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Crain’s Chicago Real Estate Daily is reporting that the 1980s-era 162-unit high-rise at 2555 N Clark St St in Lincoln Park has been sold for $53 million. That pencils out to about $327,000 a unit for the 19-story building whose unit mix is heavily dominated by one-bedrooms. According to Crain’s ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on December 12, 2013
1036 North Dearborn is a 10-story, 135-unit Gold Coast high-rise, built in the mid-1920s and recently renovated. The building’s classic architecture is easily recognizable. A brick column, framed by corner quoins, rises above the two-story limestone base to a band of decorative limestone that marks the building’s tenth story. A ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on December 12, 2013
Earlier posts in our series on the best apartment towers in River North concentrated on their location. We spotlighted the buildings with the best views, the most convenient grocery shopping, the best access to retail shops, public transit, parks and beaches , the expressway grid, the most nearby dining and ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on December 12, 2013
Real estate developers never lack for imagination, or the restless energy and skills necessary to translate dreams into physical reality. LG Development’s Barry Howard has a dream: transform some forlorn parcels in East Garfield Park into a hydroponic greenhouse that will supply fresh produce throughout the year to a community ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on December 12, 2013
Our earlier posts spotlighted the South Loop apartment buildings with the best views, most convenient grocery shopping and best access to public transit. Two South Loop buildings, 1130 South Michigan and Park Michigan, are directly across the street from Grant Park and have the best proximity to 12th Street Beach. ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on December 12, 2013
Five days ago we looked down on the northeast corner of Chicago and LaSalle from the sundeck of a neighboring building. The site had been cleared for a planned 295-unit apartment tower, but there was no sign of activity. By yesterday afternoon preparations were underway to begin drilling the foundation ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on December 11, 2013
Earlier posts in our series on the best apartment towers in River North concentrated on their location. We spotlighted the buildings with the best views, the most convenient grocery shopping, the best access to retail shops, public transit, parks and beaches , the expressway grid, the most nearby dining and ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on December 11, 2013
The first posts in our series on the best South Loop apartments spotlighted the buildings with the best views and most convenient grocery shopping. Deciding which buildings have the best access to public transit will depend on where your daily commute generally takes you and whether you get there by ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on December 11, 2013
55 West Chestnut is a 29-story apartment tower on Chicago’s Near North Side. 55 West Chestnut was built in 1967 as retirement housing for teachers. It was originally named Fewkes Tower after John M. Fewkes, the founding president of the Chicago Teachers Union. Harry Weese & Associates was the building’s ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on December 11, 2013
Earlier posts in our series on the best apartment towers in River North concentrated on their location. We spotlighted the buildings with the best views, the most convenient grocery shopping, the best access to retail shops, public transit, parks and beaches , the expressway grid, the most nearby dining and ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on December 10, 2013
100 West Chestnut is a 280-unit, 30-story apartment high-rise on Chicago’s Near North Side. 100 West Chestnut was completed in 1983, a year after Chestnut Place, its fraternal twin to the east. Two stories of darker brick define the building’s base, and shades of lighter-colored brick alternate on the upper ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on December 10, 2013
The first post in our series on the best South Loop apartments spotlighted the buildings with the best views. We recognize that some of you are indifferent to proximity to grocery stores because you do most of your shopping online via Peapod, or rely on Whole Foods’ personal shopper / ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on December 10, 2013
The Pointe, at Lincoln and Armitage in Lincoln Park, is one of the most sought-after townhome communities in Chicago. These spacious homes range in size from 2 to 4 bedrooms and include private outdoor space and attached garages. The big draws for The Pointe are the steps-from-everything location and nearby ...
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Posted by sponsored post on December 10, 2013
We haven’t seen any public announcement that apartments are currently available for rent in the classic 17-story building undergoing renovation at 850 North Lake Shore Drive in Streeterville, but the building’s website indicates that they are. Floor plans and near real-time availability information can be accessed online. As of early ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on December 9, 2013
This post is the first in a series on the best apartment towers in Chicago’s South Loop neighborhood. The above photo shows all of the buildings, and their location relative to each other. Renters simply have so many differing priorities – and budget constraints – that singling out an overall ...
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Posted by sponsored post on December 9, 2013
Chestnut Tower is a 230-unit, 36-story apartment high-rise on Chicago’s Near North Side. Chestnut Tower was completed in 2000. It was the last apartment tower built in Chicago in the 20th century and marked an end to a nearly 10-year drought of new apartment construction on Chicago’s Near North Side. ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on December 9, 2013
Earlier posts in our series on the best apartment towers in River North concentrated on their location. We spotlighted the buildings with the best views, the most convenient grocery shopping, the best access to retail shops, public transit, parks and beaches , the expressway grid, the most nearby dining and ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on December 9, 2013
210 East Pearson is a boutique vintage building with only two units per floor. The building, across the street from Lake Shore Park in Streeterville, is in the heart of one of Chicago’s most exciting and vibrant neighborhoods. World-class shopping and dining are steps away. Unit 7A is a 2-bedroom, ...
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Posted by sponsored post on December 9, 2013
It’s been six weeks since we last looked in on the site of a new 33-story, 295-unit apartment tower planned for the northeast corner of Chicago and LaSalle. At that time demolition was underway and expected to be completed within a day or two. When I looked down on the ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on December 6, 2013
Earlier posts in our series on the best apartment towers in River North concentrated on their location. We spotlighted the buildings with the best views, the most convenient grocery shopping, the best access to retail shops, public transit, parks and beaches , the expressway grid, the most nearby dining and ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on December 6, 2013
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