Tag: New construction
A deceptive “first look” in Brighton Park
A newly-listed condo at 4156 S Western Ave in the Brighton Park neighborhood has an exterior picture of the upper stories of the building.
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The views from Legacy’s penthouses
"Legacy is all about the views," said Mesa Development's Jim Hanson during our pre-completion tour of Legacy's 71st floor in April of 2009. Th [...]
Quote of the day – a Bermuda triangle of lost opportunity
Architecture critic Lynn Becker's recent post on what he calls the "Viaduct District" is a goodie bag of memorable phrases and provocative perspec [...]
West Loop tower goes from plan to deadpool in record time
Less than two weeks ago we relayed a Crain's report that developer Enrico Plati was proposing a new apartment tower at 601 W Jackson in the West L [...]
Dubious Dubin developments descend definitively into deadpool
Crain's Chicago Real Estate Daily reported late last week on late-September federal court judgments against developer David Dubin.
Dubin has be [...]
AFL-CIO Trust invests in Wolf Point development
The AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust (BIT) recently announced an investment in the proposed Wolf Point development in the River North neighborhoo [...]
A visit to the park and dog park at 235 Van Buren
The long-awaited park immediately adjacent to 235 Van Buren in the Loop appears to be in the final stages of construction. The park is tentatively [...]
Graffiti and grandiosity at new Ashland Avenue condos
Did you know that the 2600 block of Ashland Avenue is "the best location … a perfect place to call home?" Neither did I, until I was so informed b [...]
Construction update – Hubbard Place in River North
Nearly seven months after its official February groundbreaking, which took place approximately two months after work began at the site, Hubbard Pl [...]
Another apartment tower moves forward in River North
Yesterday's email newsletter from Alderman Brendan Reilly provided a progress report on a new 25-story development at 220 W Illinois St that will [...]
Crane coming down, paint going on at K2 at K Station
The dismantling of the tower crane is one of the major milestones in the construction of a high-rise building. It's a sign that the heavy-lifting is o [...]
Is work imminent on South Loop apartment site?
Last February, when AMLI Residential announced its plans for two 11-story buildings with a total of 398 apartments on the southwest corner of Clar [...]
A Target, where once there were many
I missed the ceremonial groundbreaking yesterday morning for the new Target at Division and Larrabee, the site where the next-to-last of the Cabri [...]
Another apartment tower proposed for West Loop
Crain's Chicago Real Estate Daily is reporting that developer Enrico Plati is proposing to build 240 to 320 apartments on a site currently used fo [...]
New apartments slated for River North
Crain's Chicago Real Estate Daily is reporting that Vancouver-based Onni Group has acquired two River North sites and plans to develop apartments [...]
A video tour of Old Town’s newest apartments
The recently-completed 1225 Old Town, 1225 N Wells St in Old Town, features studio, convertible, one-, two- and three-bedroom luxury apartments.
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Only two units remain at Superior 110 in River North
Its neighbors affectionately call Superior 110 "the blue building."
One glance and you know the reason why the new high-rise at 110 W Superior [...]
1225 Old Town’s extensive amenities
1225 Old Town, a newly-opened apartment tower at 1225 N Wells St, has an extensive amenities package. It's stylish, functional, social -- and unus [...]
Seventeen17 apartments in Evanston – major URL marketing fail?
My tendency, and I suspect the tendency of many, is to type the name of an apartment project followed by ".com" when I don't know its URL, rather [...]
The ceremonial groundbreaking at 73 East Lake
It's often the case that the ceremonial groundbreaking for a new high-rise takes place well after construction has begun.
Site work at 73 East [...]