Video: Touring R+D659's new model
You've seen the pictures, now watch the video. In the first segment from my tour through Mesirow Financial Real Estate's R+D659, located at 659 W Ra [...]
Crain's: Vetro auction brings in $12 million
The auction of 45 new condominiums at Vetro, 611 S Wells St, on Saturday brought in more than $12 million, according to Crain's.
After an aggressive [...]
Helios not scuttling the 2800 Lincoln battleship
Alan tipped us off in January that the lot at 2800 N Lincoln Ave in Lake View was listed on the MLS, a sign that Helios Realty & Development mig [...]
Kardas of the day: Atop 235 Van Buren
Michael Kardas stitched together this panorama from several photos he took atop CMK Companies' 235 Van Buren last Friday. Stay tuned: We'll have mor [...]
Construction checkup: Vision gets windows
Slowly but surely, RDM Development's Vision is taking shape at 1624 W Division St in Wicker Park. Construction on the four-story building began in [...]
Inside R+D659's two-bedroom / two-bath model
The furnished model at R+D659, located at 659 W Randolph St in the West Loop, is a 1,147 square-foot two-bedroom / two-bath condo on the northeast c [...]
Video: The cost of building green
In this second video from my recent visit to Fountain View, developer Brad Leibov from Terra Firma discusses the costs involved in developing a green [...]
Discovering R+D659's strange sense of humor
The late George Carlin, a master of pithy observations, once said, "The status quo sucks." After hearing pitches for the same finishing package at a [...]
235 Van Buren – on the 40th floor
The weather was fabulous yesterday for our visit to the top of 235 Van Buren, which is speeding toward its topping out at 46 stories in the South Lo [...]
Developer planning to build more homes at Oakwood Shores in third quarter of 2009
The first phase is winding down at Oakwood Shores, the massive mixed-income development located on about 90 acres between 37th Street and Pershing Roa [...]
We like to watch: Views from R+D659
I've just returned from R+D659, the Brininstool & Lynch-designed tower at 659 W Randolph St in the West Loop. Near the end of my tour with Mesir [...]
Tribune finds winds of change in Pilsen
An article in today's Tribune identifies a new group that is settling (or gentrifying?) Pilsen: "muppies," or Mexican yuppies. Since Alderman Solis to [...]
Discussing Fountain View's green features
On Wednesday, I went up to Lincoln Square to meet with Terra Firma principal Brad Leibov and Koenig & Strey GMAC Real Estate agent Jennifer Mills [...]
A beautiful day for building in River North
Not everything has hit a standstill out there, as evidenced by today's weather. I shucked the winter coat, wandered around the neighborhood after l [...]
On the street: Beef means business on Orleans
This loud longhorn says, "Bully for Mr. Beef!" He was herding hungry lunchers toward the River North restaurant during my lunch hour today with prom [...]
Construction checkup: Parkhomes get copper
It's been a pretty quiet winter for the Parkhomes of Lakeshore East in Magellan Development's Lakeshore East. That's probably because the 25 townhouse [...]
Cityscape Condos: Case study in efflorescence
Every winter, new-construction masonry buildings develop white splotches that make them look as though they've been stained by road salt. The stains t [...]
Quote of the day: Ta-ta, Shangri-La
“Under the current economic environment, regrettably, the implementation of the hotel project has been suspended with no indication of when activities [...]
University Commons down to six unsold lofts
I noticed around the turn of the new year that the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage sales team at The Enterprise Companies' University Commons [...]
More on Wrightwood Crossing's green features
G.Corp Development principal Giacomo Caliendo responded in an e-mail to my questions about the green features at Wrightwood Crossing, the planned deve [...]