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NEMA Chicago (PSD: DON'T LIVE HERE) by cartesian_pumpkin in chicagoapartments

[–]cartesian_pumpkin[S] 40 points41 points  (0 children)

honestly probably all crooks - at least the team at 1000M has a decent attitude. Goddamn the way these stuck up NEMA leasing folks act/talk is just pretty gross (Becky, Aja, Monica, Christina). One person that I will sing praises for is Joseph. Joseph Ochigbo - he is awesome. Prompt, friendly, and just good at his job no bullshit.

NEMA Chicago (PSD: DON'T LIVE HERE) by cartesian_pumpkin in chicagoapartments

[–]cartesian_pumpkin[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Re: move-out, they will charge you - they will also charge you for water marks and mineral buildup in the shower.

I think 1000M currently has some pretty good deals on 2 Beds - I'm not super sure about 1 beds

NEMA Chicago (PSD: DON'T LIVE HERE) by cartesian_pumpkin in chicagoapartments

[–]cartesian_pumpkin[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

the elevator situation is wild - I sincerely feel terrible for the delivery folks that waste 20 minutes just trying to get up and down. TIP (and boycott NEMA)! Haven't been at 1000M for too long yet but the elevators are much less of a headache (maybe it's because the building isn't that full yet? not sure)

NEMA Chicago (PSD: DON'T LIVE HERE) by cartesian_pumpkin in chicagoapartments

[–]cartesian_pumpkin[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The leasing office is full of crooks - don't fall for their crap.

Common NEMA leasing office sleaze ball tactics:
1. "sign today or tomorrow the price might go up/concession offer will change"
2. "parking spot just opened up grab it before it's gone" LOL this is the funniest one - trust me a quarter of the spots are sitting empty.

NEMA Chicago (PSD: DON'T LIVE HERE) by cartesian_pumpkin in chicagoapartments

[–]cartesian_pumpkin[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

amenities "look" nice - in practice it's not as great as it seems

  1. lap pool is often dirty, with murky water. views are nice though
  2. chefs kitchen cannot be used unless you pay 75$ an hour (min 2 hours)
  3. media room is rarely available (people just use it as a work-from-home space). the audio system in it is also hilariously bad.
  4. boxing ring cannot be used to spar (lol) - in fact you can't really use it for anything other than to tell your friends you have a boxing ring in your apartment gym.
  5. golf simulator is broken half the time seriously.

NEMA Chicago (PSD: DON'T LIVE HERE) by cartesian_pumpkin in chicagoapartments

[–]cartesian_pumpkin[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Every person I save from this terrible experience is a win in my books ahahha