A Gold Coast Promotion

A: I have been living on the corner of State and Scott Streets for four years now. I found the building because my aunt and uncle had owned a condo there, and I needed to get out of the dorms when I was a sophomore at Columbia--so they let me rent their unit from them. Now I have moved downstairs to a condo on the 10th floor that my parents bought as an investment property. It is a different style studio that we gutted and remodeled based on my needs, and I have been living there for three years now. 

A: I had no idea what the Gold Coast neighborhood was when I first heard where my aunt and uncle's apartment was. I had just moved to the City from the suburbs and wasn't completely familiar with it. Immediately upon living here, I found everything to be so accessible! From my apartment, I am only three blocks away from the Jewel, redline and buses. I am also three blocks away from the lake and have access to Michigan Avenue, restaurants and Rush Street. After living here for four years and exploring other neighborhoods, I decided that I would never leave! I feel like I am spoiled here. 

A: I currently work at Morr-Sharp Associates, which is a lighting resource company located on State Street. I currently work as a sales assistant, working at the materials library with all the fixtures to show the clients. I also go on calls with the sales associates to explain the product and take care of direct orders and sample product orders. I also do onsite visits and work on problem solving in the field. 

A: I graduated from Columbia College in May with a Bachelor in Fine Arts in Interior Architecture. 

A: What aren't the perks! Everything is here! There are tons of bars and restaurants and easy access to the Lake. There is a bike path and I can walk to work! I can honestly walk anywhere. It feels as though the Gold Coast is just far enough from the Loop that it's its own little neighborhood and, plus, I live just one block away from the most historic residential street in Chicago's history--Astor Street. 

A: It gets loud weekend nights with people leaving the bars and screaming, but after a while, you just get used to it. Where isn't there noise in the city? 

A: I just think that it is more or less a privilege to live in the Gold Coast--people look at you different when you tell them you live there. Not that I am big on status, but it is nice. I have my parents to thank for helping me! It's like a family here--I am a regular at Butch McGuires, and through there, I have met so many people and become friends with so many of them. 

I keep saying that I will never move out of this apartment until I get married because it is not worth losing!