Category: High-rises
Vetro listings show signs of price changes
We’ve heard rumblings from buyers, bloggers, and rival sales staffs for some time now about significant price cuts at Vetro, Roszak / ADC's 31-story t [...]
After price cuts, 15 left at Superior at LaSalle
As winter sets in and we proceed into what is traditionally the slowest season in an historically slow year, developers around the city face a common [...]
The Elysian is officially topped off
As recently as two weeks ago, I speculated on whether or not The Elysian Hotel and Private Residences was topped off, and today my suspicions have bee [...]
Sixteen stories, 13 home sales to go at Aqua
Lakeshore East's Aqua (the newly named home of Chicago's next CVS) still hasn't reached its full height, but it's getting there. Crews just poured t [...]
Still plenty of availability at 600 North Fairbanks
There are a few obvious reasons to want to live in 600 North Fairbanks: It's centrally located in Streeterville, north-facing units have unobstructed [...]
We like to watch: Views from Library Tower
Most downtown developments south of the river place a premium on their park and lake views. But when a giant dormitory stands between your 18-story [...]
Balcony railings at two River North high-rises
In their design, The Gammonley Group's 757 Orleans @ Chicago (at left) and JFJ Development's Superior 110 (at right) couldn't be more different. Supe [...]
Sales update: Gammonley Group searching for 10 more buyers at Prairie Pointe
Those last few units are always be the hardest, huh? More than two years after wrapping construction, The Gammonley Group is still 10 sales away from [...]
Sales update: Enterprise down to 64 unsold homes at One Museum Park
I'm so used to seeing One Museum Park's 62-story eastern tower at this point, either up close or in the background during a Chicago Bears broadcast, [...]
Construction wrapping on Library Tower
Hey students and bookworms: Need a place next to the Harold Washington Library ASAP? Lennar's Library Tower, located 520 S State St in the Loop, shoul [...]
Closings begin next week at 1600 Museum Park
Closings at The Enterprise Companies' 1600 Museum Park tower, located at 1621 S Prairie Ave in the South Loop, will begin on Dec. 16, according to Ral [...]
Construction checkup: Astoria Tower
The Astoria Tower Residences & Spa, under construction at 8 E 9th St in the Loop, is still on pace to a late summer or early fall completion, sa [...]
Construction checkup: Ten East Delaware
In terms of both location and construction progress of the three high-rises that are currently under construction along State Street, between Delawar [...]
Trump gets loan advance on schedule
Speaking to the press last week, attorney Steven Schlesinger predicted that despite a lawsuit that has been filed against Donald Trump, a construction [...]
Kardas of the day: Views of ParkView
I've taken a bunch of photos of MCL Companies' ParkView Condominiums and the adjoining park over the past few months, but looking at these photos take [...]
Construction checkup: 235 Van Buren
This was the scene at CMK Companies' 235 Van Buren when I drove by last Wednesday, when it was still Autumn in Chicago. The Perkins + Will-designed hi [...]
Walton on the Park begins vertical climb
Two months ago, Joe reported that foundation work had finally finished, and that The Enterprise Companies and Mesirow Financial Real Estate's Walton o [...]
Construction checkup: Museum Park Place II
I've always been impressed with how quickly the Central Station high-rises are constructed. Take The Enterprise Companies' Museum Park Place II, for e [...]
Elysian tower nearing full height
I was over by Washington Square Park this morning, looking at the construction sites for the Elysian Hotel and Private Residences, Ten East Delaware [...]
Enjoying the view from SoNo
On Saturday morning, I followed Joe's lead and visited some open houses on the North Side. One of the first stops I made was to SoNo, Smithfield Pro [...]