11/2/09
In 2005, developer Near North Properties sold the Grand Plaza‘s west tower at 545 N Dearborn St to Jaeger Equities. Two years later, NNP...
11/1/09
During the media tour of the Winthrop Club in Evanston, the topic of green construction and LEED certification came up over and over again....
10/27/09
Crain’s reported in July that the converted high-rise Pearson on the Park, 222 E Pearson St, was facing foreclosure. Today I followed up with...
10/26/09
Parc Huron, the condo-turned-rental high-rise under construction at 469 W Huron St in River North, will top out on Wednesday, according to M&R Development...
10/23/09
Among the many proposed high-rises that never made it past pre-sales, only the truly unique products — ones that offer quality homes in highly...
10/22/09
Credit where credit’s due: EnV leasing and marketing director Ann Gentile filled my inbox with all sorts of goodies about her building, including an...
10/21/09
One new development that wouldn’t rank high in a Web presence watch is EnV, the new 28-story, 249-unit apartment tower going up next to...
10/21/09
Welcome to the another installment of our ongoing “Web presence” feature, in which we collect as many links as we can for one residential...
10/20/09
After chatting about the state of Chicago’s luxury market, Tricia Fox of Keller Williams Gold Coast Realtors took me through a couple of her...
10/20/09
The silence from downtown’s condo high-rise construction sites would be deafening if not for all the noise coming from several new apartment towers. EnV...
10/18/09
On Friday morning I paid a visit to The Legacy at Millennium Park, 60 E Monroe St, for the first time since riding a...
10/15/09
As Bob Darrow has already told us, home prices in and around Boys Town stretch from the mid-$100s for small studio condos up into...
10/14/09
This marks the second week of our new “Web presence” feature, in which we collect as many links as we can for one residential...
10/14/09
CMK Companies‘ Loop high-rise 235 Van Buren is now delivering up to the 39th floor, says CMK Realty Managing Broker Scott Hoskins. By continuing...
10/14/09
CMK Companies’ South Loop high-rise 1720 South Michigan is so close to the finish line. According to CMK Realty Managing Broker Scott Hoskins, the...
10/13/09
When you’ve got plenty of room, it’s easy making your living space work well for you. When that space is limited, it takes skill...
10/11/09
On Tuesday I visited the brokers open house at Superior 110, the new high-rise at 110 W Superior St in River North. While I...
10/8/09
This two-bedroom condo on the southeast corner of 600 North Fairbanks boasts a curved wall of nine 7′ x 10′ windows, giving its owner...
10/7/09
Once a week we’ll check out the “Web presence” of one residential development, from Web sites for the building and its developer, architect, condo...
10/7/09
A war is raging in Streeterville, one whose trenches are found in the lobbies, fitness rooms, private theaters, and terraces of the neighborhood’s condo...