Astoria Tower Blog

Resolvin’ in the South Loop

Happy 2012 from Astoria Tower! A new year always brings new resolutions. Are you looking for a new hobby, a new goal or a new interest for 2012? Well the South Loop has plenty of options for you, right outside your door! Vowing to get in shape (or stay in shape)? Join the South Loop running club. There [...]

100+ Pounds of Food!

Over the past month, Astoria Tower teamed up with The Greater Chicago Food Depository in an effort to do our part to supply food to over 800,000 food-insecure people in Cook County. This non-profit organization distributes donated food through a network of 650 pantries, soup kitchens and shelters every year. Last year alone they were able [...]

O Tannenbaum

Planning on a real, fresh cut Christmas tree this year? Well, you won’t have to travel far. The South Loop has three lots, all within a few blocks of each other. Polk between Dearborn & Federal Wabash and 9th 150 W. Roosevelt Want to score the freshest tree in the lot? Use our simple fresh-test. Try bouncing [...]

Thanks Chicago!

To wrap up our Giving Thanks series, we thought, what better to be thankful for than the great city we call home – Chicago! And with the holidays just around the corner, Chicago offers some of the greatest traditions out there! To get you in the mood and kick off the season, check out the annual Tree Lighting ceremony [...]

Food for Thought

All the talk about brunch got us thinking about how lucky we are to be able to enjoy a great meal with friends and family, especially when so many others in our community don’t have the same luxury. So we decided to give thanks and give back! We teamed up with the Greater Chicago Food [...]

Giving Thanks

Thanksgiving (which is only two weeks away – what?!) has us feeling grateful and we thought it would be fun to devote our November blogs to all the things we’re thankful for. We’re calling it our Giving Thanks series. First up? Well….thinking about Thanksgiving also has us feeling hungry and brunch is our favorite meal, so giving thanks for all the amazing brunch spots just outside our [...]

Our First Halloween

With our first Halloween fast approaching, we knew we wanted to celebrate in a fun way. And at Astoria Tower, we believe Halloween should be full of treats, not tricks. So we stewed and brewed and crafted a tasty breakfast for our residents, complete with candy, coffee and everything in between. Residents munched on bagels, [...]

Hello Chicago!

Welcome to the Astoria Tower blog. Stay tuned here for more information about life at Astoria Tower, life in the South Loop, life in Chicago, apartment life….you know, life in general!