Tag: Downtown Loop
Echelon at K Station, a new level of urban delight
The residences at Echelon at K Station offer a compelling package of location, views, in-unit and common area amenities and services.
Dir [...]
From Yo’s archives – severed heads and the Chicago Spire
Five years ago today Yo was looking forward to an evening presentation by Garrett Kelleher on the latest iteration of his plans for the Chicago Sp [...]
Another Potter Palmer mansion hits the market
Just over a year ago we noted that a duplex unit in a Potter Palmer mansion at 33 E Division St was available for rent or purchase.
We refer to "a [...]
Five years on, two South Loop condo towers are rentals
On March 6, 2007 we noted that two new South Loop condo towers had recently broken ground: Lexington Park and Burnham Pointe.
Two years later, [...]
When South Loop buyers lined up at 4:30 in the morning
In October of 2006 we reported that between 400 and 500 prospective buyers attended the opening of Museum Park Place South, some of them arriving [...]
Condo-quality apartments in a great South Loop location
Chicago's South Loop is a neighborhood that sprawls nearly two miles from north to south.
Astoria Tower, an apartment high-rise built as condo [...]
New single-family on a Ukrainian Village corner lot
The 4-bedroom, 3 ½ bath home nearing completion at 658 N Oakley in Ukrainian Village is another distinctive home from Noah Properties, a builder w [...]
235 Van Buren inspires great photography
Chicago's great architecture poses a series of challenges for photographers. There are the technical challenges inherent in photographing large su [...]
Will Pete’s Fresh Market revive Madison and Western?
Pete's Fresh Market had a ceremonial groundbreaking on a Near West Side site at the southeastern corner of Madison and Western several weeks ago, [...]
A Cobbler Square loft story – facts, lies and stale information
Over the weekend I noticed rental services advertising 2-bedroom, 2-bath lofts at Cobbler Square on Craigslist at prices ranging from $2,550 to $2,610 [...]
Chatting about Chicago real estate with Belgravia’s Buzz Ruttenberg
Chicago's Belgravia Group traces its lineage back more than 60 years, making it one of the longest-tenured and most successful real estate develop [...]
Online apartment availability check, Presidential Towers
As more of Chicago's large apartment complexes make their exact apartment availability info accessible online, it's becoming easier and easier to [...]
A Gold Coast home ideal for entertaining
The beautifully renovated home at 32 E Bellevue Pl, on a tree-lined Gold Coast block, is a sophisticated urbanite's dream.
The location is stu [...]
Quote of the day – Alderman rejected it straight away
First Ward Alderman Proco Joe Moreno appears to be vying for the Brendan Reilly do-it-my-way award.
From today's email newsletter:
The 1600 N [...]
Old Town, Chicago’s least threatening neighborhood
If you've been hankering for an Old Town music video, listen to Ross Bryant's rap. Old Town is the "least threatening neighborhood in Chicago … th [...]
Scenes from 360 West Hubbard’s official groundbreaking
Construction of the 43-story, 450-unit apartment tower at 360 West Hubbard in Chicago's River North neighborhood actually began two months ago. By [...]
A grand, classic home on River North’s mansion row
Some homes are on a large enough scale that a video tour ought to provide only a brief sketch.
That's the case with the 8,300 square foot, 13 [...]
More student housing headed for the Loop?
The Sun-Times is reporting on a proposed conversion of 20 and 28 E Jackson, and the Pickwick Stable between the two buildings, into 199 units of f [...]
Neighborhood events are year-round at Oakwood 200 Squared
Want easy access to the best of Chicago's endless neighborhood events? Pick the right neighborhood.
Residents of Oakwood 200 Squared, 210 N Wel [...]
Real and Craigslist fictional rents at The Streeter
The Streeter, a 48-story, 481-unit apartment tower at 345 E Ohio St in Streeterville, was still in lease-up mode and at 56% occupancy when Yo visi [...]