Katy's Exposure

In case Horizon is not aware of this, there is a review about these apartments that mentions mold!

Disappointing
From: -Anonymous-
rate posted: 5/1/2009
Years at this apartment: 2008 – 2009

I have lived here for one year. There are high points, but mostly low points. First, this is an extremely noisy neighborhood. Sirens CONSTANTLY, 10-12 times per day, and often at night. Secondly, the noise level within the apartment building is untenable. I can hear my upstairs neighbors and people walking down the stairs starting at about 5-6am. I think this is due to the hardwood floors and thin walls perhaps. Secondly, the heating system in my unit is a joke. In the living room, hot air blows sideways from the wall, heating only 1/4 of the living room meanwhile the remainder of the apartment is cold. Furthermore, black soot occasionally blew out of the heating vent. I had to have this fixed multiple times. There is a space heater in the bedroom that does nothing to heat the room at all. I have it turned on 24-7 in the winter and my bedroom was still always freezing cold. Secondly there is mold growing in the wall of my bedroom. I called maintenance about this and they literally painted over it. It is growing back a second time. Furthermore, the paint on the corners of the walls chips off quite easily, which i anticipate being charged for upon moving. There has also been drips from my bathroom ceiling which have yet to be addressed. Hot water takes a while in the winter, and the water pressure in the shower is supboptimal. The ‘fitness center’ has two functional machines, I suggest joining a gym. If it weren’t for all these inherent flaws of the bldg/unit, I would not be moving. High points- lots of closet space, nice hardwood floors, reasonable kitchen, great windows. Management was always quite nice, and i found maintenance to be timely. The laundry room is fine, costing $1.50 to wash and 1.50 to dry.

apartmentratings.com

And to mention some heavily mold infested apartments check out Jefferson Lakes Apartments managed by Riverstone Residential.

July 28, 2009
BY LISA DONOVAN Staff Reporter

It was a not-so-sweet Tweet about a Chicago apartment.

So Horizon Group Management LLC filed a libel lawsuit Monday against former tenant Amanda Bonnen, claiming one of her alleged Twitter posts “maliciously and wrongfully” slammed her apartment at 4242 N. Sheridan and the company managing it.

The May 12 Tweet under the handle “abonnen” reads in part: “Who said sleeping in a moldy apartment was bad for you? Horizon realty thinks it’s okay.”

The suit and Twitter account identifies “abonnen” as Amanda Bonnen.

Jeffrey Michael, whose family has run Horizon for more than 25 years, said: “The statements are obviously false, and it’s our intention to prove that.”

He said that while she moved out recently, the company never had a conversation about the post and never asked her to take it down.

“We’re a sue first, ask questions later kind of an organization,” he said, noting that the company manages 1,500 apartments in Chicago and has a good reputation it wants to preserve.

Horizon, which filed the suit in Cook County Circuit Court, is seeking $50,000 in damages.

Bonnen couldn’t be reached for comment.

suntimes.com

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