Tag: Loop
Plans to convert the Old Colony Building to apartments
Chicago Real Estate Daily reported that developers Keith Giles and Michael Moyer have requested a zoning change to convert the landmark 17-story O [...]
Loft apartments planned for the Oriental Theater
It seems like there's no end to the stream of new apartment announcements in downtown Chicago.
The Sun-Times' David Roeder is reporting that de [...]
More student housing headed for the Loop
The Pickwick Stable, 22 E Jackson, is architecture blogger Wayne Lorentz's "all-time favorite most unusual Chicago building." You can learn some o [...]
Renting vs owning a new 2-bedroom condo at 235 Van Buren
If you're like many of the visitors to the condominium tower at 235 Van Buren, the new Ralph Johnson-designed condo at the edge of Chicago's Loop [...]
An update on Michigan Avenue’s Richelieu Flats
The full-floor fifth-floor unit at Richelieu Flats, 318 S Michigan Ave, has seen a price reduction of $100,000 to $1.265M since I shot the above s [...]
1225 Old Town over 85% leased; Plum Market begins construction
1225 Old Town, the sponsor of our Old Town Rental Guide, had leased more than 85% of its 250 studio to 3-bedroom apartments as of late last week. [...]
The whimsical Sky Club at Randolph Tower City Apartments
Randolph Tower, 188 W Randolph, represents the conversion of the landmark 45-story Steuben Club, built in 1929, into 313 residential apartments wi [...]
Why Christine likes living in the Loop at 235 Van Buren
235 Van Buren is the striking, award-winning new tower designed by Ralph Johnson at the edge of Chicago's Loop.
The building boasts spectacular [...]
What Philip and Erika like about living at 235 Van Buren
Erika is a Chicago public school teacher and Philip works for an organization that promotes Chicago's Loop.
Two and a half years ago they boug [...]
235 Van Buren was top-selling downtown condo in Q3
According to data reported by Appraisal Research Counselors (ARC) to Chicago Real Estate Daily the Ralph Johnson-designed tower at 235 Van Buren h [...]
Prices down, but wealthy neighborhoods avoided roller coaster
It's been a wrenching few years to watch price and volume movements in many of Chicago's neighborhoods. These metrics are prone to doing strange t [...]
Are new apartments headed for Block 37?
The above sign was shot several years ago, but it may stand in for the opening of a different kind of level at Block 37 in Chicago's Loop.
The [...]
The playfully-shaped dog park at 235 Van Buren
Viewed from a balcony on the penthouse level of 235 Van Buren, the fenced-in part of the new "dog-friendly area" adjacent to the building vaguely [...]
The views from Legacy’s penthouses
"Legacy is all about the views," said Mesa Development's Jim Hanson during our pre-completion tour of Legacy's 71st floor in April of 2009. Th [...]
A visit to the park and dog park at 235 Van Buren
The long-awaited park immediately adjacent to 235 Van Buren in the Loop appears to be in the final stages of construction. The park is tentatively [...]
The ceremonial groundbreaking at 73 East Lake
It's often the case that the ceremonial groundbreaking for a new high-rise takes place well after construction has begun.
Site work at 73 East [...]
A treasure trove of transportation options at 235 Van Buren
It's hard to imagine a location with more convenient transportation options than 235 Van Buren, a new Ralph Johnson-designed condo at the edge of [...]
Aqua’s underutilized high-floor balconies
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. [...]
The kinetic Boogie-woogie billboard at 235 Van Buren
The striking pattern formed by the balconies at 235 Van Buren is one of the first things you see as you exit the Eisenhower Expressway into the Lo [...]
Summit on Lake update – and a temporary view
Earlier today I was in a meeting at 150 N Michigan and spent some time admiring the views from a west-facing office.
The windows offered a cle [...]