Tag: High-rise
A view of Chicago from SoNo's 23rd floor
You got a peek of Kim Hamilton's view of Chicago during our first segment from her SoNo condo. The last video from my recent trip to SoNo comes from [...]
1418 North Lake Shore goes smoke-free
If you want to light up, don't do it at 1418 North Lake Shore. Owners at the 28-unit Gold Coast high-rise recently banned cigarettes, cigars, pipes, a [...]
Parc Huron makes good on park promise
It might have more concrete than lawn, it sits in shadow from early afternoon on, and I still don't know what it brings to the neighborhood that Eri [...]
Putting the "@" back in 757 Orleans @ Chicago
I was out of pocket for a couple weeks in July, which means that I completely missed out on @properties' move into 757 Orleans @ Chicago, a 22-story [...]
Twenty percent off 20 units at Optima
A few days ago Joe Zekas stopped by Optima Old Orchard Woods in Skokie earlier today to check in with sales manager Eric Richards. Buyer traffic was [...]
Inside SoNo: Kim's perfect view of Chicago
Occasionally I see commenters here and elsewhere complain about SoNo's location. It's isolated, they say, stuck in a no-man's land on the Near North [...]
Quote of the day: Prairie Pointe's party pad
Does your high-rise have a VIP section? From a Sloopin reader:
Have you noticed the PH floor of 1600 Prairie lately?
According to other owners in th [...]
A 235 Van Buren owners' party at the Metropolitan Club
The posh and prestigious Metropolitan Club sprawls over the 66th and 67th floors of the Willis Tower, located two short blocks from 235 Van Buren. R [...]
Buying into a new-construction building
A brand-new condo brings with it a number of opportunities, responsibilities, and challenges that you might not find with resales or at older buildi [...]
SoNo, from an owner’s perspective
Last week a couple of owners at SoNo, 860 W Blackhawk St, used the comments section of an old post to invite us into their homes. Yesterday I met [...]
Crain's: Developers may rent out unsold inventory at Walton on the Park
The Enterprise Companies and Mesirow Financial Real Estate have received an extension on their $129.5-million construction loan for Walton on the Park [...]
Parc Huron leasing reaches 50 percent, park space to open in September
I've been inside Parc Huron twice in the past two days, once to pick up a Zipcar, and once to look around the building's models and amenity spaces. [...]
New condos competing with apartments in the South Loop
Earlier this week I posted a quote from the latest Appraisal Research Counselors Downtown Benchmark Report about the stiff competition new South Loop [...]
A $2.6 million short sale on the Mag Mile
The most expensive short sale I can find in Chicago is this duplex penthouse at Chicago Place, on the northwest corner of Huron Street and Michigan Av [...]
Inside a remodeled two-bedroom at the Park Alexandria in the West Loop
Earlier this summer Ted Guarnero and I visited the Park Alexandria at 125 S Jefferson Ave in the West Loop, where Ted is marketing unit #2004, a rem [...]
Lincoln Park 2520 developers land $170M construction loan, anticipate 2012 deliveries
Well, this comes as a surprise.
According to a late-breaking press release (PDF), Ricker-Murphy Development and a development arm of the GE Pension [...]
Why Jackie bought at 235 Van Buren
Last month Joe Zekas met Jackie, who works in the financial services industry, at Cactus Bar & Grill, a popular venue located just around the corner [...]
Another Elysian condo returns to market
A lot of the flip attempts at the Elysian, 11 E Walton St, have come with significant markups -- as much as 33 percent above an original sale price in [...]
The impressive amenities at Grand Plaza
Every resident in the 37-story Residences at Grand Plaza, 545 N Dearborn St, has access to the private resort-style amenities located on the tower's [...]
McCaffery opening on-site marketing center for US Steel redevelopment this fall
When you hear that the old US Steel site in South Chicago won't be fully redeveloped until 2055, it's easy to assume that everything will move at a [...]