Tag: Downtown Loop
Loft living: An architect’s brick-and-timber space, priced at $565K
One of the newest arrivals among timber lofts for sale is unit #1 at the Ogden Lofts, 1650 W Ogden Ave. The 2,500 square-foot space is owned and d [...]
EnV gets LEED certification
The 249-unit EnV apartment tower at 161 W Kinzie St in River North is now LEED certified.
"EnV achieved LEED certification for use of recycled and [...]
Construction checkup: Ritz-Carlton Residences
With elements of its facade now in place along its lower levels, it's getting easier to see how the Ritz-Carlton Residences high-rise, under cons [...]
Another try for Trio’s mid-rises
Buried deep inside Crain's report on downtown condo sales is some news about Trio, which RDM Development sold off last year:
One investor that [...]
Belgravia condos represent 1/3 of downtown’s new home sales in 2010
"I'm not sure if I should laugh or cry. I feel a hell of a lot better in 2011 than I did a year ago."
- Belgravia Group President / CEO Alan Le [...]
Curbed on Rodkin on McLean
Earlier today Curbed Chicago reported on Dennis Rodkin’s Chicago Magazine report on the sale of Dan McLean’s RiverView penthouse. At $2.85M this s [...]
Half off at 200 North Dearborn
So was your worst offer too bad, or not bad enough?
Just a couple months after begging buyers to "give us your worst offer" for a 200 North Dearbor [...]
What $1,850 will get in 60607
The median price of the 96 homes listed for rent in 60607, the ZIP code covering much of the West Loop, University Village, and a small sliver of Prin [...]
Quote of the day: Time to decide
"The first thing developers are doing is talking to their banks. It's really kind of decision time."
- Appraisal Research Counselors Vice President [...]
Rental options at Michigan Avenue Tower II
It's been well over a year since Russland Capital Group auctioned off more than 40 of the condos at Michigan Avenue Tower II, 1400 S Michigan Ave. Ear [...]
Deal of the day: Will Library Tower’s offer wash?
Because nothing says "I love you" like a load of laundry, Lennar is throwing in a free washer and dryer with every unit at Library Tower as a Valentin [...]
The nearly news: How five-year-old condos are faring
Condos of the 2006 vintage are cycling through their second and even third owners at this point, but they're still young enough to count as "nearly ne [...]
Multi-families are the market in Pilsen
Pilsen is very much a renter community (by an almost 3-to-1 margin over owners, according to past Census projections), so it's not too surprising to s [...]
235 Van Buren’s ‘crown jewel’ sells for $860K
Last March Scott Hoskins of CMK Realty took me through the "crown jewel" of 235 Van Buren -- unit 4610, a 2,272 square-foot two-bedroom / 2.5-bath [...]
Quote of the day: New rental high-rise designs are good enough
This Lake Wobegon, all-the-buildings-are-above-average quality was predictable. These are apartment buildings, where budgets and architectural ambitio [...]
Choice cuts: $100K+ off a combo unit at Warehouse Lofts
Our files on Warehouse Lofts, a brick-and-timber loft building in Fulton Market, date back to its days as a rental development managed by Annie Pr [...]
What $1,700 will rent in five downtown neighborhoods
Of the 1,055 homes currently listed for rent in 14 downtown ZIP codes, 147 have been available for a week or less (or at least were taken off the MLS [...]
What snow? Day sees plenty of new listings
The market marches on -- at noon, Redfin showed 139 homes listed since midnight.
On the high end, there's a five-bedroom / four-bath triplex at [...]
Consultants sought for Cermak Creative Industry District redevelopment
On Monday the city's Department of Cultural Affairs and Department of Housing and Economic Development issued a request for qualifications for con [...]
Attempting a flip at Walton on the Park
The newest listing for sale at Walton on the Park, 2 W Delaware St, is just the second attempt at a resale I've seen since closings began last year, a [...]