Tag: Downtown Loop
The South Loop’s Astoria Tower is an ideal spot for students
Chicago's downtown area is home to more than two dozen college and university campuses boasting tens of thousands of students.
Some of those st [...]
Hartshorne Plunkard receives two top AIA Illinois prizes
Yesterday's email included the following news release form Hartshorne Plunkard regarding AIA Illinois' 2013 Honor Awards. We've paid visits to [...]
Images of domesticity and an architect’s beat-up mother-in-law
The elevator lobby at 100 East Bellevue immerses you in images of domestic bliss.
On the outside chance that you missed the message, the h [...]
What Susie and Terry love about the Gold Coast
When Terry moved to the city from the northern suburbs to the Gold Coast, Susie Schechtman of SeeChicagoRealEstate.com helped her find an apartmen [...]
Video from a West Loop groundbreaking for new luxury apartments
The Madison on Racine, a new 216-unit apartment complex held its official groundbreaking yesterday and I was in attendance.
According to archit [...]
The Park Michigan apartments, an outdoor living paradise
Residents at Park Michigan Apartments enjoy a South Loop location that's hard to beat.
The intersection of Roosevelt Road and Michigan Avenue [...]
The easiest way to find a River North apartment
We recently noted that JDL Development had apparently begun work on a new 216-unit apartment tower and that Smithfield Properties had gained Plan [...]
An up-to-date South Loop apartment availability list
Chicago Real Estate Daily is reporting that American Invsco has emerged as the winning bidder for a package of properties that includes The Lex, a [...]
A 235 Van Buren commute, via water taxi to Michigan Ave
The award-winning Ralph Johnson-designed condominium tower at 235 Van Buren in Chicago's Loop is transit-oriented development at its best. A CTA B [...]
Groundbreaking tomorrow for 216 apartments at Madison and Racine
Construction is underway on 216 new apartments on the northwest corner of Madison and Racine in the West Loop. The official groundbreaking ceremon [...]
Two free months at EnV – a sign of a softening market?
Renters at EnV in River North might be envious of the views (and closet space) enjoyed by residents of nearby buildings. Will residents of those b [...]
LEED Platinum home back on the market in West Town
The 3-bedroom plus den, 2 ½ bath home at 1404 W Ohio St in West Town is LEED Platinum certified. As you'd expect, the LEED certification implies a [...]
111 West Wacker and two other busts
Viewed from the Merchandise Mart, busts of John Wanamaker (left) and George Huntington Hartford frame the construction underway at 111 W Wacker.
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Top-tier downtown apartment rents up 26% since 2009
From yesterday's Crain's Chicago Real Estate Daily:
Effective rents at top-tier, or Class A, buildings rose to $2.63 a square foot in the quart [...]
Gold Coast terraces and roof decks
I love visiting rooftops and looking out on how Chicagoans have decked out their rooftops and outdoor terraces. The spaces run the gamut from t [...]
Site prep underway for River North apartment tower?
JDL Development's website anticipated breaking ground on a new 26-story, 189-unit apartment tower at 212 W Illinois in the spring of 2012.
A ye [...]
Chicago and LaSalle apartment tower gains Plan Commission approval
The Chicago Plan Commission yesterday approved construction of a new 33-story, 290-unit apartment tower with ground-floor retail space at the nort [...]
An up-to-date River North apartment list
If you're looking to rent an apartment in River North, you can see all of your managed apartment building options on YoChicago's availability list [...]
A view of three new apartment towers
Three of the dozens of new apartment projects in downtown Chicago are visible in the above view.
The building with the recessed balconies and c [...]
The spectacular skyline views from Kingsbury Plaza
Late yesterday afternoon I visited the roof of Kingsbury Plaza, 520 N Kingsbury St in River North.
The views in all directions from a heigh [...]