Author: alison
Fulton Market on the move
We've heard of Chicago neighborhoods undergoing rapid evolutions and boundary changes - but before now we've never seen it happen over the course of o [...]
A moment of Zen at Chicago's Waterview Tower
Businessman Jon Butcher is planning the mother of all makeovers when he moves into his penthouse at Waterview Tower in 2008. We're not talking grades [...]
Soldier Field revamp "innovative"
Love it or despise it, the always controversial makeover of Soldier Field has officially been declared "innovative architecture" by a panel of tastema [...]
Palmolive dangling $50,000 bonus
If you happen to be browsing for a condo right now and wonder why your broker keeps steering you toward the $10.7 million penthouse in The Palmolive B [...]
Buy a condo, get a Vespa
From the world of real estate marketing, here's a novel incentive aimed at young home buyers. Condo developers have been targeting empty nesters with [...]
All I want for Christmas is a Chicago penthouse
Here are some Christmas gift ideas in case the billionaire in your life is short on inspiration.
The $10.7 million Palmolive penthouse is up for grab [...]
Wilco's foray into Chicago real estate
The Burn to Shine 02 Chicago DVD, released in August, mixes our interest in Chicago real estate with our love of great Chicago bands. Filmmaker Christ [...]
Ultra-luxury homes
Chicago's high end keeps getting higher
If it is ever possible to pity buyers of new ultra-luxury condos in downtown Chicago, now is the time. Neve [...]
Addressing the past
Adaptive reuse projects play on premium locations, vintage charm
While the ultra-luxury market is dominated by new construction, some of Chicago's to [...]
Do it your way
Ultra-luxury buyers spare little expense or imagination in custom build-outs
Now that corporate lawyer Jim Jacobson and his wife Mindy, a nurse, have [...]
Life at the top
Penthouses aren't what they used to be - but some are better than ever
For the true high-flyer nothing tops buying a penthouse, but buying the bigges [...]
South Loop learns how students can add life to growing neighborhood
Law student Jason Hitchings was stepping out of his South Loop dorm recently when he overheard a passerby mention that he was leaving his job as a cle [...]
Jameson breaks ground on 50 E. Chestnut's full-floor units
Even by the luxury standards of the Gold Coast, it's unusual to find a residential highrise that dedicates only one unit – a virtual penthouse [...]