The units in Shoreland are beautiful, clean, renovated, and well-maintained by the building's maintenance team. The building is incredibly convenient for law students. The 171 bus stops in front of the building and at the law school, so even on the coldest winter days you don't have to be outside much. Trader Joe's is about a 10-15 minute walk away, and is also accessible on the 171 bus route. The everyday staff is excellent. The front desk staff are very kind, helpful, and trustworthy with packages. The maintenance team is outstanding - very responsive to maintenance requests. While this certainly isn't the cheapest option in Hyde Park, it's worth it for the quality of the building and amenities.
The management company, MAC, can be challenging to communicate with when it comes to rent renewal. But if you ask to speak to the right people, they will accommodate you. You only need to do this once a year, and it's worth it for the great units.

Shoreland has a great community feel and is pet friendly (a benefit for both residents with and without dogs). The building has a gym, common areas and a 24-hr front desk attendant. The units are spacious, newly renovated, and complete with in-unit laundry.

In terms of location, Shoreland's close proximity to Lake Shore Drive and Promontory Point are a plus, not to mention the convenience of having the 171 bus stop directly in front of the building. All around, it's a great building -- although more on the expensive side.

Great access to school, comfortable apartment. It's nice to have a 24 hour doorman and all utilities included. Definitely feel very safe. Management is also super responsive, and all my problems are fixed by the day after I submit a report. Only complaint is that it's a bit far from grocery stores.

Only issue is it is occasionally difficult to find a parking spot, if you are looking for one.

Shoreland is convenient to the law school, and I have no problems with the apartment or management company, but cheaper options exist if you look.

The building staff at Shoreland is really great, for the most part. They're very responsive to maintenance requests and keep the building very clean and in good shape. They do take an excessively long time to process your packages before letting you pick them up.

It definitely is a bit on the pricey/fancy side, but I think it’s worth it for the location (bus stop in front, next to the lakefront running trail, somewhat close to Trader Joe’s and close to open produce.) 24 hour front desk and package pickup is great. Management has been really nice so far.

MAC has been a bit iffy at times– they tried to trick everyone into bundling their utilities into one payment under the guise of convenience, but upon inquiry we found out it would about double the amount people were paying for utilities. The staff in the building and maintenance has been great though. I signed a two-year lease which is why I am still there. If they try to raise the rent again in conjunction with the utility increase when I go to renew I'll probably leave.

Also, top floor has tiny windows. It was disappointing for sure.

A lot of other law students live there which is convenient.

Convenience! Free street parking is very accessible. 171 bus stop out front. Great front desk staff

Compared to some of the other apartment buildings I would say Shoreland is the best value and experience. The front desk staff make you feel at home and always welcome. Maintenance requests are usually completed within 48 hours. The lighting and general apartment experience is better than Regents. Quite a few law students live in Shoreland so you get a nice community feel and you don't have to leave much. Also the bus stop is right outside and they usually give you $70 of Uber credits per month for rides home from the law school (after 5:30 and before 8:30 on weeknights).