Category: High-rises
Price reductions at Joffrey Tower
A month ago, Yo learned that some homes were still available in Smithfield Properties' Joffery Tower (formerly "MoMo"), located at 8 E Randolph St in [...]
111 West Chestnut: Another bunny dusted
So much for that. It seems like only yesterday that we learned of LG Development Group's plans for a new tower in River North, and now it's gone. The [...]
Sales Center Saturday: Searching for signs of life at 1349 South Wabash's sales center
Tracking down the green banners advertising 1349 South Wabash Private Residences' sales center was easy enough. Finding the sales center itself prov [...]
More window watching at 1555 Wabash
I reached 1555 Wabash at the tail end of my South Loop walk-around on Saturday, so I didn't have a chance to get inside New West Realty's sales cen [...]
Sales Center Saturday: A glimpse of Glashaus
The timetable for Piedmont Group's Glashaus has shifted several times over the past year, a point of concern among some Yo readers who say they've s [...]
Sales Center Saturday: Inside Marquee
I didn't walk away from Marquee with any video, but I did take a look around one of the building's two-bedroom models near the end of my "Sales Cent [...]
The Winchester groundbreaking set for March
The last time we reported on The Winchester, GJB Development's 12-story high-rise planned for 421 W Belmont Ave in Lakeview East, construction was exp [...]
Models now open at Michigan Avenue Tower II
When I dropped by Michigan Avenue Tower II's open house on Saturday, I had no idea that the building's models had only been open for a day or so. Not [...]
Sneaking a peek at a Columbian two-bedroom
I fully expected Saturday's weather to reflect the mood at the South Loop's various open houses, but I found most sales agents to either be in legitim [...]
Sales update: 600 Lake Shore Drive's south tower is 80 percent sold
The construction elevator that was up 600 Lake Shore Drive's south tower in August has since come down, and Royal Fisher from Belgravia Group says bui [...]
We love lists: Our updated dustbunny list
Over the next few days, Mark and I are going to convert a few of our recent "We Love Lists" posts into interactive lists on NewHomeNotebook.com.
One [...]
Dustbunny of the day: Park 1000
In July, I raised the possibility that part of Park 1000, Renaissant Development's 40-story high-rise planned for the Loop, would be used as a hotel. [...]
Construction photos: Legacy at Millennium Park
Taking advantage of the fair weather on Thursday, I took a trip into the Loop to take some construction photos of The Legacy at Millennium Park. The [...]
Your weekly Spire update: Your ideas for adaptive reuse
It's come down to this. Today, Trib critic Blair Kamin asks a question that we've kicked around in conversation from time to time: What will we do w [...]
Lexington Park tower reaches full height
It looks like the 35-story high-rise portion of the Chieftain Group's Lexington Park Condominiums has been topped off at 2138 S Indiana Ave in the Sou [...]
Sales update: 13 left at Superior 110
I spoke with Greg Eldridge from @properties for a few minutes this morning about Superior 110, JFJ Development's deep blue high-rise at 110 W Superior [...]
Construction checkup: Seasonal Elysian
No other Chicago skyscraper knows how to get in the spirit of fall like the Elysian Hotel and Private Residences, the 60-story Lucian Lagrange-designe [...]
One year ago: Chicago's soaring skyline
A year ago today we posted a round-up story on Chicago's "soaring skyline," featuring nine luxury super-talls.
The headline today might be "Chicago [...]
Construction checkup: Museum Park Place II
It's only a matter of time before another big red checkerboard emerges in the 1900 block of South Calumet Avenue. The second tower from the Museum Par [...]
SoNo's first closings set for November
During our chat about Joffrey Tower earlier this week, Diana Luo mentioned that Smithfield Properties would start closing units at its other new tower [...]