Tag: New construction
More apartments headed for the South Loop?
According to Crain's Chicago Real Estate Daily, Marc Realty Residential has acquired the vacant 7-story office building at 2036 S Michigan Ave in [...]
Construction underway on Old Town apartments
Late last year brought word that JDL Development and Harlem Irving Cos were planning a 5-story building with 71 apartments and ground-floor retail [...]
Don’t overlook construction noise when renting your next apartment
Yesterday I stepped out onto the balcony of an 18th floor northwest corner unit at Astoria Tower, 40 E 9th St in the South Loop, to capture the ab [...]
Back from the deadpool – The Shops and Lofts at 47
Tomorrow will mark six years to the day since we first wrote about The Shops and Lofts at 47. A spring 2008 groundbreaking was anticipated for the [...]
AMLI River North shooting for mid-July occupancy, top-dollar rents
The website for AMLI River North, 71 W Hubbard, now has complete details on the new 50-story apartment tower, including floor plans and pricing. F [...]
Only one left at Montana Row in Lincoln Park
Three of the 14 rowhomes were under construction at Montana Row in Lincoln Park when I stopped by late last October. The remaining units are now [...]
Cheryl and Frank are leaving Lincoln Park for the West Loop
Cheryl and Frank have lived in their Lincoln Park home for 30 years.
They were looking for a change from a neighborhood that had changed signi [...]
Construction underway on Catalyst apartments in West Loop
Marquette Companies has begun construction on Catalyst, 630 W Washington in the West Loop. When complete the 22-story building will encompass 223 [...]
South Side markers on South Loop Mariano’s
From north to south the previous boundaries of Chicago's impressively-gerrymandered 3rd Ward extends from 14th Pl to 59th St. North of 31st Street [...]
Why Julie left Lincoln Park for CA23 in the West Loop
Julie counts herself a "frequent mover" though her move to the West Loop was only her fourth in 20 years.
After living in River North, the Gold [...]
New apartment developments headed for the West Loop
In keeping track of the new apartment projects that are proposed and underway in downtown Chicago we've tended to focus on the larger developments [...]
Why the Grays bought at CA3 in the West Loop
Rick and Dawn Gray are closing in on becoming empty-nesters after raising their children in a townhome in the West Loop.
They wanted single-flo [...]
Yet more apartments headed for Streeterville?
Crain's Chicago Real Estate Daily reported yesterday that a parcel of vacant land at Peshtigo Ct and Grand Ave and 704 parking stalls in an undergroun [...]
Why Kristina chose K2, Chicago’s newest apartments
Meet Kristina, the first resident at the new K2 luxury apartment high-rise in the Fulton River District.
When her lease expired, Kristina chose [...]
New condos and rowhomes, and Easter eggs at Chase Park
Chase Park is one of Chicago's great neighborhood parks. It has a full complement of physical facilities -- an outdoor pool, running track, tennis [...]
Four new apartment towers, viewed from Trump Tower
I was apparently off-cycle on the window washing schedule at Trump Tower, so these views aren't as clear as they might otherwise be.
The [...]
Deal of the day – a month’s free rent at K2 apartments
It's common for newly-opened apartment buildings to offer discounted rent deals during their initial lease-up. The offers are typically described [...]
State and Chestnut apartment tower gets Zoning Committee approval
The 35-story, 367-unit apartment tower proposed for the southeast corner of State and Chestnut was approved by the City Council Zoning Committee y [...]
Construction update – AMLI South Loop
Foundation work has begun at AMLI's new South Loop apartment project at the southwest corner of Clark and Polk.
A single crane rig was on the s [...]
Contextual views of the new Coast and Optima Center apartment towers
Architects are generally sensitive to the context in which their buildings will be situated.
Building renderings and photos, however, rarely sh [...]