Tag: Magellan Development

Did Coast cheap out on its apartment finishes?
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 [...]

Coast reports being 50% leased
A news release received yesterday reported that the 515-unit Coast apartment tower, which began leasing in mid-February and opened in March, is 50 [...]

Contextual views of the new Coast and Optima Center apartment towers
Architects are generally sensitive to the context in which their buildings will be situated.
Building renderings and photos, however, rarely sh [...]

Take an apartment walk with Stephanie and Katie
Stephanie Konow and Katie Bommarito are former rental services agents who grew frustrated with that business and set out to connect Chicago tenant [...]

Five-developer stampede nearly packs River North nightclub
Have trouble wrapping your mind around that headline? Let the headline and lede of a recent Crain's Chicago Business article unpack it:
Develop [...]

Plans presented for Wolf Point development
The overnight email included this news release:
The development team for Wolf Point unveiled a plan Tuesday night for a stunning, signature pro [...]

Construction checkup – The Coast at Lakeshore East
The Coast, 345 E Wacker Dr, is about two-thirds of the way toward its ultimate 49-story height. It appears to be on track to meet its targeted complet [...]

the LEX targets early April rentals in the South Loop
ST Residential has appointed two affiliates of Magellan Development Group as development manager and property manager of the LEX, a 329-home multifami [...]

Lathrop Homes redevelopment moves forward
The 920-unit Lathrop Homes, a Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) project, has been largely vacant for several years. On Tuesday, according to Chicago [...]

Will the new Lakeshore East apartment tower block Aqua’s views?
If you want to stay current on news about Chicago high-rise developments, the SkyscraperCity High-rise Development News forum is a must-visit. Th [...]

Curbed: Lakeshore East market nears completion
Remember that supermarket that Magellan Development started building at Lakeshore East last year? It's almost finished. Mark Boyer of Curbed stopp [...]

New Lakeshore East tower could break ground in June
On Monday, Curbed's Mark Boyer shared some new renderings of Magellan Development's next endeavor at Lakeshore East: a Brininstool, Kerwin & Lynch [...]
Bedbugs (real ones) strike The Tides at Lakeshore East
The Tides, Magellan Development's 51-story apartment tower at 360 E South Water St in Lakeshore East, had a bedbug problem in 2010, according to a pos [...]

Aqua, Optima, 235 Van Buren architects recognized for Design Excellence
The Chicago chapter of the American Institute of Architects will recognize three new condo towers in Chicago and Skokie at tonight's 2010 Design Ex [...]

Aqua honored for overall excellence (and an excellent amenities package, too)
For the third time in five years, the Chicagoland Apartment Association presented a Marketing and Management Excellence (CAMME) award for overall exce [...]

Group tapped for Lathrop redevelopment
Related Midwest, Heartland Housing, Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation, Magellan Development Group, and Ardmore Associates will lead the multi-phase [...]

One Superior Place, then and now
One Superior Place, one of the two most expensive rental high-rises in downtown Chicago, is up for sale, according to Crain's.
CB Richard Ellis ha [...]
Crain's: REIT to buy Aqua apartments
An multifamily REIT division of Texas-based Behringer Harvard bought Burnham Pointe earlier this summer and is now angling for a 75-percent stake in A [...]

A living space at Benton Place
That's what a furnished living room looks like at Magellan Development's Benton Place Parkhomes. Interior designer Robert Pope, who designed the int [...]

Blasts from the past: 21 West Chestnut
From Magellan Development's promotional materials for 21 West Chestnut, circa 1998:
21 West Chestnut Place Condominiums is a perfect mix of classic a [...]