Category: Hotel condos
Sales and construction update: The Elysian
From many points in the Gold Coast, River North and Streeterville, The Elysian Hotel and Private Residences at 11 E Walton Pl can be seen poking up ab [...]
Tribune checks in on Trump services as tower continues to rise
We still have a ways to go before we see a fully-formed, fully-functional Trump building, but we're starting to hear reports about the views and ameni [...]
Quote of the day: Fogelson reveals 23-acre development near McCormick Place
"It's the only vacant piece of land on Lake Shore Drive and it's ugly. Our plan is to cover this entire area."
- Jerry Fogelson, founder of Fogelson [...]
Trump Tower reaching higher in River North
Thanks to some superb access at 330 N Wabash, we were able to snap these photos of the ongoing construction at the Trump International Hotel & T [...]
Hotel portion of Trump Tower finally opening
It's happening two months later than expected, but Trump's hotel is opening.
The Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago will open for busine [...]
Trump's condos: Now comes the hard part
Crain's has an excellent inside look at the business of selling luxury condos in Trump's under-construction tower in River North.
According to the ar [...]
Mandarin's woes: 60% not what it used to be
Reports that the Mandarin Oriental Tower is unable to meet its financial deadlines - whether real or overblown - are indicative of the changing lands [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
What does it take to build a new Chicago neighborhood from scratch?
Most Chicago neighborhoods grow and die piecemeal — old buildings get new uses, condos sprout as shuttered storefronts slide into decay. Chang [...]
Ornate Grand Imperial to bring hotel condos, new landmark to Chinatown
Developer See Wong has grand plans for Chinatown, including an expansion of its boundaries with the Grand Imperial Hotel, an ornate hotel condominiu [...]
Trotter to open two restaurants at Elysian
Imagine having a restaurant operated by world-renowned Chicago chef Charlie Trotter in your house: just a quick jaunt down the stairs and you're cho [...]
Streeterville's The St. Clair to launch sales in May
The St. Clair at Cityfront Plaza, Centrum Properties' 41-story high-rise planned in Streeterville, will open sales May 12, according to a news relea [...]
Hotel condos have mixed record so far in Chicago housing market
Chicago has plunged into hotel condominiums - a concept that was alien to the city just a few years ago - in a big way. At least seven hotel condo d [...]
A room of one's own
City's fledgling hotel condo market sees homeruns, strikeoutsÂ
by Kate Hawley
Ken Costanzo had practical reasons for wanting a second home in Chic [...]
Canyon Ranch Living-Chicago to launch sales in April
Canyon Ranch Living-Chicago, a branch of the the Arizona-based resort and wellness center, will open a sales center in mid-April, according to Kerry [...]
Comment of the day: sick about South Loop condos
Our post on Coliseum Park Condominiums had Sam retching: "This thing truly looks like it could be located in just about any schlocky suburb - and it's [...]
Fairmont Chicago drops its hotel condo element
Fairmont Chicago, the hotel just north of Millennium Park, at the end of February dropped plans to sell 88 units as hotel condominiums, Yo learned tod [...]
Chicago's hotel condo market a slow burn, says hotel consultant
With at least 10 hotel condo developments underway in Chicago, among them Trump International Hotel & Tower (pictured), Mandarin Oriental Tower, Wat [...]
Only 25 units remain at hotel condo development The Raffaello
We've got to hand it to The Raffaello. As other hotel condo projects quietly withdraw from the market due to buyers' lack of interest or developers de [...]