Loring Park tenants report no hot water, filth at Brentwood
Brentwood Apartments residents in the Loring Park neighborhood say they have no hot water and are finding human feces in hallways after a gas leak disabled stoves and laundry.[1]
Tenants say homeless people are sleeping in small basement closets and that the problems have persisted for months.[1] They say a gas leak left them without stoves and laundry for four days and that hot water still has not been restored.[1] Chicago-based Quadrel Realty Group manages the building and was fined nearly $50,000 earlier this year for failing to improve conditions after a 2025 heat outage, tenants say.[1]
Tenants formed a union after going without heat in January 2025 and now publicly accuse management of ignoring repeated complaints.[1] The union says the latest outages and unsanitary conditions show management has not fixed long-standing problems despite earlier fines.[1]
Tenants say the lack of hot water and the presence of human waste in common areas pose immediate health and safety risks as they press for repairs and enforcement.[1]
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- Residents say a gas leak left them without stoves and laundry services for four days, and hot water still has not been restored.
- Tenants report human feces in the hallways and say homeless individuals are sleeping in small basement closets, with conditions allegedly persisting for months.
- Chicago-based Quadrel Realty Group manages the property and was fined nearly $50,000 earlier this year for failing to improve housing conditions after a 2025 heat outage.
- Brentwood tenants formed a tenants union after going without heat in January 2025 and are now publicly accusing management of ignoring repeated complaints.
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