Motley School Apartments

About this property

An 1884 Schoolhouse Reborn in Noble Square

Built in 1884 as a Chicago public school, this landmark building on the Noble Square/West Town line still shows its origins: fourteen-foot ceilings, oversized windows, and exposed ductwork carry over from the original classrooms. The conversion kept the bones and updated the rest — Bosch appliances, stone counters, and eight-foot solid-core doors sit inside thirty-four apartments, each with in-unit heat, air, and laundry. A rooftop deck and a ground-floor garden give the building room to breathe, and a secure package room, bike storage, and elevator cut down on daily friction. Cats and dogs are welcome. Walking here covers nearly everything — groceries, transit, a bike lane in either direction — and West Town's side streets stay calm enough that traffic noise rarely reaches the windows.