Re: UChi Current Students Taking Questions
Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 2:00 am
Any recs for furniture stores in the area besides IKEA?
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IKEA is probably an hour away by car, so it would be a day trip. Other than that... not really. Furniture is often given away or sold cheap on lawannounce, but that's pretty random. Craigslist is usually a good bet for furniture if you have the means to transport it.ChampagnePapi wrote:Any recs for furniture stores in the area besides IKEA?
There's Ashley Furniture and Value City Furniture for pretty affordable/not-super-well-made-but-nice-looking furniture in the area and they will deliver.ChampagnePapi wrote:Any recs for furniture stores in the area besides IKEA?
That's what my roommate and I do. Like $175 a month for a couch, chair, and coffee table in the living room, then a table with 4 chairs in the dining room and both of our bedrooms furnished. I think it's the way to go if you won't be buying furniture that you plan on keeping for a while.cwid1391 wrote:Some people at ASW mentioned that they rented their furniture? Any thoughts about that? Cost?
Does the company that does this have a website?Greenandgold wrote:That's what my roommate and I do. Like $175 a month for a couch, chair, and coffee table in the living room, then a table with 4 chairs in the dining room and both of our bedrooms furnished. I think it's the way to go if you won't be buying furniture that you plan on keeping for a while.cwid1391 wrote:Some people at ASW mentioned that they rented their furniture? Any thoughts about that? Cost?
ETA: They deliver it and set it all up for you as well. Was pretty nice moving in and a few hours later having the place fully furnished with no effort on our part.
http://www.cort.comStarJammer wrote:Does the company that does this have a website?Greenandgold wrote:That's what my roommate and I do. Like $175 a month for a couch, chair, and coffee table in the living room, then a table with 4 chairs in the dining room and both of our bedrooms furnished. I think it's the way to go if you won't be buying furniture that you plan on keeping for a while.cwid1391 wrote:Some people at ASW mentioned that they rented their furniture? Any thoughts about that? Cost?
ETA: They deliver it and set it all up for you as well. Was pretty nice moving in and a few hours later having the place fully furnished with no effort on our part.
Thanks!Greenandgold wrote:http://www.cort.comStarJammer wrote:
Does the company that does this have a website?
Depends on the professor.2014 wrote:Will we get our elective grades back before our other ones, or do they just grade the 3Ls/LLMs first and sit on the 1L grades?
They sell their used furniture too: http://chicagoil.cortclearancefurniture.com/Greenandgold wrote:http://www.cort.comStarJammer wrote:Does the company that does this have a website?Greenandgold wrote:That's what my roommate and I do. Like $175 a month for a couch, chair, and coffee table in the living room, then a table with 4 chairs in the dining room and both of our bedrooms furnished. I think it's the way to go if you won't be buying furniture that you plan on keeping for a while.cwid1391 wrote:Some people at ASW mentioned that they rented their furniture? Any thoughts about that? Cost?
ETA: They deliver it and set it all up for you as well. Was pretty nice moving in and a few hours later having the place fully furnished with no effort on our part.
There are apartment locator services in Chicago which will basically broker an apartment for free (apt management will eventually pay the fee). Student Space was decent a few years ago, although I think they're having some management issues of late. I'm sure there are plenty of others. Also, MAC property owns most of the property in Hyde Park, although they're terrible management, but not a bad option if you don't mind that.Lurkington wrote:Anyone have a recommendation for a realtor? Preferably one who does rentals as well (I'm on the fence between renting and buying)
MAC is the big one for rentals. There's also TLC, which is significantly more competent and better-priced. If you're looking at smaller rental companies, McKey/Poague and Parker/Holtzmann have a good presence and are generally regarded better than MAC. Most undergrads find stuff on http://marketplace.uchicago.edu/. Lots of small independent brokers.badaboom61 wrote:There are apartment locator services in Chicago which will basically broker an apartment for free (apt management will eventually pay the fee). Student Space was decent a few years ago, although I think they're having some management issues of late. I'm sure there are plenty of others. Also, MAC property owns most of the property in Hyde Park, although they're terrible management, but not a bad option if you don't mind that.Lurkington wrote:Anyone have a recommendation for a realtor? Preferably one who does rentals as well (I'm on the fence between renting and buying)
I'm not too familiar with the realty market, though. If you want to stay in Chicago for 3 years or less, renting is almost certainly a better option.
End of September right around when classes start. So you'll need to cover living expenses up through the end of September but will have loan money for October rent/living expenses.WhiteyCakes wrote:Around what time would loan refunds be disbursed? I am trying to figure out how long my savings will need to last...
The only issue I see with it is that it looks like a ~5 minute walk to the 171 stop to get to school and an ~8 minute walk to the 6 to get downtown. One of the best things (IMO) about Algonquin/Del Prado/Regents is that all are right next to bus stops for school and downtown. When it's cold or snowy or rainy, I love not having to walk a few blocks to get to transportation. That's pretty minor though, and it might not matter to you.Crowing wrote:Does anybody have any feedback regarding 5550 S Dorchester? The reviews for it are really good, and the location seems great and the rent reasonable. My SO and I are driving to Chicago next week to look at some apartments. We are also interested in Scholar's Corner, Del Prado, Algonquin, and Windermere right now but I'm trying to find out more before we start calling about availability.
There's a 171 stop at 55th and Kenwood, but especially in the winter the bus drivers like to forget that it exists.Dany wrote:The only issue I see with it is that it looks like a ~5 minute walk to the 171 stop to get to school and an ~8 minute walk to the 6 to get downtown. One of the best things (IMO) about Algonquin/Del Prado/Regents is that all are right next to bus stops for school and downtown. When it's cold or snowy or rainy, I love not having to walk a few blocks to get to transportation. That's pretty minor though, and it might not matter to you.Crowing wrote:Does anybody have any feedback regarding 5550 S Dorchester? The reviews for it are really good, and the location seems great and the rent reasonable. My SO and I are driving to Chicago next week to look at some apartments. We are also interested in Scholar's Corner, Del Prado, Algonquin, and Windermere right now but I'm trying to find out more before we start calling about availability.
Not sure, but I think most people hook it up to their gmail account. That way you never have to go to your actual xMail account (which is nice because the interface looks like it's from 2003).Regulus wrote:Is there a way to add UChicago's xMail as one of your email accounts on an iPhone?