Stewart School Lofts

I frequent the bus stop in front of this abomination. This in theory is a great place for trust fund kids to cosplay as poor and artsy, unfortunately after reading other reviews it seems like the people choosing to stay here dont like substandard amenities, and are not ready for the full working class experience. I would suggest they educate themselves on their rights (I.e. you should not be charged for water as a tenant in Chicago), so they can gain something from this experience. Tragic project that has done irreversible damage, but glad to see its not exactly the luxury housing that was promised.
Mar 15th, 2023

Just moved in, and the process was seamless. The property manager was diligent in the communication, and was able to easily move in. So far I love the building, and especially the dog area!!
Mar 4th, 2023

I recently moved out of this property. While living there, it was just fine. Other than nickel and diming tenants at every opportunity (no it is not the tenant's responsibility to pay for a new filter on the refrigerator), the building was decent. It looked nice, even if the finishes were not high quality. Once I moved out, it was another story. I moved most of my items out of my unit a few weeks before the end of my lease. I was then asked by management if I would turn over possession a week before my lease ended in exchange for a credit of $350. I, of course, agreed. On the agreed date, I did a walk through with the building manager, Jill Sandmire, and we both signed off that there was no damage, I turned over my keys (building, unit, and parking lot gate) and was told I would receive my refund for the last week of the month within 30 days. Once I received my check, something was clearly wrong. My check was for only $72 and change - well under the $350 promised. There were no receipts nor any other explanation for why my refund was not the full amount. After attempting to figure out what was going on, I was told "Morningside does not own [my former building] anymore" as if that meant Morningside did not have to pay its debts. (I later found out a few days after I received my check, Morningside sold building to another company) I continued to try to get ahold of anyone via email and via phone with next to no response. I finally received a call back from Janie Caroom, the director of property management. She explained the deductions were for (1) utilities, which are billed in arrears and (2) nail holes and painting in the unit after I left. I was previously unaware of the utilities, but that makes sense. However, there were still issues. First, the utilities were for 31 days, when I was only in possession of the unit for 26 days of the month so that needed to be corrected and second, the nail holes and painting are normal wear and tear and in accordance with the Chicago RLTO, cannot be deducted from pre-paid rent. Further there were no receipts sent along with my refund, which is another violation of the RLTO. While Janie did not agree with me, she informed me, "as a show of good faith" Morningside would refund me the amount of the nail hole and painting repair and the five days of utilities. Until the next day when she reneged on our agreement and proceeded to tell me she would only be refunding me for the nail holes and painting. I am still waiting for a response to my inquiry about why she is attempting to break our agreement. Do not trust this company and get everything in writing. I have never dealt with a company try to brush off responsibility so quickly and break agreement after agreement.
May 8th, 2022

The building manager, Jill, is a nightmare. She posts fake reviews of the building, screams at our maintenance people (we've had three in nine months), and speaks inappropriately about resident's private financial matters to other residents.
May 3rd, 2022

Mar 29th, 2022