Tag: Downtown Loop
MLS-listed downtown rentals at 3-year high
The number of homes and condos listed for rent in the local MLS continues to creep upward.
As of yesterday evening, the count stood at 1,158, [...]
Get a free month’s rent in the Gold Coast
The full-amenity Gold Coast high-rise at 1133 North Dearborn is offering a month's free rent on two-bedroom, 2 bath apartments.
The spacio [...]
The Gold Coast gallops south to Superior
Everyone loves to mock real estate agents who conjure new neighborhood names from their imagination: West Bucktown, West Roscoe Village and South Ande [...]
Chicago Apartment Review – The Streeter in Streeterville
The Streeter is a 50-story, 481-unit apartment tower at 345 E Ohio St in Streeterville.
The building was completed in 2007 and offers studio, c [...]
K2 residents gather for a salad-making lesson
K2, a new luxury apartment high-rise in the Fulton River District, promotes a constant schedule of events for its residents. They're a prime way f [...]
A fresh look at the West Loop’s Presidential Towers
Presidential Towers has had nearly a complete makeover since the time of my last visit.
About two-thirds of the property's 2,346 apartments hav [...]
A brief look inside the new Plum Market in Old Town
I dislike grocery shopping and I dislike cooking even more. The ultimate apartment amenity for me would be having a full-service grocery in the bu [...]
A few of the places where Yo’s been recently
Our days take us to many places around Chicagoland to view beautiful places and to meet with the people who design, build, decorate, appraise, fin [...]
The 200 North Dearborn hallway lawsuit
There's a school of thought that views buying into an American Invsco condo conversion as an act of self-mutilation, and its proponents can point [...]
Where to find the best Halloween treats
Randy Fifield presides over a large enough brood of youngsters to have learned a thing or two about Halloween.
Randy recently emailed suggestin [...]
Points of view on Prentice Hospital
We don’t ordinarily write about institutional or commercial properties. We do, as a matter of course, try to bring to your attention videos that f [...]
An insider’s tour of 132 East Delaware, the Bloomingdale’s Building
132 East Delaware Place offers luxury residences, shopping, dining and offices under one roof.
Most people identify the building with Blooming [...]
45-story, 264-unit high-rise proposed for Clark and North
From a Chicago Tribune report:
Plans are underway by the Burnham Development Co. for the construction of an apartment complex at Clark Street [...]
Real estate brokers dish on CMK’s new South Loop condos
A crowd of real estate brokers came to Square One in the South Loop for a sneak peek at the first new condo high-rise to be built in Chicago in mo [...]
Is two months’ free rent the new norm for new apartments?
Winter isn't quite here yet, but winter specials are at a number of the new apartment projects in downtown Chicago.
Some of the buildings are a [...]
Random apartment construction updates
Within the past few days we've stopped by a few of the many sites where new apartments are under construction in downtown Chicago.
The photo ab [...]
Rent a spacious two-bedroom apartment in the Gold Coast’s best location
If you're experiencing sticker shock when you see what new 2-bedroom apartments are renting for in downtown Chicago you'll want to take a look at [...]