Category: Life in the Loop
River cruise views of new Chicago high-rises
Jeremy and Joe weren't the only ones hanging out by the river last week. On Saturday I took my parents down to the southeast corner of the Michig [...]
Panorama-rama!: A sunny Sunday in Chicago
Yesterday was one of the sunniest, clearest days we've seen in a while, and it looked like Chicagoans made the most of it. One of my roommates is mo [...]
Winter sun sparkles in Motor Row Lofts' new windows
Remember those few bitterly cold days during the last two weeks? Well, one found me in the South Loop, frantically snapping photos before frostbite [...]
Narrated slideshow of Michigan Avenue proposal
An article in Crain's from earlier this week described a new plan by the Chicago Loop Alliance to rework a stretch of Michigan Avenue between Wacker [...]
Waterview Tower attracting "an educated crowd"
Dorrie Freiman doesn’t worry about making a sale every time someone steps into the Waterview Tower’s sales room at 121 W Wacker Drive. In fact, she ex [...]
Get your concrete fix at 235 Van Buren
Buyers with a thing for exposed concrete should take a look at the renderings for 235 Van Buren, a 46-story high-rise planned at 235 W. Van Buren St [...]
"One bedroom" means a lot at 565 Quincy
Speaking of 565 Quincy, we couldn't help but notice that buyers have a couple different options for smaller spaces at this West Loop project.
On the [...]
A look inside One (sort of)
We’re still waiting for W Developments LLC to open a model for One, its 64-unit tower planned for the West Loop. In the meantime, we’ll have to sett [...]
Magellan's principals dish on 25-year partnership
Lakeshore East is rising swiftly in the East Loop, and the Illinois Real Estate Journal recently ran a profile on Joel Carlins and Jim Loewenberg, t [...]
Deal of the day: Free weekends for potential customers at 200 N Dearborn
Speaking of incentives, the folks at 200 N Dearborn Private Residences continue to roll out deals for potential buyers.
We've reported more than once [...]
Sales update: Numbers barely budge at 235 Van Buren
Blame it on the winter chill, market uncertainty or something else entirely, but sales appear to have slowed at 235 Van Buren over the past five mon [...]
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 [...]
Last two units become one mega-penthouse at The Metropolis
Back in 2006, Yo wrote about the last two units available at The Metropolis, a high-rise rehab that offered residences at 8 W Monroe St in the Loop.
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New retailer, restaurant for Block 37
A Club Monaco clothing store and a new Lettuce Entertain You restaurant are among the latest tenants to sign deals at 108 North State Street, Joseph F [...]
Furniture store set to bring luxury to River West
Last week's news that hip grocer Fox & Obel may come to the northeast corner of Wabash Avenue and Roosevelt Road in the South Loop excited a lot o [...]
Bistro Room21 – another key addition in South Loop
While we're on the topic of new South Loop businesses, it's big news for the 'hood that Room21, a former Al Capone brewery-turned-bistro, recently o [...]
New apartment tower proposed at Lake and Wells in the Loop
Construction on a 43-story apartment tower proposed on the northwest corner of Lake and Wells streets could begin at the end of this year if the Cit [...]
Zoning OK'd for proposed Loop apartment building
The Chicago Plan Commission approved zoning changes Thursday for a 43-story apartment tower proposed for the northwest corner of Lake and Wells stree [...]
The South Loop leads in building, but is that a good thing in this market?
The last time we counted, there were roughly 40 projects marketing new homes in the South Loop.
That's a whole lotta building. The South Loop account [...]
The giants of South Michigan Avenue
These giant legs are directly across the street from The Columbian, the 46-story condo tower on Michigan Avenue just South of Roosevelt Road. [...]