Prices cut on Superior 110's remaining stock
With about 75 percent of the 58 condos in Superior 110 sold, developer JFJ Development is taking a knife to the prices on the remaining unsold homes. [...]
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 [...]
Closings to begin at the Signature Residences
When Joe and I visited Bronzeville's historic Calumet / Giles / Prairie District a few weeks ago, we stopped by the Signature Residences at 207 E 31 [...]
Enjoying the view from Silver Tower
If there's one thing that Stonegate Development's Silver Tower has going for it, it's the view. The 40-story high-rise is located on the western edg [...]
The murals of South Chicago
At various points throughout our drive around South Chicago, Angela Hurlock of Claretian Associates would pull over to show me one of the neighborho [...]
Take the plunge at these outdoor pools
After returning from Grand Plaza's outdoor pool area on Tuesday, I decided to try to pull together what photos I could of any and all outdoor pools at [...]
What's up with Lexington Park's tower?
Earlier this year, two South Loop developments -- The Lofts at Roosevelt Collection and the Lexington Park Condominiums -- were telling us that they'd [...]
Getting deals on Roscoe Village homes
Buyers who've made low offers on Roscoe Village homes have often been successful, bidding below what Bob Darrow thought was a property's value. In t [...]
Rent check: Michigan Avenue Tower II
Rentals started popping up in Michigan Avenue Tower II, 1400 S Michigan Ave, right around the time units started closing last fall. Although many home [...]
Rendering Flair Tower, before and after
I had always wondered if Flair Tower, the 198-unit apartment building under construction at the corner of Erie and Franklin streets, would look any [...]
Still on the shelf: Unsold condos near Clark Street and Lawrence Avenue in Uptown
"Still on the shelf": It's our way of talking about developments where listing times are counted in years, not days. For our inaugural segment, I tr [...]
A 180-degree view from Silver Tower
The title speaks for itself. Mark and I went back to the 40-story Silver Tower, 303 W Ohio St, yesterday afternoon and made it all the way up to the [...]
Grand Plaza's pool and common amenities
For most of June and July, the weather in Chicago has been pretty mild. So mild, in fact, that until last week I only felt the need to turn the A/C [...]
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 [...]
Your condo options in Roscoe Village
Bob Darrow of @properties gives the rundown on the types and prices of condos available in Roscoe Village ("The sweet spot is $450,000 through $550, [...]
Rent check: The Columbian
Neighborhood Rejuvenation Partners' all-brick Columbian high-rise at 1160 S Michigan Ave has a been a fixture in the South Loop skyline for more than [...]
Poem of the day: Shangri-La Shattered
Over at the Beachwood Reporter, poet-in-residence J.J. Tindall pens an ode to the 26-story concrete skeleton of the would-be Waterview Tower at 121 W [...]
Our see-through city: 1739 North Milwaukee
The site of Five Star Development's lofts at 1739 N Milwaukee Ave looks awfully quiet these days. The eight new units in Bucktown (or "the heart of [...]
Commercial Avenue: A "little downtown" in South Chicago
Angela Hurlock, executive director of Claretian Associates, takes a lot of pride in her neighborhood's commercial strip, a Main Street-style stretch [...]
Rent check: Marquee in the South Loop
With all the talk of the South Loop's condo glut and yet another new-construction condo development converting to rental, I figured it was time once a [...]