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    Business ProfileforThe Building Group, Inc.

    Property Management
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 1 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    5 complaints closed in last 3 years

    2 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 11/15/2019

    Years in Business: 29

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Overview of BBB Rating

    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    1221 N La Salle Dr, Chicago, IL 60610-2945
    BBB File Opened:
    2/1/2001
    Years in Business:
    29
    Business Started:
    6/20/1994
    Business Started Locally:
    6/20/1994
    Business Incorporated:
    6/20/1994
    Accredited Since:
    11/15/2019
    Licensing Information:
    • Condominium/Cooperative/Homeowner Association Management Company; Condominium/Cooperative/Homeowner Association Managers; Real Estate Brokers; Real Estate Leasing Agents; Lawyer; Architect.
    Type of Entity:
    Corporation
    Business Management
    • Mr. James Stoller, President
    • Ms. Margo Smith, Vice President of Customer Care
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Mr. James Stoller, President
    • Ms. Margo Smith, Vice President of Customer Care

    Customer Contact

    • Mr. Zac Pollack, Executive Vice President
    Additional Contact Information

    Fax Numbers

    • (312) 564-5909
      Primary Fax

    Industry Tip

    BBB Tip: Property management

    Customer Complaints

    5 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    12/06/2023

    Complaint Type:
    Product Issues
    Status:
    Answered
    In September, I sent TBG a BillPay to pay for rent for the month. In the third week of September, I inquired if my rent for September had been received, the property manager, ***********************, could not confirm. Apparently, the check could not be located. I inquired again at the beginning of October if that check had been received. I was informed that no checks from unit had been received. So doing what any reasonable person would do in this situation, I assumed the check was lost--I wrote a check for September, and I also wrote a check for October, and I sent in both checks for deposit. I put a stop payment on the lost check, and informed ***** that I had put a stop payment on Check ##### and they should let me know if the check is found, I will lift the STOP before they deposit it (or they should not deposit it at all). Well, later on I see on my account ledger that three checks were deposited on my account, including the check with the STOP on it.Following this, *********************** sends me an email with the check image stating that Check ##### had been returned due to a STOP payment I put on it, and I will be charged a fee for the returned check. The check image shows the check had been received by TBG on September 13. In further emails, I am threatened by *********************** that I need to pay rent due with certified funds immediately.Notwithstanding, the lack of basic accounting skills and all-around disorganization, I recently vacated the rental unit, and I am unable to stop the utilities, because the utility company requires a site visit. At this point, utilities are still in my name and the property manager has not taken action. The resolution I am seeking is that utilities transferred out of my name by TBG, as *********************** stated the company would begin paying the utilities by December 1, and a refund of the **** fee" which I paid, and which *********************** has stated multiple times would be returned to me.
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    Customer Reviews

    1 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Alex K

    1 star

    08/11/2021

    While their front page is flashy and looks like you are getting something special, the assessments and the portal tenants use is horrific and all you will get is "Sorry we use 3d party provider who we don't control." Turns out they don't check if the banking account number and Billing address match. Reverting a payment, something that even independent craft vendors can do at craft fairs is somehow out of technological reach of this building management company. Not checking if the billing address matches the account, which I found by making a mistake, shows how not prepared they are for modern technology. So when something happens, they will probably respond "tough, it's not our problem - 3rd party payment system. " They have just gotten the contract for our building... so it's going to be a long, incompetent ride.

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