Category: High-rises
A competition's-eye view of 550 St Clair
"Please don't let anyone move in" was the title of a Yo post written by Joe Zekas a few months ago regarding SoNo, Smithfield Properties' 28-story hig [...]
Construction checkup: Museum Park Place South
Are we seeing the beginnings of Museum Park Place South's distinct tic-tac-toe detailing? I didn't notice it at the time, but there's just a hint o [...]
Construction checkup: One Museum Park West
By my count, The Enterprise Companies' One Museum Park West, under construction at 1201 S Prairie Ave, is still 19 stories away from topping out, b [...]
More on 451 West Huron's nine two-bedrooms
We've watched construction cranes come and go at a number of new high-rises in River North in recent years, but one development that's often gone over [...]
Views of and from Avenue East in Streeterville
Earlier this afternoon, while discussing Avenue East and how it fits into the neighborhood, Equity Marketing Services agent Casey Ebel mentioned that [...]
Inside a corner unit at The Park Monroe
There was more to The Park Monroe, 55 E Monroe St, than just a pretty view. I shot my pictures of Millennium Park and the Loop's skyline from a 2,5 [...]
Vetro rolls out new post-auction prices
Buyers and gawkers spent the week wondering how far prices would drop at Vetro, 611 S Wells St, following Saturday's auction of 45 condos. Now we ha [...]
Sales update: 15 left at 550 St Clair
Back in December, we reported that Sutherland Pearsall Development had lowered the prices on the 32 remaining condos at 550 St Clair, the 112-unit hig [...]
Construction checkup: Legacy at Millennium Park
Mesa Development's Legacy at Millennium Park, 60 E Monroe St, as seen from Wabash Avenue, Monroe Street, and The Park Monroe on Wednesday.
If you'v [...]
Prices cut by 10 to 20 percent at Avenue East
Change is in the air at Avenue East, the 133-unit high-rise at 160 E Illinois St in Streeterville. For most of 2008 sales figures were at a standstill [...]
Crain's: Vetro auction brings in $12 million
The auction of 45 new condominiums at Vetro, 611 S Wells St, on Saturday brought in more than $12 million, according to Crain's.
After an aggressive [...]
Kardas of the day: Atop 235 Van Buren
Michael Kardas stitched together this panorama from several photos he took atop CMK Companies' 235 Van Buren last Friday. Stay tuned: We'll have mor [...]
235 Van Buren – on the 40th floor
The weather was fabulous yesterday for our visit to the top of 235 Van Buren, which is speeding toward its topping out at 46 stories in the South Lo [...]
We like to watch: Views from R+D659
I've just returned from R+D659, the Brininstool & Lynch-designed tower at 659 W Randolph St in the West Loop. Near the end of my tour with Mesir [...]
Construction checkup: Aqua topping out today
Magellan Development is cranking out Aqua news left and right this week. The Aqua Home Owners blog reported this morning that McHugh Construction wi [...]
Video vault: Richard Hanson on Mesa's Legacy and the impact of Millennium Park
Richard A. Hanson, president of Mesa Development, believes in the power of Millennium Park. Back in November 2006, Hanson spoke at the Gerald Fogels [...]
Sales update: Superior 110 ready for residents
Closings finally have begun at JFJ Development's Superior 110 in River North, and buyers could start moving into their homes as early as next week, [...]
We love lists: Surviving without a sundeck
The open-air sundeck or terrace has become such a common amenity at Chicago's new high-rises that it's actually easier to put together a list of the f [...]
We love lists: Living with a laundry service
Last week, our staff started piecing together a new high-rise guide with all sorts of information about every new condo and rental tower in the city. [...]
Legacy nears its destination in the Loop skyline
Keep an eye on Mesa Development's Legacy at Millennium Park over the next few weeks, because the word from its sales staff is that the building should [...]