Tag: Downtown Loop
Planned Property goes wet and wild on the Gold Coast
Planned Property Management, one of our sponsors, hosts a lot of events for its residents, and I've attended a few. They're orchestrated at high e [...]
Was there mortgage fraud at Vision on State?
According to Crain's Chicago Real Estate Daily, Guaranteed Rate Inc. has filed a federal court suit against developer Warren Barr and others alleg [...]
Tour the outstanding amenities at Echelon at K Station
Although the building is less than half a dozen years old, Echelon at K Station has undergone a recent makeover following a change of ownership.
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Remember The Peshtigo?
Was it only 5 years ago that we reported that Related Midwest, despite a weak real estate market, was forging ahead with plans for The Peshtigo, a [...]
Demolition nearly complete on site for The Maxwell
The Bond Companies' website is touting delivery of 200,000 square feet of retail space in the Fall of 2013 at The Maxwell, a 3.9 acre mixed-use de [...]
A South Loop loft that’s truly a loft
Loft is one of the most overused words in the real estate lexicon. Lofts are dramatic, fun spaces bristling with character and rich in visual appe [...]
Construction milestones positive news for 235 Van Buren
Easy access to public transportation and to the city's expressway grid has been one of the attractions for buyers at 235 Van Buren in Chicago's Lo [...]
Remember when One Museum Park West was 75% sold?
We do, because we routinely scan our archives to play "That was then. This is now."
Five years ago we provided a visual update on One Museum Pa [...]
High ceilings and high style on the 91st floor of the Hancock
It's a little known fact that a few floors of Chicago's iconic Hancock building have 13-foot ceiling heights. The 91st floor is one of them, and i [...]
A spacious Streeterville co-op that lives like a single-family home
The classic Fugard & Knapp-designed cooperative at 232 East Walton has only two residences per floor.
In the video, Coldwell Banker's Meladee H [...]
Why a home stager works with Brook Furniture Rental
There's a growing trend among home stagers to work with furniture rental companies rather than carry their own inventory of furnishings.
In the [...]
A two-day YoChicago itinerary
I'm fortunate to spend many of my days in beautiful environments all around Chicago and its suburbs.
My day yesterday began with Pat Cohen [...]
Cheap Trick, Motor Row and a litigating daughter
Friday's Sun-Times reported that a "Cheap Trick Chicago restaurant, music venue and museum will be rockin’ by next summer if all goes according to [...]
Great lake and city views from a Streeterville penthouse
This 30th floor 2-bedroom plus den, 2 ½ bath condo has superlative views from its south-facing floor-to-ceiling windows and generously-sized balco [...]
The view south from 240 East Illinois
Some of Chicago's high-rises have developed a reputation as "view buildings" due to the spectacular skyline vistas from some of their units.
F [...]
Quote of the day – Not sure how this view can get blocked
Five years ago yesterday we served up a sales update on 740 W Fulton, a 132-unit high-rise in the West Loop. If you search current listings and re [...]
A few July Fourth scenes from the lakefront
The parking lot at the North Avenue Beach was full by the time I arrived there at 8:20 this morning, but the ticket machine was still dispensing t [...]
1225 Old Town continues rapid lease-up
1225 Old Town, the new 16-story, 250-unit apartment tower at 1225 N Wells St in Old Town, is leasing up rapidly.
The following update came via [...]
The blue building nears a sellout in River North
When I visited Superior 110 recently, only three units in this striking boutique high-rise were still available for sale.
The remaining units a [...]
Related to relaunch three South Loop condo towers
This just in, from a news release - more, later:
Related Midwest today announced that it has entered into a partnership to re-launch three newly co [...]