The apartment was perfect, and in a great location for our activities. The front of the row houses doesn't look the best but the apartment itself was in great shape and clean. We had a car and found street parking very close by each day. There is a train behind the building but It doesn't blow a horn and isn't terribly loud so I hardly noticed it after the first couple times. We didn't take the CTA but you can see the stop just a few blocks down the road, so easily walkable. There is everything you could need in the apartment for general amenities and probably more than I was expecting.