Dwight Lofts

If you are looking for a place to stay while interning, Dwight Lofts is conveniently located in the south loop of Chicago. After searching for several places to live this summer while interning (last summer I lived in SAIC right on State), I settled on Dwight Lofts. My final decision was due to the fact that the building manager was so friendly on the phone. The location suited my desire to live downtown but not in a touristy section. The rent is comparable to the SAIC building, but Dwight Lofts are so much nicer. The windows are huge, and the carpeting in the living and bedrooms is a plus. The 4-​bedroom kitchen has enough cabinet and storage space for 5 – 6 people. The view from the back of the building is decent, though if you are not used to living in a city the Metra is a little noisy. The bedrooms are a comfortable size for one person, and some of the rooms have double beds (I did not have one). The colors in the building are pleasant, as are the people working here. Lastly, the gym is lacking but suitable for my needs (cardio and weights). I would recommend bringing a yoga mag and medicine ball. Also, there are 16 flights of stairs to run up and down. The main places to grocery shopping nearby are Target (7 – 10 min. walk) and Whole Foods (13 – 15 min. walk). Overall, my experience living in Dwight Lofts was a lot less stressful than last summer mainly because the location is more low-​key. Also, there is free cable in the rooms and flat screen TVs. There is a parking garage right at the end of S. Clark if you have visitors. Union Station is nearby (15 min. walk), as are the pink line, red line, blue line, etc.

The Dwight Lofts are on-​campus apartments for Columbia College in the south Loop in Chicago. My daughter goes to Columbia and stayed here this past year.
These are not your mama’s dorm, nor are they anything like I remember from back in college. My dorm room was one room with a sink, two beds, two desks and two closets. The Dwight Lofts are amazing.
The room my daughter was in housed four girls. Each girl has their own room off of a main, great room. Their rooms were not too much — a bed, a desk, a closet and loft space for storage. Each room opened into a great room that contained furniture, a flat screen TV and modern lighting. The great room continues into an open hallway and fully furnished kitchen with granite countertops and all new appliances. There were two bathrooms in the suite, and two more large closets. When we first moved her in last year, my wife and I told her she could come home every weekend, and we’d stay in her apartment.
Now, when I went to college, I don’t remember what I paid for a dorm room — perhaps $ 100 per month. This was about $ 1,000 per month without a meal plan. But, I suppose when you consider this is a nice apartment is a guarded building with a health club on the first floor, and who knows what other amenities, it beats the heck out of any other decent apartment in the area…

IIt’s a really nice place to live. Modern, up to date, with great friendly staff. They have a semi-​decent fitness center type thing. Which is nice for me because I like jogging real early in the morning. The rooms are nice and the kitchens are okay. Although our stove always smells horrible when we bake.
That being said. I did the math on how much I’m paying per month. For a four person room, double occupancy I’m paying 1667 per month which is ridiculously high. Because of this, I’m planning on moving ASAP. I can find a one bedroom cheaper and not have to deal with sharing my room with some annoying girl.
Bottom line, although it’s a decent facility, it is way overpriced. Columbia is making a killing on there students and really need to lower prices, since their tuition is already so damn high.

I miss the old Dwight. The days when the party never stopped. Shame on you, Columbia, for ruining such a beautiful thing.