Tag: Downtown Loop
A South Loop rental tower adds a sold sign
Six months ago we relayed a Crain's report that 1401 South State had joined the ranks of downtown apartment towers offered for sale. A news releas [...]
Chicago’s highest outdoor pools – The Plaza on DeWitt
The first, second and third-highest outdoor pools in the city are at the ParkShore Condominium, Eugenie Terrace apartments and 777 N Michigan Ave [...]
Tour a dramatic 4,100 square foot River North loft
"It's truly one of the most amazing entertaining spaces you could ever have," said Melanie Giglio as she showed me around a full-floor 4,100 squar [...]
Chicago’s highest outdoor pools – 777 North Michigan
The highest and second-highest outdoor pools in the city are at the ParkShore Condominium and Eugenie Terrace apartments.
The third-highest out [...]
Chicago’s highest outdoor pools
A recent fly-around of downtown Chicago afforded views from above of many of Chicago's outdoor pools, and set me to wondering which ones were the hi [...]
Looking down on South Loop development sites
The yellow and white tower cranes in the above photo mark the sites, respectively, of the new Jones College Prep building and a new dorm under con [...]
Is this still Chicago’s most astonishing penthouse?
The 25-story brick and limestone co-op at 1500 N Lake Shore Dr is the only Chicago building designed by Rosario Candela, the New York "real estate [...]
Construction check – Pete’s Fresh Market on Madison
A month ago we noted that construction was slated to start this month on the new Pete's Fresh Market at the southeast corner of Madison and Wester [...]
What rental agents like about Echelon at K Station
Echelon at K Station, a high-rise apartment community in Chicago's Fulton River District, recently updated its common areas despite the fact that [...]
Aqua’s underutilized high-floor balconies
In the torrent of words that's been written about Aqua's balconies, I haven't seen any mention of the fact that they're almost completely unused. [...]
Tour a light-filled West Loop corner at The Edge
The Edge, at 210 S Desplaines St in the West Loop, is a newer tower built atop an old loft building.
The Edge offers a full amenity package, i [...]
The kinetic Boogie-woogie billboard at 235 Van Buren
The striking pattern formed by the balconies at 235 Van Buren is one of the first things you see as you exit the Eisenhower Expressway into the Lo [...]
The views over Wolf Point from RiverBend condos
This week's Crain's has an article focusing on the impact of the proposed Wolf Point development on the value of units at RiverBend, a high-rise c [...]
Rarely seen views of Chicago skyscrapers
Whether you spend your days earthbound or high up on Chicago high-rises, there are some sights you'll never see, no matter how many different venu [...]
Summit on Lake update – and a temporary view
Earlier today I was in a meeting at 150 N Michigan and spent some time admiring the views from a west-facing office.
The windows offered a cle [...]
An aerial progress report on K2 at K Station
If you time travel back 10 years the Fulton River District was a largely barren area, and it would have been hard to envision how swiftly it has d [...]
An aerial progress report on 360 West Hubbard
The tower portion of the 43-story, 450-unit apartment high-rise at 360 West Hubbard in River North has risen eight stories out of the ground.
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The West Loop Target stands out
As you approach downtown Chicago from the air, or along the Eisenhower Expressway, one building is a clear, colorful standout.
It's the huge n [...]
Two new apartment towers are topped out
The Coast (center left, above) and 500 North Lake Shore Drive (center right, above) have both reached their full height and are proceeding toward [...]
Seeing Trump Tower and Legacy for the first time
Flying around Chicago this morning and trying to comprehend its visual richness I couldn't help thinking of a Simon & Garfunkel 59th Street Bridge [...]