Tag: Loop

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Block 37 walk is tops in 2010 views

Block 37 walk is tops in 2010 views

Who'd have thought that Joe Zekas would be a bigger draw than Ivanka Trump in 2010? On almost any given day, our 2008 video of Donald's daughter t [...]
Lauren and Matt’s penthouse at 235 Van Buren

Lauren and Matt’s penthouse at 235 Van Buren

The perfectly-framed view of Buckingham Fountain came as a surprise to Lauren and Matt when they moved into the Chicago Loop penthouse they'd boug [...]
Condo rental inventory dries up in 60606

Condo rental inventory dries up in 60606

The 60606 ZIP code isn't much of a residential area compared to many downtown ZIPs. The homes listed for sale there are concentrated in a handful [...]
The condo market sleeps with the fishes

The condo market sleeps with the fishes

"Make me an offer I can’t refuse," says Nicholas S. Gouletas, the godfather of condominium sales, and the chairman and CEO of American Invsco. [...]
‘I wanted to know that I live in Chicago’

‘I wanted to know that I live in Chicago’

Last night CMK Companies held a holiday party for 235 Van Buren homeowners at the Metropolitan Club, in the nearby Willis Tower. I met a young pro [...]
Deal of the day: Rent at 200 Squared, win (the chance to win) a new Smart car

Deal of the day: Rent at 200 Squared, win (the chance to win) a new Smart car

Is a name in a hat a worthwhile incentive for leasing a Loop apartment? Draper and Kramer thinks so. The first big promotion for D&K's 200 Squ [...]
Downtown’s new construction market on pace to 600 sales in 2010

Downtown’s new construction market on pace to 600 sales in 2010

“Right now, we’re just kind of glued in place," says Gail Lissner, vice president of Appraisal Research Counselors, in a new Crain's article about [...]

What’s your beef?

Halloween's long gone, but the horror stories keep on coming. In the past day buyers have complained under our YouTube videos and in NewHomeNotebook p [...]
Lease-up for downtown’s newest apartment buildings nears halfway point

Lease-up for downtown’s newest apartment buildings nears halfway point

Roughly half of the apartments in downtown's seven newest rental high-rises are now under lease, according to Appraisal Research Counselors' latest Do [...]

Could Waterview move ahead as an office tower?

Developer Mark Goodman may try to complete the unfinished Waterview Tower at 111 W Wacker Dr, not as a 90-story condo / hotel high-rise, but as a [...]
Top-of-the-line rentals: the priciest new listings in downtown Chicago

Top-of-the-line rentals: the priciest new listings in downtown Chicago

More than 160 condos, townhomes, and single-families in 14 downtown ZIP codes have entered the MLS as rentals over the past seven days. These six unit [...]
Creature comforts and great architecture: Why Philip and Erika like life in the Loop

Creature comforts and great architecture: Why Philip and Erika like life in the Loop

Erika, an English teacher at a Chicago public high school, and Philip, who works for the Chicago Architecture Foundation, are new homeowners at 235 [...]
A Michigan Avenue rental — but few Michigan Avenue views — for $3.18 a square foot

A Michigan Avenue rental — but few Michigan Avenue views — for $3.18 a square foot

The average price of a downtown Chicago apartment in 2Q 2010 hovered around $2.37 per square foot for Class A apartments and $2.03 for Class B apartme [...]
A 235 Van Buren owners' party at the Metropolitan Club

A 235 Van Buren owners' party at the Metropolitan Club

The posh and prestigious Metropolitan Club sprawls over the 66th and 67th floors of the Willis Tower, located two short blocks from 235 Van Buren. R [...]
The amenities are in the living spaces at 235 Van Buren

The amenities are in the living spaces at 235 Van Buren

That's Brad Butler's take on the new home he and his life partner bought at 235 Van Buren in Chicago's Loop. Butler previously lived in an amenity- [...]
Why Jackie bought at 235 Van Buren

Why Jackie bought at 235 Van Buren

Last month Joe Zekas met Jackie, who works in the financial services industry, at Cactus Bar & Grill, a popular venue located just around the corner [...]

The Loop: From hot to…?

What the old Yo staff said about The Loop and the New East Side / Lakeshore East in a 2007 write-up of Chicago's hottest 'hoods: Median condo: $325, [...]
The four sides of Park Monroe

The four sides of Park Monroe

How much does a view matter at Park Monroe (the big gray box near the center of the pic at right)? Quite a bit, especially when it comes to pricing. [...]

Woodstock: How eight lakeside locations fared in first-half foreclosure filings

A couple weeks ago, the Woodstock Institute released foreclosure numbers for the first six months of 2010 (PDF), broken down by community area. Listed [...]
Why Philip and Erika bought at 235 Van Buren

Why Philip and Erika bought at 235 Van Buren

Erika teaches English in a Chicago public high school. Philip works for the Chicago Architecture Foundation. After 5 years living in a "workers' co [...]
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