Author: katerock
And the cotton is high: serious garden at Uptown’s Beacon Square condos
Summer's over in the blink of an eye in Chicago, so make the most of it by making sure your new condo comes with plenty of green. Beacon Square, a [...]
Summer time and the livin's easy: the Chicago Architecture River Cruise
Continuing our efforts at YoChicago to get you ready for the official start of summer tomorrow, check out one of the Chicago Architecture Foundation [...]
Apartment toolbox: reasons for renters insurance
For most, the path to being all grown up eventually includes buying a home. But the giant step between renting and owning is crowded with little baby [...]
Sleek balconies a space-saver for Uptown condos
Sure, some might consider us a bit balcony-obsessed at the moment, but this weather would have anyone living sans air conditioner dreaming of outdoo [...]
Chicago rent barometer: $11,500 on the Mag Mile
Is it vital that you live within spitting distance of Bloomies? Rubloff Residential Properties can help, if you're prepared to pay. The boutique broke [...]
Green is a screen, for this sold-out Uptown condo building
We love the simple genius at work in this courtyard landscaping, at Olympia Columns, 4440 N Beacon Ave in Uptown. In order to give tenants maximum sha [...]
Friday night gallery-hopping
Buckle up. This evening we're headed to Edgewater, River North and Irving Park (samples below).
Metropolis, 1039 W Granville Ave (April 2005). Photo [...]
House swapping not just for the movies
Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet aren't the only ones who want to holiday by swapping houses on the cheap with a stranger. We'll admit to sometimes scann [...]
Sky55 wants to weigh your dog
Sky55, the new rental high-rise at Central Station, goes to greater-than-average lengths to bill itself as pet-friendly on its Web site, offering pet [...]
Apartment Therapy declares June Gardening Month
For those living in apartments and condos, indulging green thumbs can often mean getting creative: hanging plants, indoor herb gardens, tiny easements [...]
Lots o' light or fishbowl hell: short condos long on glass
Floor-to-ceiling windows aren't just for high-rises and mid-rises. Well, maybe they are, but lots of new condo flats on the North Side and South Side [...]
Central Station becomes renter-friendly with Sky55
Major rental high-rises have become rare events in the city during the last decade, even as dozens and dozens of condo towers transform the skyline. S [...]
Chicago rent barometer: one-bedroom garden apartments
Curious about how much money you could be saving if you were to move your apartment below the grade?
A garden one-bedroom apartment at 1255 W Bryn Ma [...]
East meets west at Thymbria condos on King Drive
We're always fascinated by the arcane names on vintage buildings, and "Thymbria," the condo conversion at 5001 S King Dr, especially piqued our intere [...]
McKenzie Place's nicely integrated balconies overlook King Drive
In the recent debate over the ideal balcony, we couldn't help but put forth McKenize Place, at 5750 S King Dr, in Washington Park, as an entry. Rath [...]
TLC Management: making renters into stars
Everyone's entitled to his or her 15 minutes, and TLC Management is offering its tenants up to three. An alert Uptown renter sent us a flyer posted [...]
Astoria Tower offers hotel amenities to condo dwellers
If The Spa at The James Hotel has you jonesing for hotel amenities, but you need a full-time residence, check out New Homes Magazine's take on Astoria [...]
Low prices, long floor plans at King Drive condos
They're not for everyone, but the railroad-style floor plans at 5322 S King Dr provide about as much separation between living area and master bedroo [...]
Friday night gallery-hopping
Buckle up. This evening we're headed to Lincoln Park, the Loop, and Ravenswood (samples below).
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70,000 beer cans probably means no return of the security deposit
Does thinking of the previous tenants who have lived in your place give you the creeps? Just be grateful you didn't move in after this guy, who during [...]