Category: Apartments, rentals
Chicagoland rent barometer: Evanston apartments from $625 to $2,400
Though we've tried to convince our friends at Northwestern that moving to Chicago won't drastically increase their commute, we can't quash our curiosi [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Right bank doesn't know what left is doing at new apartment tower
It's your own little slice of Paris right here in Chicago. Just in time for the rental market rebound, Fifield Companies is wrapping up constructi [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Chicago rent barometer: the elusive five-bedroom apartment
We're always fascinated when we find a listing for a five-bedroom simplex or duplex apartment. When most renters pass the four-bedroom barrier they're [...]
Ten questions to find the perfect roommate in Uptown Chicago
When searching for a roommate, some folks simply want someone whose rent check will clear every month. Others are looking for someone a little more sp [...]
Renting in New York not as outrageous as Chicago likes to believe
Today being the 5th of the month, the absolute last day we can pay June rent without getting hit with a late fee, we couldn't help but feel the pinch [...]
Feel lucky? Apartment builders do; condo guys, not so much
Condo developers had their turn, but after a decade in the sun, their fortunes appear to be fading as apartment builders get ready to let the good tim [...]
Apartment Therapy deems Chicago site-worthy
For those Chicagoans who have drooled lustily over Apartment Therapy's makeovers and decorating tips for apartment renters, it's time to dust off your [...]
Apartment renters get creative: paint the walls with Post-Its
Maybe the saddest part of decorating your rented apartment is all those stark white walls. In our experience, even a green light to paint from your l [...]
The land of high-end rentals: Gold Coast mansion for $5,600 a month
You may never have enough money to own a mansion in the Gold Coast, but for $5,600 a month you can taste the sweet life of luxury for a brief period a [...]
Tales from the rental front: the rent is always cheaper on the other side of the fence
We heard word from a friend in Logan Square recently who decided to move across the street from his current apartment. Why? When it came time to renew [...]
Apartment occupancy rates rise in Chicago suburbs
Just as occupancy rates in apartment buildings are rising in the city, so too are occupancy rates in the suburbs, according to a recent report by Appr [...]
Renters in condo buildings: how many are too many?
Investors buying new condos to later rent or "flip" (sell quickly for a profit) provided serious fuel for the housing boom of the last decade, but as [...]
Joys of Illinois renting, from illegal evictions to security deposit snafus
Nearly one in 11 Illinois renters surveyed (of which, almost half made less than $10,000 per year - thanks Joe) was threatened by a landlord with havi [...]
New seniors apartments open on Chicago's Southwest Side
When we first heard the name Senior Campus, we have to admit we were thinking beer bongs, frat parties and hazing, so we were just a tad disappointed [...]