cool Uptown spots and not too far from the L. I’m writing this in the midst of the Great COVID Upheaval of 2020 so a lot of places nearby are sadly closed, but being right down the street from bars like The Green Mill, venues like the Aragon Ballroom, and restaurants like Lao Sze Chuan (best Chinese food in town!!!) is still pretty awesome. Plus the beach is about a 5-minute walk away. •Quite secure—both the front door and the elevators require FOB entry. •The laundry isn’t as bad as another user advertised, although I get the sense the machines they have in there were pretty new when I moved in this year so things may have changed. They work well and I’ve never had to worry about all the machines being taken. Little expensive ($2 per load) but I guess that’s Chicago for you. CONS: •The elevators. Ohhhhhh boy, those elevators. I honestly don’t mind them too much—I’ve lived overseas in places with jankier elevators—but other reviewers are right that they, uh, don’t exactly function super well. The one at the southern end of the building is fast, but occasionally goes to the wrong floor; the one at the northern end is SSSSSLLLLLOOOOOWWWWW and sometimes breaks. •If you have noisy neighbors, you may be in for a somewhat unpleasant time. I’m lucky enough to have a corner unit that borders only the elevator so folks to my side aren’t an issue, but when I first moved in the people above me were a little loud. Luckily I was able to talk them into keeping it down, but if you’re sensitive to that kind of thing beware. Or invest in some noise cancelling headphones. Then again, that’s often just apartment life…if you want total peace and quiet I’d recommend a condo or a house.

can hear people in other units and they can definitely hear you. Also the dryers don't always dry and are usually all taken or out of order. You're better off just going to a laundromat...or moving.

The only reason I haven't moved is that I love my apartment but if I knew how awful the elevators were before renting I would not have picked this building.