The Blackwood

📍 5200 South Blackstone Avenue, Chicago, IL 60615

📋 Property Overview

This home in South Side, Chicago, Illinois comes with 1 ba. It measures 375 sq ft. Monthly rent ranges $850-$13,182. Features in the home include granite counters, dishwasher, walk in closets and air conditioning. The building offers 24hr gym, lobby, pet friendly and dogs allowed. The building dates from 1925. There are 145 units in total. Pets are allowed (dogs and cats), with pet rent of $35/month per pet. Parking on site includes surface lot and parking. Leases run 12 months. Availability: Available now. Included in the rent: internet, sewer, water and trash. With a Walk Score of 95, most errands can be done on foot. Transit Score is 64.

🚶 Getting Around

• Walk Score95/100

  Walker's Paradise

• Transit Score64/100

  Good Transit

💵 Costs & Lease

Deposit

None

Lease length

12 months

Units available

85 units

Amounts are as published by the source and may change. Confirm before applying.

📐 Floor Plan Details

• blwdb1032 bd · 1 ba · 725 sq ftNone available right now
• blwd2b002 bd · 1 ba · 700 sq ftNone available right now
• blwd2b072 bd · 1 ba · 725 sq ftNone available right now
• blwd1b031 bd · 1 ba · 450 sq ftNone available right now
• blwd2b012 bd · 1 ba · 650 sq ftNone available right now
• blwd2b042 bd · 1 ba · 700 sq ftNone available right now
• WAITLISTStudio · 1 baNone available right now
• blwd2b112 bd · 1 ba · 660 sq ftNone available right now
• blwdb1022 bd · 1 ba · 870 sq ftNone available right now

🧾 Move-in Costs & Lease

Move-in fee

Administrative Fee: $550

Lease length

12 months

Lease options

3-24 months

Available

Available now

Application fee

$60 per applicant, paid to RivoRent

Property amounts are as published by the source and may change. Confirm before applying. The application fee is RivoRent's own and is the same on every listing.

🛡️ Renters Insurance — Estimated Cost

Based on what Illinois renters actually paid: NAIC industry data for 2023 (average HO-4 premium, 686,697 policy-years), adjusted to July 2026 with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics tenants' insurance index. It is a market average, not a price for this building and not a price for you.

Your own price depends most on your credit-based insurance score, your claims history and which carrier you choose. In published Ohio figures the same coverage ranges from $127 a year at excellent credit to $933 at poor credit. We do not ask for any of that, so we cannot narrow this for you.

💡 Utilities Included

• Internet
• Sewer
• Trash
• Water

✅ Who Qualifies

Must have 2.5x the rent in total household income (before taxes)

📋 Screening Criteria

What this property looks at when reviewing an application.

Evictions on record

Not accepted

Smoking in unit

No

Smoking in common areas

No

Credit check required

Yes

Background check required

Yes

First-time renters accepted

Yes

Broken leases considered

case by case

🐾 Pets

Pets

Allowed

Types

Cats, Dogs

Pet rent

$35/month per pet

One-time pet fee

$250 flat fee

Limit

2 pets

Restrictions

No aggressive breeds

✨ Features & Details

• Pet Friendly
• In unit laundry
• Granite counters
• Hardwood floors
• Dishwasher
• Parking
• Air conditioning
• Carpet
• Range
• Walk in closets
• Recently renovated
• Cats allowed
• Dogs allowed
• Clubhouse
• Elevator
• 24hr gym
• On-site laundry
• Bike storage
• Lobby
• Package receiving
• Internet access
• 450 sq ft
• 475 sq ft
• 660 sq ft
• 690 sq ft
• 625 sq ft
• 900 sq ft
• 400 sq ft
• 894 sq ft
• 1036 sq ft
• 1062 sq ft
• 980 sq ft
• 918 sq ft
• 1298 sq ft
• 750 sq ft
• 725 sq ft
• 1001 sq ft
• 720 sq ft
• 539 sq ft
• 567 sq ft
• 544 sq ft
• 669 sq ft
• 639 sq ft
• 525 sq ft
• 608 sq ft
• 711 sq ft
• 709 sq ft
• 733 sq ft
• 689 sq ft
• 737 sq ft
• 786 sq ft

📊 Property Facts

Walk Score

95 · Walker's Paradise

Transit Score

64 · Good Transit

🚗 Parking

• Parking
• Surface lot

🏡 Floor Plans

Not every unit at this property is listed here. Prices start at $850.