State & Chestnut

A brilliantly built building. It is an exciting, stimulating, safe, and serene environment to call home. Reside has staffed the building with a team that goes above and beyond their job descriptions. I am delighted to live here in the heart of Chicago’s Gold Coast.
~Jonathan Stein

I’m 5 months into our lease, and I have to say not only has Reside’s State & Chestnut building exceeded my expectations, but I also feel they’ve built the best apartment building in Chicago right now. It honestly feels like they did a ton of consumer research to identify what today’s renters want and combined it with their expertise /​experience managing properties. There’s just a refined level of attention-​to-​detail throughout the building that you keep noticing the more you live in it. The State & Chestnut website will hit all the key points, and I recommend reading the YoChicago article on the property, but the big things knocking my socks off:
* 1G Internet. I may never move again for this alone, skipped cable altogether which is saving $ 100s a month, streaming Netflix, Amazon, Hulu and other content apps. No more connectivity or bandwidth issues while working from home — total game changer.
* Great Location. Everything is 5 – 15 minutes away — restaurants, bars, gyms, grocery stores, drug stores, MI Ave, lake, parks, and public transit (2 blocks for Redline, MI Ave buses).
* Apartment: Lots of light with floor to ceiling windows, two HVACs with one for living room and the other for bedroom so great control of temperature, open kitchen format with quartz counter tops and ample storage, soft-​closing drawers, upgraded GE appliances (had cheaper ones in other apartments, upgrades make a HUGE difference). STRONG water pressure and HOT water. Gas stove! I’ve never heard my neighbors so solid walls between units and minimal noise from hallways even with the gab under the door in all apartment buildings.
* Leasing & Concierge. Extremely friendly, everyone knows your name and your pet’s name, accessible /​office on 7^th floor, very responsive, and just go above and beyond to make sure everyone feels at home. Vey pet-​friendly building with a decent dog run on 7^th floor.
* 2 Amenity Floors: A Sky Lounge on 35^th floor with pool and unobstructed downtown views along with an impressive indoor area/​kitchen. Then, indoor and outdoor 7^th floor with an excessive amount of grills, TVs, and seating areas. TVs also have any port option you’d need to connect a device to. Both floors are just ridiculous, nicely designed and always very clean.
* Recycling: There’s a separate trash chute on each floor for recycling — now that’s a commitment to sustainability, ensuring recycling happens, and making it easy for renters.
I could keep going… If I had to say something negative, it would be the apartment floors are a bit harder than most, but a pair of cushy slippers helped.

After previously living at Eugenie Terrace in Old Town, I was nervous about finding a building with comparable amenities, a friendly staff, and similar nice/​outgoing residents. I was searching for a new and affordable apartment in the Gold Coast/​RN area (27 year old male), and am SO glad I was referred to check out this building.
I have now lived there for two months, and have absolutely no complaints. The amenities, staff, residents, and location are as good as it gets in Chicago, and I would be very confident referring someone here. Aside from the building being brand new, the spectacular views, state of the art fitness center, and TWO incredible outdoor «common areas» on the rooftop and 7^th floor **which my visitors compare to a «Four seasons in Dubai» — the concierge services at the front desk are top notch and make living there incredible easy/​efficient. While I plan on living here for a while, I can already tell it’s going to be tough to move on when the time comes.