7/18/12
Easy access to public transportation and to the city’s expressway grid has been one of the attractions for buyers at 235 Van Buren in...
6/18/12
An article in this week’s Crain’s cites anecdotal evidence of an incipient shift from rental to ownership, suggesting: … that a confluence of factors...
6/12/12
Ligne Roset is a 150-year old furniture manufacturer specializing in cutting-edge design. 235 Van Buren is an architecturally striking new high-rise condominium designed by...
5/22/12
A few days ago the multi-year reconstruction of Congress Parkway and Wacker Drive passed a major milestone with the opening of all lanes on...
4/2/12
The recently-launched rent-to-own program at 235 Van Buren has proved popular with buyers who are looking to hedge their bets on condo ownership and...
3/2/12
Chicago’s great architecture poses a series of challenges for photographers. There are the technical challenges inherent in photographing large subjects in varied lighting conditions....
2/13/12
235 Van Buren, a striking new Ralph Johnson-designed 46-story condominium in the Loop, is launching a rent-to-own program on selected units. One-bedrooms will start...
11/9/11
Sheldon Good & Company has just posted an auction site for a 63,740 square foot South Loop development parcel at 600 S Wells St,...
9/16/11
There are 19 furnished models available for viewing at 235 Van Buren, a new high-rise condo at the edge of the . I’d only...
9/14/11
When I met with CMK Realty the other day I left with case studies comparing the costs of ownership and rental for 1- and...
9/4/11
The boys who build the big ones, especially the “sky cowboys” who walk steel beams high above the ground, take an immense amount of...
8/13/11
The Ralph Johnson-designed high-rise in the Loop at 235 Van Buren now rises 46 stories above the ground. It had peaked out at 40...
7/28/11
I met Jimmy, one of the owners, at the South Loop Market this morning. It’s a family-run business, and Jimmy’s wife and 8-month old...
6/29/11
Getting tired of the Congress Parkway bridge construction at Wacker Drive? You wouldn’t be the only one. According to IDOT’s bridge website, the 2-year...
5/31/11
The buyers at any high-rise development have varied motives for their purchase. For some, the views or the architecture are the prime motivator. For...
5/12/11
The next 10 people who buy a new-construction condo at 235 Van Buren in the Loop will hit an incentive trifecta: one year of...
3/1/11
The next 12 people who buy at 235 Van Buren will benefit from three special incentives, according to the development’s website: a low-rate mortgage...
2/8/11
Last March Scott Hoskins of CMK Realty took me through the “crown jewel” of 235 Van Buren — unit 4610, a 2,272 square-foot two-bedroom...
12/20/10
The perfectly-framed view of Buckingham Fountain came as a surprise to Lauren and Matt when they moved into the Chicago Loop penthouse they’d bought...
12/7/10
Last night CMK Companies held a holiday party for 235 Van Buren homeowners at the Metropolitan Club, in the nearby Willis Tower. I met...