Parliament Enterprises Limited
Parliament Enterprises was founded in 1972 with a singular mission in mind, the preservation and restoration of elegant apartment buildings. Parliament's origins were modest; with just a single building on the north side of Chicago. Over the ensuing decades, Parliament acquired and restored vintage apartment buildings throughout Chicago, Evanston and northern suburbs. The Parliament portfolio now consists of 31 exceptionally preserved buildings, which includes over 800 residential and commercial units serving over 1000 residents. Several Parliament properties have been granted historical landmark status.
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This website serves as a showcase for our properties and as an honorarium to our founders Seymour and Beverly Persky.
Interested in renting an apartment? Then you will be redirected to the website of our management company, Peak Properties. There you will be able to check available inventory, review our eligibility criteria, view floor plans and submit an application online.
Current tenants should log into our Tenant Portal to request maintenance, contact your building engineer or to pay rent online.
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Questions? Please feel free to contact us anytime.
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"The remains of a culture or a civilization is its architecture."
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Seymour Persky
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Our Founders
Seymour Persky and Beverly Persky
Seymour Persky and Beverly Persky, both children of working-class immigrants and raised on the west side of Chicago, were the founders of Parliament Enterprises.
Seymour Persky was a lawyer, real estate developer and ardent architectural preservationist. He saw more than "old buildings" but felt that vintage architecture conveyed much about the values of a society and its history. Seymour was also a renowned and widely-respected philanthropist who provided generous support to institutions like DePaul University, Chicago Public Schools, the ARK, the Lyric Opera and the Chicago Sinfonietta.
Beverly Persky was a graduate of the University of Chicago, earning a Masters of Education in 1952, unusual for women at that time. Like Seymour, Beverly cared very deeply about the preservation of Chicago's vintage properties. Beverly was also a passionate supporter of the arts and various charitable causes throughout the city.
Seymour and Beverly proudly operated Parliament as a family-owned business from its inception until their passing. Seymour passed away in 2015, Beverly in 2022. Both were predeceased by their beloved son Jonathan, who passed away from cancer in 2012. Parliament Enterprises remains a family-owned business, now under the stewardship of their daughter.
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To read more about the lives of our extraordinary founders, we invite you to read the oral history interview of Seymour Persky conducted by Pauline Saliga, the former executive director of the Society of Architectural Historians or the in memoriam article of Seymour Persky which appeared in the March 23, 2015 edition of Chicago Tribune.
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Find Your Home
CONTACT
PARLIAMENT
OUR ADDRESS
15 West Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL 60654
Email: info@parliamententerprises.com
Tel: (312) 822-1037
