Jay Michael was a longtime contributor to Splash; we loved his voice and his effervescent take on life. Here, we invite you to take a look back with us at some of his most memorable pieces (or check out his full archive here).  One of our favorite feature stories to date was Jay’s ...

UPTOWN — This is moving month for a lot of Chicagoans, so Flats Chicago is luring potential tenants with a free month of rent if they decide in May to make a Flats apartment their new home.  The offer is for anyone who signs a two-year lease with Flats anytime from now until May 31 and ...

  By Janice Brown Chicagoans struggle through the freezing temps and icy roads in winter, because we know just how awesome summers in Chicago are. Recently, we got to watch as a few locals lived it up on Lake Michigan and partied on rooftop decks on Bravo’s hit reality show 100 Days ...

As a designer/Lifestyle Architect™, FLATS Chicago developer, and one of the stars of Bravo’s 100 Days of Summer, Jay Michael’s design sense is as eclectic as his resume: he loves mixing styles to build a cohesive look. “The trend today,” Michael says, “is to use clean-lined, ...

As Bravo’s reality series "100 Days of Summer" closes out its season, Jay Michael will most likely be eyeing vacation spots. So where might the COO/Co-Founder of FLATS Chicago find himself? He is, as his website describes him, a “Lifestyle Architect in search of the world’s best way to ...