Tag: Downtown Loop
Studio Dwell project in Wicker Park garners two Yo posts for every unit
Well, nearly two posts for every unit.
It was almost exactly five years ago when we first wrote about a 9-unit project designed by Studio Dwell [...]
Printers Row Farmers Market – where have all the flowers gone?
If you've visited more than a few of Chicago's so-called farmers markets, you know the odds are you'll see few, if any, farmers at most of them. Y [...]
At K2, what so proudly they hailed
You'll find an American flag unfurled somewhere at nearly every major construction site.
The Star Spangled Banner at K2 at K Station "in full [...]
Did Planned Property’s Dan McDonough eat a dog treat?
Planned Property Management, one of our sponsors, bills 1000 North LaSalle as the "dog friendliest apartment building in Chicago's Gold Coast."
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A little mansion on Prairie
The townhome at 1815 S Prairie Pkwy has popped up on our radar several times over the years.
We first wrote about it back in May of 2004, when [...]
Prices slashed at The Clare at Water Tower
The Clare at Water Tower, 55 E Pearson St, has dramatically slashed prices on a number of units.
Last October we reported that 14 1-bedroom, 1 [...]
Expanding your rental apartment trade-offs
It's a common tendency among renters (and home buyers) to go for the max – to rent or buy as much housing as they can comfortably (almost) afford. [...]
Rendering of the day – Waterview Tower
When construction on Waterview Tower, 111 W Wacker, began in 2005 it was anticipated to top out at 92 stories and include a hotel and 243 luxury c [...]
Is the West Loop there yet?
Five years ago we took an in-depth look at the West Loop and ended with the suggestion that it had a ways to go before becoming a pedestrian-frien [...]
On Craigslist, bait-and-switch is the norm
If you're searching for an apartment in any of the lakefront communities covered by YoChicago's at-a-glance apartment lists and maps, you're wasti [...]
Tour a brick 3-flat with an owner’s duplex in West Town
Nicholas Apostal from the The Apostal Group of Coldwell Banker takes us on a sponsored video tour of a condo alternative with income!
This wel [...]
Acreage at Metro Place available for sale
Crain's is reporting that 4.67 acres of vacant land is available at Metro Place, a failed development on the Near West Side. The asking price is $ [...]
A look at Olympia Centre, 20 years on
In 1992 we published Co-ops and Condos, a desk reference for real estate agents with summary data, descriptions and photos for every 12-unit or la [...]
The Kinzie bike lane, Chicago’s hipster highway
It was just after 9 a.m. on a weekday when I stopped outside Echelon at K Station for a look at the Kinzie bike lane, which has been called "Chica [...]
Are favorable cost comparisons turning renters to buyers?
An article in this week's Crain's cites anecdotal evidence of an incipient shift from rental to ownership, suggesting:
… that a confluence of f [...]
A grandly-proportioned 3-bedroom at 840 North Lake Shore Drive
Lucien Lagrange's Parisian-influenced 840 North Lake Shore Drive sits at a prominent corner across from Lake Shore Park and Lake Michigan.
The [...]
The tower crane at K2 jumps 100 feet
In a deceptively simple operation a "jacking crane" frames part of a tower crane and lifts the crane's cab and jibs twenty feet, opening a hole fo [...]
Meet Lake Shore Park’s inspiring volunteer gardeners
The next time you visit Streeterville's Lake Shore Park, take a few seconds to look around for Janice and Marshall.
You're likely to find Marsh [...]
Searching for a River North 2-bedroom with an indoor pool
If you were searching for a River North 2-bedroom with an indoor pool you might start by filtering Craigslist on 2+ BR apartments and typing the f [...]
1225 Old Town apartments renting rapidly
1225 Old Town, the new 16-story, 250-unit apartment tower at 1225 N Wells St in Old Town, is ahead of its construction schedule and anticipates we [...]