The Carolan Apartments is centrally located in Hyde Park -- Close to transportation, shopping, the lakefront, and of course the University of Chicago.

The 55th, 56th, 57th St. Metra Station is a brief walk from the Carolan, which takes you to downtown Chicago, the Museum Campus, the Art Institute, Symphony Center, and the many fine dining experiences Chicago has to offer.

The Co-op Shopping Center is located on the other side of the Metra tracks along 55th and Lake Park Avenue.

Office Max, Elston Ace Hardware, Le Petite Folie, and the Bon Jour Cafe are also located in this shopping center.

Some of the finest Thai restaurants in the city, Cornell Florist (The World's Greatest Florist), and Morrys Deli, A Hyde Park Institution, are steps away at the corner of 55th and Cornell Avenue.

Lake Michigan is three short blocks away. Promontory Point offers you one of the best views of the Chicago skyline. Fireworks can be seen from Promontory Point on the 4th of July and New Year's Eve. Just south of The Point is the 57th Street Beach and the Museum of Science and Industry.

Chicago's lakefront park offers biking, walking and jogging paths to Navy Pier and beyond.

Minutes away on foot, is one of the greatest institutions of learning in the world -- The University of Chicago.

Many graduate students from around the world are residents of The Carolan Apartments.