The Grand Ohio Review

Great amenities and great doormen

I live on the 6th floor of the Grand Ohio. The building is next door to a Whole Foods and about 10 min walk from Jewel-Osco, Trader Joes, and other grocery stores. I am a 5 min walk from the medical campus. The building is about a 7 min walk from the nearest Red Line stop. The building feels very safe and the doormen are awesome. The management office has okay hours and they have helped me with any problem that I've brought to them. I have had very few laundry issues and have almost always been able to find laundry machines to use, even at the busiest times of the week. There is a gym in the building that is about as good as you can ask for with a free apartment gym, including a weight room with dumbbells and benches, weighted bars (10, 20, 30 etc to 100+ lb), machines, cable machines, smith machine, and a fairly good sized cardio room with about 2 step machines, 7 treadmills, 2 bikes, and 3 ellipticals. The only thing the weight room is missing is squat racks and a bench press spot (free barbell that you can add weight to), which I go to another gym for. There are tennis courts, a half basketball court to shoot around in for fun, a pool, and more.

Loved living here, landlord is super nice

The Grand Ohio has some of the cheapest rent in Streeterville and is a 5 minute walk to campus. It’s also basically right on Michigan Ave, and there are 3 grocery stores across the street from us. I love that we have a gym included in our rent and a decent amount of utilities as well. The doormen / packages are 24/7 as well! The apartments are also very spacious as well, it’s a great value for the price. One con would be our rooftop isn’t as fancy or nice as some of the other apartments but there are some lawn chairs and grills up there that people use in the summer time.

enjoyable; many classmates live here

Each unit is different depending on the owner so you have to search for one you like, but most are pretty nice for the price, which is on the lower end for Streeterville. Excellent location for the school and closer to River North (where most bars/restaurants are) than most of the other Streeterville apartments. The gym could be better, but it's good enough that you don't need to purchase a membership elsewhere unless you want very advanced equipment. Units have large windows, with higher-up units having better views. Maintenance and doormen are highly responsive and prompt. I never hear any neighbors through walls. Indoor parking is available for about 200/month. There is an indoor pool on the roof. The outdoor roof lacks the nice patio and amenities that many other buildings have but it does have a few grills/picnic tables, basketball court, and tennis court.

Building is very nice, elevators are fast, management is responsive, doormen are very nice, packages are managed well, amenities are nice (pool, tennis court, gym, half basketball court, grills, racquetball court) and easy to reserve. Location is very close to campus (less than 10 min walk), there are several restaurants nearby and Whole Foods is across the street. Jewel and Traders Joe's aren't far either. Lots of other med students in the building. The bus stop is across the street and the red line is a 5 min walk away

For location, a lot of units are on the cheaper end of Streeterville. Comes with basically all amenities (albeit most of it is older), including pool, gym (has basically everything but a barbell - but has Smith machine), steam room, basketball + racquetball court, tennis court, plenty of cardio equipment, couple of grills.

Great value overall, with plenty of med students in the building.

Very nice location. It's a condo so specific apartments will vary based on the particular owner. Amenities are convenient, usually no in-unit laundry, but has gym/pool/out door tennis court.