Tag: Rentals
No North Shore rental deal of the week
I've just finished scouring the new rental listings on the North Shore for bargains to bring to your attention. I couldn't find any.
Perhaps th [...]
Lakeview East apartments east of Broadway
Planned Property , one of our sponsors, has 3 buildings with renovated apartments east of Broadway on Melrose, in Lakeview East. The buildings are [...]
Is that 3-months free rent deal in Evanston for real?
Or is it just a hustle to grab your attention?
415 Premier Apartments, formerly known as Skyline at Evanston, sits on the north side of Howard [...]
New and notable rental, high in Harbor Point
A 2,440 square foot, 2-bedroom, 3 ½ bath unit high up in Harbor Point that has been available for sale just came on the market as a rental, for $4 [...]
Humorous Realtor fail of the day
The Realtor, as allowed by MLS rules, opted not to display the address of this rental listing.
There are a variety of reasons why a Realtor mi [...]
Hyde Park’s Regents Park reported sold
Crain's is reporting that New Jersey-based Antheus Capital has agreed to buy Regents Park, a 1,031 unit two-tower apartment complex on the lakefro [...]
North Shore rental pick; kid not included
The number of MLS-listed rentals in Chicago's North Shore suburbs increased by 9% during the past week, to 274 homes and condos. Forty new listing [...]
This Homestead Group leasing agent has a criminal record
You never know who you're getting in the car with when you work with one of the apartment rental services that we call bedbugs. A number of the re [...]
Rent Smart, lie dumb
We've written about Rent Smart Chicago several times – calling attention to its owner's criminal record and its claim to be “Chicago’s largest and [...]
Quote of the week – The whole world’s for sale
Mark Stern, a senior vice president at Waterton Associates, was only half joking when he told Crain’s Chicago Real Estate Daily that “the whole wo [...]
Planned Property announces T-shirt design contest
"Have fun with it. Be original. Start designing." Follow those simple instructions and you may win the $1,000 first prize for creating the officia [...]
The penthouse views from Astoria Tower
Astoria Tower has converted from condos to rentals since I visited the rooftop terraces on the penthouse level to check out the 360-degree views o [...]
SoNo – some of Chicago’s most magnificent views
The views from an east-facing 23rd floor balcony at SoNo, 860 W Blackhawk, are some of the best to be had from any vantage point on the Near North [...]
A hard-hat tour of Mondial and the rooftop views
Mondial was still under construction in the River West neighborhood when architect / developer Jack Berger took us on a hard-hat tour. As we scan [...]
Grand Plaza penthouses hit the rental market
Several of the penthouse units at Grand Plaza, 545 N Dearborn, in the River North neighborhood have just become available for rent.
The buildi [...]
Stylish Lincoln Park studios with great rooftop views
If you know Lincoln Park, you know that 1940 N Lincoln is a great location -- just down the block or around the corner from bars, restaurants, bou [...]
If you’re a felonious stripper, call Crazy Steve
If you're not, stay far, far away.
The Craigslist ad you see pictured above does not, as Illinois law requires, disclose the name of the broke [...]
Rental deal of the day in Noble Square
Katie Bommarito, one of the founders of Chicago Rentals Direct, sent along the following note:
I have a rental listing that I think would make a gr [...]
The panoramic views from a Lincoln Park mid-rise
If you think you need to pay a small fortune and live in a high-rise to get some of Chicago's great skyline views, a visit to the roof deck at 194 [...]
Trulia rental scam watch and American Realty Pros
We recently wrote about Trulia's doomed efforts to cut back on apartment rental scams in its listings.
The scams continue, as they always will [...]