65 E Scott Bldg

I can’t say enough good things about 65 E Scott! Upon moving to Chicago almost two years ago, we were shown tons of mediocre apartments all over the city, but knew this was the place for us right away.
The location is great, being so close to the lake, mag mile, and near cta (red line and many bus routes.) The apartments are large and well-​maintained with lots of closet space and pretty soundproof walls. The building itself is clean, secure, and well-​kept; the doormen are friendly and helpful, and the maintenance staff are Always busy working on something… they must have someone here ²⁴⁄₇ because I see them working at crazy hours! Any issue we have had (very few) got resolved right away. I was so impressed one night when I got on the elevator with one of the guys, and before I could reach for the button to my floor, he pushed it for me. I said «Wow you know everybody’s floor?» and he said «Yeah, mostly all of them.» It’s the little things, right?!
There’s an outdoor pool and deck, a small but adequate fitness center, laundry, and garage parking. What else do you need?!
While looking for a place, we figured we couldn’t afford to live in this area, and were told the same thing by Apartment People (which is a horrible place to go, btw) but found that it was in the same price range as many places we looked at in East Lakeview and even Lincoln Park. So don’t let the «Gold Coast» location keep you away!
Like another reviewer said, street parking in the area is tough at times, but definitely doable. Get passes (they’re cheap for a bunch) and try to go right around 6pm when it switches over to passes only. The only other «complaints» are that there are no balconies, and no grills supplied or allowed on the deck; and that paying our rent has to be done through check, no online system. But if that’s the worst of the troubles at 65 E Scott, that’s pret-​ty darn good :)

I have lived here for about 4 years, and have loved every minute of it. The maintenance staff is extremely friendly, the condition of the building is great and the staff in the office are absolutely the nicest to deal with.
Being that it is in the gold coast, and also affordable it is totally one of the best places to live. Also, like I stated before it is way cheaper than all the rest of the buildings in the same general area.
You are close to the restaurant and bars but far enough away that you DO NOT hear the drunken buffoons on State/​Division and sirens.
Not to mention it is less than a block from Oak Street Beach and a 5 minute walk to the Mag Mile.
This is such an awesome place to live.
ONE PROBLEM: Parking around the actual building for friends can be a problem as the front side of the building and side streets are all permit parking. Buy passes for that zone, or the next one over to make sure your visitors don’t get towed. They patrol that area like crazy for non-​zone stickers and the tow trucks will get you if you are violating the rules for even ten minutes.
This place is awesome…

Many of my friends have lived in this building throughout the years. And it’s always reminded me a bit of Melrose Place… the young tenants are all friends and even hook up with each other from time to time. I remember spending a day with my friend at the pool back in ’03 (those were the days ;)) and having such a blast hanging out with the other people in the building that I considered moving here myself. I never made the move, but did look into this building for my younger brother today (I, myself, may be too old for 65 E Scott these days… sigh).
I’ve seen nicer high rises in Chicago, but for the price not sure you can beat this quality (and location). I took a look at a studio today and it was pretty big for a studio, nicely kept, and all the amenities in the kitchen were new… it even had a dishwasher! The studios here seem to run about $ 950-​$ 1000. They also have 1 bedroom and 2 bedrooms apartments, but not sure on the pricing of those…
There’s also a doorman and a pretty great gym if that’s important to others looking for an apartment. And like I said that pool is pretty fabulous in the summer… at least it used to be from what I remember! Definitely an option for my brother or anyone else looking for a nice apartment in this area!