I've wanted to write a review for quite some time but wanted to be a tenant for at least 6 months before I did so. My fiancee and I moved to Elm Creek in late summer of 2011. Our "low" rate of $1200 a month base rent is the cheapest apartment that was available. I think it's 800 sq ft. Seeing that it's practically Oak Brook, however, I don't think it's entirely out of line, especially since it's a renovated apartment. My apartment in Wheaton looked like it was from the 90's, was even smaller, and cost almost $1000 a month. That was a huge ripoff, this isn't.Some major pros are that it's renovated. The concierge service is very friendly. There are many luxury options such as having someone clean your apartment, pick up your dry cleaning, or shopping at the store - all come at a cost - much higher than you would pay anywhere else. The location is also great. I work in Oak Brook and it only takes me 3 minutes to get to work. I have saved so much money on gas since moving from Wheaton, and with gas going up to maybe over $5/gallon soon, I'm glad I made the move. The pool, workout center, and hot tub are also great. They seem to take pretty good care of everything and it's pretty clean. When we notice the hot tub get murky, the water is changed pretty soon thereafter.Service is so-so. They do NOT send you a bill for your rent each month, which I found very surprising. After months of being upset about it, I finally went down to the office to get an auto-payment set up, which always scares me but I had no choice. I have yet to find out how it works, I will see the 1st of this month.Major cons are that utilities are extremely expensive. A month of almost no heat/air still results in a $90 electric bill from ComEd. Peak summer months go to almost $200 in a small 800 sq ft apartment which I find ridiculous. They also charged $75 when I lost my keys which I find crazy, that should be much cheaper, if not free. Also if you aren't willing to shell out $100/month for an indoor parking spot, you must get an Elmhurst parking sticker, which costs annually, otherwise you will get a parking ticket for parking at your own complex! I never had this problem in Wheaton... obviously this is not an AIMCO/Elm Creek issue, but a city of Elmhurst issue. Lastly we are constantly doing laundry because the washer and dryer is SO small. I'm sure that's ramping up our electric bill too. They should've put bigger units in the apartment... One last warning that I will take the blame for. My sectional did not fit through the doorway of the apartment when I moved in, so we had to go out and buy new furniture to fit the living room... like I said I will take the blame for that, but just be warned that the doorways and hallways here are very small. They gave us a reduced cost on a storage unit which is where it's sitting now. So props to them for helping us out with that, but we still had to spend a couple grand on new furniture.Overall I'd say Elm Creek has been A-OK. I would almost give them 4 stars, I will have to wait and see how I feel when my lease is up and I will come back to give a final review. They have been accommodating for the most part and the apartments are nice, it was a nice upgrade from my apartment in Wheaton.