Tag: Apartments
Talking about the much-maligned four-plus-one
The four-plus-one or 4+1 is the Chicago building type that everyone loves to hate – everyone, that is, except for the many renters who choose to m [...]
Quote of the day – more rentals in houses than apartment buildings
Most people probably read only the headline at the various sources, including a blog at The Wall Street Journal, that reported on a recent CoreLog [...]
The grass is greener at 1000 North LaSalle’s dog park
Planned Property Management just made the dog park at 1000 N LaSalle more pet- and pet-owner friendly with the addition of a grassy area, new benc [...]
The Del Prado’s terra cotta Native Americans
The exterior of the Del Prado Apartments in Hyde Park is distinguished by the Native American motifs of its extensive terra cotta detailing.
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Gold Coast studio apartments with in-unit washer / dryers
If you're looking for a studio apartment in the Gold Coast with an in-unit washer / dryer, you can stop looking: there aren't any. Ditto for one-, [...]
Rental of the day – The Kensington on Armitage
Today's rental pick is in a building that I renovated and converted to condos back in 1979 – 1980, and is a unit that I lived in for several years [...]
MLS-listed downtown rentals at another new low
For the third time in the last four weeks the number of downtown Chicago homes and condos listed for rent in the MLS hit a new low.
When we be [...]
A time-lapse video of K2 from day one to now
K2 at K Station, a 34-story, 496-unit high-rise apartment building in the Fulton River District broke ground last October. Its progress from then [...]
Condo – a dirty word for apartment rental services
A while back we wrote about 2-bedroom, 2-bath units in a full-amenity condo high-rise renting for the same price ($1,950 a month) as a convertible [...]
K2 at K Station Apartments, a construction update
Alan Schachtman is a principal in the Fifield-Wood joint venture that's developing K2 at K Station, a 34-story, 496-unit high-rise apartment build [...]
Why PadMapper is worse than useless for Chicago renters
One of our recent commenters touted PadMapper as a way to search for apartments in Chicago, so I thought it might be useful to take a look at what tha [...]
Ready-to-rent furnished apartments at Randolph Tower
Brook Furniture Rental, in cooperation with Randolph Tower City Apartments, is offering a "ready to rent" program at the newly-renovated tower at [...]
The LEX is one-third rented after one month
The leasing office at The LEX, a South Loop condo tower turned rental, opened just about a month ago.
I received an email update from a represe [...]
Want a River North 2-bedroom, 2-bath with a stall shower?
Many people begin their apartment hunt with a list of "must haves," only to learn that some of the items on it can't be found in the marketplace.
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Free Cubs tickets from Planned Property Management
It's been a landlord's market recently, but that hasn't slowed the pace of landlord marketing and promotional efforts.
Planned Property Manage [...]
Supplementing the Trib’s apartment hunting tips
Today's Chicago Tribune has an informative article about apartment-hunting strategies in what's currently a landlord's market. It's generally good [...]
Meet Eugene, the lead concierge at Astoria Tower
The role of the doorman in luxury high-rise buildings has evolved over time. The skilled people who greet residents at the door have become concie [...]
Is EnV Chicago’s worst new apartment tower?
I've recently updated our Near North at-a-glance apartment list and map with several new links to online availability checks, and added links to Y [...]
Number of MLS-listed rentals hits another low in downtown Chicago
For the second consecutive week the number of downtown Chicago homes and condos listed for rent in the MLS hit a new low.
When we began tracki [...]
Short-term furnished apartments in the Gold Coast
If you'll only be in Chicago for a month or two, simply want to try out a neighborhood before committing to it, or want a walk to Oak Street Beach [...]