Hunter Properties

Do not move into one of their buildings! I’m currently down to no working dryers and have been asking for weeks for them to fix them. Started when I moved in here over two years ago with come to find out with only two of the three dryers working. Put a work order in right away. Dryer was never fixed and now the other two have stopped working. Not to mention the coin machine steals every other dollar you put in. I have spoken to the VP and still nothing has been done. They haven’t been over to look at the dryers. When I spoke to the guy in charge of repairs he had the guts to ask, «are you putting too many clothes in?» Jackass!!! This is after they have raised my rent. Oh and did I mention the gigantic roaches that hang out in the basement and lobby. I’ve never seen them in my apartment thankfully. Told HP about this too and of course nothing done about it. Save yourself the trouble and don’t move into one of their buildings.

I lived at this building for a year, well almost a year, just one month shy. It’s an older building and everything is not exactly sparkly and new like I would prefer, but in Chicago, you have to go with what you can afford sometimes. Even though, I’m pretty sure my studio was overpriced, but what isn’t in this city? I never really had too much of an issue with anything until I spotted an odd looking entity on my bed.
That’s right. Bed bugs.
Me, being completely grossed out, threw out my mattress, box springs, bedding, pillows, EVERYTHING. I also had to take a day off of work to wash everything (clothes, rugs, towels, etc) in my apartment and vaccuum every nook and cranny of my apartment. Mind you, I had only had my bed for about…8 months when this catastrophe happened.
I called up Hunter Properties and they were very quick about getting an exterminator over to the building and spraying my unit. I bought a new bed, equipped with the fort knox of mattress/​box spring encasements, and spent some major $$$ to prevent having to throw out another bed, if they were to ever come back.
I was really, really hoping I would never see one of those blood suckers ever again.
I did not see another one, or any signs of them for about 3 months. Unfortunately, during those 3 months I had become paranoid, almost to the point of neuroticism, where I was constantly checking for any signs of them in my bed, around my bed, around my apartment, anywhere I thought they could hide, I checked it. I also never slept completely through the night after my first discovery of them. Never.
Well, my neuroticism did not fail me, as I spotted a bed bug right before my new lease was to begin. I called the leasing office the next day, and while the girl I spoke with was very sympathetic and nice, I told her I could NOT live there anymore. The problem obviously wasn’t solved AND it probably wasn’t going to get solved unless they treated all the units. Which, let’s face it, they’re not going to do. So, after a little deliberation on their part, which they really didn’t have much too deliberate about… they let me out of my lease.
While I’ve had positive encounters with the HP staff, I would NEVER live in a building managed by them again.
Needless to say, living at a bed bug free residence, I am sleeping much better these days.

Dont rent from theese people they do not do what they say they will do, terriable propety management, ice on back stairs all winter as the janitor refuses to do his job, prejudice rude janitor who acts like he’s renting from you. Piss poor upper management unable to solve problems when the problems have been in their faces for years. Even the janitor before the current one knows its been going on for years ! they will ignore the problem and blame you ! if the nieghbors complain about you and you prove its not you they will go after you anyway to the point where you finally fight back. They will witness problems first hand by the janitor himself and do absolutely nothing about it. They let the janitor handle all tenant disputes yet he cant speak english. I’m not kidding you on this, Dont rent from theese people they refuse to hire a professional management company and instead ignore information that would solve building problems. 2 nice guys run this management company they are just not professional they let problems brew to the point of drama, on the good side most tenants were nice but when a problem arises you will be sorry you rented from theese people. police at the building contantly as a result of their unwillingness to manage their buildings professionally. I would recommend Cagan management, no problems what so ever friendly management propt and proffesional. Hunter properties is more along the lines of melodramatic management infused with surcharges, Warning will robinson !

Beware! I live in the building owned by Hunter Properties at 4829 N. Damen. This building is very dirty, and has a major cockroach problem! I have lived all over the city for 7 yrs, and never lived in such a dirty building! Under certain circumstances, I had to move in this building 1 yr ago, but when moving in didn’t notice a cockroach problem. But I am eventually moving out!
Don’t move in here! And please complain to Hunter Properties! I have!