Tag: Student housing

Can you trust your university housing office?

Can you trust your university housing office?

The Apartment People has been the subject of 100s of savagely negative reviews at Yelp from local renters. That fact hasn't deterred the stude [...]
Placing a smart bet, or putting lipstick on a South Loop pig?

Placing a smart bet, or putting lipstick on a South Loop pig?

The 27-story apartment tower at 2 E 8th St, now a student dorm, was built in 1984. My last tour of the building was in the early 90s, but I clearly re [...]
More student housing headed for the Loop

More student housing headed for the Loop

The Pickwick Stable, 22 E Jackson, is architecture blogger Wayne Lorentz's "all-time favorite most unusual Chicago building." You can learn some o [...]
Is Fornelli Tower the best apartment deal in the Loop?

Is Fornelli Tower the best apartment deal in the Loop?

A Crain's Chicago Real Estate Daily article on student housing reminded me that I'd been meaning to check into the status of Fornelli Hall, a stud [...]
Pilsen apartments for $7,000 a month

Pilsen apartments for $7,000 a month

Put 10 students from local universities in a 5-bedroom, 2-bath apartment at $700 a month each and you have a $7,000 a month rental at La Casa in P [...]
More student housing headed for the Loop?

More student housing headed for the Loop?

The Sun-Times is reporting on a proposed conversion of 20 and 28 E Jackson, and the Pickwick Stable between the two buildings, into 199 units of f [...]
How will new university housing impact the downtown rental market?

How will new university housing impact the downtown rental market?

According to the Chicago Loop Alliance (pdf), more than 65,000 students attend classes in the Loop / South Loop area. Downtown Chicago campus [...]
Rental non-deal of the day – 1237 West

Rental non-deal of the day – 1237 West

1237 West Fullerton is privately-operated housing for up to 590 DePaul University students, and it's currently offering a month's free rent. Th [...]
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