Author: kate hawley
Comment of the day: props for a restoration job
"I was once Director of The Harvard School, and applaud the efforts to keep some elements of that wonderful old building and its history. An amazing p [...]
Lagrange to give architecture talk at CAF
Halloween is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate than with a presentation by architect Lucien Lagrange at the Chicago Architectur [...]
GreenBean profiles Chicago's 1st green high-rise apartments
GreenBean has a profile on Chicago's first green high-rise apartment building, planned for 900 S Clark St, just north of the Roosevelt Road Target sto [...]
Infill with Phil Berger: the charms of 1000 W Washington Blvd
In this installment of Infill, architecture critic Phil Berger says it's a shame more developers didn't take the approach evident at 1000 W Washingt [...]
Developer George Thrush talks about Lincoln Park in the '60s
YoChicago's series of video interviews with developer George Thrush, of The Thrush Companies, continues. In this installment, Thrush discusses his f [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Volume of high-end house sales down
Volume of high-end house sales down Chicago Mag
BP considering W Loop sites for new tower Crain's
High-tech cameras can see through walls Sun-Time [...]
Get your exposed brick fix at Columbia Gardens in Rogers Park
Plenty of condos and lofts have exposed brick walls here or there, but at Firebird Development Corp's Columbia Gardens in Rogers Park, the exposed b [...]
Developer George Thrush talks about building in emerging neighborhoods
The Thrush Companies made its reputation building homes in emerging neighborhoods such as the West Loop and Woodlawn. In this video, storied develop [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Zoning change denied for convent conversion
Zoning change denied for convent conversion Chicago Journal
The battle for Wicker Park's Polish Triangle Reader
Matlak's back, with real estate ti [...]
Work in progress: The Elysian on the rise in River North
We snapped this photo a few days ago on a walk up Rush Street. The Elysian Hotel and Private Residences, 11 E Walton St, is slated for first occupan [...]
A (virtual) peek inside One Museum Park
The Enterprise Companies' One Museum Park, a pair of high-rises under construction in the South Loop, has some mighty fine views - as these interior r [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Chicago-area homes seeing price cuts
Chicago-area homes seeing price cuts Chicago Mag
Lender to put Hotel 71 up for sale Crain's
Fifield starting apartments at K Station Globe St
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Sales update: 20 sold at Canyon Ranch Living – Chicago
Canyon Ranch Living - Chicago has been much heralded for its standout amenity package: the planned 67-story high-rise will be run by the eponymous A [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Banks aim to restore confidence in credit markets
Banks aim to restore confidence in credit markets NYT
Bernanke: housing woes will continue AP (via Trib)
Top retailers eyeing Block 37 Crain's
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Work in progress: Superior 110 out of the ground
Construction on JFJ Development Company's Superior 110 is moving along. Since last we checked, the superstructure has emerged at the site, at 110 W [...]
Carnival of real estate: gold diggers, house flippers and the Cleavers
Agent Genius hosts the 63rd edition of the Carnival of Real Estate. Read about Craigslist gold diggers, house-flipping reality TV, what the Cleavers c [...]
Dining with The Donald at Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago
In honor of Donald Trump's new book, Think Big and Kick Ass in Business (to be released tomorrow), we thought we'd post this photo of a model kitche [...]
Bill supporting affordable housing passes House with broad support
The House has passed a bill establishing a trust fund to support affordable housing, according to a favorable editorial in The New York Times. The Nat [...]
Ripped from the headlines: 91-unit rehab proposed for North Center
91-unit rehab proposed for North Center Trib
Green neighborhood planned for site near US Steel Trib
Archdiocese selling Streeterville headquarters [...]
Emerald's lobby features aquatic decor
The lobby of Emerald looks like a pretty groovy place to hang out, especially if you're a pond sprite. We dig the rippling, watery surface of the re [...]