Tag: Near North Side
The bluebird of happiness at Kingsbury Plaza apartments
If you look closely at the above photo (click to enlarge) you'll see a bluebird among the tulips.
Life is sweet, tender and complete
When you [...]
What Susie and Terry love about the Gold Coast
When Terry moved to the city from the northern suburbs to the Gold Coast, Susie Schechtman of SeeChicagoRealEstate.com helped her find an apartmen [...]
Gold Coast terraces and roof decks
I love visiting rooftops and looking out on how Chicagoans have decked out their rooftops and outdoor terraces. The spaces run the gamut from t [...]
Site prep underway for River North apartment tower?
JDL Development's website anticipated breaking ground on a new 26-story, 189-unit apartment tower at 212 W Illinois in the spring of 2012.
A ye [...]
Chicago and LaSalle apartment tower gains Plan Commission approval
The Chicago Plan Commission yesterday approved construction of a new 33-story, 290-unit apartment tower with ground-floor retail space at the nort [...]
The spectacular skyline views from Kingsbury Plaza
Late yesterday afternoon I visited the roof of Kingsbury Plaza, 520 N Kingsbury St in River North.
The views in all directions from a heigh [...]
Terra cotta façade restoration nearly complete at 1225 Old Town
The recently-reported sale of the 250-unit 1225 Old Town apartment high-rise can easily pass unnoticed, but the restoration of the ornate terra co [...]
Bargain-priced apartments in the heart of the Gold Coast
The boutique 70s high-rise at 1330 North Dearborn doesn't offer the lavish amenities packages you'll find in newer buildings, but it does boast a [...]
The views from a Gold Coast apartment roof
We hadn't had occasion to visit 1330 North Dearborn, a 16-story, 1970s Gold Coast high-rise before yesterday, despite the fact that it's managed b [...]
Rental services sneer at 500 LSD ban on Craigslist ads
Unlike a number of buildings that don't allow rental services to advertise their property anywhere, 500 Lake Shore Drive's broker agreement (PDF) [...]
A dancing tour of 1111 North Dearborn apartments
The energy level is always set to ultra-high at Planned Property Management's YouTube channel.
Planned Property's latest video is a singin [...]
A cool summer ahead at 1120 North LaSalle
A private pool is a great way to stay cool in the summer, and 1120 North LaSalle boasts a great rooftop pool and two-tiered sundeck with spectacul [...]
If Frank Gehry and Jeanne Gang co-designed Kingsbury Plaza
Kingsbury Plaza, 520 N Kingsbury, occupies a striking position on the river, at the western edge of River North. It's one of the first structures [...]
Trump looks down on the Ritz-Carlton
The headline describes the above view, shot from the 74th floor of Trump Tower, of the Ritz-Carlton Residences at 118 E Erie St.
The headline [...]
Streeterville apartments, ranked by Facebook Likes
If you search for Streeterville apartment building Facebook pages at Facebook, you may miss half of them. Google search is a more reliable way to [...]
Is an upscale food market a renter’s amenity of choice?
According to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal, New York developers are viewing hip food markets as "the amenity of choice. They help ow [...]
An east-facing 2-bedroom on the 74th floor of Trump Tower
The 1,952 square foot 2-bedroom, 2 ½ bath F units on the 72nd through 85th floors of Trump Tower have a sought-after split-bedroom plan.
One of [...]
Market for MLS-listed downtown rentals shows continued strength
About a year ago the inventory of MLS-listed downtown Chicago rentals reached stasis and we stopped tracking it on a weekly basis. A corresponden [...]
Terra cotta restoration underway and Intelligentsia joins Plum Market at 1225 Old Town
The elaborate terra cotta façade that graced the Grossinger Cadillac dealership in Old Town was disassembled and restored to near-original conditi [...]
An iron walker at Target on Division
I don't think I've ever heard a discussion about Chicago's iron workers in which the word "crazy" didn't surface. If you talk to iron workers, how [...]