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

I have had no issues living in this apartment building. The front desk and management are responsive and friendly. The apartment itself has had no major issues.

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.

A quieter building -- has a lot of different kinds of folks and families living here as well as a lot of Feinberg students (which is a total plus when you need help carrying something, if you lock yourself out, or don't want to leave your building to be social). Parking here is actually pretty cheap compared to other buildings in the area (about 200/month, varies if your landlord will give you a deal on it or can find another spot to rent from someone in the building). Spacious place, lots of storage. Quiet!!! Have never been able to hear my neighbors (simultaneously have never had a noise complaint -- I think as an older-ish building, the walls are thicker). Another somewhat plus is that it does not have central AC/heat -- it's all controlled within the unit (originally didn't know if I liked this but previously lived in a Chicago apt where the building determined when you could turn on the AC or the heat and usually there would be 1-2 weeks of slightly uncomfortable heat or cold depending on the season. Now, there's nothing stopping me from turning on the AC or the heat within minutes of each other if for some reason I needed to do that). Pet friendly too!! Also, some units (a few) have in-unit washer/dryer -- need to look at the specific unit to know. The survey wouldn't let me proceed to the next page without markign what I didn't like about the building -- I marked that it didn't have sunlight but my unit is south facing and gets quite a bit of light so disregard.

Overall highly recommend the Grand Ohio. Lots of FSM students live here, and it's a great location that is super close to campus. The building staff are nice, and the gym is one of the better ones among apartment buildings. Note that the units are condos with private owners, so there can be a high degree of variability between units. Lower floors tend to get a lot of street noise, especially from frequent ambulances.

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.