The neighborhood known as the South Loop or Near South Side is unique in many ways. It was one of the first residential districts in Chicago. Irish, working class immigrants first settled the area while the well-heeled Chicago residents built houses along Michigan and Wabash avenues. By 1900 railroad tracks filled the area serving freight depots and passenger stations. Eventually the area became the nation’s printing center. High loft buildings filled the narrow blocks near Dearborn Station, convenient for printing salesmen and the ease of shipping their product throughout the country. These buildings would be renovated to become trendy lofts and condos of Chicago’s South Loop. Early in the 1970’s business leaders began to worry about the area and called for construction of an urban new town. Chicago was growing and the area was ripe for development. The vacant train yards of the South Loop offered the best option for new construction of a residential community of single family residences and condos. By the late 1970’s residents were moving into Dearborn Park attracted by an integrated neighborhood in the heart of the city. The project worked so well a second phase was built south of Roosevelt Avenue in the late 1980’s.
Condos are king in the Chicago real estate market and there is no better place to find the best values than Chicago’s South Loop.   The area has it all from a place to call home to having fun in one of the most entertaining part of the city. The south loop is home to a varied population ranging from students, young professionals and retirees all looking for the same thing, residential living close to one of the most dynamic cities in the world. The area boasts a high student population due to Columbia College and the Art Institute of Chicago. Young professionals are enticed by the many business offices located well within walking distance of their home or condo.  And retirees who have the time and energy love the neighborhood for the proximity of the half dozen museums and attractions including the Shedd Aquarium, Adler Planetarium, Field Museum, and Soldier Field. All enjoy the nightlife unlike most other parts of the city.
A unique part of Chicago’s South Loop is loft style living. The area was known for freight depots and printing companies, buildings which lend themselves very well to lofty style condos. This style of living has become trendy for the 30 something’s which tend to gravitate toward the area with its proximity to Chicago’s nightlife.
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