Tag: Near North Side
Are these Chicago’s tallest fire escapes?
The 24-story Lawson YMCA on Chicago Ave is 262 feet high at the roof line, according to the Emporis database.
The three exterior fire escapes on th [...]
A first look at the new Chestnut Place apartments
The 30-story Chestnut Place apartment tower at 850 N State in the Gold Coast / River North neighborhood changed ownership recently. The apartments [...]
A rarely available furnished Gold Coast apartment
It's not often that you'll find a furnished apartment in a true Gold Coast location. Unit 1402 at 1133 North Dearborn, for example, is available f [...]
Early move-ins at Jones Chicago renting sight-unseen
The first residents have moved into Jones Chicago, a 25-story, 188-unit apartment tower at 220 W Illinois St in River North.
A number of the n [...]
Free rent on River North penthouses
Chestnut Tower currently has immediate occupancy available on a top-floor 870 square foot 1-bedroom apartment that's been recently renovated.
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River North two-bedrooms for the price of one
Chestnut Place is a 280-unit, 30-story apartment tower in the River North neighborhood on Chicago's Near North Side.
The building recently chang [...]
Floor plans, pricing available for Lofts at River East
Floor plans and pricing are now available for The Lofts at River East in Streeterville.
The 285-unit loft conversion is targeting early 2015 oc [...]
Santa Paws visits high-rise apartments
Planned Property owns and manages 30 apartment buildings in prime River North, Gold Coast, Lincoln Park and Lakeview East locations. All of the bu [...]
A random look at new downtown apartment construction
Last week I visited a number of the new apartment projects under construction in downtown Chicago to check on their progress.
Site prep has jus [...]
Will Bush Temple apartments be micro or crazy huge?
If you scan articles on the once-trendy topic of micro apartments, you'll encounter the notion that 275 to 300 square foot spaces are "crazy huge. [...]
An on-site look at Wolf Point construction and views
Concrete was being poured for the 9th floor of Wolf Point, a 48-story, 510-unit apartment tower, at the time of my visit, and the green roof over [...]
A Lofts at River East update
The Lofts at River East recently sent us photo-realistic renderings of the building's lobby and apartment finishes.
The renderings illustra [...]
Today’s apartment deal – Free rent at Chestnut Tower
Chestnut Tower, a relatively new building in River North, has been undergoing a makeover.
The new sundeck has a variety of seating areas, [...]
State & Chestnut tower topped out, pre-leasing in January
The skies were dark with clouds when I rode the construction elevator to the 30th floor of State & Chestnut last Friday. The 35-story, 367 unit to [...]
A year of success for River North’s Hubbard Place apartments
Here's something unusual – a news release that contains information about a new apartment community's financial performance and the market conditi [...]
Back to the future for River North boundaries
About twenty years ago we began reporting the boundaries of Chicago's River North neighborhood as follows:
The River North neighborhood is boun [...]
A virtual walk through the new State & Chestnut amenities
I've seen many 3-D visualizations of buildings under construction, but none that are remotely as well done as this virtual walk through the amenit [...]
An aerial view of new Near North Side developments
An aerial view of the area bounded by Clark St and the Chicago River, from Chicago Ave (800 N) north to Division St (1200 N) reveals a location wi [...]
