Chicago Location • Page 17

May need to check that out. I'm seeing car seat headrest at Thalia that night but could easily see beach slang and then head there.

 

Anyone know how parking is in that area? Kinda wondering if I should deal with rush hour and get a spot around the neighborhood or just park at a friends place but way out of the area

 

In a red Menzingers shirt with a white button up at 312 fest, say hi!

 

In a mint green flannel shirt, getting drunk at Whole Foods Lincoln Park. Throw me a peace sign!

 

Beach Slang is playing a show at Liar's Club tonight at 11 for anyone interested

 

I'm convinced my roommate and I drank so many $2 craft beers there our senior year at DePaul we were partly the reason they raised the price 3 months after opening lol

 

Recognizing all of the Chicago staples in Netflix's "Easy" is a lot of fun.

Dark Matter Coffee, Handlebar, Half Acre, Davis Theater, Baker Miller, Revolution Brewery, Subterranean, Adler Planetarium, Malort, Few, Letherbee, Koval, Ale Syndicate, Local Option, and Hannibal Buress.

My friends APARTMENT is the best friends apartment in episode 2. The "International Women's Day" scene.

 

Gaaaaaah. Wish I would have known about this.

 

If I was still living in the city, there's no way I would have missed that Beach Slang show at Liar's Club. But I didn't feel like getting home at 2:00 AM, and I did catch most of their set at 312 Fest. Against Me! was spectacular as always too.

 

Anyone else going to Open House Chicago this weekend or have recommendations for particularly cool buildings to check out?

 

Had no clue this is happening! Looks really neat. Not sure if I'll make it downtown this weekend, but I'll definitely be trying to check out the Oak Park stuff near me.

 

This thread is dead, you all should be hitting up Pup tomorrow and Caspian Sunday, tix still available for the latter!

 

Went to Little Goat tonight while here for the weekend, so good. I miss eating decent food.

 

Hey Chicago folk! I am currently living in Cleveland, but I may be moving to Chicago. I got a job offer that I am strongly considering. For reference, I am pretty familiar with the downtown area and then the north boroughs like Lakeview, Wrigleyville, and Lincoln Park. My sister lives in Lakeview.

My question for people already there is what are the best tools for looking for an apartment? I can look at Craigslist and the general renting websites, but I wasn't sure if there was some good advice floating around. Thanks guys!

PS: @troyplaysbass are you still in Chicago, or no?

 

In the suburbs now, but still in the area! I've had success on Zillow both in the city and the suburbs, but I'm not sure if there's anything specifically local for apartment hunting.

 

Wife and I used Redfin multiple times for both renting/buying and had pretty good luck. Also, Zillow is pretty good as well. I'd make sure to scope out the different neighborhoods, find the ones you like best and then also plan travel. If you don't have a car, being far from CTA and having to take bus can double commute in some cases.

Good luck!

 

I got both of my apartments by jumping all over a Craigslist post, there are some services that can show you around to multiple places as well but it really depends on what you want and the area, may not be that useful.


Unrelated, my band's playing our first show at the Elbo Room and I'm excited about it, but also stressed and mostly cold.

 

Today's actually fairly warm all things considered. :)

 

Thanks guys! Really appreciate the replies and advice. Luckily with some family and friends in the area I have some flexibility and don't have to rush finding a place. But when I am looking I wanted to make sure I was using the right tools.

 

Padmapper is pretty rad (Chicago IL Apartments for Rent | PadMapper). My lady and I used that to find our last place in the city, and we'll probably be using it again when we move to the suburbs this spring. It's a site that aggregates local listings on sites like Craigslist and Redfin and maps them. It's very useful if you have an idea of what neighborhood you're moving to. Only downside is that the location information is based on what's entered on the ad - so garbage in, garbage out there. Also, it may show old Craigslist listings from time to time (5 days old or so). Given how the Chicago rental market is in some desirable neighborhoods, a lot of places may be snapped up by then.

I've also seen local advertisements for Domu and have had some friends use it to some success. I can't attest to how good it is personally, but I've heard decent things.

 

Thank you!

 

I back Padmapper for the same reasons listed above- all my apartments both good and bad came through that, but really were a product of the listing/management than anything to do with the site. Just convenient to find what you're looking for.

 

I used radpad for my current place. The biggest problem I ran into was finding places that allowed dogs over 50 pounds.

 

This is actually very true and quite a pain...

 

I will add this to my list. I do not own a dog (or any pet) so that should not be an issue.

I am worried there will only be really expensive and really sketchy places since it's a weird time to be looking.

Thanks again everyone who is offering advice! Really really appreciate it. One of my favorite aspects of Cleveland are the people and how friendly it is. If this is any indication, perhaps I will be able to make some new friends in such a big city beyond the few people I already know.