Tag: High-rise
Emerald promotes new price cuts of 25 to 36 percent on select condos
A sales associate at a downtown condo development told me last week that she was facing some stiff competition from Emerald, Senco's twin-tower deve [...]
Deliveries begin at Flair Tower
Apparently people are actually living in Flair Tower now. The leasing staff has set up shop in the building, too. Sounds like it's time to pay our n [...]
Views from a northeast corner penthouse at 235 Van Buren
We've taken in some great views of downtown from 235 Van Buren in the past, but last week was the first time I had ventured up to the tower's top fl [...]
215 West's leasing center opens
A new leasing center has opened at 215 West, the new 50-story apartment high-rise at 215 W Washington St in the Loop.
The 389-unit tower, designed [...]
Unit #4610: 235 Van Buren's crown jewel
Unit #4610 is a one-of-a-kind condo at 235 Van Buren. With 2,272 square feet of interior space split between two floors, two west-facing balconies, [...]
Construction checkup: Ritz-Carlton Residences
This was the scene at the corner of Michigan Avenue and Erie Street on Wednesday afternoon, where workers were clearly doing something with a crane [...]
Goodbye scaffolding, hello Flair Tower
The scaffolding and concrete barriers that once ringed Flair Tower's parking deck are now gone, revealing the high-rise's Erie Street entrance and [...]
Promotions from the past: Lincoln Park 2520
This afternoon I set up the camera and cracked open the brick that is the Lincoln Park 2520 marketing packet. As much as we laugh about its heft, it [...]
Move-ins begin at Alta at K Station
Renters have started moving into the western tower at Alta at K Station, located at 365 N Jefferson St in the Fulton River District.
According to L [...]
More prices cut at 1555 Wabash
New West Realty has trimmed prices once again on several condos at its 1555 Wabash high-rise in the South Loop, judging from the company's latest li [...]
Quote of the day: What's the holdup?
From Appraisal Research Counselors' 4Q 2009 Downtown Chicago Residential Benchmark Report:
Nearly every building which has been recently constructed h [...]
Catalyst finds its financing
Can't say I saw this one coming.
Developer Gary Rosenberg says he's found $100 million to build Catalyst, the 220-unit tower planned for the northeas [...]
Sales update: 450 sold at 235 Van Buren
CMK Companies sold nine condos at 235 Van Buren last month, bringing the number of sold units up to 450 and closed units to 275, according to sales [...]
Aqua is tops among the '09 class
Emporis' editors have named Aqua the best skyscraper of 2009, according to the Tribune's Blair Kamin.
The Jeanne Gang-designed, Magellan-built towe [...]
50 buyers sign contracts at 565 Quincy
Since cutting prices by 15 to 30 percent four months ago, Belgravia Group has sold 50 new homes at 565 Quincy. Those sales represent 40 percent of all [...]
Promotions from the past: The Spire
We've cultivated quite the collection of promotional materials from sales centers, ranging from a handful of Xeroxed floor plans stapled to hand-wri [...]
Prairie Pointe's auction: home styles and minimum bids for 13 new condos
The announcement of Inland Real Estate's March 14 auction of 13 Prairie Pointe condominiums was a good teaser, but it left out some key details, such [...]
Construction checkup: Wells Street's rental high-rises
On Friday I found myself on Wells Street in the Loop, starting my hike back toward the Yo offices in River North, when I happened upon the construc [...]
All about 565 Quincy's Q Room
You can't talk about the perks of living at 565 Quincy without talking about the Q Room. Belgravia Group took 11,000 square feet of basement space a [...]
Crain's: Lender takes over the Columbian
Fidelity Investments took control of the Columbian high-rise at 1160 S Michigan Ave last week after sending a default notice to developer Allison Davi [...]