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Sales and construction update: The Elysian
From many points in the Gold Coast, River North and Streeterville, The Elysian Hotel and Private Residences at 11 E Walton Pl can be seen poking up ab [...]
The cost of getting high in Chicago
As long as there's a lake, a park, and a cityscape, there will always be a market for sky-high penthouses in downtown Chicago. Many of the homes und [...]
We love lists: North Side lofts
Whenever I speak with agents who are marketing lofts, they tend to feed me lines about how a particular development is "the last authentic loft conver [...]
We love lists: Construction-free zones
With the release of Appraisal Research Counselors' latest report on the downtown condo market and some renewed conversation on here about Piedmont Gro [...]
Deal of the day: $100,000 off at Avenue East
For almost a year, we've watched sales figures for Avenue East, 160 E Illinois St, grind to a halt and inch backwards. Now, in a move that seems both [...]
Construction checkup: ParkView's park
When I posted last month about the park that MCL Companies is currently constructing in the lot directly to the west of ParkView Condominiums, the 4 [...]
Touring 600 Lake Shore Drive
Mark Boyer of YoChicago.com and Paul Smith of Belgravia Group tour a one-bedroom condo in the north tower of 600 Lake Shore Drive, a high-rise develo [...]
Sales update: 600 North Lake Shore Drive
When I last posted on 600 North Lake Shore Drive back in April, there were only about 10 homes available in the north tower, so I expected it to be ap [...]
The New South
Streeterville and the Gold Coast may have a corner on the high-profile luxury tower market, and the South Loop and West Loop may be home to the tren [...]
Homes on the horizon
The real-estate downturn of the past year has affected every type of new-construction project and gut rehab within Chicago’s city limits, and the hi [...]
Turning down the volume at The Lofts at River East Art Center
Back in January, a reader expressed concern that timber ceilings in The Lofts at River East Art Center at 445 E Illinois St in Streeterville would be [...]
MCL Companies' park promise
There's been some groaning on Yo over the years over the large, ugly edifices that parking structures create at street level. Why not just bury the pa [...]
Sales update: ParkView 80 percent sold
We've had an eye fixed on MCL Companies' 47-story tower at 505 N McClurg Ct in Streeterville for quite some time, but most of the discussion about Par [...]
Sales update: Eight condos left at 600 North Fairbanks
Anyone who wants the distinction of owning a new home in the Helmut Jahn-designed 600 North Fairbanks has eight chances left, according to sales agent [...]
Finding your first home
At first blush, the Chicago housing market doesn’t seem like the ideal environment for first-time buyers who are hunting for new-construction homes [...]
A hazy day in downtown Chicago
After an hour or so of driving around Lakeview East (or New Town or East Lake View or...) the other day, Mark and I eventually made our way back to [...]
Driving through Lakeview East
Zekas isn't the only one who knows how to set up a tripod in a moving car. Mark and I are spending part of this week checking in on developments in [...]
Sales update: All sorts of layouts left at 474 North Lake Shore Drive
It's not a stretch to say that 474 North Lake Shore Drive is in no danger of losing its lake views. The converted North Pier Apartments tower stands r [...]
Sales update: 22 left at Avenue East
The backward sales trend continues at Avenue East in Streeterville. Whereas in September there were 15 available units, and in March there were 20, no [...]
Coming full circle: New towers and historic lofts define the South Loop’s new residential identity
The irony of the South Loop’s emergence as one of Chicago’s great residential neighborhoods is that it’s been one before.
The area immediately sout [...]