Edgebrook single-families under $1 million
CA Development recently filed an application with the city for Edgebrook Glen, a planned development of 64 luxury single-family homes at 5200 W. Armst [...]
Own to rent
Buyers embrace hotel condos but struggle with options, projections
From beach houses to timeshares, Americans are always looking for new means of esc [...]
Gaining converts
Highrise condo conversion boom is biggest since '79
Rob and Linda Williams spent a year and a half scouring Chicago for the perfect condominium, but [...]
On the rise
Something good is happening to highrise design in Chicago
It must be tall, every inch of it tall. The force and power of altitude must be in it, the [...]
The height of luxury
Waterview raises soaring profile with hotel condos, amenities
Waterview Tower, a luxury highrise planned for 111 W. Wacker Drive, has plenty of featu [...]
Double take
A colorful condo design turns heads in Edgewater
When fireman Dan Buganski saw an ad for Catalpa Gardens Condominiums last January, he decided to wal [...]
Shop around, use caution in buying new construction condos and houses
After 19 years as a home inspector, I've seen everything imaginable during the home buying process, including one suicide and a homicide. We'll leave [...]
Millennium Park condominium boom creating shortage of affordable parking
The amazing popularity of downtown Chicago's Millennium Park has sparked a boom in condominium development, but it also is fueling a race for parking [...]
The real world
As new generation seeks Jefferson Park's charm, old-timers stay put
Tell fellow Chicagoans from Lincoln Park to South Shore that you live in Jeffers [...]
Horizontal emphasis marks 30 W. Oak design
About 75 percent of the units have been sold at 30 W. Oak, according to developer Smithfield Properties. The highrise came online in early 2004, but [...]
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 [...]
Rezmar to start Riverside District in 1st quarter '06
Rezmar Development Group will open residential sales at the Riverside District, a 62-acre mixed-use community planned for the South Loop, during the [...]
Half of Grand Plaza going condo
Terrapin Properties and Jaeger Equities are converting the 37-story west tower of Grand Plaza, at 545 N. Dearborn St., in River North, to condominiu [...]
Fairbanks starts with big base of sales
Developer Centrum Properties hit the 25 percent sold mark during its first weekend of sales at the Fairbanks at CityFront Plaza, a 31-story condo deve [...]
Boul Mich gem converting to condos
The environs of Millennium Park can count another adaptive reuse project among their budding ranks of residential buildings. At press time, develope [...]
Falor opening Hotel 71 units in August
The Falor Companies plans to begin selling hotel condos in August at what is now Hotel 71, a boutique riverfront hotel at 71 E. Wacker Drive, on the [...]
Good as gold
RDM converts grand Gold Coast tower at 1400 N. Lake Shore to condos
RDM Development's Robert Mosky firmly believes that the secret to success in real [...]
Terrapin's 909 Washington brings sleek modern look to lofty West Loop
When he was in high school, Terrapin Properties partner Michael Ezgur had a summer job detailing cars, so it did not come as a total shock to anyone w [...]
Electrical, plumbing systems not always new in conversions
Most vintage condominium conversions in Chicago these days are "gut rehabs." This means that the developer keeps only the shell of the old building an [...]
City likely to see biggest condo conversion market in 25 years during '05
With home-loan rates hovering at historic lows, experts say now is a good time to purchase a condominium conversion residence for quick occupancy and [...]