With the ringing in of the new year many people have been making and probably already breaking some 2012 New Years resolutions. Here are a few apartment “living” resolutions suggested by your friends at OakParkApartments.com. Get Renter’s Insurance: As your landlord OakParkApartment.com has insurance, but it won’t help you if your personal belongings are damaged or destroyed. […]
Welcome Visions Business Solutions!
OakParkApartments.com would like to welcome Visions Business Solutions (VBS) to its list of newest commercial tenants. Located at 171 South Oak Park Avenue, VBS is a software and computer systems consulting company that caters to small and medium businesses – the mission of VBS is to “maintain lifetime relationships” with their clients to guarantee improved business processes. […]
Oak Park Number 3 In The Nation!
OakParkApartments.com is proud to announce that once again our favorite village, Oak Park, is in the news! The American Planning Association named Oak Park the third best neighborhood in the nation, yes we said Nation! This ranking is based on Oak Park being a “lively city and historical hub” and a virtual “museum of the […]
OakParkApartments.com "Hammers" out Apartment Deal on "Carpenter" Street
OakParkApartments.com is pleased to announce the recent addition to our list of vintage properties, 730 South Carpenter Street. This 12 unit building boasts studio and 1 bedroom apartments in a quiet neighborhood environment. A short walk to the Southtown Business District gets you to a thriving business district with great shopping and restaurant options like […]
Know Your Circuit Breaker But Leave Your Fuse Box To OPA
The holidays are here. You are feeling festive. You’ve decorated your apartment with strings of lights. You plug in the lights, ready to enjoy the magic of the holidays. Instead you hear bzzzzzt and all the lights go out! Instead of feeling the magic you start feeling around for a flashlight, realizing that you’ve blown a […]
Getting To Know E.E. Roberts
Oak Park is a community that has history. E.E. Roberts, famed architect, was one of Oak Park’s historical notables. OakParkApartments.com likes knowing its history. Many of OPA’s properties are vintage, being built during the early 1900’s and some properties are truly historic. OPA feels that when a property is designed by a notable architect it has […]
The Oak Park Arts District – A Hip Place To Call Home
Looking to live in a hip urban neighborhood but don’t want to deal with some of the hassles of big city living? Check out Oak Park’s Arts District. The Arts District spans Harrison Street, from Austin Boulevard to Ridgeland Avenue and has a unique artist vibe. Harrison Street’s “art district” boasts a variety of artists’ […]
Parking Restrictions Eased Over Thanksgiving
OakParkApartments.com is giving thanks to the Village of Oak Park for easing up on the parking restrictions over the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend. This will allow out of town visitors to be able to park overnight on any Oak Park street with out having to call in their vehicle or waking up to a parking […]
Getting Greener at OakParkApartments.com!
Current trends that support environmentally sustainable living are undeniably “hot” right now. OakParkApartments.com has always been ahead of the curve and has maintained a commitment over the companies 25 years in business to the greening of our historic apartment buildings. Some examples of past greening initiatives include the installation of energy efficient windows and compact […]
25th Anniversary Charity Contest Wrap Up
OakParkApartments.com would like to say a final thank you to all the charities that participated in our 25th anniversary contest. The contest was a huge success – The following 6 Oak Park area charities were able to raise $2,025 for each of their individual charities by simply (o.k. maybe not so simple!) casting the most […]