Tag: Aerial photographs
A park bordered on 3 sides by parking lots
Armour Square is one of Chicago's 77 community areas. The Chinatown neighborhood occupies the northern part of Armour Square. US Cellular Field an [...]
Alta at K Station sold to Canadian investor
Morguard Corp. has announced that it has agreed to purchase Alta at K Station from Fifield Companies and its joint-venture partner in a transactio [...]
The Maxwell moves forward without apartments
The Bond Companies has apparently made a major change in its plans for The Maxwell, a development at Clinton, Canal and Roosevelt.
Earlier plan [...]
Hubbard Place gets its branding on
Branding signage has appeared at Hubbard Place, 360 W Hubbard St in River North, and it invites you to "be amazed" by "extraordinary rental reside [...]
An updated rental service do-not-call list
Note: See the 2014 version of the do-not-call list. This version of the list is out of date.
New renters in Chicago are often confused or misle [...]
When MCL Companies jump-started West DePaul
In the mid-1980s MCL Companies' Dan McLean began the transformation of Lincoln Park's West DePaul neighborhood with the Lakewood Commons townhomes [...]
JDL adds more apartments to Old Town development surge
After years of inactivity the southern part of Old Town has become a hotbed of new construction.
JDL Development and Harlem Irving Cos are pro [...]
Looking for low-rent furnished digs in the South Loop?
If you're single and all you can afford for rent is "not much," you'll want to check out the SRO (single room occupancy) properties scattered arou [...]
Community meeting set for Maryville Academy site
Two weeks ago Uptown Update reported that JDL Development had signed an agreement to acquire the Maryville Academy site at Clarendon and Montrose [...]
A West Loop grocery glut?
With the recent opening of a Mariano's at 40 S Halsted St, residents of the near West Loop have ready walking access to four major grocers.
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AFL-CIO Trust invests in Wolf Point development
The AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust (BIT) recently announced an investment in the proposed Wolf Point development in the River North neighborhoo [...]
Another apartment tower moves forward in River North
Yesterday's email newsletter from Alderman Brendan Reilly provided a progress report on a new 25-story development at 220 W Illinois St that will [...]
A New York view into Wrigley Field
Writing about the Roosevelt Collection yesterday put me in a New York state of mind.
It's been several years since residents moved into the Ro [...]
Is work imminent on South Loop apartment site?
Last February, when AMLI Residential announced its plans for two 11-story buildings with a total of 398 apartments on the southwest corner of Clar [...]
Development deadpool dip – Park Kingsbury in foreclosure, again
A site in River North formerly occupied by Ronsley, and once one of the most sought-after development opportunities in the area, is taking another [...]
The views from a Buena Park high-rise
Yesterday was a great day, despite the chill in the air, to be visiting rooftops. The air was brilliantly clear in the sunshine and fall colors we [...]
Ravenswood Hospital is coming down
CBS Chicago reports that demolition is underway on the former Ravenswood Hospital, which is slated as the site for the new Lycée Français de Chica [...]
An aerial progress report on the CHA’s Plan for Transformation
Crain's Chicago Business has a report on the impact of the market downturn on the redevelopment of Chicago Housing Authority projects pursuant to [...]
Chicago’s highest outdoor pools – 2626 Lakeview
The fifth-highest outdoor pool in the city is in Lincoln Park at 2626 Lakeview.
The 42-story, 491-unit building was built as apartments in 196 [...]
Chicago’s highest outdoor pools – The Plaza on DeWitt
The first, second and third-highest outdoor pools in the city are at the ParkShore Condominium, Eugenie Terrace apartments and 777 N Michigan Ave [...]