Panorama-rama!: Views from AMLI 900
Here are some panoramas from our visit to AMLI 900 Monday. The 24-story rental high-rise at 900 S Clark St in the South Loop has some pretty stellar [...]
River roundup: A look at available units near the riverwalk
The area around Chicago's riverfront is in many ways ground zero for new construction high-rises downtown. Within four blocks to the north and south o [...]
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 [...]
New Home Nuggets: New listings, new prices in North Center, Lincoln Square
Since I was up in Roscoe Village Tuesday, I figured I'd head a little farther north to check out the new construction scene in North Center and Lincol [...]
Views from Clark Street outside AMLI 900
After our tour of AMLI 900, Joe and shot some video while heading back up to the Loop on South Clark Street to give you a glimpse of the other devel [...]
Sneaking a peek inside Magellan's Parkhomes
The last scrap of footage I have left from last week's visit to Aqua isn't actually from Aqua at all. Leila Zammatta, Magellan Development Group's v [...]
Quote of the day: All the king's men
“It’s sort of like Humpty Dumpty. We’ve spent the last six months picking up the pieces and putting them back together again.”
Kenneth Barnes, senior [...]
New Home Nuggets: New listings, new prices in Roscoe Village
I've been sifting through some of the new construction listings in Roscoe Village over the last couple days and decided to cruise up to the neighborho [...]
Matt Garrison on Chicago's luxury home market
"The high end is the worst performing sector of the residential real estate market, unquestionably," economist Bernard Baumohl tells the [...]
We love lists: Chicago's new rental towers
As regular readers can probably tell by now, Jeremy and I are becoming more and more familiar with a part of the housing market that we haven't covere [...]
Explaining Magellan's RentBUY program
Everywhere we go these days, we run into new rent-to-own offers. One program that isn't new, but which we haven't covered until now, is Magellan Dev [...]
Viewing AMLI 900's apartments and amenities
When you're marketing a development, you're marketing a lifestyle. This concept wasn't lost on the folks at AMLI 900, who have guilefully tagged eac [...]
Closings begin at Silver Tower
A word of thanks goes out to commenter Mike, who informed readers last night about the latest entry on Silver Tower's construction blog. "Yes, our fir [...]
Model units, amenities and a home equity program from AMLI 900
This morning Joe and I made Yo's first visit to AMLI 900, a rental high-rise at 900 S Clark St in the South Loop. While checking out the building's mo [...]
Only Legacy's penthouses lack windows, while One Museum Park West keeps on rising
Printers Row is a good location from which to view the progress of two of the only high-rises still under construction around downtown's lakeside p [...]
The rental side of Aqua
Buyers will have to wait a little while to get into their new condos at Aqua, but people who are looking to rent can move into the tower right away. [...]
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 [...]
High-rise living in Chicago
Do you gaze from your balcony at the drama of Chicago's skyline – or stare out your window and wish you had a balcony and a view? Do you mingle with t [...]
Inside Aqua's Shore Club: Two levels of amenities for residents and tenants
Along with that 70,000 square-foot terrace, buyers and renters at Aqua will both have full access to the indoor portion of the Shore Club, a two-sto [...]