Automatic Lofts

I’ve been a resident for an over a year now and am thoroughly pleased with the facilities and management at the Automatic Lofts. The location – set in the heart of Greek Town – puts me steps away from public transit and neighborhood shops and other points of interest. When things need to be maintained, maintenance is there to attend to issues with haste. Management is attentive to my needs and I truly feel as if my input matters.
This is a building of a few hundred people and there are times when I feel that we’re just ships passing in the night, but with more emphasis on community building, that can be easily remedied.
Would definitely recommend to any students new to the city as well as those who want to live in a prime location at an appropriate rate.

Just renewed my lease for another year. This is probably a UIC student’s best option for off campus housing. The building is kept very clean. Everything is included in the rent (no fees for utilities) which is a big plus. I brought my car when I moved because the garage is located in the building and it’s secure and heated in winter. The staff has been professional and helpful whenever I’ve needed it. The internet was fine before but they’re working on a big upgrade to it right now.

Not bad, kind of pricey but it’s a great location with the blue line and UIC. Found staff to be unhelpful and make sure you know your contract before signing. The apartment was pretty nice though and no one really bothered us. I just hated the fact that we had to sign people in at all hours of the day with no exceptions. That part was really inconvenient.

this place was not was I was ideally looking for, but i liked my time there. The staff is very understanding and will work with you if you’re willing to talk to them. They are also a good for the price you pay. Everything included so you don’t have to worry about bills, and a lot of fun events to make it a fun living environment.

Still deserves 0 stars, but I thought I should let everyone who has to deal with these morons know: YOU CAN GET OUT OF A LEASE AT THIS PLACE.
They tell you that you can’t, but they are liars.
They try to withhold information from you and give you the runaround. Get a lawyer, people, because this place breaks a LOT of laws.
They entered my unit without 48 hours notice on multiple occasions, which under Illinois law requires them to give you either 2×1 month’s rent, or amount in damages, whichever is more money.
Also, the walls crumbling, etc., breaks laws. You can break your lease legally because of this!
It was so easy to do. I paid a lawyer a flat $ 500, and BAM. DONE.
I have yet to recieve my security deposit after being out of there for over 6 months. You can bet they will be seeing me in court, and that I am going to be a continuous pain in their butt until they give me every penny I deserve.

Don’t even bother looking at these apartments. I have been living here since last August when the fall semester began and I cant wait to get out of here. They basically lied to me and got me to sign a contract (told me specifics about the apartment I would be placed in as well as things like they only room 21+ individuals with other 21+ individuals) and then the contract is so stupid not like any other lease I have done. You are completely stuck with this place once you determine that it is horrible… most places you can pay to cancel the contract and lease (usually one months rent or so) but with this contract you have to pay for the entire year of rent (so messed up!). So basically they makes promises and then screw you with the contract. If it wasnt for the contract I would have been out of here a month in. Being over 21 I was worried about legal issues with alcohol and living with someone under 21 and they told me that they room you with people like yourself… total lie. I am a serious student trying to finish up my degree and they roomed me with a sophomore who thought it was a good idea to party with a ton of people in our apartment till 4am all the time. No one lives here the building is empty and it should say enough that they have had to switch management companies twice now when this is only their third year being open.