Tag: Downtown Loop
Are new apartments headed for Block 37?
The above sign was shot several years ago, but it may stand in for the opening of a different kind of level at Block 37 in Chicago's Loop.
The [...]
The playfully-shaped dog park at 235 Van Buren
Viewed from a balcony on the penthouse level of 235 Van Buren, the fenced-in part of the new "dog-friendly area" adjacent to the building vaguely [...]
A West Loop grocery glut?
With the recent opening of a Mariano's at 40 S Halsted St, residents of the near West Loop have ready walking access to four major grocers.
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Keeping up with the Wolf Point development
Wolf Point is an iconic site at the junction of the North, South and Main branches of the Chicago River. A proposed three-tower residential and of [...]
Halloween breakfast treats at the South Loop’s Astoria Tower
Some of Chicago's top-tier high-rise apartment communities shower their residents with a variety of perks throughout the year. The goodies often c [...]
YoChicago’s South Loop apartment availability list
If you want to rent in the South Loop you can skip Craigslist and the apartment finders / rental services and check YoChicago's South Loop availab [...]
The doggie dip at Echelon at K Station
Echelon at K Station, a pet-friendly luxury apartment tower in the Fulton River District, opened its outdoor pool for a "doggie dip" before the po [...]
The views from Legacy’s penthouses
"Legacy is all about the views," said Mesa Development's Jim Hanson during our pre-completion tour of Legacy's 71st floor in April of 2009. Th [...]
Quote of the day – a Bermuda triangle of lost opportunity
Architecture critic Lynn Becker's recent post on what he calls the "Viaduct District" is a goodie bag of memorable phrases and provocative perspec [...]
West Loop tower goes from plan to deadpool in record time
Less than two weeks ago we relayed a Crain's report that developer Enrico Plati was proposing a new apartment tower at 601 W Jackson in the West L [...]
AFL-CIO Trust invests in Wolf Point development
The AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust (BIT) recently announced an investment in the proposed Wolf Point development in the River North neighborhoo [...]
A visit to the park and dog park at 235 Van Buren
The long-awaited park immediately adjacent to 235 Van Buren in the Loop appears to be in the final stages of construction. The park is tentatively [...]
A River North Halloween at Ward Park
You don't have to go back very far to recall a time when you could go for weeks without seeing a kid in River North, especially in the area west o [...]
Construction update – Hubbard Place in River North
Nearly seven months after its official February groundbreaking, which took place approximately two months after work began at the site, Hubbard Pl [...]
Fulton River District’s Trio Park appears complete
There's a decent-sized park, complete with a dog area and playground, adjacent to Echelon at K Station.
The part of the Fulton River District [...]
A rooftop view from K2 at K Station
A week rarely goes by without my visiting at least one Chicago rooftop.
Yesterday I rode the construction elevator to the top of K2 at K Stati [...]
Ken Derry rides the crane down at K2
The views from K2 at K Station are great, but they don't compare with the views from high above the Trump Tower.
Ken Derry operated one of the [...]
Another apartment tower moves forward in River North
Yesterday's email newsletter from Alderman Brendan Reilly provided a progress report on a new 25-story development at 220 W Illinois St that will [...]
Crane coming down, paint going on at K2 at K Station
The dismantling of the tower crane is one of the major milestones in the construction of a high-rise building. It's a sign that the heavy-lifting is o [...]
Tour a new model apartment at the South Loop’s Park Michigan
Park Michigan, the sleek international-style apartment tower at Michigan Ave and Roosevelt Rd, boasts an enviable South Loop location that affords [...]