Tag: 60611
Chicago's video history: the design and construction of Lake Point Tower
Jump into the YouTube time machine and travel back to the 1960s to see the construction of Lake Point Tower, the 70-story residential high-rise at 505 [...]
Yo's Most Wanted: our most popular video
This week we passed the 1,100-video mark on our YouTube channel, and a moment like that calls for a look back through the archives. We've had a numb [...]
Elysian scraps its hotel condos
That's one way to reduce excess supply in the market.
We've heard for months now that the developers of The Elysian, 11 E Walton St, were trying to d [...]
Revisiting The Pinnacle in River North
Five years after its completion, The Pinnacle at 21 E Huron St has proven to be one of the most desirable towers in River North. The 49-story tower, [...]
Gold Coast life after death
A columbarium on Dearborn?
Many who've passed on life on the Gold Coast may take up residence there after they've passed on, if a local architect's p [...]
Pearson on the Park interrupted
Crain's reported in July that the converted high-rise Pearson on the Park, 222 E Pearson St, was facing foreclosure. Today I followed up with with Pam [...]
The Gold Coast and Streeterville markets: What's hot, and what's not
Before we got onto the topic of North Side neighborhoods, Coldwell Banker agent Jenny Ames and I discussed the Gold Coast and Streeterville markets, [...]
Construction checkup: Trump's plaza, riverwalk, and retail spaces
One of the last milestones in the construction of the Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago is the completion of the project's riverwalk and sto [...]
The shark attack to "Trump" all others: three birds, one bite
Three units at Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago, 401 N Wabash St, have seen some the some of the largest price reductions in River Nor [...]
Views aplenty from a Trump three-bedroom
After chatting about the state of Chicago's luxury market, Tricia Fox of Keller Williams Gold Coast Realtors took me through a couple of her listing [...]
Popular high-rises, good condo boards, and special assessments in the luxury market
New towers like Trump and The Legacy at Millennium Park get a lot of attention right now, but several luxury high-rises built in the earlier part of [...]
The problem with hotel condos
The hotel condo market might have seemed like a good idea to some developers in the earlier part of the decade, but lenders sure don't like them now [...]
The Elysian's metropolitan touch
After dropping me off at the Hancock for my interview with Jenny Ames of Coldwell Banker, my man Jeeves pulled the company car around to The Elysian [...]
Talking Trump and the luxury home market
I've read plenty of stories about the "cold" market for luxury homes in recent months. Most focus on two facts: buyers lost money in the stock marke [...]
Shark bites: taking hefty chomps out of three Gold Coast condos
Every week we scan Matt Garrison's CondoShark.com to check out the biggest price cuts on homes in Chicago’s most popular neighborhoods. Here are jus [...]
Following Francesca: Sweeping views from 600 North Fairbanks' southeast corner
This two-bedroom condo on the southeast corner of 600 North Fairbanks boasts a curved wall of nine 7' x 10' windows, giving its owner a sweeping vie [...]
Keep your friends close in guest suites at Streeter Place
Rachel Brandstaetter, Director of Leasing and Marketing for Streeterville rental high-rise Streeter Place, gives me a few more details about this pr [...]
Following Francesca: The evolving amenities in Streeterville buildings
A war is raging in Streeterville, one whose trenches are found in the lobbies, fitness rooms, private theaters, and terraces of the neighborhood's c [...]
Streeter Place: furnished with views
After we took a look around at Club 355, Director of Leasing and Marketing for Streeter Place Rachel Brandstaetter walked me through a one-bedroom m [...]
Business, fitness, and grilling at Club 355 in Streeter Place
After opening in August, Golub and Company's rental high-rise Streeter Place, 355 E Ohio St in Streeterville, is already 50 percent leased and 35 pe [...]