Category: Lofts / adaptive reuse
LOACQ composes 93 unique works of loft art in the Near South Side
No two operatic performances are the same, which is why true followers of the art never pass up the opportunity to see the same show twice.
So perhap [...]
Front Street Lofts kick off Lemont’s redevelopment
The Marquette Companies’ Front Street Lofts development, currently under construction in Lemont, offers the first residential opportunity in the v [...]
Prairie District Lofts bucks market trends
Kargil Development Senior Vice President Brian Giles cracks a wry smile when questioned about Prairie District Lofts, Kargil’s 116-unit loft convers [...]
Historic Opera Lofts music to buyers’ ears
Every so often, a project comes along that is truly in a category all its own. Such is the case with LOACQ’s Opera Lofts, a 93-unit loft conversion [...]
Tax programs benefit buyers at Motor Row Lofts
Motor Row Development Corp. president Paul Zucker has 25 years of residential development experience under his belt, but that doesn’t stop him from ex [...]
A dash of the past at Prairie District Lofts
by Dana Dubriwny
In the South Loop housing market, where homebuyers wade through a swell of newly constructed high-rises, loft living offers a tang [...]
History meets luxury at Park Kingsbury Residences
by Dana Dubriwny
Although River North has earned a reputation in recent years as a haven for high-rise development, it’s still possible to find som [...]
True South
Prairie District Lofts aims for reasonable prices with rare South Loop lofts
Developers Keith and Brian Giles spent much of the mid- to late 1990s [...]
Lofts on the move
After dominating downtown, lofts head to the neighborhoods
If you want insight into the biggest trend in Chicago's market for new lofts, just brows [...]
The Loft Ledger
Substation lofts sparking interest from male buyers
Homebuyers react one of two ways when they tour Substation North Lofts, the conversion of a for [...]
West Loop addition
At 565 Quincy, 7-story loft plus 11 glass floors equals one eclectic building
Topping a vintage seven-story brick warehouse with 11 stories of glass [...]
Chicago's best new homes
Chicagoans have always treated architecture as a spectator sport, but for decades frustrated fans have watched as the players repeatedly dropped the [...]
Lofty Ambitions
Latest lofts offer new finishes in new neighborhoods
On one side of West Belmont Avenue just before Pulaski Road stands an old abandoned shoe factory [...]
The Loft Ledger
Classy converted college is far cry from frat house
Apparently a lot of young homebuyers like the idea of living in a loft that was once an old sch [...]
Loft-like units a hit in Bridgeport
When Tandem Developers opened Union Lofts in Bridgeport, an ethnic working class neighborhood on the Near Southwest Side, the builder was taking a r [...]
Developer recreates heavy timber lofts in new condos
Since lofts came to dominate Chicago's condo market in the'90s, we've seen all manner of new construction masquerading as "lofts." Lofts, as far as [...]
A loft by any other name…
When New Homes ran its comprehensive loft living feature in February, we didn't include the Thrush Companies' 14-story new-construction tower at 740 F [...]
Tandem breaks ground in Bridgeport
After a sellout of Union Lofts, Bridgeport's first luxury loft condo project, Tandem Developers has broken ground on Bridgeport Station Lofts, a new m [...]
The Return of the Loft
After a drought of several years, lofts are back, more stylish than ever.
There was a time, several years ago, when I never wanted to hear about anot [...]
The Loft Ledger
Buyers driven to find the right loft
Several new loft developments have automotive roots, including one contender for the best-named project – [...]