Tag: Downtown Loop
Is work imminent on South Loop apartment site?
Last February, when AMLI Residential announced its plans for two 11-story buildings with a total of 398 apartments on the southwest corner of Clar [...]
Still no signs of new retail at the Roosevelt Collection
It's been 10 months since developer Dan McCaffery announced plans for the "full-fledged construction on the main plaza at Roosevelt Collection:"
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A corner one-bedroom on a beautiful Gold Coast block
The 19-story 60s-era condo building at 30 E Elm Street has an enviable location. It's steps from the dazzling cluster of restaurants, bars and nig [...]
A Target, where once there were many
I missed the ceremonial groundbreaking yesterday morning for the new Target at Division and Larrabee, the site where the next-to-last of the Cabri [...]
Another apartment tower proposed for West Loop
Crain's Chicago Real Estate Daily is reporting that developer Enrico Plati is proposing to build 240 to 320 apartments on a site currently used fo [...]
The views from 30 East Elm in the Gold Coast
The 19-story contemporary condominium at 30 East Elm is far short of the tallest building in the Gold Coast, but its location on a block dominated [...]
New apartments slated for River North
Crain's Chicago Real Estate Daily is reporting that Vancouver-based Onni Group has acquired two River North sites and plans to develop apartments [...]
A video tour of Old Town’s newest apartments
The recently-completed 1225 Old Town, 1225 N Wells St in Old Town, features studio, convertible, one-, two- and three-bedroom luxury apartments.
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Only two units remain at Superior 110 in River North
Its neighbors affectionately call Superior 110 "the blue building."
One glance and you know the reason why the new high-rise at 110 W Superior [...]
1225 Old Town’s extensive amenities
1225 Old Town, a newly-opened apartment tower at 1225 N Wells St, has an extensive amenities package. It's stylish, functional, social -- and unus [...]
The ceremonial groundbreaking at 73 East Lake
It's often the case that the ceremonial groundbreaking for a new high-rise takes place well after construction has begun.
Site work at 73 East [...]
Large, updated apartments in a convenient Gold Coast location
1036 N Dearborn is a completely renovated high-rise apartment building steps from State and Rush Streets, and just south of the Division Street ni [...]
Townhome owners in stocks?
In the days when stocks were used to subject offenders to public humiliation and mockery, "passers-by were encouraged to throw mud, rotten eggs, m [...]
A bulk sale of units at Superior at LaSalle in River North
Superior at LaSalle, 150 W Superior in River North, was one of the developments that hung tough on pricing when the market headed south a few year [...]
Development deadpool dip – Park Kingsbury in foreclosure, again
A site in River North formerly occupied by Ronsley, and once one of the most sought-after development opportunities in the area, is taking another [...]
The topping-off party at K2 at K Station apartments
Almost a year to the day after breaking ground on K2 at K Station, Fifield Companies hosted a topping-off party to celebrate the building's reachi [...]
Cowboys of the sky – the incredible ironworkers
"Cowboys" is one of the more printable nicknames that you'll hear for ironworkers on a high-rise construction site. It conveys grudging admiration [...]
Chicago had largest downtown population growth from 2000 to 2010
Our local media have been taking pride in a recent US Census report (PDF) showing Chicago as the metro area with the largest numeric increase in " [...]
A treasure trove of transportation options at 235 Van Buren
It's hard to imagine a location with more convenient transportation options than 235 Van Buren, a new Ralph Johnson-designed condo at the edge of [...]
The classic lobby at 1448 North Lake Shore Drive
The lobbies in Chicago's vintage luxury buildings vary widely in size and opulence. Some are exceedingly modest, and some were built on a grand sc [...]