Tag: Downtown Loop
K2 Apartments awarded LEED Silver Certification
Chicago-based Fifield Companies and national developer Wood Partners have announced that K2, the partnership’s 496-unit luxury rental tower at 365 Hal [...]
Reasonably-priced luxury 2-bedrooms in the Fulton River District
If you've experienced sticker shock at the rent for luxury 2-bedroom, 2-bath apartments in a newer high-rise, you'll be pleasantly surprised when you [...]
Video – A luxurious Old Town single-family on a tree-lined street
The luxurious home at 1442 N Wieland has many features that make it an unusual find in Old Town.
The home has an attached 3-car garage with a h [...]
An updated look at Wolf Point
Construction on the 48-story, 510-unit apartment tower at Wolf Point began early this year. If it appears that the project is progressing slowly, [...]
Video – A River West townhome in a quiet, convenient location
Just over a block from the vibrant intersection of Chicago Ave and Milwaukee Ave is a quiet oasis of townhomes flanking a large, open courtyard. [...]
New one-bedrooms with balconies in a foodie’s paradise
K2 a new luxury apartment tower in the Fulton River District, is a foodie's paradise.
K2's gateway location affords its residents convenient ac [...]
Today’s apartment deal – large, dog-friendly Streeterville one-bedrooms
The "I" tier one-bedrooms at Streeter Place boast expansive views over a nearby park toward the lake.
The park is a popular gathering spo [...]
Unusual condo amenities – a private running track
Newer downtown apartment buildings have vied to deliver elaborate amenities packages. Lavish landscaped pool decks with gas grills and fire pits, [...]
Circa 922, new apartments steps from the best of the West Loop
Chicago's West Loop ranges a mile-and-a-half from east to west, from the Chicago River to Ashland Ave (1600 W), and nearly a mile from Lake St (20 [...]
Affordable South Loop condos with designer finishes
CMK has developed a following among buyers who want to live in an architecturally distinctive building.
At 1345 Wabash, CMK is setting a new st [...]
Video – new Gold Coast condo tower breaks ground
Convexity Properties held a ceremonial groundbreaking yesterday for 4 East Elm, the first new condominium high-rise to begin construction on Chica [...]
Today’s apartment deal – a bargain-priced Streeterville 2-bedroom
Unit 401, a 1,226 square foot 2-bedroom, 2-bath at Streeter Place is available for October 18 rental for $2,692 a month on a12-month lease. The so [...]
How Al Friedman helped create River North
The first night I ever spent in Chicago was in a fleabag hotel on Wells Street in the late-60s. The area now known as River North was then one of [...]
The reason it was called Cloud Gate
Chicagoans call Anish Kapoor's Millennium Park sculpture The Bean, but its formal name is Cloud Gate.
Viewed from the plaza level it's easy to [...]
Cloudy-day views from the sundeck at Park Michigan apartments
My plans to shoot the views from the sundeck at Park Michigan were disrupted by the weather – cloudy and gloomy. I opted for some close-ups of wha [...]
A first look inside The Lofts at River East in Streeterville
If you pass by The Lofts at River East, 445 E Illinois in Streeterville, you'll have only a few clues to the scale of construction that's underway [...]
Will the North Loop absorb all the new apartments?
Five years ago there were fewer than 200 rental apartments in the Loop north of Madison St, at MDA City Apartments. Since that time nearly 1,900 apart [...]
Preview River North apartments in YoChicago video tours
We immodestly think that YoChicago's video tours, some of which are sponsored, are a great way to preview apartment communities and narrow your ap [...]
South Loop apartments with an indoor pool
Astoria Tower has a full suite of amenities, and one amenity that you won't find at any other South Loop luxury apartments: an indoor pool and whi [...]
The West Loop’s new Circa 922 has bodacious balconies
Bodacious is just the right word to describe the balconies at Circa 922, a new luxury apartment community at 922 W Washington in the West Loop.
Sou [...]