AMLI 900

I had such a great experience with the leasing office at Amli 900. Everyone there was friendly and accommodating. Shout out to Megan, Evan, Sarah, and Sheena!

This has been the most unprofessional management group that has worked with me. I spoke to their central location and made an appointment a week in advance for a viewing of their apartments. I get a call back from the apartments stating that they’ll see me ‘tomorrow’. I corrected the appointment to the following week; they changed it to a day before I would be in town. I called back and requested the change and got a confirmation of the same. When I was getting to the location, I called to state that I would be 15 minutes late and the note was added. When I get there, they tell me they have no openings for the day and if I could come back another day and time. Making an appointment didn’t work, calling them for the second confirmation didn’t work — maybe it was a sign to show how they operate. Also, the lobby was not clean and there were no signs to point you to the leasing office. Wouldn’t recommend this spot to anyone; maybe I am the one person who had the horrible experience in 5 or 10 people, but this was a definite waste of time and money. Don’t waste your time here! They aren’t interested in new tenants!

I absolutely LOVE living at Amli! The staff is very professional and friendly, the common areas are always very clean, and they provide great assistance when maintenance is needed.
Amli is very well located and everything we need is within a 10 – 15 minutes walking distance!
I recommend to anyone wishing a great living experience in Chicago to check this place out.

I’ve been here for three months now and I’m so happy with my choice to live in this building. When we moved into our apartment it was in perfect condition– it looked brand new. We have had only one minor issue requiring maintenance and it was fixed in a few hours. The building has everything I want and I’m so impressed with the way management responds to resident issues. The roof deck view is killer, the gym is convenient, the grills downstairs are nice to have, and the location of the building is perfect. I love the floor-​to-​ceiling windows in my apartment and the balcony. At my last building, there were so many «rules» and «policies» from the draconian management company, and staff was reluctant to help you out or try to solve a problem, but that is not the case here! Every time I’ve needed something, it’s taken care of quickly and easily. I’m really happy at Amli900 and would recommend it in a heartbeat.

WE LOVE THIS PLACE! ITS AMAZING
Alysa in the leasing office has been absolutely fantastic getting us not only approved, signed, moved in, but also happy afterwards. We are so grateful for all her help, she’s truly been the best, always super helpful and very positive. Thank you!

After dealing with some of the most INCOMPETENT management companies in the past few years, Amli restored my faith and reminded me of the days of when I lived in Florida when people knew how to be neighbors and the office staff didn’t have their heads stuck up their behinds and actually provided customer service.
I LOVE LIVING HERE! I moved in last November site unseen that is how DESPERATELY I wanted away from Dimensions Management and their death trap elevators and RUDE and NASTY so called customer service people. I LOVE this building is smoke free, after MONTHS of fighting with Planned Property Management about my neighbor smoking weed and throwing parties all hours of the night.
It is QUIET! Neighbors RESPECT each other! The office staff and the front door persons are professional and kind!
The ONLY issue I have with this building is AT&T so called U-​Verse that can be worse than AOL dial up. I HATE IT! AT&T’s response is, «Sorry, too many people close to each other and that can cause interference.» Dear AT&T telling me your solution architect didn’t take in to account the close proximity of residences is NOT my problem and a poor excuse for your garbage service. DO BETTER!

AMLI 900 is disgusting!!! Two things they love to do! Being completely unorganized and making your move a living hell!!! Humiliate you, discriminate against you in any way possible. My personal favorite is if you have a disability they will find anyway to make you uncomfortable and fell like a second class citizen!

Amli 900 location is Fantastic. It is Literally by everything. Grant park, Mich. Ave. Soldier field. And just south of the loop in Printers row. Great for any professionals or medical personal.
Target next to the bldg. Is also VERY Convenient !!
The view from my unit is SPECTACULAR.
I see every major building and the beautiful lake and: even the museums ! The rooftop Sundeck is Amazing, friends and family, always take pics when they come over.
One of the MOST important things I really like is how fast the maintenance staff, responds to any requests in my apt. ! They say within 24 hrs. But my experience has always been the SAME DAY !! And I have been here 2 years. You leave for work and it is completed
Very professionally And NEAT, By the time you get home.
The whole staff really works well as a team and is very accommodating to all your needs.
The Manager Kaitlin. Is by far VERY PROFESSIONAL, and also EXTREMELY KIND. & CONSIDERATE.
And actually takes the time to talk to you in person
If you like.
I would definitely recommend this building to anyone with 5 STARS.
Respectfully
Julian C.

Friendly staff and nice building. If anything needs to be fixed, they fix it fast. So far so good.

I am in property management so I see things differently than most people. Now I know some people say that the elevators and hallways are dirty and personal once I have seen them I told the front desk and it was taken care off.
The front Desk and the office experience has more than helpful and kind throughout the whole leasing process.
The place is in great location and easy access to everything we need.
So far everything is great!

Common areas are not kept clean. Urine in stairwells for days, vomit by elevator for 7+ hours. It’s vile (see pics)

rare do I write a third review… but when you hit me in the pocketbook in such a way I feel compelled to share my feelings. I suppose this was the final straw. After having two incidents with my car and having to come out of pocket to repair them because they don’t have cameras, I was hit with over $ 600 in carpet charges for «pet» damage.
They opted to replace the carpet rather than clean and the damage that they sent was minimal at best. Yes, I fully admit there were two spots where our dog peed, but nothing a good steam clean of the carpet couldn’t handle. The carpet was installed in 2013… and we only lived there for 7 months. Be careful when you rent from this place, they are literally like shake down artists. Its not the money that bothers me, its the principal of it all.

I had someone ask me some follow up questions so I thought I’d post my answers so that it might be helpful to someone else:
1) I wanted to know if you had any issues with the Internet speed in your apartment unit, since the entire building is on AT&T.
I never had problems with the speed and I did a lot of streaming. My ping was also quite good for things like CS and Dota. My only complaint is that occasionally (maybe once every two months) we would have service outages for a few hours. It was brutal but other than that the internet was top notch
2) Did you have any issues with the noise from the neighboring construction? On our lease they want us to sign a waiver saying we may be exposed to construction noise.
If you are referring to the construction of the apts/​condos directly north of AMLI, I didn’t have issues with the noise. I was there during the initial groundbreaking and there was one week I could hear the drilling for the foundation but it wasn’t bad. Your mileage may vary because I work during the day and I’m not home.
Also, I’m pretty sure the construction is nearly over for those buildings since I saw a for rent sign up a few weeks ago. I don’t think there is very much risk of having a lot of noise anymore. If you are very concerned, ask for a unit on the south side of the building to minimize noise disruption and you won’t have to see the building either. Be warned the view towards the south used to be a large dirt plot and Target a block away.

Tried to return a resident’s wallet 9:30pm on 3÷12÷15 found on Clark St. Gave it to front desk attendant when found out resident not home. Front desk attendant refused to give her name when requested. I would think this would have been a standard request to know which representative of Amli I was dealing with. Good luck with service here when front desk staff won’t identify themselves after handing over to them valuable personal belongings.

I have been living here almost six weeks and I love it! The place is super clean. I LOVE the gym. Every machine works, its clean, there is plenty of space and I love the 4 TV’s and great sound system in the main gym. Not to mention the roomy and welcoming yoga room with the full size mirrors and the TV and DVD player.
The staff is also super friendly. A big thanks to Megan for always getting back to me, and a HUGE thanks to Damian, Daniel, Michael and Alphonso for their warm greetings when I enter/​exit the building, but most importantly for always keeping their awareness up and ensuring the building and guests are taken care of.
Another big THANKS to the maintenance staff who is also great and resolves issues in a lightning fast speed! A bulb went out and they replaced it right away, one of the window blinds stopped working and they also replaced it the same day within hours.
The free Starbucks coffee in the computer room is EXCELLENT!
The view from the sundeck are spectacular and the community room is so trendy and super fun. I recently had my family over for a get-​together and my younger cousins went up to the community room to watch TV and they had a great time. They kept raving about the HUGE TV, the super comfy couch and the awesome views from the sundeck.
Thank you so much AMLI900. I am a very happy resident :))

I’ve lived in this building for a little over a year now, and I’m floored by the terrible reviews. I have never had an issue with the management staff, and haven’t experienced any duplicity or hidden fees.
I will admit that one of the hiccups in management surprised me: if you lock yourself out after the main maintenance people have gone home for the day, you have to call a locksmith. Irritating, absolutely, but you also have the option to store a spare key with the door staff if you’re afraid you’ll lock yourself out.
I love my apartment and feel that the rent I paid was well worth the additional amenities that I had (including in-​unit W/​D and a dishwasher.) The units themselves are well-​maintained and the maintenance staff (especially Mike) are SO incredibly friendly. Everything was always in working order, and the one time I had to submit a maintenance request for a changed light bulb it was addressed the same day.
I was in a unit that was technically a studio but the bedroom was a separate space, total square footage was around 660 I think. The building is so well insulated I didn’t even have to turn my heat on until temps this year reached the frigid –25 range and even then my electricity bills were only about $ 30/​month.
I’m probably one of the few residents who often used the lounge on the top floor. I worked in the indoors half and sunbathed on the outdoor half. It was always really clean and well-​maintained, and I never had trouble with the internet.
Maybe there had been enough complaints previously that the building cleaned up their act, or maybe I’m just a really easy tenant, but I’m actually bummed to be moving out. They’re even being really nice and helpful about me breaking my lease early.
In short: there are some minor annoyances, but all in all this building and management company is no worse than any other in the city and in a lot of ways is much better. And the apartment was everything I wanted.

DO NOT LIVE HERE!
DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY!
there are a lot of other places in the area that are similar in price and MUCH better.
Joe (the property manager) is extremely unprofessional and RUDE as well as the entire leasing office. They come across as very condescending and hurtful.
Not even a free year of rent would make me want to move back into this building!
Parking garage was BAD and «covered» was just as bad as the «uncovered».
SAVE YOUR TIME, MONEY AND AGGRAVATION AND DONT LIVE HERE

Good amenities, no swimming pool though. Equipments in the gym downstairs are of great condition. There are computers and printing services in the café.
New building, great room design. Leed free. Door people very friendly and responsible. The garage is behind the building. Monthly payment for the parking. The parking cost is reasonable, considering it is Chicago.
Convenient location. 1 min walk to Target, less than 10 min drive to Trader Joe’s and many other grocery stores. Close to Museum Campus, Willis Tower, Lake Michigan and other attractions.

I have not lived at Amli but did seriously consider it. This review mainly pertains to the service I got from Megan Soto, my leasing consultant.
I came in with my broker and she was able to get me in and out quickly. Instead of adding pressure and trying to sell me, she let the property sell itself. They don’t have a swimming pool but she didn’t make excuses or compare them to other properties as I have seen some others do.
Over email, Laura and Megan were both very responsive to my questions. Being new to the city, Megan was able to give me some pointers on what was in the neighborhood to do, eat, etc.
The application process was very straight forward and the prices reasonable for what you get. If I didn’t decide to buy and need a shorter lease term, I would have chosen this property.

I lived here for the past 2 years and am excited to say no longer! I was there for 3 months of super loud construction next door, which may still be going on now.
Amenities: no pool, otherwise great, but don’t always function or are not available. The computers in the café rarely have access to the internet and the printer rarely worked. If it did, there was no paper or the toner needed replacing. They refuse to replace the router in the conference room, which only allows 2 – 3 laptops to sign on to the wi-​fi at a time. (One of the resident’s who had trouble connecting was an IT guy).
Staff: some are rude, some are dumb, and most seem to be unaware of how to speak or deal with people. Jennifer told me to go use the internet in my apartment since it worked and my laptop was unable to connect to the wifi in the conference room. Joe stormed into the gym, turned the music down, and went back to his office without a single word. Lauren or Laura scheduled an inspection for me… then someone else called my roommate to schedule an inspection? In moving in, a front desk guy (no longer there) scheduled service elevator time for me, but didn’t record it in their schedule.
Parking: Rates are competitively overpriced, but that’s the area. No different than public garages: outdoor… elevator/​stairs down to a walk outside past the dog park (which sometimes reeks of dog pee) then elevator/​stairs to apt.
Fees, fees, fees:
— lightbulbs — this is recent and for unique lightbulbs required for kitchen light fixtures.
— renter’s insurance — $ 35/​month? when renter’s insurance does not overlap the lease, which is yearly plus 6 days, not yearly like the insurance. This does not include the renter’s insurance you do have to pay for the year (about $ 100 or so)
— electricity — almost everything is electric
— roof lounge — $ 500 or something ridiculous to reserve, i think half is a deposit
— cleaning — $ 75, not required if you think you can do it yourself so amli doesn’t incur more fees or keep your deposit
Perhaps, if the Amli team focused on providing great service to their residents, then they would remain loyal. Instead, they have allocated their resources to the advertising team in the office to focus on bringing in a constant flow of new clients.
In summation, one star for the coffee and a few of the friendly front desk staff.