Tag: High-rise
Meet 565 Quincy doorman Leonard Kelly
Leonard Kelly is just one of the men and women who keep 565 Quincy up and running for its new residents. Joe Zekas met Leonard during a visit to the [...]
565 Quincy: "It's all about price these days"
Belgravia Group held firm at 565 Quincy for a long time, but this weekend the developer finally put new prices in place for homes in the West Loop t [...]
Shark bites: Big discounts at 2000 North Lincoln Park West Private Residences
Four of the top ten homes on CondoShark.com's list of foreclosures and short sales in Lincoln Park are located inside the 16-story, 120-unit 2000 Nort [...]
Construction compilation: Reviewing the newest proposals from around Chicago
Keeping with the last post's train of thought, here are some other development proposals we've seen in the news in recent weeks. It seems like a lot o [...]
New high-rise proposed for West Loop
A surface parking lot just south of Congress Parkway could be the site of a new residential high-rise once the economic climate improves, according to [...]
Trio's Craigslist blitz: I get the point, guys
Let's say, hypothetically, you have a hundred-unit tower near downtown that's ready to rock and roll -- how do you find tenants? You could have a leas [...]
Construction checkup: EnV
Joe Zekas brought back this shot of EnV, 161 W Kinzie St, from his visit to 400 North LaSalle yesterday afternoon. Window installation appears to ha [...]
A junior one-bedroom at Astoria Tower
Last month I walked through one of the new junior one-bedroom condos at Astoria Tower, 8 E 9th St, with Weichert, Realtors - Frankel & Giles Vice Pr [...]
Construction checkup: Flair Tower
Most of the balcony railings are up at Flair Tower, 222 W Erie St, seen here from the northeast. If you look closely, you'll see a line of sliding g [...]
Belgravia rolls out new prices at 565 Quincy
The word's getting around -- Belgravia Group will cut the prices on its remaining stock of condos and lofts at 565 Quincy starting Saturday, January [...]
Your daily data: Plethora on the park
Q: What has 1,223 bedrooms, 1,118 baths, 846,592 square feet of living space, and a price tag well over $431 million?
A: The inventory of unsold h [...]
Construction checkup: Ten East Delaware is ready for its closeup
The MLS shows record of a January 6th closing at Ten East Delaware, 10 E Delaware Pl, marking a brand new chapter for this high-rise. Unit #9E, a t [...]
Sales update: Another round of price cuts at 1600 Museum Park
Almost all of the condos still for sale at The Enterprise Companies' 1600 Museum Park, 1629 S Prairie Ave in the South Loop, saw some kind of price [...]
Web presence: 1720 South Michigan
The first round of sales is finally winding down at 1720 South Michigan, CMK Companies' 33-story high-rise at 1720 S Michigan Ave in the South Loop. O [...]
Silver Tower – here come the rentals
Last month I put up a post about some resales springing up at Silver Tower, 303 W Ohio St. Now a few units are showing up on the MLS as rentals, giv [...]
The personality of ParkView
Each high-rise has its own personality, says Prudential Rubloff agent Francesca Rose. 600 North Fairbanks, for example, is sleek and artsy, she says [...]
Floor plan focus: The corner one-bedroom
Looking for a one-bedroom apartment with a view? Here are some examples of corner units located in apartment high-rises opening this year.
215 West, [...]
En-Vision-ing short sales on State Street
Following the mention of short sales at River City on Monday, I started checking other buildings in the South Loop to see where short sales were conce [...]
Jameson advertising rentals at Trio
No surprise here -- Crain's reported a while back that RDM Development was pursuing a rental option for the Trio tower at 670 W Wayman St. I caught [...]
All quiet at Lexington Park Condominiums
Its Web site is down, its listings have disappeared, and not a single tower unit has closed. Not the best way for Chieftain Group's Lexington Park C [...]