Inside NomieRest: A Tour of Our Three Chicago Homes

Every shared home tells you something about who designed it. NomieRest's three homes sit in two of Chicago's best-connected neighborhoods, and each was picked for a different kind of week. This is what a walk through all three looks like — the block, the door, the kitchen, the room.

The Wabash Loft — 405 N Wabash

The Wabash building is the full-service one. You step off the elevator into a lobby with a doorman desk, mailroom, and package room; the indoor pool, gym, and laundry are on the lower levels; the roof deck looks straight at the river and the Tribune Tower. The NomieRest unit is a three-bedroom on a high floor — three private bedrooms, a shared bath, an open kitchen and living room with floor-to-ceiling windows. Bedrooms come with a queen bed, linens, a desk and lamp, a closet, and storage.

It's the right home if you want walking-distance access to the Riverwalk, Eataly, and the Magnificent Mile. The Red Line at Grand is four minutes; Brown/Purple at Merchandise Mart is six.

The Franklin Lofts — 630 N Franklin

The Franklin home feels like a different city. It's a brighter, lower-density walk-up — two private bedrooms, a generous kitchen-living room, a balcony that catches the late-afternoon sun, and city views over River North. The kitchen is open to the living room; the building doesn't have a doorman, but the front entry is keyed and the package room is shared with the rest of the floor.

It's the right home if you want River North without the high-rise — quieter at night, more like a third-floor apartment in any other walkable city, but still a four-minute walk to the Brown Line.

The West Loop Townhome — 721 W 15th

The West Loop home is the largest. Four private bedrooms across three floors, three bathrooms, a recreation area on the lower level, and on-street permit parking. It's a residential block — closer to UIC and Rush University Medical Center than to the Loop's office towers — and the Pink Line at Polk gets you downtown in fifteen minutes.

It's the right home if you want space and quiet, you're studying or working at UIC or Rush, you have a small pet (some rooms allow them), or you simply want a townhome's worth of room without paying for one outright.

What every NomieRest home shares

The three buildings have different rhythms, but the standards are the same:

1. Furnished rooms — bed, linens, desk, lamp, storage, window treatments.
2. All-inclusive rent — Wi-Fi, heat, electric, water, gas, cleaning of common spaces.
3. House standards posted in every kitchen — quiet hours, cleaning rhythm, guest policy.
4. Real screening — every roommate is met before they're housed.
5. Resident contact — a direct line to a real person, not a ticket queue.

If you'd like to see one in person, book a tour — we run them Monday–Saturday — or reserve a room and we'll hold it for 48 hours while you visit.