Category: Streeterville
Rent check: The Fairbanks at Cityfront Plaza
Now that Roosevelt Collection has joined the still-unbuilt (and probably canceled) Lakeview Collection in our rent-not-buy column, and now that the si [...]
Crain's: Pearson on the Park faces foreclosure
Hawthorne Development's Pearson on the Park, the 28-story, 219-unit conversion at 222 E Pearson St in Streeterville, is the latest downtown condo high [...]
Construction checkup: Streeter Place
Joe Zekas brought back a little footage of Streeter Place from his trip to the ParkView Condominiums' new park three weeks ago. The 55-story, 480-un [...]
A doorman's take on 600 Lake Shore Drive
"Where else can you come to work and have a waterfall in your lobby?"
You can learn a lot about a building by talking to the men and women who staf [...]
Chicago's newly-developed riverwalk: a tranquil complement to the lakefront
Chicago's riverwalk may not yet have the reputation of say, San Antonio's, but after Joe Zekas and I spent a sunny afternoon there yesterday, I saw [...]
A buyer's take on 600 Lake Shore Drive
Theresa, a resident at Belgravia Group's 600 Lake Shore Drive, graciously agreed to an impromptu interview with Joe Zekas last week to discuss her r [...]
Meet the developers of 600 Lake Shore Drive
The building business is often a family business, and second- and third-generation builders are not uncommon.
It's strikingly unusual, however, for [...]
The art at 600 Lake Shore Drive
Buzz Ruttenberg, the developer of 600 Lake Shore Drive, is better known in some circles as a lover of art and a patron of artists. Join Buzz for a b [...]
Penthouses getting price cuts at 550 St Clair
When we spoke with Weichert Realtors First Chicago's Ron Ruby back in March, he said it was quite likely that Sutherland Pearsall Development would [...]
Burning the mortgage at 600 Lake Shore Drive
The project cost for the two-tower high-rise at 600 Lake Shore Drive was about $300 million. Alan Lev, Belgravia Group's President, invited me to a [...]
Pedal peddlers make city travel, touring easy
No bike? No problem. One bike, three visiting relatives? No problem. Bobby's Bike Hike rents bikes and also offers guided tours of Chicago neighborh [...]
Your quarterly Spire update: Will the Irish government take on the Spire's loan?
Almost three years ago, Shelbourne Developments struck a deal to build one of the tallest buildings in the world, the Chicago Spire. Construction of [...]
ParkView and the scene at River East
Mike Maier's the sales manager for the MCL Companies' ParkView Condominiums high-rise in the River East section of Streeterville - and he lives ther [...]
Why a family chose a ParkView condominium
I'm so used to hearing scripted sales pitches that it's nice to hear a buyer explain why she put down money at a new development. Here, Joe Zekas fo [...]
Streeter Place gearing up for August move-ins
Streeter Place, the 53-story, 480-unit rental tower at 353 E Ohio St in Streeterville has been topped off and is getting ready for Aug. 1 move-ins, ac [...]
Ten homes left at Fairbanks at Cityfront Plaza
Sales are finally winding down at The Fairbanks at Cityfront Plaza, which completed construction back in the fall of 2007. According to sales manager [...]
What's new at 600 Lake Shore Drive?
Near the end of her visit to the Yo offices on Friday, Carmen Krushas gave us updates on all of Belgravia Group's new-construction projects. Up firs [...]
"First-ever" price reductions at 600 N Fairbanks
Deliveries began at 600 North Fairbanks in November 2007, and like many large projects around the city, it's been a slow march to the finish line si [...]
A closer look at ParkView's 01 tier
When Joe Zekas visited MCL Companies' ParkView, 505 N McClurg Ct, in December, he shot some video in unit 2403, a three-bedroom / 2.5-bath condo on th [...]
Streeterville smackdown: 474 North Lake Shore Drive vs. Pearson on the Park
When I think of Streeterville, it's usually the glassy new towers like ParkView, 550 St Clair or the Fairbanks at Cityfront Plaza that come to mind [...]