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High-rise Apartment
Downtown Evanston, 1725 Orrington Ave | Evanston
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  •  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

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6.7
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112 Reviews

About this Location

Whole Foods Market
6 min walk
UP-N (rail) - 9 min
201 (bus) - 3 min
The Lakefill
19 min walk
Lots of bars and
restaurants nearby

Pricing 

Studio, 1 Bath
$1,125+
1 Bedroom, 1 Bath
$1,480+
2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths
$1,615+

student only housing

Open to Northwestern students only.

Please visit Northwestern's student housing site or call (847) 467-4663 for leasing information.

  • Building Related

    •  Elevators
  • Convenience

    •  Business Center
  • Entertainment

    •  Game Room
    •  Resident Lounge
  • Included

    •  Electricity Included
    •  Gas Included
    •  Heat Included
    •  Internet Included
    •  Water Included
  • Kitchen

    •  Dishwasher
    •  Microwave
  • Laundry

    •  Building Laundry Room  
  • Lease Terms

    •  Furnished Units Available
  • Living Room

    •  Air Conditioning  
  • Parking & Transportation

    •  Parking Garage  
  • Security & Maintenance

    •  24-Hour Front Desk
  • Sports & Fitness

    •  Fitness Center
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Overall rating 6.7/10, based on 112 renter reviews Write a review

9.5
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6.1
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7.2
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6.9
Value
7.8
Social
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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
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Functional

McManus just works. It isn't great. But, it works.

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Good value for the money

McManus is the best option out there considering the value for the money

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Convenient Location

McManus is surely not one of the most glamorous places in Evanston. However, if you are a Kellogg student, it is the most convenient, affordable and hassle free option.
Considering the dearth of time (it gets crazy busy at Kellogg!), I feel McManus provides the best value in terms of saving a ton of transit time and hassle

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Convenience at its best

Although the apartments aren't as new and well cared as newer condo's, being closer to Jake and having the convenience of study rooms and printers make up for it.

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Cheap, but no frills

There are certainly some conveniences that come from living on campus, but McManus is an older building that feels like dorm-living. Certainly not for everyone, but gets the job done.

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Only for the cost conscious

McManus is extremely depressing: not a lot of sunlight in the apartments, terrible smelling everywhere, questionable safety of the gas stove next to the bed (in the studio), no possibility to adjust the heater that is way too warm all the time... The only advantages of McManus are really the price (you do not have to pay any rent during the summer) and the location close to the campus.

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Living on campus

Mcmanus is a pretty nice place to live. If you do not want the hassle of buying furniture and setting up a place from scratch, then this is definitely the place for you. It has all the amenities built into the building including study-rooms, gym, computer labs and free laundry rooms. It is also close to everything else around Evanston, which feels pretty good. The other good thing is you do not have to rent this space during the summer when you probably will be out some other place for your internship.

In terms of overall look and feel, I think that Mcmanus may not be as good as some other apartments and yes it does not have a dishwasher. Also it may feel a little stuffy at times especially in the corridors. If you have a very sensitive nose, you may not enjoy walking through the corridors when each and every apartment is cooking something or the other.

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Great Place for First Years during recruiting!

Great place to be in especially for the first year when you are recruiting and all events are back to back and those off campus are in the hilton orrington. Also great to have all the study rooms at your disposal

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Good for Kellogg

McManus is good if you are Kellogg Student, but also since it serves the students not much is done in the way of making the place better. It feels like you are living in the dorms. The carpet is not very nice, the kitchen is small and not nice.

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Convenient

McManus is nice and convenient. You'll find that you have many group meetings here, and there are printing facilities too. The people at reception are helpful. The apartments are really warm, and everything works (stove, air con etc.).

You're also located right in the heart of central Evanston, and only 5-8 minutes walk to the Jacobs centre. It's only a few minutes from the L.

The only thing I would suggest they improve is cleaning the ways. You can see weird marks on the walls - looks like snot or something!

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The Neighborhood

Signature Spots

dining 27 Recs

Buffalo Joe’s
Blaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza
Bat 17
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grocery 1 Rec

Whole Foods Market
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convenience 2 Recs

7-Eleven
Walgreens
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fitness 33 Recs

Pure Barre
Evanston Athletic Club
Akemi Fitness Method
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parks 7 Recs

Dawes Park
Merrick Rose Garden
Clark Street Beach
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coffee 14 Recs

Andy’s Frozen Custard
Cupitol Coffee & Eatery
Peet’s Coffee & Tea
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About Downtown Evanston

Since it's home to Northwestern, Downtown Evanston is the most popular residential area for Kellogg students. Most apartment buildings in Downtown Evanston are a 20 minute walk from the Donald P. Jacobs Center, and several public transport options can cut that commute even further. This safe and hig...
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Median rents in Downtown Evanston
Studio
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1,650
1 Bedroom
$
2,100
2 Bedroom
$
2,150

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Downtown Evanston Reviews

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Downtown Evanston has everything you need. E2 is walkable to campus, a Target, and plenty of restaurants, as well as Metra and L stations to get to Chicago. Right across the street is a Subway, a Thai restaurant, and a pizza place, plus there’s a 7-Eleven about a block away, so you’re very close to options if you need food in a pinch.
Perfect for grad school at Northwestern, but otherwise feels a bit suburban without a booming downtown. There are some good food/bar options, but also a handful of abandoned/empty retail locations -- I'm hoping that means new coffee shops/food venues are coming, but it doesn't look like it just yet.
All in all ideal downtown Evanston location. Very convenient for public transportation to Chicago, next door to local favorite Bennison's (love the late night smell of donuts baking), and walking distance to plenty of bars, restaurants, and stores. Once the Target goes up by Sherman Plaza and we have an alternative to Whole Foods close by this will be perfect.
McManus is located right next to Evanston downtown, so everything (restaurants, bars, groceries) is very close by. It's also right next to Northwestern campus (~15-18 minutes to Kellogg Global Hub by foot), which helps quite a lot, esp. in the winter when you'd want to keep your commute as short as possible.
There's plenty to do, but it still takes some effort to get downtown. If you want the quickest ride (metra), then you have to plan ahead and deal with the (infrequent) train schedule. The purple line only runs express during rush hour. Depending on the time of day, your commute can run 20 minutes to an hour and a half.
I would 100% live in Evanston when choosing where to live for my time at Kellogg. There are plenty of amenities of all sorts - everything from two (!) Whole Foods and a Trader Joe's to amazing restaurants (Stained Glass, Boltwood, Found) and quick joints (Freshii, Cozy, Blaze, Cheesie's, etc.) to good bars ranging from dive-y (Bat 17) to more upscale (Bangers & Lace) to great retail, workout options (barre, boxing, and regular gyms), salons, and handy storefronts like hardware, cleaners, etc. Feels like home very quickly!
I live just south of the main downtown area, and it's the perfect intersection of being close to the action but also a bit removed when you want some quiet. I like being a in a more residential pocket, so there is slightly less foot traffic and really nice areas to walk around with a dog, etc.
We're one block from the centre of downtown Evanston. Clearly Evanston isn't going to win any awards for nightlife, culture or dynamism. But, you're not going to get than anywhere near campus. Good news is you're 2 blocks from Davis, which gets you to downtown Chicago in 30 mins.

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