Hey everyone! My name is Emil Fernando, and I'm a current M1 (soon-to-be M2) at Stritch. My current roommate is getting married and is going to move out, so I need to find a new one for my place (men only---sorry ladies!)
The address is 516 Des Plaines Avenue, Forest Park, IL, and it is a 2 bedroom/1 bathroom apartment on the 2nd floor. It is about 3 miles away from Stritch, and it's around a 10-12 minute drive to get there everyday, which is really nice. The best part is that the RENT IS ONLY $985/month WITH 2 PARKING SPOTS (the building has its own lot right in back)! That comes out to well under $500/person, and you'll be hard-pressed to find a place this nice that's this cheap, close to school, and has parking. The ONLY utility that we'd need to split is electricity; everything else is covered, and the landlords are very friendly and are great with maintenance. The unit also includes on-site laundry machines.
I'm on the 2nd floor of the unit, so moving-in won't be hard and of course I'll help out. Here are some more perks: I'm a great, fun person to live with and am very easy going. Most of the apartment is already furnished, so that's a plus too! I have a 40inch, 1080p HD TV, a blu-ray player, and a Wii that you would of course be welcome to use as well. The kitchen has a dish-washer, which rocks! Living in Forest Park is great, too. Unlike in Oak Park, parking in Forest Park is FREE, which is extremely nice. Also, my place is a 5 minute walk from the Blue Line (quick access to downtown Chicago!) and a 2 minute walk from the Forest Park Public Library (GREAT place to study!). It's also a 5 min. walk from the Post Office building, which is nice for getting packages.
Also, probably the most important part, haha, the apartment is a 5 min. walk from Madison Street, which has TONS of bars on it and is usually where most people go to hang out on the weekends. During the 1st block (MCBG), EVERYONE goes out a TON because you have lots of time and you're getting to know everyone, so I can't describe how awesome it is just to walk a few minz to the bars and go everywhere and then stagger/stumble your way home without having to worry about cabbing it or finding a DD.
So, hopefully you can see that this place is close to all the places you'd wanna be close to and has a very affordable rent with parking. Also, if you ever need any help/guidance during your first year, I'd be more than willing to help out! If you're interested, please facebook message me or email me (
[email protected]); if you'd like pics I can send you them, or if you live nearby and wanna visit, that's perfectly fine too! Friend me to find out more about me as a person! Thanks, and hopefully I'll hear from some of you soon!
