A competition's-eye view of 550 St Clair
"Please don't let anyone move in" was the title of a Yo post written by Joe Zekas a few months ago regarding SoNo, Smithfield Properties' 28-story hig [...]
Construction checkup: Museum Park Place South
Are we seeing the beginnings of Museum Park Place South's distinct tic-tac-toe detailing? I didn't notice it at the time, but there's just a hint o [...]
2800 West North, re-branded as "The Silver District," opens in Logan Square
We've been keeping an eye on this new 20-unit development at 2800 W North Ave in Logan Square for the past few weeks, and just last night a handful [...]
Signs of the times: X/O's battered banner
A frayed flag flaps in the breeze outside the old X/O Condominiums sales center in the South Loop. Nearby, a sign promoting "The Future of the South [...]
Touring Coliseum Park's model (Part 2)
For reasons unknown to us, the first part of my Coliseum Park video was taken off YouTube yesterday after Viacom claimed copyright infringement. We're [...]
Construction checkup: One Museum Park West
By my count, The Enterprise Companies' One Museum Park West, under construction at 1201 S Prairie Ave, is still 19 stories away from topping out, b [...]
More on 451 West Huron's nine two-bedrooms
We've watched construction cranes come and go at a number of new high-rises in River North in recent years, but one development that's often gone over [...]
Video: Getting reacquainted with Avenue East
This first video from my visit to Avenue East, 160 E Illinois St, yesterday is a short interview with agent Casey Ebel from Equity Marketing Services. [...]
Quotes of the day: Assessing the Vetro auction
The Vetro auction is turning out to be one of the big water-cooler topics of early 2009. At least it seems that way from inside the echo chamber of lo [...]
Video: 2500 South Halsted's common areas
In this second video from my recent trip to 2500 South Halsted in Bridgeport, Koenig & Strey agent Jason Stratton and I look at the kitchen and [...]
Views of and from Avenue East in Streeterville
Earlier this afternoon, while discussing Avenue East and how it fits into the neighborhood, Equity Marketing Services agent Casey Ebel mentioned that [...]
Sales update: Variety of condos, townhomes and single-families still for sale at Ivy Hall
A reader recently asked whether we had any news to report from Ivy Hall, the third and final phase of the University Village mega-development near U [...]
Three furnished models open at Kimball Station
It's been a couple of months since we last checked up on Kimball Station, and plenty has changed at the Albany Park development. @properties agents Je [...]
New to the market: Two-bedrooms top out in $210s at Logan Square's Merida Place
One of the latest additions to Jameson's stable of new developments is Merida Place, a nine-unit conversion on the southeast corner of Armitage and Mo [...]
Video: Inside Coliseum Park's furnished model
Here's the first part of the video I shot with Koenig & Strey GMAC Real Estate agents Jason Stratton and Sophia Klopas at Coliseum Park, which is [...]
Construction checkup: Wabansia Row II
Let's hope the crew at Wabansia Row II, 2330 - 2334 W Wabansia Ave in Bucktown, gives these buildings a good scrubbing before its first open house. [...]
Deal of the day: Winthrop Properties offers lease buyouts to new Printers Corner buyers
So you like the idea of moving out of your apartment and into a new condo, but you can't take the plunge until you get out of your lease. What do yo [...]
Inside 2500 South Halsted's furnished model
When the developer and the architect are the same person, free expression reigns, at least according to Jason Stratton from Koenig & Strey GMAC Re [...]
Name the nabe of the grandiose gable
Let's kick off the return of "Name the Nabe" with an easy one: Where in Chicago can you find such ostentatious ornamentation? Be the first to name t [...]
Construction wrapping up at Coliseum Park
On learning that it was open for business, I visited Coliseum Park, 1440 S Wabash Ave, on Friday and toured the new furnished model. Due to setbacks i [...]