Tag: Streeterville
McClurg Court joins the month’s free rent movement
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 "t [...]
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 [...]
Was The Peshtigo a better building than 500 Lake Shore Drive?
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 th [...]
A new construction show in Streeterville
Most Chicago high-rises are built on tight sites that impose stringent demands on construction staging. Materials are typically delivered on a ju [...]
Does Chicago have a new Fridge?
William "The Refrigerator" Perry, a/k/a The Fridge, has an irreplaceable spot in the hearts of Bear fans of a certain age.
Some of the wags at the [...]
850 Lake Shore Drive slates occupancy for late this year
Late last week Crain's Chicago Real Estate Daily reported that the developer of the former Lakeshore Athletic Club at 850 N Lake Shore Dr had secu [...]
Optima plans to deliver second Streeterville apartment tower in 2017
Crain's Chicago Real Estate Daily reported yesterday that Optima has acquired a site at 220 E Illinois immediately adjacent to its Optima Center, [...]
Rental services sneer at 500 LSD ban on Craigslist ads
Unlike a number of buildings that don't allow rental services to advertise their property anywhere, 500 Lake Shore Drive's broker agreement (PDF) [...]
Chicago vacancy rates drop, rents rise per Marcus & Millichap
Marcus & Millichap released its latest Local Market Reports for 35 metro markets late yesterday. Summary conclusions for Chicago:
Fueled by str [...]
Design work underway on North Pier lofts in Streeterville
A month ago we noted that the former North Pier Terminal in Streeterville had been acquired by an investor group.
Yesterday's email brought wo [...]
Art and the luxury condo development
A recent New York Times article called attention to the relationship between art and luxury condo developments:
In the world of high-end real e [...]
Streeterville apartments, ranked by Facebook Likes
If you search for Streeterville apartment building Facebook pages at Facebook, you may miss half of them. Google search is a more reliable way to [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Market for MLS-listed downtown rentals shows continued strength
About a year ago the inventory of MLS-listed downtown Chicago rentals reached stasis and we stopped tracking it on a weekly basis. A corresponden [...]
Curbed vs YoChicago re Luxury Living Chicago
On Friday Curbed Chicago featured Luxury Living Chicago's Aaron Galvin as downtown Chicago's "top rental broker," touted his "expertise" and invit [...]
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 [...]
North Pier returns from the deadpool as loft apartments
Last September Chicago Real Estate Daily reported that the building then known as River East Plaza was on the market as a redevelopment opportunit [...]
Onterie Center sold in continuing strong rental market
Crain's Chicago Real Estate Daily reported last Friday that Onterie Center, 441 E Erie St, sold for $188 million. The 60-story tower, which includ [...]
Night and day at Helmut Jahn’s 600 North Fairbanks
Chicago Magazine's Dennis Rodkin recently visited 600 North Fairbanks in Streeterville for a tour of a 40th floor southwest corner condo. The unit [...]