Chicago Loop Apartments For Rent

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Neighborhood Vibe

The Chicago Loop apartments is the place to find cutting edge skyscrapers nestled alongside classic late-19th century architecture. It’s a tableau of Chicago’s colorful past that’s peppered with some of the boldest visions for its future.

Heart of the Neighborhood

The Loop’s name is inspired by the elevated train lines that loop around the central business district. The city’s grid-like street system builds outward from its “zero point” in the heart of the Loop. All addresses in the city signify the building’s distance from the official starting point at Madison Street and State Street.

What We Love Most

The multi-level restaurant experience at the Italian Village is a favorite among Loop lunch hour crowds, and it’s across the street from the famous Four Seasons mosaic artwork by Marc Chagall.

Best Way to Get Around

Chicago Loop apartments are centrally located, all roads (and most trains) run into the Loop. In fact, the name for this neighborhood kinda says it all: getting to a ‘L’ stop is never too difficult within the Loop because of the ring of elevated train lines, plus two subway routes, that encircles the neighborhood.

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Studio in Chicago Loop Average Rent	$1.5k-2.1k
1 Bedroom in Chicago Loop Average Rent	$1.7k-2.7k
2 Bedroom in Chicago Loop Average Rent	$1.6k-4k
3 Bedroom in Chicago Loop Average Rent	$1.5k-12.1k
4+ Bedroom in Chicago Loop Average Rent	$1.3k-14.1k

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General

Chicago Loop apartments are typically found in luxurious skyscrapers with rich amenity packages where the rents can often reflect the desirable central location. Until recently apartments for rent in the Loop were outnumbered by office buildings, but the neighborhood’s apartment revival is in full swing. Apartments in the Loop can be found at varying price points depending on age of building and your view which is generally better on the higher floors.

Floor plans throughout the Loop are mostly studio apartments, 1 bedroom apartments and 2 bedroom apartments. There are a decent variety of 3 bedroom apartments in most of the Loop, and 4 bedroom apartments are limited.

Technically, the Loop refers to the downtown area surrounded by the circular path of the elevated CTA trains that wind their way downtown from Chicago’s north, south and west sides. Generally speaking, the Chicago Loop is synonymous with the central business district, and, depending on whom you ask, the Loop can include a swath of territory west of the Chicago River, as well as the neighborhood commonly known as Lakeshore East. The Loop is one of a few neighborjoods that is considered when renters are seeking downtown Chicago apartments.

New construction apartment buildings now grace the skyline along Michigan Avenue, and condo conversions deeper inside the Loop have attracted a growing number of residents to the heart of the city's commercial center. The Art Institute of Chicago, already the second largest art museum in the country, recently grew even bigger with the opening of the Modern Wing, and the Jay Pritzker Pavilion across the street is an outdoor concert venue of staggering beauty, thanks to the Frank Gehry-designed bandshell.

Chicago Loop apartments offers residents close proximity to Millennium Park, Grant Park, Lake Michigan, Crown Fountain, Cloud Gate (aka “the bean”), Soldier Field, the Museum Campus, Buckingham Fountain, Monroe Harbor, the Magnificent Mile Lakefront Trail, Maggie Daley Park, Chicago Riverwalk, and Navy Pier. The location, amenities and views just can't be topped.

Public transportation in the Loop is as good as it gets in Chicago. When you rent an apartment in the Loop you will enjoy being able to walk everywhere and easily hop on public transit when needed. Nearly every CTA train line passes through the Loop, the Metra has several stops and CTA bus routes are robust. CTA train lines available in Loop are the Red Line, Brown Line, Green Line, Blue Line, Orange Line, Pink Line, and Purple Line with stations located every few blocks. The Metra Train lines servicing the Loop are ME and SSL and can be found at Museum Campus/11^th Street Station, Van Buren Street Station and Millennium Station. CTA bus lines available in the Loop are 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 22, 24, 26, 28, 36, 62, 126, 143, 147, 151, 850, 851, and 855.

Long recognized as the city’s hub of commerce, entertainment and culture, the Loop is beginning to define itself as an apartment neighborhood distinct from the city’s less vertical living spaces. If you’re searching for an oasis in the sky for rent, then the Chicago Loop might be right up your alley.

Colleges and Universities in the Chicago Loop:

Kendall College
Columbia College
East-West University
Midwestern Career College
National Lewis University
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Robert Morris University
Roosevelt University
DePaul University Loop Campus
American Academy of Art College
ESL School Chicago
Coyne College

Cultural Institutions in the Chicago Loop:

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Harold Washington Library
Art Institute of Chicago
Museum of Contemporary Photography
Spertus Museum of Judaica
Gene Siskel Film Center
Pritzker Military Museum and Library
Harris Theater
Chicago Cultural Center
Design Museum of Chicago
Cadillac Palace Theater
Goodman Theater
Nederlander Theater
Chicago Theater
CIBC Theater
Auditorium Theater

Landmarks in the Chicago Loop:

City Hall
Federal Reserve
Willis Tower (aka: Sears Tower)
Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
The Rookery Building
County Building
State of Illinois Building
Marshall Field’s
Marquette Building

Pedestrians stroll on Chicago Riverwalk next to public artwork in the Chicago Loop

Checking cell phones and directions on street corner in downtown Chicago Loop

Coffee shop patrons seated at outdoor patio on North Michigan Avenue in Chicago Loop

Cyclists on Divvy Bikes on Monroe and State Street in Chicago Loop

Diners eating at outdoor patio seating on North Franklin Street in Chicago Loop

Elevated CTA train exiting Chicago downtown Chicago Loop

Glass facades of apartment buildings in downtown Chicago Loop

Glass skyscrapers and Chicago River South Branch in the Loop

Kayaks sightseeing and boats in Chicago River in the Loop

Bar patrons at Chicago Athletic Hotel foosball table in the Loop

Pedestrians walking in front of Berghoff Restaurant sign in Chicago Loop

People crossing North State Street intersection in downtown Chicago Loop

Trucks, cars, and sightseeing bus in downtown Chicago Loop

History in The Chicago Loop

The Home Insurance Building at 135 S LaSalle St, in what’s now known by Chicago apartment dwellers as the Loop, was erected in 1885 and became the first skyscraper ever built (not just in Chicago, but in the entire world). Designed by famed architect and engineer William Le Baron Jenney, the building was the first to use structural steel as a means of supporting its interior and exterior loads.

Calder Flamingo sculpture outdoor art in Federal Plaza in Chicago Loop

Chicago Design Museum entrance in the Loop

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Fulton Market

This transforming neighborhood offers apartments with industrial chic and other charm from its history as a warehousing and meatpacking district near the Chicago River.

Lakeshore East

Apartments for rent in this newly developed part of the downtown Chicago cityscape include many luxury high-rise apartments that are available in studios, 1, 2 and 3 bedroom layouts.

River North

River North is the de facto nightlife district for visitors to Chicago but it offers plenty of comfortable living spaces that come in everything from studio apartments up to multi-bedroom apartments.

South Loop

South Loop apartments range from studio apartments to 3 bedrooms and have close proximity to the Loop with numerous brand new luxury apartments available with great city views or Lake Michigan views.