Tag: New construction
Tips for renting a luxury apartment sight-unseen
"We're seeing a growing trend of people from out-of-town renting our apartments sight-unseen," reports Cyndy Salgado, Director of Leasing at K2, a [...]
On watching the Children’s Hospital community meeting
According to census data, the median age of Lincoln Park residents is 30.4. Based solely on watching the streaming video, the median age of the cr [...]
K2’s luxury apartments are transit-oriented
K2, the new luxury apartment community in the Fulton River District, is a transit-oriented development.
Residents who commute by car will appre [...]
Watch the Children’s Hospital community meeting at Livestream
The latest revision of the plans for the Children's Memorial Hospital site in Lincoln Park will be the topic of a community meeting scheduled for [...]
Sign up for a hardhat tour of Halsted Flats
Halsted Flats, the new 15-story luxury apartment tower at 3740 N Halsted in Lake View / Wrigleyville / Boys Town, is nearing completion and preppi [...]
Will 73 East Lake become one of the Booth School dorms?
U.S. News tells us that MBA students at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business. "live and learn in Hyde Park, Ill., a hub of arts an [...]
A Wrigley Field view from Halsted Flats’ dog run
I visited Halsted Flats yesterday for a hardhat tour of the 15-story building, which is slated to open at 3740 N Halsted St in mid-March.
Hals [...]
Another West Loop apartment project secures financing
Crain's Chicago Real Estate Daily reported last Friday that developer Dan Moceri had secured a $37.5 million construction loan for a 15-story, 198 [...]
From K2 Apartments to the French Market at Metra
K2's luxury apartments have what's probably the city's best Jewel supermarket next door.
Reverse commuters are likely to do a lot of their foo [...]
The Hermitage Sixteen11 groundbreaking in Bucktown
Jennifer Mills, Aaron Share and Koenig & Strey's Home Discovery Team have sold over 65% of the units at Hermitage Sixteen11. Only five units remai [...]
An updated look at new West Loop apartments
While the large new apartment projects are the focus of attention, a number of out-of-the-limelight infill projects are quietly adding a significa [...]
Short-term rentals in new apartment buildings via Airbnb
Crain's Chicago Business recently reported that Airbnb has been quietly growing its presence in Chicago, and currently has about 200 local listing [...]
Basecamp River North row-homes come to market
CMK Realty and Ranquist Development have quietly begun marketing Basecamp River North, 47 2-story row-homes on a square block at 450 W Oak St on t [...]
Down-sized plans for Children’s Hospital site in Lincoln Park
Yesterday's email newsletter (pdf) from 43rd Ward Alderman Michele Smith had an outline of revised plans for the redevelopment of the Children's M [...]
A West Loop new construction update
The West Loop is currently Chicago's highest-energy neighborhood, with dozens of apartment, office, hotel and restaurant developments currently in [...]
Construction underway at Chicago and LaSalle
Five days ago we looked down on the northeast corner of Chicago and LaSalle from the sundeck of a neighboring building. The site had been cleared [...]
850 Lake Shore Drive quietly begins renting
We haven't seen any public announcement that apartments are currently available for rent in the classic 17-story building undergoing renovation at [...]
An updated look down on Chicago and LaSalle
It's been six weeks since we last looked in on the site of a new 33-story, 295-unit apartment tower planned for the northeast corner of Chicago an [...]