Tag: Downtown Loop
The views from Golub’s proposed South Loop apartments
Crain's Chicago Real Estate Daily reported earlier today that Golub & Co. is buying the southeast corner of 9th and State Street from the city, an [...]
Oakwood 200 Squared is a foodies’ paradise
Despite the high-end finishes and quality appliances that reside in their granite and stainless steel kitchens, residents at Oakwood 200 Squared, [...]
Construction checkup at 1225 Old Town
The high-rise that's under construction in Old Town is about two-thirds of the way toward topping out, and it now has a new address, a new name an [...]
SEIU visits the wrath of the rat on Kingsbury on the Park condos
The Kingsbury on the Park Condominium, 653 N Kingsbury in River North, recently switched security contractors, prompting Local 1 of the Service Em [...]
A new West Town 3-bedroom, 2-bath in the mid-$200s
Condo prices slowly fall as you head further west along Chicago Avenue in Chicago's West Town community area. By the time you reach the corner of [...]
A preview of Geoffrey Baer’s new Loop walking tour
If you want to see greater Chicago in all its dazzling variety without leaving home you have to connect with WTTW's Geoffrey Baer.
Baer fa [...]
Parkside of Old Town apartment update
When I stopped by on Friday, crews were busy putting the finishing touches on the exterior of 544 Oak at Parkside of Old Town, one of the new buil [...]
Cheap, stable rents in Chicago’s BeNo neighborhood
BeNo is a little-known Chicago neighborhood bounded on three sides by the Chicago River and on the west by a foundation wall for the North Avenue [...]
A SoNo East update and a creepy video
The 324-unit SoNo East rental tower has topped out at 22 stories, six shy of its western condo cousin.
The building, at 840 W Blackhawk St, [...]
Atrium Village files Planned Development application
The ambitious plan for Atrium Village has taken a step forward with the filing of a Planned Development application with the city. Plans for the 7 [...]
River West’s Mondial offers free rent and parking, 125% commission to bedbugs
Waterton Residential is stepping up the incentive offerings at Mondial in River West after reaching more than 80% occupancy since it began its rental [...]
Habitat set to break ground on River North apartment tower
We recently published a profile of The Habitat Company's 43-story, 450-unit rental tower at 360 W Hubbard St in River North.
Yesterday Skyline [...]
Nausea-inducing NIMBYism in Streeterville?
Last week we reported that the affordable housing component had been scrapped in favor of offices in the proposed development at 410 E Grand Ave i [...]
Steve Fifield’s tenacity, K2, and the building of a small city
I don't usually attend groundbreaking ceremonies, but I stopped by K2's this morning to hear Steven Fifield, its developer, talk about his latest [...]
A domu blog update on new downtown apartment construction
Despite its ease of use, we're not a fan of domu's rental search, but domu's blog is occasionally a source of useful tips for landlords and renter [...]
Major development plan for site north of McCormick Place
This week's Crain's Chicago Business (subscription required) reports on a major development for a troubled parcel of land (red area in above image [...]
Golub to present revised plans for Streeterville development
Golub & Company has revised its plans for the site at 410 E Grand Ave in Streeterville. The revised plan calls for a 45-story residential tower wi [...]
A West Loop Target update
I stopped by the corner of Aberdeen and Van Buren in the West Loop yesterday for a look at the state of the new Target store that's scheduled to o [...]
New East Village condos at hard to fathom prices
Today's new listing alert included two units in a building nearing completion at 622 N Ashland Ave on the eastern edge of Chicago's East Village n [...]