Event Scheduling

6, 8, or 10-hour daytime or evening event rentals, as well as multiple and consecutive day rentals are available. Coordinate with the venue for safe delivery and pickup windows. Breakdown and cleanup must begin immediately following the event. All events must conclude by 12:00 am (midnight) or pay additionally for extended hours.

Open Vendor List

Loft on Lake provides a convenient number of amenities included in your rental, and while your caterer will provide everything needed for service like linens, glassware, china and flatware, we also allow you to work with any vendor you like decor or any additional furniture rentals you may want to incorporate. 

Catering Requirements

Catering staff is mandatory for all events! They will be providing all of the setup, service for the event and cleanup afterward, you can choose one of our 25 catering partners to make planning super easy! We can be flexible if you have a caterer you’re hoping to work with for your event, we will need to ensure they are fully insured and licensed within the City of Chicago. Your caterer will also provide licensed bartenders to serve alcoholic beverages on the premises. Caterers will also provide all supplied needed to perform service during your event.

Kitchen Use

Chef's and caterers use our kitchen during every event to prepare important meals, and all say the same thing; how beautiful and convenient our kitchen is compared to other off-premise locations. Feel free to utilize the kitchen for your event. You can choose to expose the kitchen for a buffet or close it off as a prep area. 

Parking and Transportation

There is always FREE street parking surrounding the venue! For hassle-free parking, hire one of our recommended valet company's listed here. Alternatively, a public parking garage is located behind the venue on Ada & Fulton St. Public transportation is within walking distance. The #9 Ashland bus, and Green or Pink Line trains are just a couple blocks west at Lake & Ashland.

Car Entry

Our rear street-level entry with double-wide doors is 9ft wide by 6ft tall, large enough to fit a car through. We've seen 1-3 cars in the space at one time which is perfect for an auto-launch event, focus group, demonstration, showroom, afterparty, promotional event, test drive, and more!

Ground Level, Easy Access

Events can be an exhausting ordeal. Hauling items in and out of the space – you'll find your team will have a very pleasant load-in and load-out experience here at Loft on Lake. We are street level which means no stairs anywhere. This process is instantly effortless. Your team will be thankful and happy in the end!

Deposit Policy

A signed contract and 50% of the venue rental fee are due to reserve the space. The remaining balance + security deposit is due 60 business days prior to the event. You’ll provide a copy of your company's insurance in the amount of 1 million prior to the event. 

Included Amenities

You will have access to the entire first floor - 4,800 sqft

• 40’ x 60’ Main Loft Space - 2,400 sqft

• 8’ x 9.5’ Grand Loft Space Entryway

• 14’ x 16’ Front room entryway

• 19’ x 10’ Transition Hallway

• 18’ x 24’ Lounge Area

• 19’ x 15’ Green Room

• 23’ x 12’ Back Entrance

• 13.5’ x 15.5’ Catering Prep Room

• 4 Restrooms - (2) Double stalls: (1) Men's (1) Women's; (2) 7.5’ x 7.5’ Ft Accessible restrooms

• Coat Closet and coat racks

Kitchen

• Beautiful open prep kitchen with commercial grade appliances and granite countertops

• 4’ x 8’ granite kitchen island

• Wet Bar Area with granite countertops

• 2 - stainless steel ovens with gas range tops

Included Furniture ($5,000 Value)

• 15 - 66” round tables

• 4 - 8’ rectangle tables

• 4 - 6’ rectangle tables

• 10 - cocktail tables (highboys or cabarets)

• 1 - 5’ lintless wooden table with iron legs

• 1 - White Glow Bar

Included Draping

• White Draping at entrance to Main Loft

• Gray Draping blocks the kitchen/catering prep area from view.

Lighting & Electrical

• chandeliers in the cocktail room and transition hall

• blue LED (150 Ft) skylight

• track lights with dimmers

• Edison string lights on dimmers

• colored up-lighting on dimmers

• kitchen and wet bar modern light fixtures

• 60” Monitor at entrance

• 400 amps of power throughout

• 200 mbps wireless internet

• air conditioned/heat controlled

Accessibility

The entire Loft event space is easy to access for load-in load-out. Our 8 Ft wide rear double doors are large enough to drive a vehicle through

• Wheelchair accessible

• Accommodates SUV sized vehicle entrance

• Street-level entrances front & back

• (2) reserved parking spaces included

• 8’ x 6’ Ft rear double-wide doors

• Ground level, wheelchair access

Facility Elements

• Exposed Brick

• Timber Beams

• Copper gloss concrete floors

• 60’ Skylight

• 12 Ft ceilings, 20ft at the highest point (skylight)

• No Posts or Obstructed Views

• On-Site Venue Representative

You can work with a variety of vendors to secure the following:

• Linens

• Furniture Rentals

• Decor

• Custom Draping

• Florals

• Alcohol - we’re BYOB friendly!

• Stage

• Sound System (supplied by DJ)

• Food & Beverage Service (see our Vendors page)

Need an event photographer or videographer?

No need to search for an event photographer when we have them here! We offer budget-friendly rates for our in-house team, and our event photographers can handle anything you request from basic coverage to a specific shot list.

Want your guests to stay entertained?

Including a photo booth for your event is a must-have for any event. The images captured are high-res, so you’re getting great quality images that you’ll have the ability to download afterward, no cheesy iPad booth here! The Lofty Photo Booth is a large area that is draped closed for privacy and functions on its own using the touch screen. You can provide your own props or use some of ours!