1/19/15
Aqua is a full-service, high-amenity hotel / apartment / condo tower in Lakeshore East, a self-contained community just east of the Loop. Suite Home...
1/9/14
The Shoreham is a 46-story, 548-unit apartment tower in the 28-acre Lakeshore East development on Chicago’s New East...
1/8/14
Columbus Plaza is a 48-story, 533-unit apartment tower in Chicago’s New East Side neighborhood. Occupancy at the property...
1/7/14
The Tides is a 51-story, 608-unit apartment tower in the 28-acre Lakeshore East development on Chicago’s New East...
1/3/14
Aqua is an 82-story mixed-use tower in the 28-acre Lakeshore East development on Chicago’s New East Side....
11/8/13
Unit 6901 at Aqua, 225 N Columbus Dr, was purchased for $905,000 in May of last year. The purchase price of the 1,756 square...
8/29/13
The 49-story, 515-unit Coast, 345 E Wacker Dr, is the eighth residential high-rise at the Lakeshore East...
7/15/13
The reviews of The Tides apartment complex pictured above, posted four months apart, are almost word-for-word identical. Did the first reviewer’s experience so perfectly...
6/26/13
I haven’t visited the new Coast rental tower yet, but I’ve been hearing negative feedback about the apartment finishes from people in the industry....
3/22/13
Architects are generally sensitive to the context in which their buildings will be situated. Building renderings and photos, however, rarely show the context, or...
1/22/13
Stephanie Konow and Katie Bommarito are former rental services agents who grew frustrated with that business and set out to connect Chicago tenants directly...
1/11/13
The Coast, a 49-story mixed-use glass tower at 345 E Wacker Dr in the Lakeshore East area of the New East Side, is slated...
1/8/13
The 495-unit, 43-story Hubbard Place is rising rapidly at 360 W Hubbard in River North, and is about three-quarters of the way toward its...
9/20/12
In the torrent of words that’s been written about Aqua’s balconies, I haven’t seen any mention of the fact that they’re almost completely unused....
5/1/12
Five years ago yesterday we posted the picks of our then editorial staff for Chicago’s best new homes 2007. Our staff had a near-perfect...
2/14/12
If you have tales you’d like to share from your apartment hunt, add them in a comment or email yojoe at yochicago dot com....
2/2/12
Here’s a good test of what you prioritize and value in your next apartment. Consider a convertible studio and a 2-bedroom, 2-bath in two...
12/16/11
If you’re in the market for a high-end rental on Chicago’s New East Side you have options in two very different buildings in the...
10/13/11
The Chicago Architecture Blog recently stopped by the newly-opened
10/3/11
The Coast will definitely not be clear. The new 499-unit 45-story rental tower that’s coming out of the ground at 345 E Wacker Dr...