She began searching for an apartment after joining the Zoological Society as director of education five months ago. The area was familiar. Three years earlier St. George had helped her sister find an apartment in the White Manor. Not to be left out, St. George's daughter and her husband recently left a house in the suburbs to move about a block north. The White Manor, which is part of a five-building complex, is such a hot commodity that insider information is about the only way to secure an apartment.
Residents take out very long-term leases.
And it's not difficult to see why. With breathtaking views of Lake Michigan and the McKinley Marina to the east, the Hoan Bridge and Calatrava addition to the Art Museum to the south, and sweeping city neighborhood views to the north and west, St. George and Guy enjoy location, location, location. The manicured, landscaped grounds and the parks in all directions soften and buffer the concrete of the city. Before we got into the apartment, I was working out and doing everything else downtown, then driving back to a suburb at night. It made no sense.