Tag: Renting
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 [...]
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 [...]
Near North Chicago apartment deals and finds
Atwater, 355 E Ohio, will apply the $450 admin fee to the first month's rent for a client who rents a currently vacant apartment within 48 hours o [...]
Lincoln Park apartment deals and finds
Park Lincoln, the 24-story high-rise at 2470 N Clark St, has quietly been undergoing a major makeover of its common areas and apartments.
The r [...]
Lakeview apartment deals and finds
Planned Property is waiving the $300 move-in fee for one-bedrooms renting from $1,300 a month at 634 W Cornelia. The large one-bedrooms in this [...]
That apartment was rented before you applied
Applying for an apartment that's already been rented – or was never available – is just one of the very many pitfalls you'll encounter when you work w [...]
Start your Lakeview apartment hunt with landlords
When you're searching for an apartment in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, Craigslist and rental services are likely to prove a time-consuming, fr [...]
New downtown apartments lowering rents – but not really
A number of new downtown apartment buildings have recently lowered their rents while simultaneously discontinuing free rent offers.
Almost all [...]
How fraudulent Yelp reviews help Chicago renters
We've written previously about apparently fraudulent Yelp reviews for Live Here Chicago, a local rental service / apartment locator / apartment fi [...]
Will 2015 be a year of apartment deals and discounts?
The downtown Chicago apartment market added more than 2,000 new rental apartments in 2014.
The rental market showed surprising strength last y [...]