Category: Luxury homes
Luxury houses, townhouses, condominiums and lofts in Chicago.
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 [...]
Superior 110 rises in River North, deliveries planned for fall 2008
Another great day for construction photos - this time of Superior 110, a 27-story luxury high-rise at 110 W Superior St in River North.
It's been a [...]
Last penthouse still up for grabs at Grand on Grand
It's been almost seven months, but the last remaining 4,000-square-foot penthouse at Grand on Grand, 200 W Grand Ave, is still available for just unde [...]
Where's the Parc Huron?
We learned yesterday that Parc Huron, 469 W Huron St, is planning a sustained marketing push this spring. It's been about four months since the deve [...]
New full-floor model at 50 East Chestnut
Sorry for the teaser back in September, but we finally got our hands on the photos of the new model at 50 East Chestnut.
Designed by Gary Lee Partn [...]
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 [...]
A high-rise in your back yard at Walton on the Park
During a brief visit to Walton on the Park's sales center at 1 W Walton St, we snapped this photo of the impressive scale model in the lobby. In the [...]
Dirt meets shovel at Walton on the Park
Get a good glimpse of these smiling, shovel-clutching suits while you can, because you may not see many other high-rise projects break ground this yea [...]
Construction update: Walton on the Park groundbreaking set for Jan. 16
The Enterprise Companies and Mesirow Financial Real Estate will break ground tomorrow on Walton on the Park's south tower, a few days earlier than th [...]
Quote of the day: Kinney takes Spire's sales appointments with a grain of salt
"In this market, for the Spire to get several hundred contracts to move ahead with construction will be difficult. If they introduce 600 units priced [...]
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 [...]
Deal of the day: Free parking and upgrades at 30 W. Erie
Anyone interested in snatching up one of 30 W. Erie's four unsold condominiums will receive a couple perks with their purchase. Schillaci Birmingham D [...]
Developer pushing Ten East Delaware amenities
According to our extensive neighborhood mapping, Ten East Delaware will stand just inside the boundaries of River North. Prime Group CEO Michael Resch [...]
Lincoln Park single-family home sells after brisk stay on market
A recent entry from Chicago Magazine's Deal Estate blog describes a ritzy Lincoln Park single-family home at 623 W. Belden Ave. that sold after a six- [...]
Has The Huron Club found its niche?
In a changing market, even the best-laid plans need a little tweaking. High-rise development is a particularly fickle property type; developers are ta [...]
Gold Coast still commands healthy prices
Think of this as a bookend to yesterday's dismal foreclosure sale in Wicker Park. Chicago Magazine's Deal Estate blog is reporting the sale of a seven [...]
Site work for the Chicago Spire: Dance to it!
If you can stomach the techno music, this video is a sharp roundup of construction images from The Chicago Spire's ongoing development.
Curious abo [...]
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 [...]
Cue soulful trance music: Waterview Tower out of the ground
This pastiche of still photos shows the progress of construction on Waterview Tower up until Dec 1, accompanied by the musical stylings of Chicane, [...]
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 [...]