Tag: High-rise
EnV gets a better Web site, too
Not to be left out of the mix, The Lynd Company has assembled a lot of new information for EnV, 161 W Kinzie St, in advance of the tower's opening i [...]
South Loop status: Some homes close at Museum Park Place South, but most linger
I guess Museum Park Place South isn't so quiet after all. Since October, 61 condos have closed at the tower, located at 1901 S Calumet Ave in the So [...]
Web presence: Alta at K Station site updated with prices, floor plans, and more
The not-quite-twin towers of Alta at K Station at 555 W Kinzie St will have added well over 800 new apartments to the Fulton River District's invent [...]
Rental snapshot: How much for a 2,000 square-foot home in the downtown market?
The number of downtown homes listed as rentals on the MLS fell again between Dec. 18 and 25, according to our weekly tally. A total of 1,760 condos we [...]
Ritz-Carlton gets its financing
It'll be a happy new year for the Ritz-Carlton Residences after all. Arabian Business reports that Kuwait Finance House, which has a 95-percent stake [...]
For sale or lease: Waltz into a "suite" condo at Joffrey Tower
It's Nutcracker time for the Joffrey Ballet, which seems like as good of an excuse as any to check in on availability at the company's base of operati [...]
Shoulda, woulda, coulda: Canyon Ranch Living
Of all the high-rise proposals that have come and gone in recent years, only a few can still send Realtors drifting into wistful thoughts of what coul [...]
New West trims prices at 1555 Wabash
This has been the year of price cuts for a lot of South Loop projects, and who doesn't want to be left out at this point? New West Realty, that's wh [...]
Renovated penthouse homes at 1400 Lake Shore Drive available at discount
After reading yesterday's post about Jameson Real Estate's new marketing efforts at 1400 Lake Shore Drive, Coldwell Banker agent Matt Garrison e-mail [...]
Closings begin at One Museum Park West
The Museum Park sales staff notified me this afternoon that a few homes closed last week at One Museum Park West, 1201 S Prairie Ave, and more will [...]
Jameson touts "prices we haven't seen since 1988" at 1400 Lake Shore Drive
One by one, each of RDM Development's projects shifted over to Jameson Real Estate this year. The brokerage started marketing Trio in January and Vi [...]
Floor plan focus: West-facing one-bedrooms at 1720 South Michigan ready for immediate occupancy
With 1720 South Michigan's magic number down into the single digits, buyers are running out of choices for brand new condos in the 33-story South Loop [...]
Shoulda, woulda, coulda: Catalyst in the West Loop
Our file cabinets (real and virtual) are filled with all sorts of renderings and sales materials, some for projects long since finished, others for pr [...]
Sales update: Price cuts and resales emerge at Silver Tower in River North
We received a new e-blast from @properties over the weekend advertising two examples of price reductions at Silver Tower, the 40-story high-rise at [...]
Yo's year: Whatever happened to Pure?
The Pure scandal was already in full swing by the beginning of 2009. It kicked off back in September 2008, when developer Salman Ibrahim absconded to [...]
A new glimpse inside The Elysian
A special word of thanks to the Chicago Architecture Blog for sharing the link to this strangely silent video, released in conjunction with the open [...]
Streeterville snapshot: Lakeside living in the low to mid-$300s
I'm always curious to see what a certain price point will buy in a particular neighborhood or across the board, and mapped listings make that search a [...]
Inside a corner condo at Astoria Tower
Last week Jim Psyhogios of Weichert, Realtors - Frankel & Giles took me through Astoria Tower's unit #1204, a two-bedroom / two-bath home located on [...]
Weekly rental watch: High, low, and in-between in 60611
Last week we started keeping track of rentals listed on the MLS in 14 Chicago ZIP codes. It comes as no surprise that the area with the most homes lis [...]
Inside Lake Point Tower: A veteran door staff and a brand new lobby
Early on in their tour of Lake Point Tower, Joe Zekas and Realtors Francesca Rose and Jean Ward looked around the building's newly renovated lobby. [...]