The neighborhood
The South Loop has changed as much as any part of the city over the past few decades. Former rail yards and printing plants became residential neighborhoods.
Today it's home to the Museum Campus, Soldier Field and the south end of Grant Park, with the lakefront an easy walk away.
Homes you'll find
The housing you'll see most often in South Loop.
- Loft conversionsMany in Printer's Row's former printing buildings.
- High-rise condosAlong Michigan and Indiana avenues and near the lakefront.
- Townhomes and single-family homesIn Dearborn Park and the Prairie District.
- Newer constructionTowers and mid-rises built over the last two decades.
Getting around
- Red LineHarrison, Roosevelt and Cermak-Chinatown stations.
- Green and Orange LinesRoosevelt station, plus Cermak-McCormick Place on the Green Line.
- MetraMuseum Campus/11th Street on the Metra Electric and South Shore lines, plus LaSalle Street Station.
- DrivingLake Shore Drive and quick expressway access.
Worth a look
Architecture and landmarks I point out on tours.
Printing House Row District
A landmark district of loft buildings from the printing trade.
Glessner House
H.H. Richardson's 1887 house in the Prairie Avenue District.
Dearborn Station
Chicago's oldest surviving train station, from 1885.
South Loop
Thinking about South Loop?
Buying, selling or just comparing neighborhoods, I'm happy to talk it through.