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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
Edgebrook Glen, a development of 64 single-family homes in Jefferson Park, launched about 7 years ago, and it’s been nearly two years since our last visit to the site. At the time, we mocked what we considered a severe disconnect between the reality of the project and its marketing. Yesterday’s ...
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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
The number of homes and condos listed for rent in the MLS in six north lakefront ZIP Codes had been trending steadily upward, from 542 in mid-June to 742 in mid-November. As of yesterday there were 706 units listed in ZIP Codes 60614, 60657, 60613, 60640, 60660 and 60626. That’s ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on December 5, 2013
The Belden-Stratford is a 15-story, 297-unit vintage apartment building at 2300 N Lincoln Park West in Lincoln Park. The Belden-Stratford occupies a high-profile site directly fronting a relatively quiet stretch of the 1,200-acre Lincoln Park. The building was completed in 1923 as the 485-room Belden Hotel and is listed (pdf) ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on December 5, 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 5, 2013
1133 North Dearborn is a full-amenity apartment tower in a prime Gold Coast location, literally steps from great shopping and a ton of restaurants and bars. The deal of the week is a half-month rent free on a 1-bedroom apartment that has new hardwood floors, spacious rooms and a balcony. ...
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Posted by sponsored post on December 5, 2013
Construction activity was in full swing yesterday while the groundbreaking ceremony was underway for the New City development at Halsted and Clybourn. The tent set up for the ceremony held a packed crowd, with an additional 50 people standing behind the camera platform. Structured Development’s J. Michael Drew announced that ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on December 4, 2013
When Chicago Real Estate Daily reported the sale of the Parc Huron apartments last March the development was said to be 98% occupied at some of the highest rents in the city. Occupancy levels and rents at Parc Huron are apparently under pressure from the new apartment towers that have ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on December 4, 2013
Earlier posts in our series on the best apartment towers in River North spotlighted the buildings with the best views, the most convenient grocery shopping, the best access to public transit, parks and beaches , the expressway grid, the most nearby dining and nightlife, and the shortest walking distance to ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on December 4, 2013
Eugenie Terrace is a 44-story, 575-unit apartment tower at 1730 N Clark St in Lincoln Park‘s Old Town Triangle neighborhood. Eugenie Terrace occupies a prominent site directly fronting the park itself. The building was completed in 1987 after receiving a hotly-contested zoning change: nearby residents had come to think of ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on December 4, 2013
K2, the new luxury apartment tower in the Fulton River District, has leased up rapidly enough to secure a $110 million cash-out refinancing from GE Capital Corp. A source at the property emailed me yesterday that “K2 continues to lead the pack with regard to weekly leases, even above [our ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on December 3, 2013
Echelon at K Station is a 350-unit, 36-story luxury, full-amenity apartment tower at 353 N Desplaines St in Chicago’s Fulton River District. The building has a 287-space parking garage. Fifield Companies developed Echelon. McHugh Construction was the general contractor and Pappageorge Haymes the architecture firm. Echelon was completed in 2008 ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on December 3, 2013
Earlier posts in our series on the best apartment towers in River North spotlighted the buildings with the best views, the most convenient grocery shopping, the best access to public transit, parks and beaches , the expressway grid and the shortest walking distance to the Loop. The River North neighborhood ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on December 3, 2013
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