Tag: High-rise
Trump Tower Express Meetings program
Trump International Hotel and Tower at 401 N Wabash Ave in River North is large. It stands 1,170 feet tall with 92 stories. A 23,000 square-foot spa [...]
Construction checkup: Alta at K Station
Fulton River District's newest rental high-rise development, K Station's Alta at K Station, 555 W Kinzie St, looks to be at a turning point in const [...]
A glimpse of new homes from Navy Pier
Surely you've heard some of the hoopla over Navy Pier's new AeroBalloon by now. My advice to anyone who wants to take a ride: Call ahead, because th [...]
Silver Tower's local Merchandise Mart
Just south of the 40-story high-rise Silver Tower at 303 W Ohio St in River North is the behemoth Merchandise Mart (the short and long building seen [...]
The views from Streeter Place
The Streeter Place high-rise in Streeterville opened on Aug. 1st, and 40 percent of its 480 apartments are already under lease. I stopped by today [...]
Flair Tower pursuing LEED certification
Flair Tower, 222 W Erie St, is set to open to renters Spring of 2010 with 98 units, 9,500 square feet of retail and 210 parking spots. According to [...]
More models at 235 Van Buren
The last two units I visited during the 235 Van Buren broker open house on Thursday were on two of the tower's highest accessible floors, the 24th a [...]
235 Van Buren's two-bedroom models
There are so many models at 235 Van Buren that it was hard to decide which ones to visit during CMK Companies' broker open house on Thursday evening [...]
One way to furnish a 235 Van Buren home
One of the purposes of a furnished model is to show buyers what will -- and won't -- fit inside a home. It's all well and good to look at a "living [...]
Aqua sees its first closing
The title says it all. According to Magellan Development's Aqua Home Owner's blog, the first closing at Aqua, 225 N Columbus Dr, is scheduled for 1 p. [...]
Finding fun and food near Optima
Optima recently posted new aerial photos of its new Skokie development, Optima Old Orchard Woods. In one direction you'll see the Chicago skyline of [...]
ParkView's townhomes: single-family style with high-rise perks
ParkView isn't the only high-rise around with townhome-style units near its base, but I can't think of any others where the townhomes have terraces [...]
Levin to auction two Loop penthouses
Looking for a deal on a downtown home with views of Lake Michigan? The latest units to hit Rick Levin's auction block are a couple of white-box pentho [...]
Art near Superior at Lasalle
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There are a couple spots in Chicago where there is a great saturation of art galleries. High-rise Superio [...]
ParkView's northern view
Joe got his first glimpse of ParkView's Streeterville scenes last week when he followed MCL's Mike Maier up to the tower's 37th floor. See what they [...]
Nightlife options for 1720 South Michigan
Buyers with any familiarity with Chicago hear the word "Loop" and assume this means a lot of businesses and a lot of bustle. It's not necessarily tr [...]
New incentives for select ParkView condos
As ParkView nears a sellout, MCL Companies has begun offering incentives on a few of its remaining units. Last week Joe Zekas asked MCL's Mike Maier [...]
Views from the Division Street bridge
As seen from the Division Street bridge, SoNo to the north and the Trump International Hotel & Tower each have an ethereal presence on the skyline. [...]
Prices reduced at 757 Orleans
Today's e-mail brings news of a "huge price reduction" at 757 Orleans at Chicago, a new River North high-rise. The e-mail invites brokers to visit a [...]
Talking architecture at Mondial
I first met architect / developer Jack Berger more than 30 years ago when we were developing side-by-side projects in the 1800 block of Halsted St.
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