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Top Amenities
- 24-Hour Front Desk
- Air Conditioning
- Building Laundry Room
- Business Center
- Elevators
- Fitness Center
- Furnished Units Available
- Granite Countertops
- Parking Garage
- Pet Friendly
- Resident Lounge
- Stainless Steel Appliances
About this Location
6 min walk
201 (bus) - 3 min
19 min walk
restaurants nearby
Pricing
student only housing
Please visit Northwestern's student housing site or call (847) 467-4663 for leasing information.
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Building Related
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Elevators
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Convenience
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Business Center
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Entertainment
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Game Room
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Resident Lounge
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Included
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Electricity Included
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Gas Included
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Heat Included
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Internet Included
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Water Included
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Kitchen
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Dishwasher
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Microwave
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Laundry
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Building Laundry Room
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Lease Terms
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Furnished Units Available
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Living Room
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Air Conditioning
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Parking & Transportation
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Parking Garage
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Security & Maintenance
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24-Hour Front Desk
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Sports & Fitness
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Fitness Center
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Overall rating 6.7/10, based on 112 renter reviews Write a review
McManus Living-Learning Center reviews and highlights
- Furnishing is a little old
- All utilities included
- Exclusively for Kellogg students
- Great value
- Carpets could be better
- Noise-proof walls
- Building is a little old
- The laundry room is easy to use and affordable
- Some of the apartments are refurbished
- Management is very good
- Gym is a little small
- Very close to campus
- Management is responsive and helpful
- Extremely convenient location
- 5 minutes from bars, restaurants, and shops
- Whole Foods is across the street
- Underground parking is available
- Transportation for all Kellogg events start from here
- Lots of study rooms and communal social areas
- Very social community
Trouble free but not the best option
The location is great. And it is convenient for study group meetings, with all study rooms and printings available indoor. However, the building is older than I expected. The overall facility is outdated and the management needs to keep up with needs of current students.
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Couple
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Family w/ children
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1 bed / 1 bath
On campus living
Could be better, but living at McManus is super convenient and cheaper than the other more popular Kellogg apartment buildings.
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Family w/ children
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2 beds / 1 bath
Many irregular inconveniences
We've had several interruptions to hot water and repeated fire alarm tests which have negatively impacted the living experience here.
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Roommates
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2 beds / 1 bath
Campus Living
Definitely is the full-campus experience. A lot of international students live here but also couples and families. Has some great amenities and is very convenient to campus. There were some annoyances due to construction, alarms, turning of the hot water, etc. But is still probably the best value in the area.
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Family w/ children
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2 beds / 1 bath
Ultimate Kellogg Experience!
Do you want to live close to campus, with lots of Kellogg fellow students and pay bellow average rent? That's McManus!
Downsides: the apartments and building are old and the floor is carpeted! Can be noisy due to the parties, but you are always invited!
Upsides: Social, price, location. Anda you can go to team meetings just taking the elevator!
Extra for internationals: no need for complicated guarantees, contracts, ssn, etc... The bill goes directly trough Northwestern portal ( where you pay tuition!)
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Couple
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1 bed / 1 bath
Simple Good Value
McManus is close to campus and a good value. If you don't need fancy amenities and can stand the interesting smells from the many types of food cooked in the building, its a great place.
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Family w/ children
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2 beds / 1 bath
Community/social benefit is the best part
While the facility is pretty old, it is acceptable and does offer the best benefit of being part of a true community as all residents are MBA students. If you are looking for things like having a dishwasher, garbage disposal in your sink, or an in-unit washer and dryer this is not the option for you. There is very large international presence in the building mainly because the rooms come fully furnished but as an American I have thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to become very close friends with many international classmates. As an added bonus you get to meet and spend time with all the exchange students since they always live in McManus. The one bedroom apartments are decently large with a lot of closet space as well as free storage units in the basement of the building. The other huge benefit is that you don't have to pay for the summer quarter so you are really only paying rent for 9 of the 12 months which is very important if you have an internship in another city during the summer. The proximity to campus is also very good as you can walk to campus in 7 minutes or bike in as little as 4 minutes. The study rooms in the building are also useful so you can have groups come to you for group projects which is super convenient (especially in the winter).
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1 bed / 1 bath
Great value for families
This place is seriously the best for families on a budget. This place has it all; study rooms, a playroom for the kids , hallways that smell of kimchi and curry. Like most things, you get what you pay for. The apartments are smaller and the amenities are fewer, but its the cheapest option available for folks looking for a two bedroom apartment. Ultimately, its only two years and you don't pay rent over the summer, which is pretty awesome.
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Family w/ children
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2 beds / 1 bath
Seriously not recommended!
Noises from inside and outside. No sunlight. Poor layout. Poor appliances. Very low value for money. Will move out from next year.
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1 bed / 1 bath
Convenient but bad management
The location is convenient, the apartment is furnished and all utilities are paid, which are very convenient. But the building is old and the interior is not nice at all. What's worse is that there are loud fire-alarm testing that goes on for 8 hours continuously for an entire month. Also, they sometime suddenly stop providing hot water. Since the apartment is owned by the school, complaining does not do any good at all. No one will do anything about it. Service quality is poor.
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1 bed / 1 bath
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