Sales update: Four left at Urban Sandbox
Four three-bedroom condos are still for sale at Ranquist Development's Urban Sandbox, nearing completion at 1615 N Wolcott St in Bucktown. Along a $ [...]
Inside a corner unit at The Park Monroe
There was more to The Park Monroe, 55 E Monroe St, than just a pretty view. I shot my pictures of Millennium Park and the Loop's skyline from a 2,5 [...]
The cityscape, as seen from Millennium Park
I ran across Michigan Avenue following my visit to The Park Monroe last week to see how all of downtown's newest towers look from Millennium Park. H [...]
First look at 2500 South Halsted's model
On Friday, Koenig & Strey GMAC Real Estate agent Jason Stratton invited me to have a first look at 2500 South Halsted, an eight-unit building at t [...]
Vetro rolls out new post-auction prices
Buyers and gawkers spent the week wondering how far prices would drop at Vetro, 611 S Wells St, following Saturday's auction of 45 condos. Now we ha [...]
Bucktown and beyond from Urban Sandbox
You don't have to climb too high to get a good view of your surroundings in Bucktown and Wicker Park. Here's what I could see from the deck atop the [...]
Sales update: 15 left at 550 St Clair
Back in December, we reported that Sutherland Pearsall Development had lowered the prices on the 32 remaining condos at 550 St Clair, the 112-unit hig [...]
Construction checkup: Legacy at Millennium Park
Mesa Development's Legacy at Millennium Park, 60 E Monroe St, as seen from Wabash Avenue, Monroe Street, and The Park Monroe on Wednesday.
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"The New Loop," and R+D659's amenity level
"The New Loop" and "New West Loop" are neighborhoods that exist primarily in the minds of agents. We don't use or endorse them, and we don't know ma [...]
Emerald makes sales, gets new retail tenants
Buyers have written eight contracts for homes at Emerald in the past month, and two new stores are ready to move into the development's retail spaces, [...]
Prices cut by 10 to 20 percent at Avenue East
Change is in the air at Avenue East, the 133-unit high-rise at 160 E Illinois St in Streeterville. For most of 2008 sales figures were at a standstill [...]
We love lists: New condos in Bridgeport
Bridgeport has seen plenty of new-construction condominiums over the past several years, and most of them have been confined to a small pocket around [...]
We like to watch: Views from The Park Monroe
This morning I went up to the 42nd floor of The Park Monroe, 55 E Monroe St, to check out its new model (a 2,549 square-foot two-bedroom / 2.5-ba [...]
Despite obstacles, Coliseum Park model opens
The gods don't seem to favor Coliseum Park, 1440 S Wabash Ave, but the South Loop low-rise is proving to be pretty resilient. First, ComEd delayed tur [...]
Near South Side leads weak field in new detached home sales
Sales of new construction detached homes fell 58 percent between 2007 and 2008, according to an analysis of all home sales in Chicago by Lakeshore Ana [...]
Video: Close to the edge at 235 Van Buren
The first thing we wanted to do after reaching the top of the unfinished 235 Van Buren was to take in the city views. Follow me around the open-air [...]
Video: How does your high-rise grow?
Construction crews have been able to pour a new floor at 235 Van Buren every four days with only one delay, says Jason Etheridge, a senior superinte [...]
Will new condos bring peace, tranquility and good karma to Roscoe Village?
Realtor Rich Kasper has just posted listings for a eight-unit, new construction development at 1733 W Cornelia Ave, on the corner of Cornelia and Linc [...]
More on Fountain View's green features
In Part 3 of my interview with developer Brad Leibov of Terra Firma and Jennifer Mills from Koenig & Stey GMAC Real Estate, we talked about the mo [...]
Condo owners forcing Cabrini building to close?
Officially, the red brick Cabrini-Green mid-rise at 412 W Chicago Ave will be closing later this month due to Chicago Housing Authority concerns over [...]