Tag: Parks
235 Van Buren was top-selling downtown condo in Q3
According to data reported by Appraisal Research Counselors (ARC) to Chicago Real Estate Daily the Ralph Johnson-designed tower at 235 Van Buren h [...]
The playfully-shaped dog park at 235 Van Buren
Viewed from a balcony on the penthouse level of 235 Van Buren, the fenced-in part of the new "dog-friendly area" adjacent to the building vaguely [...]
The doggie dip at Echelon at K Station
Echelon at K Station, a pet-friendly luxury apartment tower in the Fulton River District, opened its outdoor pool for a "doggie dip" before the po [...]
A visit to the park and dog park at 235 Van Buren
The long-awaited park immediately adjacent to 235 Van Buren in the Loop appears to be in the final stages of construction. The park is tentatively [...]
Fulton River District’s Trio Park appears complete
There's a decent-sized park, complete with a dog area and playground, adjacent to Echelon at K Station.
The part of the Fulton River District [...]
Why Astoria Tower residents love living there
Astoria Tower, a full-amenity new high-rise in Chicago's South Loop, hosts a series of events for its residents throughout the year.
Join us at [...]
Newly-rehabbed Streeterville studios steps from the Mag Mile
211 East Delaware is a completely renovated high-rise apartment building just a block east of the Hancock Building and Chicago's Magnificent Mile [...]
Beer, bands and food trucks at Holstein Park this Saturday
Holstein Park isn't one of Chicago's largest parks. At a mere 3 acres, it wouldn't meet the minimum lot size requirement in many a Chicago subdivi [...]
An updated look at Vittum Park
The Vittum Park neighborhood spans the area from Cicero Ave (4800 W) to Laramie Ave (5200 W), from Archer Ave north to 47th St.
The neighborho [...]
Meet Lake Shore Park’s inspiring volunteer gardeners
The next time you visit Streeterville's Lake Shore Park, take a few seconds to look around for Janice and Marshall.
You're likely to find Marsh [...]
Neighborhood brief – Kelvyn Park
When the Kelvyn Park neighborhood draws attention, it's typically because of gang activity – and there is that.
Kelvyn Park also offers an att [...]
Are parts of the West Loop poised for housing price appreciation?
Price appreciation in Chicago real estate? In this market? Am I out of my mind to be talking about appreciation?
For more than a decade Chicago [...]
A brief look at the Crescent Park neighborhood in Elmhurst
Yesterday I visited the Crescent Park subdivision in Elmhurst with Tom Makinney and Maria Gracik of Koenig & Strey's Gracik Makinney Group. We sho [...]
Loving the dogs in Independence Park
It was one of those afternoons in Independence Park where the thing to do was to spend some time trying to pay back your dog's love. This gal was [...]
Quote of the day – the urbanism of exhaustion
Architecture critic Lynn Becker is not pleased with 42nd Ward Ald. Brendan Reilly's proposal for the triangular park at Chestnut, Rush and Wabash. [...]
Check out Curbed Chicago’s Outdoor Week
It's "Outdoor Week" at Curbed, so head to a park, fire up your iPad and enjoy the great outdoors in Chicago.
Curbed has an informative post on [...]
A brief visit to Winnemac Park
After stopping at a Saturday morning open house I headed a block east to Winnemac Park, a site I hadn't visited in years but that's been getting g [...]
Lexington Square buyers have their pick of Bridgeport parks both big and small
Parks are vital elements of Chicago's neighborhoods, and buyers at Lexington Square in Bridgeport are sure to find spaces both big and small that [...]
Open Sunday – a Northbrook fix-and-flip
The Sunday open house schedule is light in most suburbs this weekend, extremely light in others. Glenview appears to be an outlier, with 32 homes [...]
Looking down on the Gardens of 2520
The marketing team for Lincoln Park 2520 recently posted a new rendering of the development's one-acre park, the Gardens of 2520. In the words of [...]