Tag: Apartments
Marie Spear’s view from the tower crane at K2
Some say that the tower crane operator has the most critical job in the construction of a high-rise building.
At K2 at K Station, a 34-story ap [...]
Construction underway at 360 West Hubbard in River North
Just two weeks ago we reported that The Habitat Company had not yet begun construction on its new high-rise at 360 W Hubbard St in Chicago's River [...]
We’ll find you a rental as cool as this one
"This one" is a 4-bedroom, 4 ½ bath Old Town home with everything a luxury renter would want for the $5,500 a month asking price.
The unit, on [...]
Oakwood 200 Squared makes winter wonderful
While residents of other neighborhoods are slogging through the snow and braving Chicago's winter winds, residents at Oakwood 200 Squared grab a c [...]
Deceiving with images, Mondial apartments edition
It's not uncommon for Chicago apartment websites and videos to engage in a little puffery about the advantages of their location.
WalkScore.co [...]
73 East Lake apartment tower gains Plan Commission approval
The Chicago Architecture Blog is reporting that the 42-story, 332-unit rental tower proposed for 73 East Lake St has been approved by the Chicago [...]
MLS-listed downtown rental market remains strong
When we first began tracking the inventory of MLS-listed rentals in 15 downtown ZIP codes, in November of 2009, there were 1,927 units available f [...]
Alta at K Station focuses holiday giving on children
Chicago's real estate brokers and developers have a long, proud tradition of charitable giving throughout the year, and they typically step up the [...]
360 W Hubbard high-rise site still a parking lot
As of this morning the parking lot at 360 W Hubbard St, which is slated to be the site of a new 43-story, 450-unit apartment tower, remains open f [...]
Oakwood 200 Squared voted best of 2011
Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB), the architecture firm that designed many of Chicago's signature buildings, has been the recipient of countless award [...]
Drilling the caissons at Optima Center in Streeterville
Ever wonder what keeps Chicago's giant high-rises from sinking into the ground under their own weight? The answer is caissons.
Workers are curr [...]
Home for the holidays at Oakwood 200 Squared
Chicago's Loop is always buzzing with events, pulsing with an energy level you can experience only in the heart of a few of the world's great citi [...]
Three-bedroom rental shootout – Aqua vs 340 on the Park
If you're in the market for a high-end rental on Chicago's New East Side you have options in two very different buildings in the complex: Aqua and [...]
How Amli’s CEO views the downtown rental market
Abby Gallun from Crain's interviews AMLI Residential CEO's Greg Mutz on prospects for the downtown and suburban new construction rental markets in [...]
A Lake View studio model with character
450 West Melrose, in Chicago's Lake View neighborhood is a four-plus-one or, in the words of Planned Property's Dan McDonough, "a modern mid-rise [...]
Meet Charlie Zechel, a master cement finisher
The focus of work this week at K2 at K Station is completing site excavation and forming and pouring the basement walls of this new high-rise apar [...]
Evanston apartment complex breaks buildings
Demolition of the existing buildings has begun on the site a new 214-unit apartment complex in Evanston. Call it a building-breaking rather than a [...]
How will new university housing impact the downtown rental market?
According to the Chicago Loop Alliance (pdf), more than 65,000 students attend classes in the Loop / South Loop area.
Downtown Chicago campus [...]
The flying forms are flying at K2
We've been diligently following construction progress at K2 at K Station, a new rental high-rise, for the past several weeks. You can see video of [...]
Chicago’s best apartment rental website
There's no single website that's best for Chicago apartment searches of all types.
There is, however, one that stands out if you're limiting y [...]