student apartments at UChicago

JHS
Sun, 30 Jan 2011 23:25:38 +0000

Yes, it is common for the leases to turn over June 1.

As far as I know, no one (or hardly anyone) offers school-year leases. The group intending to live in an apartment during the school year basically has to take responsibility for finding summer subletters (and collecting from them). Many summer sublets are at a discount to the rent being charged the “permanent” group – covering the difference is part of the cost of renting an apartment. (There are lots of hidden costs, and it’s still thousands of dollars cheaper than living on campus, unless you want real luxury.)

There is a University of Chicago marketplace site where lots of apartments will be offered. Students check with MAC, which manages a huge percentage of the student apartments in Hyde Park, but they also try hard to look for non-MAC apartments, since no one particularly likes dealing with MAC. One of the best ways to find an apartment is to talk to upperclassmen, especially graduating fourth-years, about what might be coming available.

Right now may be a little early to be doing this in earnest, but apartment-hunting will be in full cry in a few weeks.