Category: River North
Closings begin at Silver Tower
A word of thanks goes out to commenter Mike, who informed readers last night about the latest entry on Silver Tower's construction blog. "Yes, our fir [...]
Are developers having second thoughts about the second Walton on the Park tower?
Most condo watchers have figured out at this point that any tower that isn't out of the ground already probably won't be going up anytime soon. But [...]
Construction checkup – Parc Huron in River North
Joe, Jeremy and I stopped for a brief look at the Parc Huron, 469 W. Huron, on our way to an outdoor lunch at the Erie Café. We also did a brief sca [...]
It's not a timeshare, it's not a condo, it's a…
...Private Residence Club?
That's what James Place, a proposed River North condo development at 100 W Huron St that was scrapped by Affinity Developm [...]
Assessing the "progress" of some of Chicago's mixed-income developments
In an effort to see how well some of the city's mixed-income developments that are part of the Chicago Housing Authority's Plan for Transformation a [...]
High-rise refresher: Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago
Now that its spire is in place, most of the exterior work on the Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago at 401 N Wabash St is complete, making [...]
River North views from 757 Orleans @ Chicago
As you can probably tell, this hasn't been the best week to shoot bold, blue-skied panoramas. Nevertheless, these three shots from 757 Orleans @ Chi [...]
Touring two models at 757 Orleans @ Chicago
Joe and I toured two model units at 757 Orleans @ Chicago in River North yesterday: a 790 square-foot studio and a 890 square-foot one-bedroom / one [...]
Gammonley Group offers lease-to-own option at 757 Orleans @ Chicago
Gammonley Group, the developer of 757 Orleans @ Chicago in River North, is offering a new lease-to-own option for potential buyers who can't or won' [...]
Visiting The Superior at LaSalle in River North
Joe Zekas joined Steven Maher of Maher Partners last week for an overview of The Superior at LaSalle, a boutique high-rise in the heart of the River [...]
Two penthouse units remain at 30 West Erie
It’s just not the easiest time to be selling condos in the $1 million-plus range. The folks at 30 West Erie found that out the hard way. Despite the [...]
Sign o' the times: 9 West Erie lot for sale
Obviously Provence Development is keeping its options open when it comes to the surface parking lot at 9 W Erie St in River North.
Real Living Heli [...]
Interior construction continues at Superior 110
It appears construction is heading down the home stretch at Superior 110. According to Greg Eldridge of @properties, external construction is comple [...]
Quote of the day: Making lemonade
“I’m fully expecting to make a deal... I started getting knocks on my door from hotel developers. I’m trying to make lemonade out of lemons here... I [...]
Park Kingsbury Luxury Lofts in foreclosure
Well that answers that.
Crain's reports today that Mutual Bank has slapped Cataldo / Marovitz Group with an $8.4 million foreclosure lawsuit over t [...]
Paint update: Silver Tower and Trio whiten up
A few weeks ago, Joe and I noticed that some white paint was being tested on the upper floors of Silver Tower, Stonegate Development's 40-story hig [...]
Dustbunny of the day: Park Kingsbury Lofts
Pay no attention to the dilapidated signs outside, or the disconnected sales center phone line, or the expired URL, or the fact that Jameson has pul [...]
Elysian's crane is coming down
Yesterday, the editor of the Chicago Architecture Blog reported that Elysian's big construction crane is finally coming down. "Having performed its [...]
Silver Tower gets cladding and balcony railings
Noticing that Silver Tower's construction blogger had posted some new photos, which are at the top of this post, I put on my walking shoes this mor [...]
Piece by piece, Trump gets its spire
Slowly but surely, the fiberglass spire atop the Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago is filling out. Tribune columnist Blair Kamin shared [...]