Tag: Apartments
The views from 1225 Old Town’s amenities level
1225 Old Town, the new 16-story apartment tower at 1225 N Wells St in Old Town, is ahead of its construction schedule and prepping to begin welcom [...]
Contemporary Evanston apartments in the heart of downtown
1575 Oak offers studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments in a contemporary 8-story building with outdoor and garage parking.
Apartments feature [...]
A visit to the West Loop development deadpool
Five years ago yesterday we were reporting that Thrush Companies was planning an 8-story mixed-use building with 155 1- to 3-bedroom loft-style co [...]
West Loop apartments headed for auction
We last wrote about 1342 W Randolph St back in December of 2008. The building was then in the incomplete state shown in the above photo. Construct [...]
Plans presented for Wolf Point development
The overnight email included this news release:
The development team for Wolf Point unveiled a plan Tuesday night for a stunning, signature pro [...]
An Evanston vintage mid-rise in a close-to-everything location
The renovated vintage midrise at 860 Hinman is home to two of Evanston's favorites - the Brothers K coffee house and the Lucky Platter restaurant. [...]
1225 Old Town lands a plum retail tenant
Residents of 1225 Old Town, the new apartment tower about to open at 1225 N Wells St, could look forward to a feast of nearby grocery shopping opt [...]
Why they love where they live
Planned Property Management, one of our sponsors, has run contests for the best video set to the company's theme song and for the its official [...]
Water Tower two-bedroom rents for $3,900
David Nadler of City Ranch Real Estate is a staunch proponent of the notion that condo and townhome rentals are value-priced in comparison to rental a [...]
A video tour of the K2 construction site
K2 at K Station is a 496-unit 34-story apartment tower that's under construction in Chicago's Fulton River District.
McHugh Construction Projec [...]
Construction update – 500 North Lake Shore Drive
The 500-unit apartment tower under construction at 500 N Lake Shore Dr in Streeterville is more than halfway toward its 45-story height. In the pi [...]
Demolition update – Summit on Lake
Bits of the façade are nearly all that's left of the Mexican restaurant and rent-a-car outlet that formerly operated at 73 E Lake St in the Loop, [...]
On the construction site at K2 at K Station
When I visited K2 at K Station earlier today approximately 150 workers from various trades were busy assembling plumbing fittings, installing elec [...]
The hard-to-miss signage for SoNo East
The honking RENT NOW! sign for SoNo East apartments, 840 W Blackhawk St, is atop SoNo West. It's hard to miss even from points that are miles away [...]
Construction checkup – 360 West Hubbard in River North
The 43-story tower at 360 West Hubbard is just coming out of the ground in River North. It won't be long before it obscures the south-facing views [...]
Construction checkup – The Coast at Lakeshore East
The Coast, 345 E Wacker Dr, is about two-thirds of the way toward its ultimate 49-story height. It appears to be on track to meet its targeted complet [...]
Meet Colleen McIntyre, manager of Park Michigan Apartments
Colleen McIntyre, the property manager at Park Michigan Apartments in the South Loop, has more than 20 years' experience managing commercial and r [...]
A K2 at K Station construction update
My recent schedule has kept me from spending as much time as I would have liked to at K2 at K Station, which is under construction in the Fulton R [...]
Soap on a rope, high-rise edition
Some high-rise buildings have very elaborately engineered machinery for washing their windows.
For some buildings, window washing is as simple [...]
The views from Park Michigan apartments
The international-style apartment tower at 1212 S Michigan Ave changed ownership recently, and has been renamed Park Michigan to emphasize its loc [...]