Category: River North
Prices reduced at 757 Orleans
Today's e-mail brings news of a "huge price reduction" at 757 Orleans at Chicago, a new River North high-rise. The e-mail invites brokers to visit a [...]
One last look at Superior 110
In this final episode from JFJ Development's Superior 110, we went outside what many call "the blue building" and talked to listing agent Greg Eldri [...]
A three-sided glass living room in Superior 110
In this final video from inside Superior 110 in River North, @properties agent Greg Eldridge and Joe Zekas look at a furnished model in unit 1603. E [...]
New additions to the River North skyline
Despite the icy credit market, cranes still dot the skyline in the Erie Park portion of River North and the nearby Fulton River District. From the u [...]
Step out onto a balcony at Superior 110
We've shown you the views from Superior 110 before, but here, you can walk out onto the balcony with Joe Zekas and @properties agent Greg Eldridge a [...]
Who are Superior 110's competitors?
When you look at Superior 110's location, you probably assume that its competition can be found in the surrounding River North neighborhood, at plac [...]
Half-floor living at Superior 110
Do not adjust the color on your monitor -- that blue tint you see comes courtesy of Superior 110's distinctive floor-to-ceiling windows and the quir [...]
Superior 110: An introduction by Greg Eldridge
Greg Eldridge of @properties was our host yesterday for an in-depth look at Superior 110, 110 W Superior St in River North.
The 27-story building i [...]
Prices cut on Superior 110's remaining stock
With about 75 percent of the 58 condos in Superior 110 sold, developer JFJ Development is taking a knife to the prices on the remaining unsold homes. [...]
Enjoying the view from Silver Tower
If there's one thing that Stonegate Development's Silver Tower has going for it, it's the view. The 40-story high-rise is located on the western edg [...]
Rendering Flair Tower, before and after
I had always wondered if Flair Tower, the 198-unit apartment building under construction at the corner of Erie and Franklin streets, would look any [...]
A 180-degree view from Silver Tower
The title speaks for itself. Mark and I went back to the 40-story Silver Tower, 303 W Ohio St, yesterday afternoon and made it all the way up to the [...]
Grand Plaza's pool and common amenities
For most of June and July, the weather in Chicago has been pretty mild. So mild, in fact, that until last week I only felt the need to turn the A/C [...]
Quote of the day: The untouchable condo-hotel
"No bank is touching condo-hotels. They see it as a frivolous purpose and an investment that perhaps doesn't make sense."
- Andrew Glatz, president o [...]
Kardas of the day – a River North cityscape
Count on our ace staff photographer Michael Kardas to bring you a view of the city you haven't seen before. [...]
Panorama-rama!: City views from Silver Tower
I posted a couple of view shots from the Silver Tower's 15th-floor model unit yesterday, but they didn't give the full picture. Joe stepped out on the [...]
A new look at Silver Tower's model and prices
We caught wind that a furnished model was open in Silver Tower, Stonegate Development's 40-story River North high-rise, so after lunch, Joe and I to [...]
Grand Plaza announces "bank-forced" sale
The Grand Plaza Penthouses, the condo conversion tower at 545 N Dearborn St in River North, is hosting a close-out, and it's not just any sale -- it [...]
Construction checkup: River North high-rises
Yesterday's lunch break was a good time to try out one of the new HD cameras Joe brought into the office. I took a roundabout route back to the Yo o [...]
Prism Development breaks ground on Ritz-Carlton Residences
After spending a year dismantling the landmarked Farwell Building at the northwest corner of Erie Street and Michigan Avenue and finding itself smac [...]