7/27/10
In the second half of their interview with Joe Zekas, Neno and Shivam, two new homeowners at 235 Van Buren, talk about the upside...
7/26/10
There are 1,000s of ads on Craigslist for Loop / New East Side apartments, most of them featuring the eleven (that’s all there are)...
7/16/10
Meet Nino and Shivam, two young professionals who bought at and live in 235 Van Buren, CMK Companies‘ new 46-story, 714-unit high-rise in the...
7/6/10
One of the best ways to learn about a home you’re interested in buying is talking to the neighbors. Rob bought at the new...
6/22/10
More than 300 condos have closed at 235 Van Buren, including 48 in the first quarter of 2010, and almost all of the buyers...
6/11/10
Buyers at The Legacy at Millennium Park, 60 E Monroe St, aren’t having any luck flipping their new units, but you can’t say they...
6/8/10
215 West, one of the new kids in downtown’s rental scene, was still a work in progress when Joe and I visited in March,...
5/26/10
More than 55 percent of downtown Chicago’s new condo and townhome developments reported an increase in the number of units sold from the fourth...
4/23/10
I suppose I assumed 200 North Dearborn had received approval for FHA-backed mortgages sometime in the past year or two. Guess not — according...
4/12/10
CMK Realty is promoting several deals at its new 235 Van Buren high-rise, from $10,000 to $20,000 reductions on its least expensive studios, two-bedroom...
4/6/10
We understood going in that the lower and middle floors of the new high-rise at 215 W Washington St wouldn’t offer us the best...
4/2/10
Last week, Zekas and I set out for a drive north along Lake Shore Drive. Before returning to the office, we doubled back to...
3/8/10
We’ve taken in some great views of downtown from 235 Van Buren in the past, but last week was the first time I had...
3/8/10
A new leasing center has opened at 215 West, the new 50-story apartment high-rise at 215 W Washington St in the Loop. The 389-unit tower, designed by Solomon...
3/5/10
Unit #4610 is a one-of-a-kind condo at 235 Van Buren. With 2,272 square feet of interior space split between two floors, two west-facing balconies,...
2/23/10
CMK Companies sold nine condos at 235 Van Buren last month, bringing the number of sold units up to 450 and closed units to...
2/15/10
On Friday I found myself on Wells Street in the Loop, starting my hike back toward the Yo offices in River North, when I...
2/8/10
Closings have been underway at The Legacy at Millennium Park, 60 E Monroe St, long enough for a number of resales to start popping...
2/3/10
Sunday afternoon was a perfect time to lace up the skates and take to the ice, as illustrated by this vignette I shot from...
1/27/10
Inspired by Dennis Rodkin’s “Gallery of Low Prices” on the Chicago Magazine Deal Estate blog, I started sifting through downtown homes listed at or...