Optima Lakeview

Optima Lakeview apartments is a 7-story, 198-unit high-rise at 3460 N Lake Shore Dr in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood, completed in 2022 by developer Optima Inc. The transit-oriented building sits steps from Lake Michigan and Wrigley Field, with one-, two-, and three-bedroom homes featuring floor-to-ceiling windows, private terraces, granite countertops, and a full-size washer and dryer in every residence.

Optima Lakeview fast facts

What does this directory record about Optima Lakeview?

Optima Lakeview is at 3460 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, Illinois 60657, in Lakeview. It was built in 2022. It holds 198 apartments on 7 floors.

This directory records the same five amenity fields for every building. Optima Lakeview has four of them recorded: it is pet friendly, apartments have in-unit laundry, there is a fitness center in the building and there is in-building parking. A field that is not named here is not recorded for this building, which means unconfirmed rather than absent. A field describes the building, not any one apartment, and pet fees, parking rates and amenity access are recorded as last confirmed rather than quoted as current terms.

What unit types does Optima Lakeview offer?

What amenities does Optima Lakeview have?

Residents enjoy a year-round heated rooftop pool, spa, and terrace with a party room, an indoor basketball court, a golf simulator and putting green, a state-of-the-art fitness center with a yoga and stretching room, a sports lounge and game room, a demonstration kitchen, two conference rooms with a business center, a landscaped interior atrium with a skylight, a rooftop sky deck, and a children’s play area.

What features do units at Optima Lakeview include?

Homes feature floor-to-ceiling windows, private terraces, granite countertops, nine- and ten-foot ceilings, and a full-size washer and dryer in every residence.

Is Optima Lakeview pet friendly?

Optima Lakeview is pet-friendly, with a 2,000-square-foot heated on-site dog park and a pet spa for residents.

Does Optima Lakeview have parking?

The building offers 94 fully enclosed parking spaces at grade level, along with storage for 208 bicycles, reflecting its transit-oriented, low-car design.

Where is Optima Lakeview located?

Located at 3460 N Lake Shore Dr in Lakeview, the building is steps from Lake Michigan, Wrigley Field, and the neighborhood’s dining and boutiques, with easy access to CTA transit.

Where do the facts on this Optima Lakeview listing come from?

The same fields are recorded for every building in this directory: neighborhood, year built, floors, apartment count, unit types, pet policy, in-unit laundry, in-building parking, air conditioning and a fitness center. Recording the same fields for every building is what makes them comparable, and it is why the Optima Lakeview entry looks like every other entry here.

How each field is defined, and the share of buildings that record it, is set out on the Chicago apartment building data page. Changes and corrections are logged on the data updates page. Anything that can change between visits, including pet fees, parking rates and amenity access, should be confirmed with the leasing office.

What does this Optima Lakeview listing not include?

This is a factual record of a building, not a leasing page. It publishes no rent figures and no availability: no unit prices, no deposits, no floor-plan pricing and no move-in specials. It does not rank Optima Lakeview against other buildings, and a listing here is neither a recommendation nor an endorsement.

There are no reviews or ratings anywhere in this directory. It is not a floor-plan library, so any unit types on this page are the ones recorded for the building rather than a list of plans currently offered. For rent, availability and current terms, contact the building or a licensed broker.

How do you use this Optima Lakeview listing?

The headings on this page each answer one question, so you can go straight to the fast facts, the amenities or the location rather than reading the page top to bottom.

Every building in the directory also appears in the A to Z index of Chicago apartment buildings, on the map, and under its community area on the Chicago neighborhoods page, so Optima Lakeview can be compared with the other buildings recorded nearby. Because the five amenity fields are recorded the same way for every building, they are searchable: you can see which buildings record in-building parking or a pet policy instead of checking them one at a time.

If you want help touring Optima Lakeview or comparing it with other buildings nearby, Joe Bjorklund is a licensed Illinois real estate broker with Baird & Warner. Before signing a lease in Chicago, the City of Chicago publishes what a landlord and a tenant each owe in its Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance.

How do you get to Optima Lakeview by CTA?

The nearest CTA station to Optima Lakeview is Addison-North Main, 0.6 miles away, served by the Red Line. Across the 24 buildings in Lakeview listed in this directory with a recorded nearest station, the median distance is 0.5 miles.

For more, see the building's own website (optimalakeview.com) or the full list of Lakeview apartment buildings.