Tag: Apartments
1225 Old Town honored as Development of the Year
The Sun-Times 25th annual Chicago Commercial Real Estate Awards, billed as the "Oscars of the local industry," were announced at a dinner last Thu [...]
New construction checkup at the Polish Triangle
East Village residents prevailed in their wish for higher-density development on the site where a Pizza Hut once stood at 1601 W Division St. The [...]
An at-a-glance list of River North apartments
If you want to rent an apartment in River North, you can see all of your managed apartment building options on YoChicago's availability list, belo [...]
An at-a-glance list of South Loop apartment rents
The software systems that continually reset rents at the major apartment complexes appear to have notched up most South Loop rents by modest amoun [...]
A photo tour of K2’s amenities
K2, the newly-opened apartment tower at 365 N Halsted in the Fulton River District, is one of our sponsors. The management and leasing staff were [...]
What happened to Rent Proactive?
Two months ago, shortly after taking a a closer look at Rent Proactive, we named it the first member of our Dirtiest Dozen rental services. At tha [...]
Will the downtown rental market boom or go bust this spring?
One of my correspondents sent the following brief note: "Nothing is moving. This spring is going to be huge for rentals or a bust." Not much guidance [...]
Want a Chicago leasing agent with a criminal record?
Lots of Chicago leasing agents are unsavory characters, but only a small minority of them are convicted criminals. If you want to be certain that your [...]
An up-to-date River North at-a-glance apartment list
If you want to rent an apartment in River North, you can see all of your managed apartment building options on YoChicago's availability list, belo [...]
South Loop rents show a small uptick in price
The software systems that continually reset rents at the major apartment complexes appear to have notched up most South Loop rents by modest amoun [...]
Does your rental agent have MLS access?
If you've contacted a leasing agent to help find your next apartment, you'll want to be certain that the agent has access to all the listings in M [...]
Apartments slated for former Uptown hellhole
Add yet another project to Chicago's rental apartment boom.
Somerset Place, an Uptown hellhole that was shut down by the state three years ago, [...]
Lincoln Park apartments with available parking
Join us for a brief look at a large studio apartment at 2630 N Hampden Ct.
The building offers updated studio and 1-bedroom apartments in a pri [...]
Will a soft Lake Forest market lead to granny flats?
Trib Local recently reported that Lake Forest is considering amending its zoning code to allow second living units, e.g. coach houses and garage a [...]
Leasing agents wanted – no experience or license required
Head over to the real estate jobs section of Craigslist and you'll see repeated variations on that headline. Read the ads, and learn the minimal quali [...]
Are landlords to blame for rental services’ deceptive ads?
Chicago's rental services routinely spam Craigslist, Trulia, Zillow, hotpads and other websites with high-volume bait-and-switch advertising. They [...]
Stay far, far away from New Market Realty
The Craigslist recruiting ad pictured above prompted me to take a closer look at New Market Realty's website. Who, after all, wouldn't want to see [...]
What’s for rent in River North, including a 3-bedroom penthouse
A rare 2,216 square foot 3-bedroom, 3-bath penthouse at The Chicagoan, 750 N Rush, became available during the past week. I was in that unit back [...]
A free rent deal at Bronzeville’s Lake Meadows
Five years ago today we linked to a Crain's Chicago Real Estate Daily Report that Draper & Kramer planned to demolish the 1,870-unit Lake Meadows [...]
An at-a-glance South Loop apartment availability list
If you want to rent in the South Loop, you can see all of your managed apartment building options on YoChicago's South Loop availability list, bel [...]