Tag: Advice
Apartment deals and finds in downtown Chicago, 3/13/15
The new OneEleven apartment tower has spectacular north views over the river, and 1-bedrooms available now from $2,400..
The leasing office [...]
Old Town, River North, Streeterville and Gold Coast apartment deals and finds, 3/12/15
Two newly-renovated 2-bedroom, 2-bath apartments are available at Chestnut Tower for $3,240 a month. The apartments have designer finishes, overs [...]
Jon Zolecki leads in Craigslist apartment spam race
We've written about Chicagoland Property Group ("CPG") a number of times, and singled the firm out as the most prolific source of spam apartment a [...]
Lincoln Park and Lakeview apartment deals and finds, 3/11/15
Webster Square Apartments opened just shy of a year ago and rented up quickly. As leases expire, apartments are becoming available. A 1-bedroom re [...]
When rental service agents show up unannounced
As the rental season kicks into high gear Chicago tenants can expect to have rental service agents barging into their apartments without prior not [...]
Rental services can’t and won’t show you some of Chicago’s best apartments
Many of Chicago's rental services won't show MLS-listed condo rentals even though they're often priced below apartments in managed buildings. The [...]
Luxury Living Chicago’s new twist on deceptive rental service ads
The Illinois Real Estate License Act prohibits "blind advertisements," i.e. ads that do not contain the name of the broker licensee that placed th [...]
Apartment deals and finds in downtown Chicago, 2/27/15
The West Loop's Circa 922,, 922 W Washington, is offering two months free rent on new studio and 1-bedroom apartments and a month on new 2-bedroom [...]
Old Town, River North, Streeterville and Gold Coast apartment deals and finds, 2/26/15
The on-site leasing office and model apartments are now open at North Water, a 52-story apartment tower at 340 E North Water in Streeterville. Nor [...]
Lincoln Park and Lakeview apartment deals and finds, 2/25/15
Reside on Barry is a pet-friendly high-rise at 533 W Barry, steps from the lively Broadway strip of bars, restaurants and shops.
A renovated 2 [...]
500 Lake Shore Drive bans Craigslist rental service ads
500 Lake Shore Drive sent the following email to rental services / apartment locators / apartment finders last Saturday morning:
Subject: Cra [...]
Why YoChicago is your best Streeterville apartment source
There are only 16 apartment complexes in Chicago's Streeterville neighborhood and you'll find all of them on YoChicago's at-a-glance list. The lis [...]
Join a Chicago rental service or become an Uber driver?
You're a young, unemployed college dropout contemplating your career options. You've been reading Craigslist ads from Chicago rental services that [...]
Apartment deals and finds in downtown Chicago
The leasing office and four furnished models are now open at Jeff Jack, a new West Loop apartment tower at 601 W Jackson.
The second month' [...]
Old Town, River North, Streeterville and Gold Coast apartment deals and finds
The Lofts at River East, Streeterville's only rental loft building, has been leasing rapidly for April 1 occupancy. All of the south-facing two-be [...]
Lincoln Park and Lakeview apartment deals and finds
Eugenie Terrace is widely-known as Lincoln Park's only full-amenity luxury rental high-rise. A little-known fact is that Eugenie Terrace has a han [...]
Kill 17,000 Craigslist apartment spam ads with one mouse-click
It's been a while since we've updated our roster of Craigslist's worst apartment ad spammers. Some of the rental services on our list have mercifu [...]
Zumper has a new design and spam apartment ads
Yesterday's email brought "news" of "the brand new Zumper web platform."
In its previous incarnation Zumper seemed to be nothing more than a ga [...]
A list of Chicago’s best landlords
The City of Chicago recently published a list of Chicago's worst landlords, and plans to update it twice a year. The list has no properties in the [...]
Downtown Chicago apartment deals and finds
The West Loop's Circa 922,, 922 W Washington, is offering a month's free rent on new 1-bedroom apartments and a month-and-a-half on new 2-bedrooms [...]