Regents Park is sold to you as a first year as a place where all the 1Ls live and study--that is not true. While many 1Ls live here, study groups typically meet at the law school or other spaces. While my studio is beautiful and very spacious, the ventilation in the building is terrible. A year ago, someone was smoking cigarettes into the bathroom vent every day for months and the building said they couldn't do anything about it b/c it allows smoking. Many other students had issue with people smoking cigarettes or weed all throughout the building since the vents are connected. Also, the walls are EXTREMELY thin so you can hear the conversation of the person next door. Also, they are renovating the elevators, one at a time. It has been extremely frustrating because it takes 10 minutes for an elevator to come any time I leave my apartment and its normally filled up. They also only run two elevators during the weekend. Instead of reducing our rent, they offer these random coffee or pizza days once every blue moon. My tv feed is also pretty crappy throughout the night. The gym is decent, but they dont keep it cleaned and there is dust on the machines. To conclude, I would live elsewhere, but if you do, just stay for a year.

Pros:
- Great views
- Great layout
- Gym is pretty good
- Staff is nice
- Great living where a lot of students live
- AC / Heat works well

Cons:
- Horrible elevator system (like, genuinely horrible)
- Staff lie about promised improvements for unknown reasons
- Walls pretty thin (often hear people in adjacent rooms)
- Pay extra for Wi-Fi, and at an increasing rate for quicker speeds (we pay $25 per month for 25mbps)
- Revolving door at front makes no sense
- Amenities fee of $140 per month (total)

Elevators are often broken down, internet is required through a DSL company that is slow and spotty (you can't get Comcast or AT&T for example), the heat/AC swap-over is controlled by the management company and you can't open windows, so some days will be hot or cold around the edges of seasons.

I booked at Regents after reading the law school emails strongly pushing law students there for social and convenience reasons. The building is overrun by section 8 housing applicants, and nearby apartments are often screaming at each other until the wee hours of the morning. Elevators are always broken or otherwise dysfunctional, the apartments are the equivalent of what a dorm room would be for three times the price, and I could not be less satisfied with the law school’s recommendation to live there.

Elevators are extremely slow and I live on the 31st floor. It can sometimes take up to 10-15 min to get up or down. Also there are almost no ceiling lights in the unit.

The building is in a convenient location, but is way too expensive for the quality of the building. Everything seems to be a bit run down and usually only half of the elevators work. Wait times are long during busy hours. If you are going to live here, choose to live on a lower floor so you can take the stairs.

Regents is a great location for law students. It's pretty close to stores and restaurants and is on multiple free bus routes to campus. The apartments are huge, the views can be great if you're high up, and there's a decent gym and pool. The problem is that Mac is downright abysmal, and it seems like they want to make living there as difficult as possible. Resident Services doesn't give a damn about its tenants, communication is nonexistent, the staff is unfriendly, parking is a fortune, and the elevators are slow and terrifying; they love skipping or stopping between floors. (Mac said they would be replaced this year, but we are six months in, and we've gone from four bad elevators to three bad elevators). The one good thing is that the maintenance staff is exceptionally quick and courteous. Overall, it's still worth living here because of location, size, and the abundance of law students, but I'd be long gone if there were anything better around.

The building, amenities, unit etc are all amazing. In building gym and pool, laundry and package pickup, big space, relatively good rent, great lake view, good area, easy bus transportation to school. The administration is horrific. Moving in was a logistical nightmare. Elevators are slow. In apartment repairs are super fast, building level repairs are horribly slow

Amenities and staff are wonderful. Really accessible by CTA, metra, and UChicago bus system. 24 hour maintenance is a godsend, and everyone is always willing to go the extra mile to help you. Small gym, but LA Fitness is very close, so it's not a problem at all. Close to great food and grocery stores as well. Overall 8.5/10!

Decent but not great. Building is a bit old, not super secure
Management is pretty responsive but sometimes are very disorganized especially when it comes to moving in and out. The elevator isn't very good either and very slow. Overall, an okay place to live but should be cheaper given the facilities.