Chicago Apartment Building Data

ChicagoApartmentBuildings.com tracks structured data — including floors, unit count, year built, and five amenities — across 290 apartment buildings in twelve Chicago neighborhoods. This page summarizes that data as of September 2026. Figures are calculated directly from the same building-level records shown on each building’s own listing page.

Citywide Amenity Availability

Across all 290 buildings in the ChicagoApartmentBuildings.com directory, amenity availability is as follows:

AmenityShare of Buildings
Pet-Friendly96.6%
Gym / Fitness Center90.0%
Air Conditioning73.4%
In-Building Parking72.8%
In-Unit Laundry69.7%

Amenities by Neighborhood

The same five amenities, broken out by neighborhood:

NeighborhoodBuildingsPet-FriendlyIn-Unit LaundryParkingA/CGym
South Loop4397.7%74.4%79.1%72.1%100%
River North4395.3%83.7%81.4%69.8%100%
West Loop / Fulton Market42100%78.6%69.0%66.7%92.9%
Gold Coast / Old Town3697.2%47.2%75.0%72.2%88.9%
Lakeview2495.8%33.3%66.7%70.8%54.2%
Lincoln Park22100%63.6%77.3%86.4%77.3%
Streeterville / Lakeshore East2295.5%72.7%72.7%77.3%100%
Uptown / Edgewater2095.0%65.0%70.0%70.0%85.0%
The Loop1392.3%100%53.8%92.3%92.3%
Wicker Pk / Bucktown / Logan Sq9100%100%77.8%88.9%77.8%
Near West Side988.9%88.9%77.8%66.7%100%
Near North Side785.7%42.9%28.6%71.4%100%

Building Age

Of the 290 buildings in the directory, 288 have a recorded year built. Of those, 66 were built before 1980, 29 between 1980 and 1999, 52 between 2000 and 2014, and 141 in 2015 or later.

EraBuildings
Before 198066
1980–199929
2000–201452
2015 or later141
No recorded year2

Building Height, Unit Count, and Average Year Built by Neighborhood

NeighborhoodAvg. FloorsAvg. UnitsAvg. Year Built
Streeterville / Lakeshore East51.0477.02002
The Loop32.8329.81996
River North32.0329.52007
South Loop25.1344.02002
West Loop / Fulton Market20.1304.62017
Gold Coast / Old Town19.6227.11984
Near North Side19.3277.31996
Near West Side14.7228.72017
Lincoln Park11.3159.11986
Lakeview9.3119.91965
Uptown / Edgewater8.6161.11978
Wicker Pk / Bucktown / Logan Sq7.695.42004

Data current as of September 2026, based on the 290 buildings currently published in the ChicagoApartmentBuildings.com directory. Figures are recalculated as buildings are added, updated, or removed. For a specific building’s own facts, see its Fast Facts table on its listing page.

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