Tag: Gold Coast
Rental deal of the day – a 2-bedroom Gold Coast duplex
A two-story apartment – a duplex – offers great separation between living and sleeping areas. That's a real benefit for roommates or couples who w [...]
Urban Outfitters leases at the Mariano Park triangle
When I looked down on Mariano Park from a balcony at 1133 North Dearborn several months ago I was surprised to see that the site formerly occupied [...]
Gold Coast apartment deal of the week
The deal of the week is a half-month's free rent on a Gold Coast 3-bedroom, 2-bath apartment at 1111 North Dearborn. One catch: you'll have to men [...]
Remembering the 80s as the Brick Age
We haven't seen many masonry-clad high-rises built recently, but the 1980s saw a blizzard of them. Here a few that come readily to mind.
The Te [...]
Get a free month’s rent in the Gold Coast
The full-amenity Gold Coast high-rise at 1133 North Dearborn is offering a month's free rent on two-bedroom, 2 bath apartments.
The spacio [...]
The Gold Coast gallops south to Superior
Everyone loves to mock real estate agents who conjure new neighborhood names from their imagination: West Bucktown, West Roscoe Village and South Ande [...]
Where to find the best Halloween treats
Randy Fifield presides over a large enough brood of youngsters to have learned a thing or two about Halloween.
Randy recently emailed suggestin [...]
Rent a spacious two-bedroom apartment in the Gold Coast’s best location
If you're experiencing sticker shock when you see what new 2-bedroom apartments are renting for in downtown Chicago you'll want to take a look at [...]
Development laugh lines, Old Town edition
Developer Howard Weiner is proposing to build an 11-story residential and commercial building at the southwest corner of North Ave and Clark St, a [...]
Gold Coast high-rise gets green Ward instead of green light
Chicago's new 2nd Ward has boundaries, outlined in bright green above, that only Chicago Aldermen could love. And only an alderman can love the ne [...]
Chicago’s next hot neighborhood: the Gulled Coast
The Gold Coast Neighbors Association has one set of boundaries for the Gold Coast and YoChicago has a slightly more expansive set. Yo's boundaries inc [...]
A serene private park at a Gold Coast mansion
The historic residence at 1547 N Dearborn Pkwy in Chicago's Gold Coast was designed by August Fiedler in 1891. It boasts more than 18,000 square f [...]
The grandest yard in the Gold Coast
A private yard the size of the one pictured above is an almost unimaginable treasure in Chicago's Gold Coast. The south yard of 1547 N Dearbor [...]