Tag: Loop
Neno and Shivam on 235 Van Buren: Low assessments, working with CMK, and tips for condo buyers
In the second half of their interview with Joe Zekas, Neno and Shivam, two new homeowners at 235 Van Buren, talk about the upside of living in a low [...]
Yo's list – a guide to renting Loop / New East Side apartments and condos
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) rental high-rise [...]
Neno and Shivam on life at 235 Van Buren
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 Loop. [...]
Why Rob chose a condo at 235 Van Buren
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 Ralph Johnson-designed hig [...]
235 Van Buren passes 300 closings
More than 300 condos have closed at 235 Van Buren, including 48 in the first quarter of 2010, and almost all of the buyers taking advantage of the r [...]
Rent check: New condos renting for $2,200 and up at The Legacy on Millennium Park
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 haven't tried. Take t [...]
Amenity floor opens at 215 West
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, with no furnished models to [...]
Downtown condo sales: who was busy in the first quarter of 2010?
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 quar [...]
200 North Dearborn gets FHA approval
I suppose I assumed 200 North Dearborn had received approval for FHA-backed mortgages sometime in the past year or two. Guess not -- according to HUD, [...]
Lower prices, closing credits, and broker bonuses on 235 Van Buren's condos
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-bed [...]
Looking out on the Loop from 215 West
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 views of Chicago -- t [...]
A skyline drive through Grant Park
Last week, Zekas and I set out for a drive north along Lake Shore Drive. Before returning to the office, we doubled back to Columbus Drive for a clo [...]
Views from a northeast corner penthouse at 235 Van Buren
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 ventured up to the tower's top fl [...]
215 West's leasing center opens
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 [...]
Unit #4610: 235 Van Buren's crown jewel
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, [...]
Sales update: 450 sold at 235 Van Buren
CMK Companies sold nine condos at 235 Van Buren last month, bringing the number of sold units up to 450 and closed units to 275, according to sales [...]
Construction checkup: Wells Street's rental high-rises
On Friday I found myself on Wells Street in the Loop, starting my hike back toward the Yo offices in River North, when I happened upon the construc [...]
Selling at a slight loss at The Legacy at Millennium Park
Closings have been underway at The Legacy at Millennium Park, 60 E Monroe St, long enough for a number of resales to start popping up inside the tower [...]
A winter scene from The Heritage: Ice skating at Millennium Park
Sunday afternoon was a perfect time to lace up the skates and take to the ice, as illustrated by this vignette I shot from a balcony at The Heritage [...]
What $100,000 will buy you in the Loop
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 [...]