Construction checkup: Aqua topping out today
Magellan Development is cranking out Aqua news left and right this week. The Aqua Home Owners blog reported this morning that McHugh Construction wi [...]
Sales update: Bank-owned soft lofts in Lincoln Park rebranded, repriced by 30 percent
The median price per square foot in Lincoln Park is around $329 for condos and $414 overall, according to Redfin's number-crunchers. At a familiar n [...]
Developer seeking LEED Platinum for 19-unit development planned at 1307 West Wrightwood
We just received word that G.Corp Development plans to break ground soon on Wrightwood Crossing, a 19-unit green development at 1307 W Wrightwood Ave [...]
Magellan ready to lease Aqua's apartments
We spend a lot of time keeping up with Aqua's condominiums, but what about its apartments? It's easy to forget that rentals will make up 33 of the t [...]
Construction checkup: 2800 West North
Workers were on site this morning at this shoe box-shaped development at the corner of North and California avenues in Logan Square. The windows are i [...]
Suzuki Man offering free cars at Lofts at 1800
Down in Alabama, he's known simply as The Suzuki Man, the superhero of Suzuki dealerships across the state. In Chicago, K. Nicholas Kopley is recogniz [...]
Deal of the day: One year of free assessments to first five buyers at EcoNorth
Construction is wrapping up on the first phase of EcoNorth, which is located at 1820 - 1842 W Irving Park Rd in North Center. First move-ins should st [...]
The Courts at Lincoln Square's identity crisis
This 49-unit development at 4950 N Western Ave is officially playing the name game.
When it was first unveiled by Ruh Realty all the way back in 2006 [...]
Video: Mondial's one-bedroom furnished model
After viewing the two-bedroom corner unit at Mondial last week, Jameson Real Estate agent Brant Booker and I went down the hall to have a look at a 70 [...]
"Smart home" coming to 1445 West Thomas
Listings for the new six-unit condo building at 1445 W Thomas St in Noble Square invite buyers to "control your lights, heat / air, sound, appliances [...]
Touring the Sangamon Street Condominiums
Here's some footage of my recent visit to the Sangamon Street Condominiums, which is located at 100 - 110 S Sangamon St in the West Loop. Jim Lynch fr [...]
Video vault: Eco18 goes for LEED Gold
I'll say this about Dynaprop Development: It hasn't given up hope. The Chicago Journal reported in October that Eco18, Dynaprop's proposed 93-unit g [...]
2001 West Race's high-tech virtual tour
I've been told countless times in recent months that the concept of pre-construction sales is a relic of the past, and that buyers need to be able to [...]
Video: Touring Mondial's two-bedroom model
Following up on the photos I posted earlier this morning, here's a short video I shot with Jameson Real Estate agent Brant Booker inside the newly-sta [...]
Furnished model opens at 106 South Sangamon
A furnished model was unveiled earlier this week at The Sangamon Street Condomiums, 100 - 110 S Sangamon St in the West Loop, so I met with Centur [...]
The Green Collection expands to Ravenswood
Last month, I discovered new listings for a handful of a small, eco-friendly developments that are currently under construction in Logan Square and Wi [...]
A first look at Mondial's furnished models
Yesterday afternoon, Jameson Real Estate hosted a grand opening party at Mondial, CITTA Development's 142-unit development at 900 W Huron St in River [...]
DenMax's Lumiere reaches the halfway point
Near the end of our conversation about the Baer Lofts on Tuesday, @properties agent Mike Vesole mentioned that units were moving nicely at another o [...]
Elysian and Charlie Trotter part ways
It's never good news to learn that a high-rise is losing a retail tenant, especially when that tenant is Chicago's most revered chef.
Foodies will re [...]
Video vault: Richard Hanson on Mesa's Legacy and the impact of Millennium Park
Richard A. Hanson, president of Mesa Development, believes in the power of Millennium Park. Back in November 2006, Hanson spoke at the Gerald Fogels [...]