Tag: Apartments
What’s for rent at Park Place Tower?
The 56-story Park Place Tower at 655 W Irving Park Rd in Lake View rises to a height of 531 feet, making it the tallest building in Chicago north [...]
Great Chicago blocks – East Bellevue Place in the Gold Coast
Chicago, as the old saw goes, is a city of neighborhoods. It's also a city of blocks, ranging from great to grating, and for many Chicagoans their [...]
Dozens of dining options near Park Michigan Apartments
The Park Michigan Apartments, at 1212 South Michigan, is one of our clients and every time I've visited I've noticed a restaurant -- or two -- tha [...]
Rainmaker, Rainmaker, raise up the rents
Have you ever wondered how your landlord decided how much to raise your rent?
You might be surprised to learn that the amount was determined b [...]
Lakefront Chicago landlords upgrading nearly everything
The spate of stories you've been reading recently about record-high rents and low vacancy rates might have you wondering whether Chicago landlords [...]
The Lex is renting rapidly in the South Loop
Yet another newly-opened high-rise is reporting what would typically be considered a torrid rent-up pace.
The leasing office at The LEX, a Sou [...]
A new fitness center at a Lake Shore Drive high-rise
The high-rise apartment building at 3130 N Lake Shore Dr in Lakeview East has been undergoing an extensive makeover during the past several months [...]
Park Michigan Apartments makeover adds Snap Fitness
Snap Fitness bills itself as a club "packed with the industry's best cardio and exercise equipment."
Construction is scheduled to begin shortl [...]
Construction update – Evanston’s Central Station apartments
Some of you may remember the 1700 block of Central Street in Evanston as the site of the former Evanston Theater (pictured above). Some may recall [...]
New Streeterville apartments at The Seneca on Chestnut
The Seneca, a historic hotel at 200 E Chestnut St in Streeterville, is being transformed into 260 apartments by Waterton Residential.
We stoppe [...]
K2 at K Station nearing its full height
K2 at K Station has added six floors in the three weeks since my last visit.
The 34-story, 496-unit apartment tower in the Fulton River Distric [...]
An updated look at The Maxwell
Some low-intensity site prep work was underway when I visited the site of The Maxwell in the early afternoon yesterday.
The Bond Companies' [...]
A rooftop pool party where the Gold Coast meets Old Town
The apartment high-rise at 1120 North LaSalle boasts a rooftop pool with a second-tier deck and spectacular views of Chicago's skyline.
Th [...]
AMLI Evanston, a construction update
AMLI Evanston, the mixed-use development at Chicago Ave and Kedzie St in Evanston, continues to progress toward its goal of occupancy by spring 20 [...]
Why Astoria Tower residents love living there
Astoria Tower, a full-amenity new high-rise in Chicago's South Loop, hosts a series of events for its residents throughout the year.
Join us at [...]
Quote of the day – bad news for landlords isn’t
Appraisal Research Counselors (ARC) is reporting that average net rents at top-tier downtown Chicago apartment buildings rose to an all-time high [...]
Summer love’s in the air on Pine Grove
Planned Property Management's latest video tells a classic story – boy meets girl, finds apartment, falls in love at 2756 N Pine Grove.
Planned [...]
Movies in the Park at Echelon at K Station
Within the past few years Chicago's Fulton River District has become a lively community packed with restaurants, nightlife and neighborhood activi [...]
Views of Grant Park and Millennium Park
Grant Park is walled-in on three sides by high-rise apartment, condo and office buildings, many of which offer sweeping, forever-uninterruptible ( [...]
New apartment Fitz and starts
FitzGerald Associates' email newsletter arrives with the subject line "All the News That's Fitz," making the architectural firm a fit target for h [...]