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The Gold Coast and Streeterville markets: What's hot, and what's not
Before we got onto the topic of North Side neighborhoods, Coldwell Banker agent Jenny Ames and I discussed the Gold Coast and Streeterville markets, [...]
Yo in review: Oct. 11 – 17
Can't keep up with us during the week? Here's what you may have missed:
Everything you need to know about the Motor Row Lofts auction: a developme [...]
Construction checkup: River North high-rises
I stopped by a cluster of River North developments this Friday to check up on the progress of their construction. From ground level The Elysian look [...]
Construction in River North
Clips of River North and Construction at high-rises Ten East Delaware, Walton on the Park, and Elysian. [...]
Quote of the day: The untouchable condo-hotel
"No bank is touching condo-hotels. They see it as a frivolous purpose and an investment that perhaps doesn't make sense."
- Andrew Glatz, president o [...]
Meet downtown's most expensive condos
Yesterday's Ritz-Carlton Residences update and all this talk about a tough luxury market (or no market whatsoever) made me wonder: Where are the mos [...]
Half- and full-floor condos in River North
There's been plenty of discussion in these pages over the past week about whether or not developers are providing enough one-bedroom condos in certai [...]
Remnants of the boom in River North
"I thought there was no more money!" a delivery man shouted in my direction while I was taking the above photo this morning. It's been well documented [...]
We love lists: New Gold Coast condos
A lot of developments on the northern end of River North are marketed as Gold Coast residences. Some come close: Ten East Delaware, The Elysian, Wal [...]
Sign of the times: Fordham's Pinnacle
Strolling down East Huron Street yesterday afternoon, I came across these two signs of a bygone time: advertisements for The Pinnacle, Fordham Company [...]
Construction checkup: Ten East Delaware
In terms of both location and construction progress of the three high-rises that are currently under construction along State Street, between Delawar [...]
Chicago's best new homes in 2008
Every year, New Homes takes a step back and surveys the new-construction and rehab landscape to determine which projects represent the cream of the ho [...]
The River North skyline from Yo headquarters
It's a gloomy day in Chicago, but not so gloomy as to obscure the newest additions to River North's skyline. Compare this photograph, shot just afte [...]
LG plans 28-story tower in River North
In times like these, we expect to scratch proposals off our high-rise list, not add new projects to it, but it looks like one new development is nea [...]
You know it's October when…
...even buildings under construction start showing their team pride.
That's the southern face of The Elysian Hotel & Private Residences, going [...]
Ten East Delaware down to last penthouse
Two posts about The Elysian in less than 24 hours? "This will not stand!" cried the competition at Ten East Delaware.
Okay, not really, but we did [...]
We love lists: More homes in high places
Last week I checked in with the three tallest towers under construction to get the specs on their highest available homes. As promised, here are the [...]
Is it really cheaper to buy in winter?
In an article posted on Slate over the weekend, Tim Harford explains that the house-price indices reported to the media are seasonally adjusted, becau [...]
The cost of getting high in Chicago
As long as there's a lake, a park, and a cityscape, there will always be a market for sky-high penthouses in downtown Chicago. Many of the homes und [...]
Oliva: Walton on the Park benefits from neighboring towers, Museum Park traffic
I spent about 20 minutes this morning talking to Coldwell Banker agent Ralph Oliva, whose team oversees sales for The Enterprise Companies' various do [...]