Tag: Near North Side
Deal of the day – newly-renovated 3-bedrooms at Chestnut Tower
Newly-renovated high-floor 3-bedroom, 3-bath homes are available at Chestnut Tower, 121 W Chestnut St. Unit 3106 is available immediately and rent [...]
Tour the over-the-top amenities at Hubbard Place in River North
Hubbard Place, a new 43-story, 450-unit apartment tower in River North, offers a lavish array of social spaces where its residents can meet each o [...]
Night views from Streeter Place, and Navy Pier fireworks
I arrived on the 55th floor roof of Streeter Place, 355 E Ohio, just after sunset yesterday evening.
The timing allowed me to sample the v [...]
Scenes from the unveiling party at Hubbard Place apartments
On Thursday July 10, Hubbard Place, a new luxury apartment tower in River North, teamed up with CS Modern Luxury magazine to host a party unveilin [...]
New River North apartment tower tops out
The shot at the left was taken mid-afternoon yesterday and the one on the right late in the evening. The different light conditions make the build [...]
Division Street apartments secure financing
A month ago we visited a site at 625 W Division St that had just been cleared in preparation for construction of a 19-story, 240-unit apartment to [...]
A step forward for Atrium Village
It's been nearly two years since we noted a Sun-Times report that the Chicago Plan Commission had approved a proposal for the redevelopment of the [...]
The “silly thing” on the roof of Chestnut Place
The odd structure on the roof of Chestnut Place was, for a period of time, even more odd. From the Art Institute's oral history of architect Ben W [...]
A view from Walton on the Park
Walton on the Park, 2 W Delaware, is a boutique high-rise that was built as a luxury condominium. The market downturn resulted in 153 of the build [...]
Looking down on 845 North State
The 367-unit apartment tower under construction at 845 North State has been slow to come out of the ground, but that's true of the lower floors of [...]
Streeterville apartments moving forward
Last week we noted the scale of activity in the 400 block of East Grand Ave in Streeterville.
We stopped by yesterday for a closer look at the [...]
A spacious, skylit townhome in a landscaped Gold Coast oasis
Unit 3 at 1000 N State spans more than 4,000 square feet of open, sunny living area at one of the city's most attractive locations: the intersecti [...]
A Gold Coast 3-bedroom with sweeping views and an open layout
Unit 46H at 1030 N State is a southeast corner 3-bedroom that serves up dramatic views of the city skyline from every room. The home's large windo [...]
Will Basecamp River North have Chicago’s best rowhouse views?
Foundation work is underway at Basecamp River North, a 47-unit rowhouse development at 450 W Oak that was announced last December.
The first tw [...]
Demolition complete at Division Street apartment site
A year ago Crain's Chicago Real Estate Daily reported that Portland-based Gerding Edlen Development planned to break ground by last November on a [...]
A spectacular view from Chestnut Tower’s sundeck
Chestnut Tower, 121 W Chestnut, has a rooftop sundeck that serves up dramatic views of the skyline.
The sundeck is one of the features tha [...]
Looking down on two new Near North high-rises
I visited the rooftop sundeck at Chestnut Tower last Friday, and it proved to be a good vantage point for looking down on two new apartment high-r [...]
Website touts a new rental concept in Chicago living
When you reach a certain age, it becomes very difficult to differentiate engaging from lame, so I'll leave that task to you as you scroll down the [...]
Today’s deal – dog-friendly 1-bedrooms at the edge of the Gold Coast
If you've been searching for an affordable, dog-friendly one-bedroom with parking and an updated kitchen and bath, your search will be over when y [...]
A close-up look at New City’s construction progress
New City is a huge, mixed-use, transit-oriented development at Halsted and Clybourn on the Near North Side.
New City will have about 400,000 sq [...]