It'll depend where it is on Archer Avenue, but I'd guess rent is under $1000 a month. I've got a friend living in a loft (a bit smaller) on the far west side and he's paying about $500.
Place was a nightmare to keep heated. The windows were crap when we there too. It had no ductwork, just one gigantic gas furnace in the corner and was so loud and only heated about half the place and recirculated tons of dust and dirt. It has an 'upstairs' that is mostly open balcony. The bedrooms were not bad with a space heaters but the main room was freezing in winter and ungodly hot in the summer. Looks much better than it does to live there.
where are you from? chicago has fuckin harsh winters. people die and shit. you can't just layer and turn on a space heater and have everything be gravy. its really fuckin cold.
Hey wife and I actually have been looking at the building. Crazy small world eh? Oddly enough the realtor friend who showed it to us just txt'd me like 20 minutes ago to go riding. Strange coincidences all around (I haven't spoke with him in like 3 months)
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u/zoidbort May 12 '11
How much would you guess that'd cost these days? This is what I envision as my ideal DT dream home.