Building is okay, mostly staying here for proximity to the hospital. Staff recently changed at the front desk are are often unfriendly/not helpful. Elevators can be very slow during morning hours. Walls are very thin & can hear normal speaking volume conversations neighbors are having from certain parts of the apartment.

Axis is a fine place to rent. The location, roof deck, fitness center, and pool are very, very nice. The units themselves are a little rundown and a little outdated. Streeterville is expensive and Axis is no exception. The management company is unhelpful and unsupportive, but the Axis staff is kind. The heat is very expensive, but the water is very reasonably included in rent.

I definitely pay more than some people, but I really enjoy living alone and living so close to campus.

Pros:
- ~5 min walk to Feinberg amazing location
- Nice rooftop with grills/seating areas and amazing 360 view of city and lake
- Gym, indoor pool
- Maintainence is pretty responsive
- building throws cute events/parties for residents with free food!

Cons:
- Steam room kind of smells like old water
- Tap water also kind of smells; I only cook with filtered water (i am extremely picky about tap water though)

Laundry facilities are always broken/out-of-service, they are overused because they are shared with 50+ floors of residents.

Had flooding issues.

Electricity bill very high in winter (150-200+) and heating is inconsistent.

Axis is very close to campus which is its main perk. There is a nice gym, sauna, steam room, pool, and study area. The maintenance staff work very quickly when anything comes up. Having doormen and secure package are is really nice. Definitely not the nicest apartments but the proximity to campus and the price for streeterville makes it worth it.

The elevators in the building are unreliable, which is scary when you live on a very high floor. They have been better recently, but there were a few months where they were constantly going out of service or people were getting stuck. When they weren't all working, you would have to wait for a long time just to get a full elevator. It could add 10 minutes to my commute. The thought of getting stuck is really scary. They have been better in recent months, but my experience the first few months have made me lose all trust, and it makes me nervous to live on such a high floor where I can't reasonably use the stairs.

There was one incident where there was a fire in the dumpster, and smoke was rising up the trash chute and filling all the floors of the building. The building management did not set off any kind of alarm or send any alert to residents. There was visible smoke in my hallway, and there is no way I would have known if I had been sleeping and hadn't smelled it. I don't trust them to alert me to get out if needed, which is also very scary.

Some apartments also flood when it rains. Water comes in around the windows, and it seeps up through people's floorboards and down through people's ceilings. The maintenace is so poor that apartments that are very far off the ground can end up with sitting water or collapsing parts of ceilings in very bad storms.

The location is convenient, and it is pet-friendly. The gym is also nice. But if it weren't for the location and it being dog-friendly, I would move.

Overall, the experience at Axis has not been up to par. Most student residents are planning to look for apartments elsewhere next year and this decision is largely attributed to poor management that fails to address the building's numerous issues. Instead, it chooses to cover up any shortcomings and deletes its own Google reviews.

building is clean, door man/front office holds packages for pick up 24/7, swimming pool and sundeck, some units have view on the lake

It is very conveniently located and I can walk to the hospital in <5 minutes. The rooftop has some of the best views in the city but is only open ~6 months. The elevators frequently break down. Rooftop grills are poorly maintained. Gym is nice and there are shared washer/dryers in the fitness center.