Tag: South Loop
Looking down on South Loop development sites
The yellow and white tower cranes in the above photo mark the sites, respectively, of the new Jones College Prep building and a new dorm under con [...]
Dozens of dining options near Park Michigan Apartments
The Park Michigan Apartments, at 1212 South Michigan, is one of our clients and every time I've visited I've noticed a restaurant -- or two -- tha [...]
The Lex is renting rapidly in the South Loop
Yet another newly-opened high-rise is reporting what would typically be considered a torrid rent-up pace.
The leasing office at The LEX, a Sou [...]
The South Loop and West Loop revisited
Five years ago we sat down with David Chase and Keith Giles, developers who were strongly identified with the West Loop and South Loop, respective [...]
Park Michigan Apartments makeover adds Snap Fitness
Snap Fitness bills itself as a club "packed with the industry's best cardio and exercise equipment."
Construction is scheduled to begin shortl [...]
An updated look at The Maxwell
Some low-intensity site prep work was underway when I visited the site of The Maxwell in the early afternoon yesterday.
The Bond Companies' [...]
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 [...]
South Loop views, high and low
The South Loop has a different perspective on Chicago's skyline, and it's often a great one.
We begin with the views from a 41st floor penthou [...]
Quote of the day – stupefied 1880s NIMBYs
Henry Hobson Richardson's Glessner House, now a museum and local and national landmark, was not well-received by its neighbors at the time it was [...]
The updated amenities at the South Loop’s Astoria Tower
Astoria Tower, 8 E 9th St in Chicago's South Loop, was built as condos but converted to luxury rentals. The high-rise building started with an ext [...]
Was there mortgage fraud at Vision on State?
According to Crain's Chicago Real Estate Daily, Guaranteed Rate Inc. has filed a federal court suit against developer Warren Barr and others alleg [...]
Demolition nearly complete on site for The Maxwell
The Bond Companies' website is touting delivery of 200,000 square feet of retail space in the Fall of 2013 at The Maxwell, a 3.9 acre mixed-use de [...]
A South Loop loft that’s truly a loft
Loft is one of the most overused words in the real estate lexicon. Lofts are dramatic, fun spaces bristling with character and rich in visual appe [...]
Remember when One Museum Park West was 75% sold?
We do, because we routinely scan our archives to play "That was then. This is now."
Five years ago we provided a visual update on One Museum Pa [...]
Cheap Trick, Motor Row and a litigating daughter
Friday's Sun-Times reported that a "Cheap Trick Chicago restaurant, music venue and museum will be rockin’ by next summer if all goes according to [...]
A few July Fourth scenes from the lakefront
The parking lot at the North Avenue Beach was full by the time I arrived there at 8:20 this morning, but the ticket machine was still dispensing t [...]
Printers Row Farmers Market – where have all the flowers gone?
If you've visited more than a few of Chicago's so-called farmers markets, you know the odds are you'll see few, if any, farmers at most of them. Y [...]
A little mansion on Prairie
The townhome at 1815 S Prairie Pkwy has popped up on our radar several times over the years.
We first wrote about it back in May of 2004, when [...]
On Craigslist, bait-and-switch is the norm
If you're searching for an apartment in any of the lakefront communities covered by YoChicago's at-a-glance apartment lists and maps, you're wasti [...]
A visit to the South Loop development deadpool – Eco18
Five years ago today we announced the opening of a sales center and model for Eco18, a 12-story condo tower that would be seeking LEED Gold Certif [...]