Chicago College Students Have Plenty of Places to Call Home
August 13th, 2010 categories: Chicago Real Estate News
Part of the excitement of attending college is exploring a new city. That’s why Chicago is such a great place for college students. There’s plenty to do here, everything from great shopping to eclectic restaurants to trendy night spots. There are movie theaters, museums and plays everywhere you look.
It’s fortunate, then, that Chicago offers plenty of places for college students to call home. The Chicago Tribune recently wrote a feature story about the many place in which Chicago university students can live while taking their classes.
The story specifically focuses on an exciting new development for students at Chicago’s Roosevelt University. According to the feature, the unnamed building, which is under construction now at 425 S. Wabash Ave., will feature a 32-story vertical campus that will serve as home to a food court, fitness center, classrooms and labs. The top 17 floors will be home to a 600-bed residence hall. The living units are composed mostly of two-bedroom and four-bedroom suites.
This building is just one of the many options college students in Chicago have. Many of the universities in downtown Chicago, including DePaul, Robert Morris and Columbia offer residence towers for their students. Some of the buildings reserved for students are open to those attending just one institution while many are open to all students.
Of course, students don’t have to live in any of these residence halls. They can live in condos, two-flats or apartment buildings near their schools. One of the advantages of attending school in a world-class city like Chicago is the myriad of housing opportunities available to students. The parents of some students, for instance, will buy condos in downtown high-rises for their children to use while studying. After their children graduate, they’ll either hold onto the units or sell them.
The key is for college students to select the student housing options that are right for them, whether that means living in a university-provided residence hall or in an off-campus condo. Both options come with pluses and negatives. University residences can help keep students connected to their university, and are conveniently located. Off-campus private housing allows students to experience more of the neighborhoods surrounding their campus.
Choice is good, though. And in Chicago, one thing students don’t lack is housing choice.
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