21 E. Division St.

I had a wonderful experience living here. The rent was very affordable for the area. The location is incredible-- 15 minutes walking to Michigan Ave shopping, Lincoln Park, right down the block from Oak Street Beach and many grocery stores plus well connected to public transit. I will truly miss the location and everything the area has to offer. In my opinion, this is the best location in all of Chicago! However, parking was minimal and expensive so not ideal if you have to drive to work. AND the garbage trucks banging down the alley woke me up every other day. There was no routine to when they would come because the city trucks would come, then recycling trucks, then the private trucks servicing the apartments would come. So it was definitely LOUD. I lived in the garden which was dark, but it was honestly pretty spacious and well kept and not too bad in the summer because I would just walk less than 5 minutes to Oak Street Beach. Maintenance was always timely. Overall, a fantastic experience and I will miss this apartment dearly.

I have loved living here solely for the location. 5 min walk to the lakefront. Beautiful neighborhood. Close to public transportation. However, every single day of the week I am woken up by the garbage trucks in the alley. They are incredibly loud. It's also a rather dark space that gets very little natural light because the windows open up to the brick wall of the apartment next to it. However, you get what you pay for and it's a great price for the location.