Tag: Downtown Loop
New and notable rental – $20K a month at Olympia Centre
At a height of 725 feet the 63-story Olympia Centre is said to be the tallest mid-block building in Chicago. In addition to condominiums the build [...]
Clybourn Point –in the red on green development
Five years ago today we were, without noting the incongruity of green development on Clybourn Ave, writing about Clybourn Point, 1322 N Clybourn. [...]
The spectacular view from Echelon at K Station
You feel the absence of sunlight more keenly when you have a great view of Chicago spread out before you. And the panoramic view from the 37th flo [...]
Tales from an apartment hunt – bathtub fungus and utility bills
If you have tales you'd like to share from your apartment hunt, add them in a comment or email yojoe at yochicago dot com.
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235 Van Buren launches rent-to-own in the Loop program
235 Van Buren, a striking new Ralph Johnson-designed 46-story condominium in the Loop, is launching a rent-to-own program on selected units.
On [...]
Tales from an apartment hunt – phantom closets and howling wolves
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The Pedway is steps away from Oakwood 200
The Pedway is one of Chicago's greatest conveniences – and one of its least known.
In winter cold and summer heat, savvy Chicagoans duck into t [...]
The Odyssey Lofts epic is nearing its end
We were saddened when Odyssey Lofts underwent a name change late in 2010. The original name called attention to its Greektown location and to the [...]
AMLI’s South Loop project evokes strong opinions
A host of urban planner wannabes are passionately bashing AMLI Residential's proposal for a two-tower 398-unit apartment complex on the southwest [...]
The red, white and blue view from Astoria Tower
It was one of those view days in Chicago, sunny and with an unclouded blue sky.
I was visiting Astoria Tower for a video shoot, and stepped out [...]
Tales from an apartment hunt – the John Hancock Center
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Caissons complete at 360 West Hubbard
I stopped by the site of the new apartment tower under construction at 360 West Hubbard a few hours ago and learned that the caisson drilling was [...]
Legacy at Millennium Park refinanced
This morning's email included a news release announcing the refinancing of Legacy at Millennium Park, 60 E Monroe St. An excerpt:
Mesa Developm [...]
Listening to buyers results in a better home at CA23’s Phase II
"One of the things that Belgravia is really good at is listening," says Belgravia Group founder Buzz Ruttenberg.
Join Buzz and Michael Hampton [...]
AMLI adding apartment towers to South Loop
Crain's Chicago Real Estate Daily is reporting that AMLI Residential has agreed to buy a South Loop site at the southwest corner of Clark and Polk [...]
Panoramas from the Lofts at Roosevelt Collection
Earlier this morning I was at the Lofts at Roosevelt Collection with Kim Ashley of Brook Furniture Rental, one of our sponsors, and Steffanie Dan [...]
K2 construction, Marie’s view from the tower crane
Marie Spear and Greg Hayes, the team operating the tower crane at K2 at K Station, are veteran members of Operating Engineers Local 150. They spen [...]
The 5-minute commute from Oakwood 200 Squared
Residents of Oakwood 200 Squared, 210 N Wells St, enjoy an enviable commute to work in Chicago's Loop – often a 5-minute or less walk away. That's [...]
Rent vs own on Astor Street – $20K a month or $5.4M?
A full-floor 6,000 square foot home just became available at 1555 North Astor St in the Gold Coast. It's offered for sale at $5,400,000 and for re [...]
Fifield announces $104.5M sale of Echelon at K Station
The news release just came across our virtual desk:
CHICAGO – (February 2, 2012) Chicago-based Fifield Companies and its joint-venture partner, [...]