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ChicagoDowntown / Loop

If Frank Gehry and Jeanne Gang co-designed Kingsbury Plaza

Kingsbury Plaza reflection

Kingsbury Plaza, 520 N Kingsbury, occupies a striking position on the river, at the western edge of River North. It’s one of the first structures to command your attention as you exit the Kennedy Expressway on Ohio St. The 47-story modernist tower, distinguished by its rounded shape and soaring concrete verticals, is the work of ...

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Posted by Joe Zekas on April 12, 2013
ChicagoSouth Side

Sunrise at Solstice in Hyde Park?

Solstice on the Park

When we last reported on Solstice on the Park, nearly a year ago, we noted that new listings had been entered in the MLS for a project that appeared to be otherwise moribund. Perhaps @properties has “Add new Solstice listings” on an annual tickler, since several new listings for the Studio Gang-designed project in Hyde ...

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Posted by Joe Zekas on October 6, 2011
ChicagoSouth Side

First look: the Studio Gang apartments at Hyde Park’s Del Prado

Del Prado apartments

If you’ve watched the earlier videos on the restoration of the exterior and grand public spaces at the Del Prado in Hyde Park, you may be shocked to see that the 10th floor apartments are move-in ready. Mac Apartments stripped the residential floors to the floor plate and the exterior and corridor walls, and completely ...

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Posted by Joe Zekas on May 16, 2011
ChicagoDowntown / Loop

Aqua sees its first closing

The title says it all. According to Magellan Development‘s Aqua Home Owner‘s blog, the first closing at Aqua, 225 N Columbus Dr, is scheduled for 1 p.m. today. Surely that’s good news for the folks Joe Zekas talked to in the video below. Drywall installation at the tower has progressed to the 74th floor of ...

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Posted by Joseph Askins on September 11, 2009