Best Apartment Buildings Near a Trader Joe's

TL;DR Trader Joe's has a near-cult following, and a few Chicago neighborhoods put one within a short walk. The South Loop's Eleven40 sits about 64 meters from a TJ's, with Eleven Thirty nearby, and Lincoln Park, Lakeview, and Streeterville all have stores walkable from great buildings. Here is where to live for your TJ's run.

There are grocery shoppers, and then there are Trader Joe's people. If you are the second kind, the location of your nearest TJ's is a genuine factor in where you live. We mapped the buildings closest to a store. Here is where your favorite run is part of the walk home.

The closest building

In our data, Eleven40 in the South Loop stands out, about 64 meters from a Trader Joe's, which is barely a walk at all, with Eleven Thirty close by. The South Loop in general is an errand-dense pocket at the south end of downtown, so it is a strong bet for TJ's loyalists who want a central, walkable home.

The Trader Joe's neighborhoods

Trader Joe's runs several city stores, and the neighborhoods around them are where you will find the most walkable options:

• Lincoln Park, where a store sits near the heart of the neighborhood, walkable from many of its apartments.
• Lakeview, with a store serving the dense North Side blocks.
• The South Loop, convenient for the area's newer buildings.
• Streeterville, putting a store within reach of the downtown high-rises.
• The Near West Side and West Loop edge, serving that fast-growing area.

If TJ's is your store, those are the neighborhoods to focus your search.

Why it is worth filtering for

A Trader Joe's within a short walk does two things. It makes your grocery run effortless, since you can pop in on the way home without a car or a big planned trip. And because TJ's stores tend to be smaller and quick to navigate, a close one fits perfectly into a car-free, shop-small-and-often routine.

How to use this

If you are a TJ's devotee, use the neighborhoods above to narrow your search, then check the exact walk from any building you tour. For the chain-by-chain breakdown of every grocery option, see our grocery across the street guide, and for the overall proximity ranking, our best buildings for grocery shopping. For more on the area, our living in Lincoln Park guide. Then browse current openings and book a tour.

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