Sharon Stangenes

A Lake Shore Drive address has a certain cachet in Chicago, and the new 500 Lake Shore Drive apartment tower aims to live up to that reputation. The doorman wears...

Floral motifs embellish the exterior of 13thirteen Randolph Street Lofts, but the art deco building's most distinctive features are the apartments inside. With exposed ductwork, 11-foot ceilings, original concrete floors...

The Oakwood sign on the roof is gone, but many people still associate that name with the building at 77 W. Huron Street, near the intersection of Clark Street in...

Away from it all doesn't describe the actual location of Trio Tower, the 100-unit apartment building at 670 W. Wayman St. in Chicago, but it certainly describes its aura. Nestled...

Giant chess pieces arrayed on a checkerboard floor are among the arresting sights at Randolph Tower City Apartments on 188 W. Randolph St. The game pieces are a bit of...

Getting to know the neighbors and making friends in a big apartment building can be tricky and often involves meeting at the elevator or introducing yourself to the folks down...

There is a free pinball machine in the lobby, a huge mural of a dancer with bejeweled high heels on the wall behind the reception desk and a 24-hour fitness...

Smiling, scrubbed Northwestern University medical students are among the first tenants, but the halls are quiet at The Seneca on Chestnut, Chicago's newest boutique apartment building. This studious group and...

As apartment living has soared in popularity in recent years, the competition for highly desirable units in good buildings and neighborhoods has become so intense that a growing number of...