Park Evanston is in a fantastic location and is a very nice building. I chose to live here over E2 because it is above Whole Foods and close to Trader Joes and Jewel. I have a beautiful view of campus and Lake Michigan and floor to ceiling windows. The building has a rooftop pool and conference rooms that can be helpful for group meetings. There's also a doorman, parking and dry cleaning on site and a concierge to receive packages. There's a gym on the 24th floor.

I am not thrilled with the management. The pool was not always open during the pool hours and closed for the season too early in my opinion. There are no grills, which I find to be a miss, too.

A great apartment building with 24/7 on-site security. The apartments are professionally cleaned and the carpeting is replaced for every new resident. Everyone at the front office is super helpful. There could be a better social scene in the building, there isn't a lot of social space for mingling.

I chose the Park Evanston after looking at some apartments during preview weekend based on location and relative price/value for amenities and location. The location is awesome and perfect for a busy student lifestyle. The building is not the newest and does not have the most flashy amenities but the units are nice enough and the community room has come in handy to host group gatherings. PLUS for students: Free printing and 2 conference rooms to host group meetings. They are prompt when maintenance requests are put into the system and the building staff (doormen, repairmen, etc) are awesome. The only major con is dealing with management as it relates to LEASING and RENTAL INSURANCE -- the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing. They are very unorganized and different people will send several follow up emails requesting things that were completed months prior with another member of management staff. I've also had my apartment for 4 months and have received monthly emails about *new* items that we need to take care of to "complete our lease". Isn't my lease complete already!? HOWEVER, they do try to engage the residents with various events - brunch, candy apples for halloween, etc. Overall, I have no regrets.

I absolutely love the location! It is close to so many different things, such as Whole Foods. The management is extremely helpful and is quick to solve any problem that arises. I have lived here for about a year and will definitely be renewing my lease.

The Park Evanston charges higher rates than you could find elsewhere, but the location next to Whole Foods and a 10 minute walk to the Jake can't be beat. The gym is adequate and the social spaces are nice addition. Laundry in unit and large apartment space.

Park Evanston is in a prime location for Kellogg/Northwestern students and this convenience is one of the main draws. A very quick (8min) walk to the Jacobs building, next door to Whole Foods/Peets Coffee and within 5min walk of the beach, Metra and L, and great restaurants make it perfect. Also in-unit washer and dryers are so convenient as is the mail room downstairs with a dry-cleaning service. The building is very safe with a doorman and all of the apartments I've been in don't have any physical issues or drawbacks so you can always expect everything to work. The gym is a bit small but good enough for most workouts, pool only open for the first and last month of school essentially but otherwise there are few things to complain about. Since its a pretty safe, easy and nice apartment building it does come at a premium and can be a little costly depending on your expectations and number of roommates. In terms of expensiveness/newness the Sherman Plaza, 1717 Ridge and the Reserve are definitely fancier/newer/nicer but they will cost even more than the Park Evanston and the Reserve and 1717 Ridge are further from campus and not as close to everything in downtown Evanston.

Park Evanston is the best location in Evanston. So close to campus and right next to whole foods - can't be beat.

The Park Evanston is a convenient place to live for Kellogg students. It's close to many services (dry cleaners) and shops (Whole Foods, etc.) and is only a 10 minute walk from the Jacobs Center. Since the Park Evanston rents to many Kellogg students it's also a great place to meet and hangout with friends (especially in the winter months).

Not a great value but location is great

The Park Evanston is a pretty run-of-the-mill high rise apartment complex. I think its biggest selling point is its location (under 10 minute walk to campus) and its size (I have plenty of space, plus an in-unit washer-dryer). The amenities are adequate, but nothing special - there is a gym in the building, but it's very small; there is a package service; and the appliances are pretty modern. The building has been very responsive when I've had issues, as well. My biggest gripe is they charge for everything - it's $50 if you lock yourself out of your apartment! But overall, I'm pretty happy with my living situation in Evanston.