Tag: New construction
A first look inside Evanston’s 1717 Ridge apartments
The recently-opened 1717 Ridge apartments held its ceremonial grand opening last Wednesday, and drew a crowd despite the storm system that swept t [...]
A stalled 1K Fulton and Google rumors
Ever since Crain's reported that Google is considering a move to the new 1K Fulton development in the West Loop commenters at various websites hav [...]
Mayfair Crossing sold out after nearly seven years
It was nearly seven years ago when we first took note of Mayfair Crossing, a development of 26 3- and 4-bedroom single-family homes along Kilpatri [...]
Fifty new condos headed for the West Loop
The 40 new condominiums at CA3 in the 1100 block of West Adams were sold before site clearance began, at prices ranging upward from the $620s.
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An updated look at The Maxwell in not-the-South Loop
Its website will inform you that "The Maxwell is located at an intersection in the epicenter of the South Loop." The statement would be accurate i [...]
An East Village apartment standout
The new 11-story, 99-unit apartment building at the southwest corner of Division and Ashland isn't fully clad yet, but it is already a very distin [...]
An updated look at the long-awaited Roosevelt Collection retail
It was nearly four years ago when Chicago's ever-deceptive rental services tried to sucker renters into the Lofts at Roosevelt Collection with the [...]
Are new South Loop apartments a sign of a rental market downturn?
Crain's Chicago Real Estate Daily recently reported that a warehouse at 619-633 S LaSalle has been acquired for conversion to 80 to 90 apartments. [...]
Guerrilla marketing for 500 LSD opposite East Bank Club
When East Bank Club members leave the building they're confronted with a large, two-panel billboard touting the recently-opened 500 Lake Shore Dri [...]
From the archives – revisiting a West Town condo
Exactly five years ago today we wrote about a six-unit condo development at 2701 W Chicago Ave in West Town. The broker was touting it as "one of [...]
A new Streeterville high-rise puts on the best show in town
Chicago high-rises are typically built on tight sites that impose stringent demands on construction staging. Just-in-time delivery of materials i [...]
Video from a West Loop groundbreaking for new luxury apartments
The Madison on Racine, a new 216-unit apartment complex held its official groundbreaking yesterday and I was in attendance.
According to archit [...]
Groundbreaking tomorrow for 216 apartments at Madison and Racine
Construction is underway on 216 new apartments on the northwest corner of Madison and Racine in the West Loop. The official groundbreaking ceremon [...]
111 West Wacker and two other busts
Viewed from the Merchandise Mart, busts of John Wanamaker (left) and George Huntington Hartford frame the construction underway at 111 W Wacker.
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Top-tier downtown apartment rents up 26% since 2009
From yesterday's Crain's Chicago Real Estate Daily:
Effective rents at top-tier, or Class A, buildings rose to $2.63 a square foot in the quart [...]
Construction underway at Cornelia on the Park
Two townhomes were under construction at Cornelia on the Park when I stopped by the site late last week.
The 3-bedroom plus den, 3-bath, 3-stor [...]
From the vault – Solstice on the Park
The page for Solstice on the Park at Studio Gang's website dates to 2006.
We published the above model tour and the following overview of the [...]
Site prep underway for River North apartment tower?
JDL Development's website anticipated breaking ground on a new 26-story, 189-unit apartment tower at 212 W Illinois in the spring of 2012.
A ye [...]
Chicago and LaSalle apartment tower gains Plan Commission approval
The Chicago Plan Commission yesterday approved construction of a new 33-story, 290-unit apartment tower with ground-floor retail space at the nort [...]
A view of three new apartment towers
Three of the dozens of new apartment projects in downtown Chicago are visible in the above view.
The building with the recessed balconies and c [...]