Tag: Rentals
The plusses of a four-plus-one
The Chicago four-plus-one takes its name from the four residential floors above a single floor that houses a lobby and parking underneath the buil [...]
Lake View apartments west of Halsted, listed and mapped
View Lake View apartments, West of Halsted St in a larger map
Our map of Lake View apartments west of Halsted St has just been published, along wit [...]
The selection for swimmers in the South Loop
At a recent panel discussion about the rental market, Greg Mutz of AMLI Residential Partners said he expected Chicago's next round of apartment buildi [...]
Lake View apartments listed and mapped
View Lake View apartments, East of Halsted St in a larger map
Yesterday we published our comprehensive at-a-glance list of Lake View apartments, and [...]
One month free for Astoria Tower’s two-bedrooms
Crescent Heights is knocking a month's worth of rent off new 14-month leases at Astoria Tower, 8 E 9th St in the South Loop. According to the fine pri [...]
Deal of the day: $1,250 for a corner 2 BR with great lake views in Lakeview East
Today's deal from Chicago Rentals Direct is a two-bedroom / one-bath corner unit at 3639 N Pine Grove Ave, just a block east of the northern tip o [...]
Pooches prohibited from most Near North Side apartments
If you're searching for a dog-friendly apartment, you might as well skip most of the buildings on the Near North Side, including those in the Gold [...]
Waterton posts rents for Mondial units
After finding signs of rentals at Walton on the Park last Friday, I started checking up on other condo towers that have announced conversions to see i [...]
YoChicago’s Lake View apartments at-a-glance list
We've just published what we believe to be the most comprehensive list of Lake View apartments ever made available online.
The Lake View at-a-g [...]
Crescent Heights flips Cityfront Place for large gain
Crain's Chicago Business is reporting (subscription required) that Miami-based Crescent Heights has agreed to sell the 39-story, 480-unit Cityfron [...]
Lincoln Park apartments listed and mapped
View Lincoln Park apartments for rent in a larger map
We're determined to make apartment-hunting in Chicago a faster, easier and far more informed [...]
The biggest apartment search mistakes – Number 2, starting too late
In the first post in this series, we suggested that failure to focus on your ideal and affordable location is the biggest mistake you can make whe [...]
Walton on the Park rentals hit the market
Last month some outside investors paid off a $82-million loan for Walton on the Park, Mesirow and Enterprise's long-languishing 189-unit high-rise at [...]
The biggest apartment search mistakes – Number 1, failure to focus
The biggest mistake that Chicago apartment seekers make is failing to focus their search on one or two relatively small areas where they'd genuine [...]
Rental deal of the day: $200 move-in bonus for a remodeled 2BR in Belmont Cragin
Today's deal from Chicago Rentals Direct is a sun-filled two-bedroom / one-bath apartment at 2005 N Laporte Ave in Belmont Cragin that features n [...]
Updating YoChicago’s rental service do-not-call list
As a rough guesstimate, the rental services we call bedbugs are adding more than 10,000 apartment ads a day – many of them bait-and-switch come-on [...]
Loft living: Two-bedrooms at Chess and Motor Row, priced below $2,000 a month
If you like the loft aesthetic -- timber, brick, concrete, high ceilings, big windows, etc. -- but also want a home that feels new, you'll probab [...]
One South Halsted developer ready to rezone
Let the hearings begin: Developer David Friedman has applied to rezone his property at the southeast corner of Madison and Halsted streets in the West [...]
The Lincoln Park apartments at-a-glance list
We've just published the first draft of our Lincoln Park apartments at-a-glance list.
The list – a work in progress – contains links to over 10 [...]
Rental deal of the day: An updated Albany Park 2BR for $1,025 a month
Today's deal from Chicago Rentals Direct is an updated two-bedroom / one-bath apartment in Albany Park, priced at $1,025 a month.
The apartmen [...]