YoChicago's Ashland Adventure, Part 4: LV Lofts and the Lakeview Collection
Next stop: the six-corner intersection of Belmont, Lincoln, and Ashland avenues. Mark and I jump out of the car to take a look at New Haven's LV Lof [...]
YoChicago's Ashland Adventure, Part 3: New homes near Wrightwood Park
As Mark and I make our way closer to the boundary of Lincoln Park and Lake View, we pass Wrightwood Park, site of a swimming pool, jogging path, bal [...]
One last look at Superior 110
In this final episode from JFJ Development's Superior 110, we went outside what many call "the blue building" and talked to listing agent Greg Eldri [...]
A three-sided glass living room in Superior 110
In this final video from inside Superior 110 in River North, @properties agent Greg Eldridge and Joe Zekas look at a furnished model in unit 1603. E [...]
Two condos left at 1541 North Bosworth, developer planning more in Bucktown
Readers CgCg and intrepid design were thrilled with this Hanna Architects-designed three-flat at 1541 N Bosworth Ave when I posted about it in January [...]
Free Smart Car for Berteau Terrace buyers
Are Smart Cars the new plasma TVs? The Macon Group is offering free Smart Cars to buyers who sign contracts at before October 1 at Berteau Terrace, [...]
Our see-through city: 3235 North Ashland
What's the word on this new building at the corner of Ashland Avenue and Melrose Street in Lake View? Mark and I took a video tour up Ashland this aft [...]
Signs of the times: Lakeview Collection
The site of Centrum Properties' Lofts at Lakeview Collection continues to collect dust, but several signs still advertise the apartments and the D [...]
New additions to the River North skyline
Despite the icy credit market, cranes still dot the skyline in the Erie Park portion of River North and the nearby Fulton River District. From the u [...]
Step out onto a balcony at Superior 110
We've shown you the views from Superior 110 before, but here, you can walk out onto the balcony with Joe Zekas and @properties agent Greg Eldridge a [...]
Who are Superior 110's competitors?
When you look at Superior 110's location, you probably assume that its competition can be found in the surrounding River North neighborhood, at plac [...]
Half-floor living at Superior 110
Do not adjust the color on your monitor -- that blue tint you see comes courtesy of Superior 110's distinctive floor-to-ceiling windows and the quir [...]
Superior 110: An introduction by Greg Eldridge
Greg Eldridge of @properties was our host yesterday for an in-depth look at Superior 110, 110 W Superior St in River North.
The 27-story building i [...]
Prices cut on Superior 110's remaining stock
With about 75 percent of the 58 condos in Superior 110 sold, developer JFJ Development is taking a knife to the prices on the remaining unsold homes. [...]
Enjoying the view from Silver Tower
If there's one thing that Stonegate Development's Silver Tower has going for it, it's the view. The 40-story high-rise is located on the western edg [...]
Getting deals on Roscoe Village homes
Buyers who've made low offers on Roscoe Village homes have often been successful, bidding below what Bob Darrow thought was a property's value. In t [...]
Rendering Flair Tower, before and after
I had always wondered if Flair Tower, the 198-unit apartment building under construction at the corner of Erie and Franklin streets, would look any [...]
A 180-degree view from Silver Tower
The title speaks for itself. Mark and I went back to the 40-story Silver Tower, 303 W Ohio St, yesterday afternoon and made it all the way up to the [...]
Grand Plaza's pool and common amenities
For most of June and July, the weather in Chicago has been pretty mild. So mild, in fact, that until last week I only felt the need to turn the A/C [...]
Quote of the day: The untouchable condo-hotel
"No bank is touching condo-hotels. They see it as a frivolous purpose and an investment that perhaps doesn't make sense."
- Andrew Glatz, president o [...]