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A news release received yesterday reported that the 515-unit Coast apartment tower, which began leasing in mid-February and opened in March, is 50% leased. That’s “a record setting pace,” said an executive of NNP Residential, the leasing and management agent for the 51-story building. Coast is the eighth residential high-rise in the Lakeshore East development ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on June 19, 2013
YoChicago’s at-a-glance apartment lists make it easy for you to find the high-rise apartment buildings that will coddle your current canine or the one you’ve been craving. If you’re looking to rent in Loop / Downtown and Near North neighborhoods you’ll see that most of the buildings are dog-friendly. If your next high-rise home is ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on June 19, 2013
One of the sets for Neil Burger‘s adaptation of Divergent, a sci-fi flick starring Shailene Woodley and Kate Winslet, is appropriately sandwiched between two of Chicago’s architectural icons. No word on whether the set was designed by Burger’s architect wife. Pictured above, to the north of Divergent’s bleak homes, is Ralph Johnson‘s 235 Van Buren. ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on June 17, 2013
If you’re looking to rent an apartment in River North, you can see all of your managed apartment building options on YoChicago’s availability list, below. Apart from the new buildings, there are currently only twelve large apartment complexes in River North, and we’ve listed all of them in this Google spreadsheet, and checked what’s available ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on June 14, 2013
The contemporary high-rise apartment building at 1000 N LaSalle is adjacent to a tranquil private dog park. The tree-shrouded area is a favorite among dog-owning residents and residents who just want a cool place to sit outside on a hot summer day. The grassy areas of the dog park were recently expanded. Planned Property owns ...
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Posted by sponsored post on June 13, 2013
The new apartment buildings all seem to be offering a month’s free rent as an incentive to renters. We recently noted that EnV was the first “two months’ free rent” offer that we’ve seen recently, but we have been seeing one-month offers from a number of older buildings in recent months. The latest offer to ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on June 11, 2013
If you’re looking to rent an apartment in River North, you can see all of your managed apartment building options on YoChicago’s availability list, below. Apart from the new buildings, there are currently only twelve large apartment complexes in River North, and we’ve listed all of them in this Google spreadsheet, and checked what’s available ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on June 7, 2013
Planned Property Management, hosts a year-round series of events for its residents, but few are as much fun as the pool parties. One of the parties takes place at 1111 N Dearborn, on what Planned bills as “the highest outdoor apartment pool in the Gold Coast.” Followers of Planned Property’s Facebook page get early alerts ...
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Posted by sponsored post on June 6, 2013
You can spend less than an hour seeing some of Lakeview East’s best apartment buildings in YoChicago video tours. Or you can waste an hour at an apartment rental service waiting to repeat the information you’ve already given over the phone to a rookie agent who will put you in a car and show you ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on June 5, 2013
If you’re in the market for an affordable, newly-built condo in or near the Loop you’re aware that your options are dwindling. The award-winning Ralph Johnson-designed tower at 235 Van Buren still has a good selection of units available, and it’s a “must see” in any number of ways. When you visit the suite of ...
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Posted by sponsored post on June 4, 2013
You can spend half an hour at an apartment rental service waiting to repeat the information you’ve already given over the phone to a rookie agent who will put you in a car and show you rundown, hard-to-rent apartments that may or may not be in Lincoln Park. Or you can spend half an hour ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on June 3, 2013
When East Bank Club members leave the building they’re confronted with a large, two-panel billboard touting the recently-opened 500 Lake Shore Drive as “Chicago’s most sophisticated apartments.” The same scene will greet prospective residents of the soon-to-open Hubbard Place, 360 W Hubbard, and Kingsbury Plaza, 520 N Kingsbury, if they approach the buildings from Kinzie ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on June 3, 2013
As of two days ago, site clearance was nearly complete for a proposed 216-unit apartment tower at 212 W Illinois. If you’re looking to rent an apartment in River North, you can see all of your managed apartment building options on YoChicago’s availability list, below. Apart from the new buildings, there are currently only twelve ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on May 31, 2013
Chicago high-rises are typically built on tight sites that impose stringent demands on construction staging. Just-in-time delivery of materials is the norm, and construction buffs get few opportunities to see the complex process that results in a sleek, simple-appearing finished building. When it’s complete the building that’s underway at 435 N Park Dr in Streeterville ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on May 30, 2013
My short answer: no. In my take, a built building is always better than an unbuilt one. The legions of architectural critics can weigh in on the very different issue of Ralph Johnson’s design concept for The Peshtigo vs the reality of 500 Lake Shore Drive, the recently-opened Streeterville rental high-rise. You can get a ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on May 29, 2013
If you look closely at the above photo (click to enlarge) you’ll see a bluebird among the tulips. Life is sweet, tender and complete When you find the bluebird of happiness. You will find perfect peace of mind When you find the bluebird of happiness. – Bluebird of Happiness Did whoever planted the bluebird understand ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on May 29, 2013
Chicago’s downtown area is home to more than two dozen college and university campuses boasting tens of thousands of students. Some of those students live in student housing, but the majority opt for the greater amenities, convenience and privacy offered by apartment living. Renting an apartment is often more financially attractive than dorm living. Astoria ...
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Posted by sponsored post on May 29, 2013
The Sutherland was built as a hotel and briefly converted to a military hospital. Its most famous incarnation, however, was as a music venue frequented by some of the greats of jazz music. The Sutherland, 4659 S Drexel Blvd in Hyde Park / Kenwood, was recently converted to luxury studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments. As ...
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Posted by sponsored post on May 28, 2013
The elevator lobby at 100 East Bellevue immerses you in images of domestic bliss. On the outside chance that you missed the message, the hand-painted murals continue into the elevator cabs and shout it at you. Architecture buffs approaching the building will immediately recognize it as the work of Barancik Conte. The broad white verticals ...
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Posted by Joe Zekas on May 28, 2013
Residents at Park Michigan Apartments enjoy a South Loop location that’s hard to beat. The intersection of Roosevelt Road and Michigan Avenue provides across-the-street access to Grant Park, and a pleasant stroll past the Art Institute to Millennium Park. The Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium and Adler Planetarium are immediately east of Park Michigan, and beyond ...
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Posted by sponsored post on May 24, 2013
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