I absolutely LOVED my stay here! It's a large apartment that is the entire floor in the heart of everything and I would not hesitate to rent it again! Here are some little tricks and quirks that you may find helpful:
The shower has an open space to enter; there is no door. I had never seen one like that so I thought I was seeing things! But the rainhead shower heads keep the water in the front part of the stall, so the floor does not get sopping wet; just use the bath rug provided.
The sink takes a little getting used to as it is a very modern sink head. There is a button that switches it between a spray and a steady stream downward. If you hold the button while it's on spray, the spray gets more concentrated.
There are kitchen appliances galore--toaster, microwave, coffee maker, electric kettle, crock pot, blender--but limited outlets. Be prepared to trade off plugging things in, or bring an extension cord as I did. There is also a washer and dryer, although I didn't use it myself.
You have to sort of play around to get the dishwasher, the drawer next to it, and the oven to all cooperate enough to open and shut the drawer and dishwasher, but you'll get the hang of it easily!
He has a TV with Chromecast and HDMI outlets, so you can easily bring a Fire stick or Apple TV or something if you want to hook it up. If needed, there is a power strip with enough room.
Temperature is digitally controlled and works well.
Noise--yes, you are going to hear thumping music at some points from early evening through to 2AM or so. You are living above one of the busiest bars in Boystown. Some nights are louder than others depending on what they have going on. But there is a buffer apartment on the floor between you and the bar, and if you truly need things ultra quiet, you probably should not be staying directly on Halsted to begin with as it is the main street of the gay district with a lot of nightlife. But if like me, you love being in the heart of everything and you're going to be going out a lot yourself, it's absolutely perfect! And while I was in the place, it was definitely noticeable, but I never felt like it was so bad I couldn't think or anything...but I'm also good at tuning out background noise.
Anyway...it's a fantastic location and space and as far as I'm concerned, you can't go wrong! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. :)