Automatic Lofts

I've lived here for over a year and have not had a great experience. Management was neglectful and irresponsible. I lived here because I...

I've lived here for over a year and have not had a great experience. Management was neglectful and irresponsible. I lived here because I thought it would be a convenient, supportive place to live but it ended up being a real pain in dealing with management to try and resolve an issue with a neighbor who was in clear violation of the lease/the apartment's policy. From my experience and from the experiences i've heard about from others, the customer service and concern for resident satisfaction from the management here is really unacceptable. I only gave 2 starts instead of 1 because the building itself is nice (for a college apartment vs. living in a dorm)- there is free coffee, wifi is decent, free printing, and the rec room is decent. The actual units and the furniture is fairly nice (again, in terms of a college apartment). However, based on the quality of the building/ it's amenities alone and it's location, it is not worth the asking price. Especially considering the service of management, it's not worth the asking price. More details on my experience below. I had a noisy neighbor who would be so loud to the point that it woke my roommates and me up in the middle of the night. This went on for months. All automatic lofts did to help the situation was to tell us to call security if the neighbors disturbed us. They said that they were in contact with these neighbors to try and rectify the situation but, the neighbors continued to disturb us for months so whatever management was doing to try and get the neighbors to stop was not working. We continued to call security on these neighbors but, they would often times not listen to the security desk and would continue being loud. It was also incredibly annoying to have to be calling security several times per week over the course of several months to try and stop the noise so we could sleep knowing that management was not doing anything effective to help us. The issue didn't get resolved for a long while and my roommates and I had to speak with management on numerous occasions over the months to try and get them to do something. Every time we talked with management, they would never follow up with us to ensure that they were really trying to resolve the situation. Finally, after probably 6 months of the neighbors disturbing us several times per week, management finally did something to stop these neighbors from disturbing us. I still have yet to hear back from management to follow up with us regarding our experience and if we're still being disturbed by the neighbors or not. It was such a pain to deal with and then to have management not even follow up with us to see how things are going is just insult on top of injury.

Late nights and no sleep. Living on orange amphetamines 30mg. Sorry English not so Good. Polish is my 1st language. Shotgun 4Loko and Tide...

Late nights and no sleep. Living on orange amphetamines 30mg. Sorry English not so Good. Polish is my 1st language. Shotgun 4Loko and Tide Pods was fun night. America I love those country! Rooms were very spacious. Also enough room for Marijuana Tent 4 plants very good smoke. Everyone who bought said very good Polska (they called me Polska) My Mama y Babcia say this year I get bigger room plan so I can put up 2nd tent Marijuana. Can not wait to move to bigger floor plan in August. Lots of Love from Mother Poland

A few friends and I were contemplating on living here. We have friends who have lived here. We all like the building and the...

A few friends and I were contemplating on living here. We have friends who have lived here. We all like the building and the neighborhood especially. The office staff seems nice for the most part. One of my friends complained about their security guards and we dont believe anything was ever done. I dont want to come home to snappy attitudes. Especially the skinny and heavyweight African American guards. I also wish the prices were a little cheaper.

I really love living at auto lofts. Location is great ( Target nearby, Whole Foods on Halsted, 24 hour walgreens too and 1 block...

I really love living at auto lofts. Location is great ( Target nearby, Whole Foods on Halsted, 24 hour walgreens too and 1 block from UIC - also great central location for driving/riding to/from anywhere and indoor parking is a plus ) Lobby is spacious and regularly cleaned - pool tables / ping pong and three tvs but also nice for studying or relaxing with a good book. My experience with office staff maintenance/cleaning staff and front door staff has been that they are helpful and friendly - also a lot more staff available (and more often) than in "non student" housing in my experience - maintenance request responses have been quick and effective for me and though the original building is indeed older than most other apartment buildings I have lived in - still actually minor building wide problems seem on my end to have decreased in my time here - including also improvements in modern amenities such as better wireless internet ( included!) coverage and speed since I moved in originally. Events like free breakfast, game night and open mic night help for getting to know about staff and other new residents - it would be nice to see even more similar events in future. Anyway, based on my experience I would ( and do ) recommend auto lofts as a good location to live near downtown. Probably especially for uic students but I was at Roosevelt grad school when I moved in and it was still convenient - also good mix of people from different schools and backgrounds is also a nice contrast to the dorms

There is a hole in the ceiling of my room over my study table. No wonder they won't let you see the room before...

There is a hole in the ceiling of my room over my study table. No wonder they won't let you see the room before paying. White powdery stuff on the brick walls in my room that sticks to my clothes and backpack. Extremely thin walls with glass in the top, so no privacy for you.

Broken curtains from day 1, never fixed even after complaining twice. It's been months. Giant hole in the ceiling of my room over my...

Broken curtains from day 1, never fixed even after complaining twice. It's been months. Giant hole in the ceiling of my room over my study table, from which bugs can easily home. No wonder they won't let you see the room before paying. White powdery stuff on the brick walls in my room that sticks to my clothes and backpack. Extremely thin walls with glass in the top, so no privacy for you.

I enjoyed my stay in Automatic Lofts over this summer.I had a hard time getting help from some of the management in the office...

I enjoyed my stay in Automatic Lofts over this summer.I had a hard time getting help from some of the management in the office about subleasing contracts. The only manager that was very helpful was Laura. Laura and Jasmine, who isn't a manager, were extremely helpful. They made the transition very smooth. If you are interested in leasing an apartment, ask for Jasmine or Laura.

DO NOT LIVE HERE! I am 100% filing a lawsuit against this place. Just within the first week of moving in the oven exploded...

DO NOT LIVE HERE! I am 100% filing a lawsuit against this place. Just within the first week of moving in the oven exploded in my face. The best part is that management completely thinks me and my roommates are lying about it. Melissa from management told my roommate to not use the word "explode" because it didn't happen, but no it straight up exploded while I was using it. She asked for a video of it as if we saw it coming. They also tried to blame me, asking me what I put in there, but even the engineer they sent agreed that it was a circuit issue in the oven. I also got massive bite marks all over my legs that were insanely painful just after a few nights of sleeping here. The place has a bug problem, I see ants and silverfish all over the place, in the bedrooms, in the kitchen drawers and cabinets. This place is not fully furnished so don't believe whatever they say. They gave me a broken wardrobe and took a whole month to replace it. Our couch in the living room is totally ripped up and gross and they refuse to replace it. If anything is wrong with the apartment they blame it on you every time. When we moved in the place was FILTHY and they tried to say we did it. I don't know how I can walk into a place and make it look like a storm hit within five minutes but don't expect them to do anything. Melissa has hung up on not only our calls, but our moms calling asking them to do something about the place. It's so dirty and disgusting all of us have been sick. IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE THE PICTURES OR MODEL ROOM. They also try to advertise that the first month of rent is free, but you move in August 17th and they expect rent September 1st, so you only get two weeks. Management is so ruthless. They'll just avoid you or call you a liar to your face. With how much they charge for rent they should also know what kind of people they're dealing with, every single person in my room comes from a family of lawyers and there is way too much that they get away with. I wish I could give this place zero stars.

I lived at The Automatic Lofts during my first year as a fashion student at The Illinois Institute of Art. There I met some...

I lived at The Automatic Lofts during my first year as a fashion student at The Illinois Institute of Art. There I met some of my dearest friends and had some of my most fond dressing memories. The people are great, stylish and really aimed for success. You came can party downtown Uber, walk or cab to the Lofts and end it with a pool game. We had dance classes and pancakes. It was so fun! There were never dull moments and you felt special and safe. I would recommend to the city girl that loves to work out, have thrift and high end stores around and who enjoys the luxury of meeting diverse people with goals in mind. I really love the lofts and miss them dearly. Its a home not a place. Yay Automatic Lofts!

The location is awesome being right next to the UIC Halstated Blue line. Also, free starbucks during the day and small gym are a...

The location is awesome being right next to the UIC Halstated Blue line. Also, free starbucks during the day and small gym are a nice plus. However, I do not recommend this place to someone who wants their house clean and noise-free. The wood ceiling looks nice at first until dirts fall on your food and bed. I had to clean the dirts falling from the ceiling almost daily. It fell on my bed, food, table, carpet, just about everywhere!!! Also, the doors and walls are basicaly non-existence. I can hear every little noise happening in the living room, next door neighbors, and even the room above. As a sensitive person to sound and dirtiness, It was a torture to live here... but if you don't care about dirt and noise, this apartment offers a great location, wifi, and other amneties.