Meet 565 Quincy doorman Leonard Kelly
Leonard Kelly is just one of the men and women who keep 565 Quincy up and running for its new residents. Joe Zekas met Leonard during a visit to the [...]
565 Quincy: "It's all about price these days"
Belgravia Group held firm at 565 Quincy for a long time, but this weekend the developer finally put new prices in place for homes in the West Loop t [...]
Shark bites: Big discounts at 2000 North Lincoln Park West Private Residences
Four of the top ten homes on CondoShark.com's list of foreclosures and short sales in Lincoln Park are located inside the 16-story, 120-unit 2000 Nort [...]
Construction compilation: Reviewing the newest proposals from around Chicago
Keeping with the last post's train of thought, here are some other development proposals we've seen in the news in recent weeks. It seems like a lot o [...]
New high-rise proposed for West Loop
A surface parking lot just south of Congress Parkway could be the site of a new residential high-rise once the economic climate improves, according to [...]
Trio's Craigslist blitz: I get the point, guys
Let's say, hypothetically, you have a hundred-unit tower near downtown that's ready to rock and roll -- how do you find tenants? You could have a leas [...]
Construction checkup: EnV
Joe Zekas brought back this shot of EnV, 161 W Kinzie St, from his visit to 400 North LaSalle yesterday afternoon. Window installation appears to ha [...]
A junior one-bedroom at Astoria Tower
Last month I walked through one of the new junior one-bedroom condos at Astoria Tower, 8 E 9th St, with Weichert, Realtors - Frankel & Giles Vice Pr [...]
Construction checkup: Flair Tower
Most of the balcony railings are up at Flair Tower, 222 W Erie St, seen here from the northeast. If you look closely, you'll see a line of sliding g [...]
Daley bails out Parkside of Old Town
The Daley administration has moved the goalposts for Parkside of Old Town's public subsidies in an attempt to keep the development afloat, Crain's r [...]
Belgravia rolls out new prices at 565 Quincy
The word's getting around -- Belgravia Group will cut the prices on its remaining stock of condos and lofts at 565 Quincy starting Saturday, January [...]
Your daily data: Plethora on the park
Q: What has 1,223 bedrooms, 1,118 baths, 846,592 square feet of living space, and a price tag well over $431 million?
A: The inventory of unsold h [...]
Crain's: City mulls TIF for South Works site
The city's Community Development Commission this afternoon is considering a tax increment financing district for the first phase of the 530-acre South [...]
Construction checkup: Ten East Delaware is ready for its closeup
The MLS shows record of a January 6th closing at Ten East Delaware, 10 E Delaware Pl, marking a brand new chapter for this high-rise. Unit #9E, a t [...]
Sales update: Another round of price cuts at 1600 Museum Park
Almost all of the condos still for sale at The Enterprise Companies' 1600 Museum Park, 1629 S Prairie Ave in the South Loop, saw some kind of price [...]
Bucktown see-throughs and short sales
The final video from Joe's Bucktown tour with Realtor Greg Viti focuses on some of the neighborhoods less fortunate developments, places that got of [...]
Sachs redevelopment moving forward
According to The Architect's Newspaper, Brinshore Development has received the go-ahead from the Community Development Commission to convert the Morri [...]
Web presence: 1720 South Michigan
The first round of sales is finally winding down at 1720 South Michigan, CMK Companies' 33-story high-rise at 1720 S Michigan Ave in the South Loop. O [...]
Waterview Tower: "Rust in peace"
Here's the closest thing to news that you'll be hearing about Waterview Tower anytime soon -- the project's unattended construction crane poses "an [...]
More Bucktown barnstorming with Greg Viti
This segment from Joe's Bucktown tour with Realtor Greg Viti touches on a variety of topics related to residential and commercial real estate, from [...]