10/8/13
Kingsbury Plaza is a 43-story, 420-unit apartment tower at 520 N Kingsbury St in River North. The...
10/2/13
420 East Ohio is a 40-story, 263-unit full-amenity apartment tower at 420 E Ohio St in Streeterville....
10/2/13
Axis, previously known as Onterie Center, is a 60-story, 615-unit full-amenity apartment tower at 441 E Erie...
10/1/13
Lake Shore Plaza is a 38-story, 567-unit full-amenity apartment tower at 445 E Ohio St in Streeterville....
9/30/13
Cityfront Place, 400 N McClurg Court, is a 39-story, 480-unit apartment tower that was completed in 1991....
9/25/13
The private amenities level at Kingsbury Plaza has a number of surprises, the biggest of which is an expansive and lush lawn bordered by...
9/18/13
Quite a few of The Habitat Company‘s apartment buildings included “plaza” in their name: Newberry Plaza, Asbury Plaza, River Plaza, Elm Street Plaza, Columbus...
9/11/13
I may spend more time on more Chicago rooftops than anyone who isn’t in the roofing business. The reason is simple: I love being...
9/5/13
Crain’s Chicago Real Estate Daily reports that the Illinois Teachers’ Retirement System has acquired a majority interest in Kingsbury Plaza, 520 N Kingsbury in...
9/5/13
Construction of the 45-story, 500-unit apartment tower at 500 North Lake Shore Drive began in September of 2011...
8/29/13
Hubbard Place is a 43-story, 450-unit apartment tower at 360 W Hubbard St in River North. An adjacent...
8/6/13
The 400 Condominium Association, 400 East Randolph, will mark its 50th anniversary on August 11th, 2013, from 4 p.m. to 8 pm with a...
7/15/13
Late Friday afternoon I rode the construction elevator to the roof of Hubbard Place with Tom Black, who “directs the planning, design and construction...
7/2/13
In the photo, the east tower of Alta at K Station and architect Harry Weese‘s River Cottages are flanked by Weese’s Fulton House condominium...
6/25/13
A trip to Chicago’s soon-to-expand Riverwalk is great fun, but it’s even more fun when you can enjoy a stroll along the river adjacent...
6/3/13
When East Bank Club members leave the building they’re confronted with a large, two-panel billboard touting the recently-opened 500 Lake Shore Drive as “Chicago’s...
5/29/13
If you look closely at the above photo (click to enlarge) you’ll see a bluebird among the tulips. Life is sweet, tender and complete...
5/17/13
Three of the dozens of new apartment projects in downtown Chicago are visible in the above view. The building with the recessed balconies and...
5/16/13
Late yesterday afternoon I visited the roof of Kingsbury Plaza, 520 N Kingsbury St in River North. The views in all directions from a...
5/8/13
A tower crane is arguably the most critical element in the construction of a high-rise building, and the dismantling of the crane marks a...