Tour 1349 S Wabash - fewer amenities, lower costs
Posted 5/22/2007 by Barry PearceFor his first South Loop project, the 78-unit Private Residences of 1349 South Wabash, developer See Wong chose to build a smaller condo high-rise with fewer amenities, lower assessments and prices that appear competitive in the South Loop's massive market for new-construction. The development is more than 40 percent sold, according to Wong, who says he has an advantage his competitors don't - a base of buyers coming from Chinatown, in addition to the general South Loop audience.
Here he takes us on a tour of the $360,000 two-bedroom model, which will be a northwest corner unit with two balconies.
Comments
5/22/07
Sam said:
No comment on the design, Barry?
The architecture here is pure junk.
I see Wong doesn't plan on ratcheting up
the design of his projects as he expands
outward from Chinatown. The awful
aesthetics of 1349 are going to stand
in sharp relief to the elegant, forward-thinking
Glashaus development, which will be rising
right next door later this year…
woodlawnchuck said:
I love the design Sam! I think it looks great down there. You have to have translucent glass for things to fly down there you numbskull. That's why this design is such a breath of fresh air. It's like Tokyo on Nebraska strength steroids.