Tag: Downtown Loop
The views from 1225 Old Town’s amenities level
1225 Old Town, the new 16-story apartment tower at 1225 N Wells St in Old Town, is ahead of its construction schedule and prepping to begin welcom [...]
A visit to the West Loop development deadpool
Five years ago yesterday we picked up on a Crain's report that Winthrop Properties had decided to build a 23-story rental apartment building rathe [...]
Dedicating the Fifield Family Bridge at Children’s Hospital
The new Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital building is just two days away from its long-awaited opening. The philanthropic generosity and t [...]
A visit to the South Loop development deadpool – Eco18
Five years ago today we announced the opening of a sales center and model for Eco18, a 12-story condo tower that would be seeking LEED Gold Certif [...]
From the archives: Fox & Obel in the South Loop
Five years ago today we mentioned a Sun-Times story suggesting that Fox & Obel might open a South Loop store at the northeast corner of Roosevelt [...]
Tour a Gold Coast one-bedroom in a full-amenity high-rise
The Ambassador House, 1325 N State Pkwy in the Gold Coast, is a full-service, full-amenity condominium.
Residents come home to an impressive l [...]
New at $4.95M in a cash-only Gold Coast co-op
The Chicago co-op building at 1500 N Lake Shore Drive, is the only Chicago project credited to Rosario Candela, the designer of many of New York's mos [...]
A visit to the West Loop development deadpool
Five years ago yesterday we were reporting that Thrush Companies was planning an 8-story mixed-use building with 155 1- to 3-bedroom loft-style co [...]
West Loop apartments headed for auction
We last wrote about 1342 W Randolph St back in December of 2008. The building was then in the incomplete state shown in the above photo. Construct [...]
The views from the Gold Coast’s Ambassador House
The Ambassador House condominium, 1325 N State Pkwy, has one of the better roof decks you'll find anywhere in the city.
Its sheer size is one [...]
A Gold Coast fat cat at One East Scott
Representatives of organized labor had a coherent explanation for why they brought a fat cat rather than the traditional inflatable rat to call at [...]
Plans presented for Wolf Point development
The overnight email included this news release:
The development team for Wolf Point unveiled a plan Tuesday night for a stunning, signature pro [...]
1225 Old Town lands a plum retail tenant
Residents of 1225 Old Town, the new apartment tower about to open at 1225 N Wells St, could look forward to a feast of nearby grocery shopping opt [...]
First resale at West Loop’s Adams on the Park
It's been over three years since we last checked up on Adams on the Park, a 6-story building with 5 full-floor condos at 1259 W Adams St in the We [...]
Water Tower two-bedroom rents for $3,900
David Nadler of City Ranch Real Estate is a staunch proponent of the notion that condo and townhome rentals are value-priced in comparison to rental a [...]
Chicago’s Old Post Office continues to fake no little plans
Credit David Greising at the now-defunct Chicago News Cooperative for the "fake no little plans" take on British developer Bill Davies' proposals [...]
A video tour of the K2 construction site
K2 at K Station is a 496-unit 34-story apartment tower that's under construction in Chicago's Fulton River District.
McHugh Construction Projec [...]
Construction check – Optima Center in Streeterville
Optima Center, 200 E Illinois in Streeterville, has risen to two stories above the upper-level of Illinois Street. When complete the 325-unit buil [...]
Construction update – 500 North Lake Shore Drive
The 500-unit apartment tower under construction at 500 N Lake Shore Dr in Streeterville is more than halfway toward its 45-story height. In the pi [...]
Demolition update – Summit on Lake
Bits of the façade are nearly all that's left of the Mexican restaurant and rent-a-car outlet that formerly operated at 73 E Lake St in the Loop, [...]