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It was in Chicago, west of downtown

I read your description and thought of a building in Chicago, but there must be a few like this. The one I was thinking of is in River North along the river.

It’s a beautiful building, with roomy communal spaces and vintage timber all over. I probably would have bought there if I weren’t too noise sensitive for timber floors.

Yes west of Chinatown. Cermak I think. Spice warehouse in days of old IIRC. Was used for raves decade+ ago. Place is a trip. I camped on top of it once when I was homeless.

I've forgotten of that place for years. Truly magical. Thank you for the memory. I almost shake recalling it.

I think there are multiple of these kinds of buildings. The one I looked at would be considered West Loop these days.

I’m actually looking at “West Loop” apartments right now. Would you mind sharing the address of the building?

It sounds like maybe 165 N canal if my recollection from when I was condo shopping is correct (it was a bit above my price range, but I seriously envied the large storage space). The condo I ended up buying (a converted office building in the east loop) has a similar hall of storage rooms but they are much much smaller and not practical for anything other than storage.

Sorry, it’s been a long time and I don’t remember. I know that we were looking for places that were within a 15-20 minute walk from the Loop offices where we worked.

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