Tag: Apartments
How to find an experienced, professional rental agent
Our recently-launched YoRents service connects renters directly with quality landlords.
Many renters, however, are daunted by the task of findi [...]
Chicago Real Estate Daily now in its sixth year
Day in and day out the best real estate reporting in Chicago can be found at Crain's Chicago Real Estate Daily. If you want to understand what's happe [...]
Why Katie likes living in Lake View
Last week I shot video at 16 different rental properties in Evanston, Lake View and Rogers Park with BJB Evanston and BJB Properties.
Whenever [...]
215 West apartments paying top dollar to rental services
Anticipating a slow Mother's Day, the 215 West apartment tower in the Loop sent an email blast on Saturday reminding rental services that it's pay [...]
MLS-listed inventory up again in north lakefront neighborhoods
For the second week in a row the number of MLS-listed homes, apartments and condos in 6 north lakefront ZIP codes reached a new high since we bega [...]
Kimball Station sold to Inland affiliate
It's been almost exactly three years since we received word that Kimball Station, a 59-unit condo development in Albany Park, had converted to ren [...]
77 West Huron offering a month’s free rent
When we looked in on 77 West Huron, back in March, the River North high-rise had 22 vacancies and was offering a $100 a month discount on 9 to 12- [...]
The view from a Lincoln Park roof deck
You don't need to be in a downtown high-rise to enjoy spectacular views of Chicago's skyline. You don't even need to be in a high-rise.
Th [...]
EnV digs even deeper for discounts
It seems like only yesterday that we were reporting steep price cuts on apartments at EnV in River North. It was, in fact, all of four days ago.
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Chicago apartment vacancy rate continues to fall
The Marcus & Millichap Second Quarter 2012 Local Apartment Report (pdf) for Chicago was just released, and the forecast is for continued tightenin [...]
A panoramic view of downtown Evanston
I spent several hours earlier today touring vintage and modern apartments and shooting video with the folks from BJB Evanston.
The off-and-on s [...]
MLS-listed north lakefront rentals more plentiful, renting quickly
The number of homes, apartments and condos listed for rent in the MLS in six north lakefront ZIP codes is up 17% over the past two weeks to 567, the h [...]
EnV apartments offers steep rent discounts
Discount is a dirty word in the world of new rental high-rises, where price-cutting takes the form of "free rent" specials limited to new renters. [...]
Apartment Savvy targets the dumbest renters on the planet
Apartment Savvy, one of the rental services on our do-not-call list, has been reviewed 85 times at the Google Places page for its 2835 N Clark St [...]
New website goes live for 1225 Old Town
Floor plans, prices and other details for 1225 Old Town, a new rental high-rise at 1225 N Wells St in Old Town, became available early yesterday e [...]
Gold Coast apartment tower takes a step forward
Chicago Real Estate Daily is reporting that the Fifield Cos. has won the bidding to develop a new retail / apartment tower on the Jewel site at Cl [...]
Pilsen apartments for $7,000 a month
Put 10 students from local universities in a 5-bedroom, 2-bath apartment at $700 a month each and you have a $7,000 a month rental at La Casa in P [...]
Historic Del Prado offers renovated Hyde Park apartments
The Del Prado, built in 1918, is one of a group of distinctive buildings that mark the gateway from Lake Shore Drive into Hyde Park in Chicago. Th [...]
Number of MLS-listed downtown rentals up sharply
After reaching a new low last week, the number of MLS-listed rentals jumped 23% week-over-week as of today.
Last week at this time there were 6 [...]
My Place Apartments gussies up Google Reviews
When we last checked in on Crazy Steve and My Place Apartments they were soliciting deadbeats, felons and strippers as clients. As you can see fro [...]