Category: Apartments, rentals
Rental barometer: Chicago for $1,300 or less
Let's start at $1,300 and work our way down the apartment ladder. A 725-square-foot one-bedroom at 1100 N. Dearborn St. in the Gold Coast is going f [...]
Tales from the rental front: rat invasions
Disgusting wormy tails, large hairy bodies, red eyes visible from down the alley. It's a nearly universal opinion, held by all but a sick and twiste [...]
East vs. West: the $700 apartment
What does $700 get you in a Chicago apartment? On craigslist, it gets you this one-bedroom at 1414 N Lawler Ave (above) in the heart of North Austin [...]
Trading spaces: short commute, shorter amenities in West Loop
I was out of town this past week, and my friend Steve offered to apartment-sit for me. He wasn't just doing it because he's a nice guy, of course: he [...]
Help these kids find an apartment
They're looking to move into a 3-bedroom in Lincoln Park or DePaul. More info at Twentysometings - Back from college, a YoChicago first-person jour [...]
Making the most of tiny Chicago apartments
So you're out of the dorm room and into that luxurious 400-square-foot studio, and life is perfect, except you don't have enough space to keep a secon [...]
Fiscal crisis at Chicago affordable housing financer
There are potentially troubling implications for people living in affordable housing, in reports of a fiscal crisis at Chicago Equity Trust, which fin [...]
Apartment hunting? Pounding the pavement still a top option
Sometimes the best way to find an apartment in a neighborhood you love is to walk the streets searching "For Rent" signs for something in your price r [...]
Chicago rent barometer: West Loop for $2,300 to $2,500
Not long ago, there were few reasons to venture west of the Chicago River and into the West Loop besides Greek food or a taping of Oprah. Ah, how time [...]
Chicago rent barometer: the Gold Coast for $1,200-$1,300
"Along the Gold Coast, high-rises began to glow, window added to window, against the dark. In every lighted bedroom, couples home from work were strip [...]
What can you rent for around $600 in Chicago?
This week, Yo found an apartment building (shown below) in Uptown with studios renting from $496 to $616 a month.
Studios in this Edgewater buildi [...]
Are you feeling secure down in that garden apartment?
Our friend Steve's garden apartment sits on a nice street in Lake View, but the fact that he considers the area safe doesn't ease his anxiety a great [...]
The smallest coolest apartment in Chicago?
Marc C. from Chicago is one of several renters who have entered Apartment Therapy's smallest coolest apartment contest. His entry photos show he might [...]
Chicagoland rental of the week for $2,195
Lee Street Properties has a three-bedroom "Townhouse Apartment" at Coronet Place in Evanston for $2,195 per month.
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