Tag: High-rise
Guerrilla marketing for 500 LSD opposite East Bank Club
When East Bank Club members leave the building they're confronted with a large, two-panel billboard touting the recently-opened 500 Lake Shore Dri [...]
See what’s for rent in River North
As of two days ago, site clearance was nearly complete for a proposed 216-unit apartment tower at 212 W Illinois.
If you're looking to rent an [...]
A new Streeterville high-rise puts on the best show in town
Chicago high-rises are typically built on tight sites that impose stringent demands on construction staging. Just-in-time delivery of materials i [...]
Was The Peshtigo a better building than 500 Lake Shore Drive?
My short answer: no. In my take, a built building is always better than an unbuilt one.
The legions of architectural critics can weigh in on th [...]
The bluebird of happiness at Kingsbury Plaza apartments
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
When you [...]
The South Loop’s Astoria Tower is an ideal spot for students
Chicago's downtown area is home to more than two dozen college and university campuses boasting tens of thousands of students.
Some of those st [...]
Amenity-rich apartments in Hyde Park / Kenwood
The Sutherland was built as a hotel and briefly converted to a military hospital. Its most famous incarnation, however, was as a music venue frequ [...]
Images of domesticity and an architect’s beat-up mother-in-law
The elevator lobby at 100 East Bellevue immerses you in images of domestic bliss.
On the outside chance that you missed the message, the h [...]
The Park Michigan apartments, an outdoor living paradise
Residents at Park Michigan Apartments enjoy a South Loop location that's hard to beat.
The intersection of Roosevelt Road and Michigan Avenue [...]
The easiest way to find a River North apartment
We recently noted that JDL Development had apparently begun work on a new 216-unit apartment tower and that Smithfield Properties had gained Plan [...]
A 235 Van Buren commute, via water taxi to Michigan Ave
The award-winning Ralph Johnson-designed condominium tower at 235 Van Buren in Chicago's Loop is transit-oriented development at its best. A CTA B [...]
Two free months at EnV – a sign of a softening market?
Renters at EnV in River North might be envious of the views (and closet space) enjoyed by residents of nearby buildings. Will residents of those b [...]
111 West Wacker and two other busts
Viewed from the Merchandise Mart, busts of John Wanamaker (left) and George Huntington Hartford frame the construction underway at 111 W Wacker.
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Top-tier downtown apartment rents up 26% since 2009
From yesterday's Crain's Chicago Real Estate Daily:
Effective rents at top-tier, or Class A, buildings rose to $2.63 a square foot in the quart [...]
From the vault – Solstice on the Park
The page for Solstice on the Park at Studio Gang's website dates to 2006.
We published the above model tour and the following overview of the [...]
Site prep underway for River North apartment tower?
JDL Development's website anticipated breaking ground on a new 26-story, 189-unit apartment tower at 212 W Illinois in the spring of 2012.
A ye [...]
Tour the Sutherland model apartments in Hyde Park with the designer
The Sutherland, 4659 S Drexel Blvd in Hyde Park / Kenwood, was built as a hotel and briefly converted to a military hospital. Its most famous inca [...]
Chicago and LaSalle apartment tower gains Plan Commission approval
The Chicago Plan Commission yesterday approved construction of a new 33-story, 290-unit apartment tower with ground-floor retail space at the nort [...]
An up-to-date River North apartment list
If you're looking to rent an apartment in River North, you can see all of your managed apartment building options on YoChicago's availability list [...]
The spectacular skyline views from Kingsbury Plaza
Late yesterday afternoon I visited the roof of Kingsbury Plaza, 520 N Kingsbury St in River North.
The views in all directions from a heigh [...]