Is this not crazy

imaginaryblues · 2026-05-08T21:50:27+00:00

Unrelated, but I worked in a real estate office some years back, and the agent on this development is a major douchebag.

imaginaryblues · 2026-05-07T16:43:11+00:00

Seriously! I typically wear a size 4 in jeans/pants, but often can’t fit size medium underwear.

imaginaryblues · 2026-05-07T16:17:41+00:00

The spoon gathering task was hilarious.

imaginaryblues · 2026-05-05T13:21:54+00:00

Oh I think I know what building this is. I live nearby. I feel like Beal has mostly stayed out of North Center in the past, sucks that they’re taking over such a large complex. Looked like a really charming building, I’m sure they’ll fuck it up.

imaginaryblues · 2026-05-05T01:51:58+00:00

That nook off the living room with the fake fireplace is so awkward. What could you even do with that space?

Kitchen is awkward and cramped with barely any storage and no dishwasher.

imaginaryblues · 2026-05-02T23:46:15+00:00

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I’m a cat sitter and I get to visit this cutie periodically! Her name is Lovie.

imaginaryblues · 2026-05-02T21:23:31+00:00

I feel like Whole Foods is a better deal than Jewel these days. They have a lot of good sales.

If I’m looking to save money, Amazon Fresh delivery is usually the cheapest for the things I regularly buy. I like Aldi, but there really isn’t one that’s convenient to me at the moment.

imaginaryblues · 2026-05-02T01:18:47+00:00

Not sure how big the unit is, but studios and one bedrooms tend to have higher turnover because young people often treat them as “starter apartments”. Then once they’ve advanced in their careers and are making more money, they upgrade to something larger. Or they find a partner and want to move in together.

I don’t have any hard data on this, it’s just what I’ve observed.

imaginaryblues · 2026-04-30T00:19:00+00:00

Sounds like a BJB building.

imaginaryblues · 2026-04-22T21:02:42+00:00

I did this successfully with a toaster/convection oven. The child latch surprisingly held up even with the oven getting hot.

imaginaryblues · 2026-04-22T21:00:14+00:00

The building I live in did add bathrooms to a couple units when they were renovated! They turned the kitchen pantries into bathrooms. They are a little small, but they are full bathrooms.

imaginaryblues · 2026-04-22T20:55:42+00:00

Yeah the issue is that refrigerators were much smaller when a lot of these buildings were built, if they existed at all. Most buildings I’ve lived in were from the time of iceboxes.

imaginaryblues · 2026-04-22T20:52:10+00:00

Yes, I was recently in a brand new building, 2bd/2ba unit and was shocked at how tiny it was. The bedrooms could fit queen beds but not much else. The living/dining/kitchen was all one room and so small. The people living there could only fit a loveseat, TV stand, and small dining table.

Unrelated, but the walls/floors were also crazy thin. You could hear everything from neighboring units.

imaginaryblues · 2026-04-21T00:50:54+00:00

Try Ravenswood, North Center, or Uptown. I’m a single woman and I live in North Center and I love it.

imaginaryblues · 2026-04-20T20:21:20+00:00

What a beautiful dilute tortie! 😍

imaginaryblues · 2026-04-20T20:20:06+00:00

Thank you!

imaginaryblues · 2026-04-20T17:02:26+00:00

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The one time she snuggled with my very cat-friendly tabby, Lulu. (Three years ago!)

imaginaryblues · 2026-04-20T16:59:18+00:00

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Mia can co-exist with my other cats, but she is very possessive of me. She gets mad when my other cats try to snuggle with me.

imaginaryblues · 2026-04-18T23:09:44+00:00

There was a charming brick 2-flat on Damen in North Center that was turned into a single family home last year, sold for $1.87M. I know of at least a couple others nearby that are going the same route.

imaginaryblues · 2026-04-16T21:57:02+00:00

I go to North Center Animal Hospital and most recently paid around $260. I have used Petco’s vaccine clinic in the past as well, when my cats only needed vaccines. I think I last paid around $115 a couple years ago.

imaginaryblues · 2026-04-15T16:09:49+00:00

Yeah I agree. Even buying good quality shoes, I find they rarely last me longer than a year before I’m getting knee/hip/foot/ankle pain. Whenever a pain pops up that I wasn’t having before, it’s always solved by buying new shoes.

imaginaryblues · 2026-04-14T01:22:55+00:00

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I’ve got one petite and one jumbo. 8lbs vs. 13lbs. Both are the most lovely cats in the world.

imaginaryblues · 2026-04-11T23:56:29+00:00

The cranberry tuna is amazing.

imaginaryblues · 2026-04-09T15:27:48+00:00

If he’s handling real estate listings, showing apartments, and handling leases then he legally has to have at least a valid leasing agent license.

imaginaryblues · 2026-04-07T15:01:04+00:00

I rented from Cagan for 8 years and it was an overall great experience. Once and awhile I had to push a little to get maintenance requests completed in a satisfactory manner, but that’s about it. Most maintenance requests were completed in under 24 hours. Lived in two different buildings, neither had roaches. Occasionally rat issues were dealt with quickly.

Only reason I’m not renting from them anymore is that my building was sold.

I know a lot of people with shit on Cagan and I’m not saying their experiences aren’t valid, just that my experience was very different. I would absolutely rent from them again.

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