Parking permit is needed from the city clerks office unless you want to pay for a parking garage. The apartment is not in Lakeview (it is north). A/C in the bedroom did not keep cool at all so recommend staying in the fall vs. summer. Some leftover toiletries and food were there when we arrived. Couch is not big enough to sleep on but there is an air mattress. Building is quiet, coin-operated laundry in basement. Make sure to have your catalytic converter welded on before going to Chicago!