Author: joel
Construction update: 1400 Museum Park
With Vision on State and Michigan Avenue Tower II under construction just a stone's throw away, architecture firm Pappageorge / Haymes is planting [...]
Chicago auction action: Chaville on the block
Dreaming of a vacation home in Chaville? Well, unless some miracle happens with the value of the dollar sometime soon, a condo at The Chaville Condo [...]
Construction update: South Loop's Marquee
We've had our eye on Marquee for a while now, and despite more than one Yo reader commenting that the building seemed to better belong in Florida t [...]
Carnival Mondays: 100 reasons to use a real estate agent
This week's Carnival of Real Estate comes to us all the way from Wasilla, Alaska, where today's high temperature is a glorious 62 degrees. Head on ove [...]
Construction update: Michigan Avenue Tower II
And speaking of new P / H buildings in the South Loop, here's a look at how far Michigan Avenue Tower II has come. The second of the Art Deco-insp [...]
BLUes for sale in Grand Boulevard
Yeah, it looks like a giant storm cloud is rollin' over BLU 44 in the rendering, but we guess it makes sense when you consider marketer Rubloff is tr [...]
Vision on State nearly complete in South Loop
We'll kick off our look at new high-rises under construction with Renaissant Development Group's Vision on State, the Pappageorge / Haymes-designed [...]
Catching up with Chicago's new high-rises
A while back, we asked readers to weigh in on which of Chicago's planned high-rises would have the most impact on our fair city's skyline. The 92-st [...]
Scenes from Tri-Taylor
The best way to experience a neighborhood, of course, is by foot. We spent yesterday walking our Basses off in Tri-Taylor, and there's so much more [...]
Keeping housing copacetic in Tri-Taylor
"I think there's a reasonable integration," Historic Boulevard Services' William Lavicka says of the new construction that has gone up in Tri-Taylor [...]
New condos creep into Tri-Taylor
"Eternally half-made and half-mad, the Near West Side is Chicago's private face, a thousand miles distant from its lakefront profile," writes Vincen [...]
New South
Park Boulevard rebuilds a neighborhood on former CHA land
The drive south along State Street into the Bronzeville neighborhood used to mean venturi [...]
Design evolution
Buyer response inspires new townhomes, live-work space at Westhaven Park
The wisest way to develop housing is to give people what they want, not te [...]
Zen condos set for June deliveries in West Loop
Oculus Development's Zen, 225 S Sangamon St, sits at the gateway to both the West Loop and, hopefully, a new era in mid-rise architecture. The desig [...]
Emerald off the ground in West Loop
Emerald is just peeking above ground in the West Loop. The twin 12-story buildings, designed by architect Pappageorge / Haymes, may not be the mos [...]
River North works in progress: 50 East Chestnut
Now that's a busy skyline. Jameson Development's 50 East Chestnut has come a long way since we last stopped by. The 39-story tower has nearly reach [...]
Developers introduce townhomes, live-work space at Westhaven Park
The wisest way to develop housing is to give the people what they want, not to tell them what they want, says Pam Gecan, marketing manager for AMS R [...]
Kingsbury Plaza brings luxury rentals to River North
Condos aren't the only things filling the high-rises headed up in River North. The Habitat Company is renting studio to two-bedroom luxury apartmen [...]
Odyssey Lofts in West Loop ready for July deliveries
Buying new construction or a loft conversion requires a lot of imagination. People often must purchase only a hypothetical home, drawn together in t [...]
We like to watch: inside Erie on the Park in River North
Yo readers who hate on Lucien Lagrange's retro-minded work always seem to point to Erie on the Park in River North as a true example of the architec [...]