9/4/13
The apartment tower / hotel under construction (center, crane in photo) at 435 North Park Drive in Streeterville will host 398 apartments and 400...
11/8/12
The above sign was shot several years ago, but it may stand in for the opening of a different kind of level at Block...
3/22/12
I’m frequently stunned by the credulity of Chicago’s major media. While Crain’s Chicago Business was reporting a “massive hotel, retail and entertainment project next...
1/27/12
The documents prepared to nominate properties or districts for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places are often wonderfully entertaining reads. It’s a...
10/30/11
This week’s Crain’s Chicago Business (subscription required) reports on a major development for a troubled parcel of land (red area in above image) just...
1/29/11
Crain’s Chicago Business is reporting (behind its paywall) that developer Michael Reschke may be nearing a deal to acquire the unfinished Waterview Tower, also...
5/12/10
Aqua finally has an operator for its 15 hotel floors, says Blair Kamin. Magellan Development will make an announcement about the tenant in the...
4/14/10
You have to hand it to See Y Wong — like any forward-thinking developer the guy has a lot of projects in the pipeline,...
1/19/10
Downturn be damned — when it comes to high-rise construction, Chicago still rules the roost. According to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban...
12/10/09
A special word of thanks to the Chicago Architecture Blog for sharing the link to this strangely silent video, released in conjunction with the...
11/11/09
That’s one way to reduce excess supply in the market. We’ve heard for months now that the developers of The Elysian, 11 E Walton...
10/14/09
The hotel condo market might have seemed like a good idea to some developers in the earlier part of the decade, but lenders sure...
10/14/09
After dropping me off at the Hancock for my interview with Jenny Ames of Coldwell Banker, my man Jeeves pulled the company car around...
9/21/09
I stopped by a cluster of River North developments this Friday to check up on the progress of their construction. From ground level The...
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...