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Top Amenities
- 24-Hour Front Desk
- Cat friendly
- Dog friendly
- Fitness Center
- Granite Countertops
- Hardwood Floors
- Indoor Pool
- Parking Garage
- Private Balconies
- Stainless Steel Appliances
- Walk-in Closets
- Washer/Dryer In Unit
About this Location
7 min via 213 (bus)
208/213/250 (bus) - 5 min
20 min walk
restaurants nearby
Pricing
Schedule Appointment At
(872) 704-8022-
Bedrooms
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Walk-in Closets
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Building Related
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Elevators
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Included
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Heat Included
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Water Included
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Kitchen
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Dishwasher
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Garbage Disposal
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Granite Countertops
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Microwave
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Refrigerator
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Stainless Steel Appliances
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Stove & Oven
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Laundry
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Washer/Dryer In Unit
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Living Room
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Air Conditioning
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Hardwood Floors
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Large Windows
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Lots of Sunlight
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Parking & Transportation
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Bike Storage
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Parking Garage
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Pet Terms & Amenities
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Cat friendly
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Dog friendly
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Security & Maintenance
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24-Hour Front Desk
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On-site Maintenance
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Sports & Fitness
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Fitness Center
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Indoor Pool
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Storage
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Additional Storage Available
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View
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Private Balconies
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Overall rating 8.1/10, based on 105 renter reviews Write a review
Optima Views reviews and highlights
- Amazing upscale building with good amenities
- Great amenities
- Feels safe and secure
- Floor to ceiling windows
- Very close to all the bars and nightlife
- Great building with lots of Kellogg Students
- Awesome views of Chicago and the Lake
- Ample natural light
- Landlord is great
- Small gym, pool and hot tub
- Heat and cable included are huge perks
- In the heart of downtown Evanston
- Building has heated parking
- Fairly high rent prices
- Nice amenities and considerate staff
- Units are spacious
- Great location
- Very comfortable, convenient and clean
- Most of the doormen are really nice and helpful
Quiet, yet close to everything!
Pros:
- Tons of space
- Door man / easy package pickup
- Beyond quiet - if you want to get away from the Kellogg crazy, this is the place for you! Still many Kellogg students here, but not nearly as many parties as places like E2.
- Amazing lake view (NE facing)
- Covered/heated parking - 1 space came with unit
- Ability to control heat/AC within unit
- Deck and screened door with unit
- Massive walk-in closet
- Steps from Metra and L trains
- Heated/covered bike storage
Cons:
- Some stuffy condo rules
- Pricey (but worth it)
- Gym is lacking, but EAC is very close
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Pet owner
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1 bed / 1 bath
Great amenities and location
The amenities and the location are great. Overall, the management is also great - some things could be better, but overall, they do a good job. The biggest pain is finding an apartment to rent in this building since most are condos. Some of the floorplans are a bit funky too. We found our apartment through a broker and signed a 2-year lease, which sounds like is pretty typical. The gym is very small, but it is there. I also like that the apartment tends to be quieter but still has Kellogg students living there.
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Roommates
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2 beds / 2 baths
Wonderful Apartment for our Family - Nice Floorplan and Walkable to campus!
Great for families! We have a 2Br/2Ba apartment and live here with our child. The floorplan works very well for our family - plenty of room for our toddler to crawl around, plus there's a pool in the building and attached parking garage. We even have a patio and yard (grass, bushes, etc.) outside of our apartment that is a good size and we only share it with 2 other units. Great for our toddler! I walk to the Kellogg Hub every day, which takes 20 minutes. Also close to many restaurants/bars, and both Metra and the "L" trains. Our unit could use a bit of an update but we like the building and find management to be friendly and helpful.
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Family w/ children
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2 beds / 2 baths
Great place to live!
We bought our place right before Kellogg and remodeled it (turned out amazing, but maybe wouldn't recommend taking this on right before school). Great building and staff, and we've been getting lots of upgrades recently - new garage door, new entry tiles, digital package system, (free cable to come soon I think). It's quieter than OHO, but still a decent number of Kellogg students. Units come with parking and a storage locker, though note that units are all owned so everything can vary by unit. We love living here - a couple blocks from E2, OHO, McManus, Evanston rocks. About 20 min to the Global Hub. We are on the 10th floor, and don't get a lot of outside noise - don't even notice the trains. Pet friendly too (dogs under 40lbs)!
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Couple
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2 beds / 2 baths
Great for Kellogg Students & Couples
Overall great unit and building! Perfect location - 1 block to the heart of downtown Evanston, 1 block to Davis Street station, and right next to E2 for Kellogg's social hub. Big spacious units with unique floorplans that maximize windows and fantastic views (get a high floor # if you can). Quiet halls and common spaces and respectful neighbors, with all of Evanston's restaurants and social life just steps away.
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Couple
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1 bed / 1 bath
Not the best value but nice place to live.
The apartment is really nice and the location is great but it is VERY NOISY if you live on the back side of the apartment near the Metra stop. Moving in and out is also not the most convenient as you have to notify the building in advance and reserve the elevator. So, if anything goes not as planned, you could be in trouble.
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1 bed / 1 bath
Location, Location, Location
It’s not the newest building, but the location is great (close to many other students) and the amenities are decent.
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Couple
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1 bed / 1 bath
Positive!
Very positive experience so far! Good value for the room (e.g. significantly cheaper than E2 with comparable apartment quality and amenities) and good location downtown. Note that units have significantly different floorplans.
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Roommates
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2 beds / 2 baths
Centrally located, family and pet friendly
Our experience at Optima Views has been great. It is centrally located and great for a family and for pet owners. The people who work at the front door are very nice and helpful and the new building manager is also great. With that said I'll share some negative aspects of the building and units. The building itself is not well insulated and the heating system is strange. The windows all around make for great views but can make certain rooms super cold in the winter, while others with less windows are hot. Then the heating system is piped in at ceiling level so your head gets heated while your feet remain cold. I think this is not applicable to all units but something to look for. Another thing is that you will rent from an individual unit owner, so people have various experiences on how dealing with their owners are when then need something. Scheduling work has to be done with the building management and can be annoying. The gym and pool are also small and not the best, but if you aren't after amenities then they should suffice.
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Family w/ children
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Pet owner
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2 beds / 2 baths
Great experience living at Optima Views
Much of the experience living at Optima Views is impacted by your landlord and luckily we have an awesome landlord who is highly communicative and responsive. We really have no complaints -- everyone who works on the property is nice and the location is central and super pet friendly. I also greatly appreciate the attentiveness of our front door men and women because it does help us feel more secure.
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Couple
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Pet owner
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2 beds / 2 baths
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