9/17/09
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...
9/16/09
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...
9/16/09
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:...
9/15/09
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...
9/15/09
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...
9/14/09
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...
9/14/09
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...
9/12/09
There are so many models at 235 Van Buren that it was hard to decide which ones to visit during CMK Companies‘ broker open...
9/11/09
One of the purposes of a furnished model is to show buyers what will — and won’t — fit inside a home. It’s all...
9/11/09
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...
9/11/09
Optima recently posted new aerial photos of its new Skokie development, Optima Old Orchard Woods. In one direction you’ll see the Chicago skyline off...
9/10/09
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...
9/10/09
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...
9/10/09
View Superior Art Galleries in a larger map There are a couple spots in Chicago where there is a great saturation of art galleries....
9/9/09
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...
9/8/09
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...
9/8/09
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...
9/8/09
As seen from the Division Street bridge, SoNo to the north and the Trump International Hotel & Tower each have an ethereal presence on...
9/6/09
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...
9/5/09
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...