Deal of the day: Emerald developers to cover closing costs for seminar attendees
Looking to buy a West Loop condo this month? Willing to spend a Saturday afternoon at an information seminar about government-backed mortgages? If s [...]
A look at Aqua's Shore Club terrace: 70,000 square feet of outdoor space
Aqua's 70,000 square-foot Shore Club terrace is one of the largest -- possibly the largest -- residential recreation deck in Chicago. On the deck al [...]
The art at 600 Lake Shore Drive
Buzz Ruttenberg, the developer of 600 Lake Shore Drive, is better known in some circles as a lover of art and a patron of artists. Join Buzz for a b [...]
New Homes Nuggets: New listings, new prices in Wicker Park, Lincoln Park, and Lake View
We often run across new listings or price changes on smaller developments outside of the downtown area that might not warrant a big post, but might in [...]
Touring North Center's EcoNorth
To round out my open house tours this weekend I headed up north to check out Phase I of EcoNorth, a 16-unit development at 1842 W Irving Park Rd in [...]
Penthouses getting price cuts at 550 St Clair
When we spoke with Weichert Realtors First Chicago's Ron Ruby back in March, he said it was quite likely that Sutherland Pearsall Development would [...]
The Clarovista slashes some prices in half
With just 50 percent of its units sold -- despite construction having begun on the development in January 2007 -- The Clarovista at 6238 N Broadway [...]
Vetro developer files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy
Who would have guessed that Vetro, a 31-story, 232-unit tower at 611 S Wells St, would be one of the most talked-about towers of 2009? Due largely t [...]
Aqua apartment leases pass 30 percent mark
Aqua's condo floors are just now getting their studs and drywall, but many of the tower's apartments have been ready for occupancy since May. I h [...]
Burning the mortgage at 600 Lake Shore Drive
The project cost for the two-tower high-rise at 600 Lake Shore Drive was about $300 million. Alan Lev, Belgravia Group's President, invited me to a [...]
Quote of the day: Us vs. them, continued
"I don't think they intentionally oversold the place. I just think the adversities weren't all thought out."
- Antwan Dobson, an owner and former con [...]
What's up with Lincoln Park 2520?
Answer: Not a lot. There's a construction trailer on site, but no equipment and no signs of progress beyond the demolition of the old Columbus Hospi [...]
Panorama-rama!: Sweeping stills from Aqua
I'm amazed at how rarely Aqua shows up in my downtown panoramas. Whether I shoot an arc from Buckingham Fountain, the Shedd Aquarium, The Legacy at [...]
Touring 2208 West Chicago
I hit a handful of open houses across town this weekend, one of which was this new three-flat with ground level retail space at 2208 W Chicago Ave i [...]
Two views from Aqua's 58th floor
The skies are cloudy now, but it was a great morning to get up into Aqua. Leila Zammatta, vice president of sales for Magellan Development, and Todd [...]
Are developers having second thoughts about the second Walton on the Park tower?
Most condo watchers have figured out at this point that any tower that isn't out of the ground already probably won't be going up anytime soon. But [...]
Sights and sounds of the Pride Parade
For the second year in a row I briefly stopped by the annual gay pride parade in Lake View to get a glimpse of the revelry and madness the event alw [...]
Touring the top floor of Urban Sandbox
We've been in Urban Sandbox a couple of times, but we've never captured any video of its top-floor units until I stopped by on Saturday afternoon. O [...]
Looking at a Lincoln Park foreclosure
On our Friday drive to the Lincoln Park, we made a quick stop by the corner of Wisconsin Street and Lincoln Park West, where Metropolitan Developmen [...]
Summer scenes from Lincoln Park
Jeremy, Joe, and I spent much of Friday afternoon touring the Lincoln Park Zoo and other neighboring attractions. Here are three panoramic images I [...]