812 Adams sits on a quiet block in Greektown, two streets south of the busiest restaurant corridor in Chicago. You get the calm side of the neighborhood and a four minute walk to the loud side.
WEST RANDOLPH STREET, FOUR MINUTES NORTH OF THE BUILDING
Randolph between Halsted and Ogden is the reason people move here. Girl & the Goat, Au Cheval, Avec, Monteverde, Bad Hunter. You will not get a Saturday table without planning, but you can walk in on a Tuesday at nine and eat well. Coffee happens earlier, at Sawada or Little Goat.
North of Lake Street the old meatpacking blocks now hold Time Out Market, Soho House, and the Google Chicago office. It is the fastest changing eight blocks in the city and it is a ten minute walk from your lobby.
Your immediate block. Greek Islands and Artopolis have been on Halsted for decades, the National Hellenic Museum is around the corner, and the street festival takes over Halsted each August.
Four minutes away on Sangamon, with a dog run, a splash feature in summer, and the steel arches that everyone photographs. Skinner Park is the same distance in the other direction, with the track and the tennis courts.
The Green Line runs above Lake Street, five minutes from the door
The Morgan Green Line and Pink Line stop is five minutes on foot and puts you in the Loop in two stops. Ogilvie Transportation Center and Union Station are both about fifteen minutes, which makes a weekend north or a Metra commute simple. The Blue Line at UIC-Halsted runs to O’Hare without a transfer.
Mariano’s on Halsted covers groceries, Whole Foods on Halsted is a longer walk, and Target on Roosevelt handles everything else. The Walk Score for this block is 95, which is a polite way of saying you can skip the car most weeks.
Start with a size and see where it sits in the building.
Walk Randolph after, and decide with your feet.
