Building boom, who is moving into these buildings.....

[OKParker]

Originally Posted by via chicago

personally i strongly prefer pre-war buildings with windows that open to streets with mature trees, hardwood floors, radiator heat, and trimwork. i like feeling like i live in a neighborhood, not some Matrix cube. i like seeing kids go to school. i like seeing elderly residents go about their day. i like seeing and interacting with people who all arent exactly like me, and who dont all work in the exact same professional, upwardly mobile, status conscious fields. the new modern apartments feel so sterile and alienating. the walkup courtyard and 2/3/6/12 flats in this city are its crown jewels IMO.

and the 24, 32 unit courtyards! and some of the 12-20 unit walkups.

[ChicagoMeO]

Originally Posted by fusillirob1983

Not disagreeing about the 4 plus 1's. Again, if one wants to live in Lakeview, there would be no struggle on that person's part to find a place to live that's not a 4 plus 1. I highly doubt the target tenant of a downtown apartment and a 4 plus 1 in Lakeview are the same type of person. In all likelihood the prospective tenant of a downtown highrise might be more similar to the Lakeview walkup tenant than the Lakeview 4 plus 1 tenant. There's some incredible apartments both downtown and in Lakeview. I agree with you that 4 plus 1's don't meet that definition, and I'd never look at one to compare because it's pretty clear a 4 plus 1 looks kind of run down.

Thats funny, i think you are right. I have lived in both kinds and i seem to gravitate toward the modern one which i am in now. Now for me, i need an elevator, so the walkups which have more character are unfortunately not going to work. thats how i ended up in a 4-plus1.

i forgot to mention something that another poster mentioned - the bathrooms are TINY. Only big enough for a sink, tub, toilet, and radiator. maybe 1-2 square feet to stand in.

There is on area in north Lakeview that is pretty, and that is Buena Park. They have some very pretty graystones there, THAT would be pretty to live in, i think. Also i was talking about East Lakeview which has more 4 plus 1;s. West Lakeview is much nicer.

[Irishtom29]

I lived in a high rise at 14th and Michigan that was quiet; because of the concrete construction I never heard the people upstairs. Then we moved to a “charming” three flat in Lincoln Square and the people upstairs were noisy as Hell. So we moved to a place by the beach in St. Augustine.

When we come back to Chicago some day we’ll be looking for an apartment in a solid, quiet high rise.

[OKParker]

Originally Posted by ChicagoMeO

Thats funny, i think you are right. I have lived in both kinds and i seem to gravitate toward the modern one which i am in now. Now for me, i need an elevator, so the walkups which have more character are unfortunately not going to work. thats how i ended up in a 4-plus1.

i forgot to mention something that another poster mentioned - the bathrooms are TINY. Only big enough for a sink, tub, toilet, and radiator. maybe 1-2 square feet to stand in.

There is on area in north Lakeview that is pretty, and that is Buena Park. They have some very pretty graystones there, THAT would be pretty to live in, i think. Also i was talking about East Lakeview which has more 4 plus 1;s. West Lakeview is much nicer.

Can I see pics of your unit or a similar unit/