Tag: New construction
Spacious new homes steps from the Art Institute
Richelieu Flats, which takes its name from the luxury hotel that once occupied the space at 318 S Michigan Ave, is a boutique building with four f [...]
New apartment Fitz and starts
FitzGerald Associates' email newsletter arrives with the subject line "All the News That's Fitz," making the architectural firm a fit target for h [...]
A new cottage-style home in center-of-town Elmhurst
Realtor Tom Makinney bills this as a "seaside traditional home with formal flair." The tastefully elaborate trim package, carried consistently fro [...]
A new single-family at Old Bridgeport’s RiverBend
Old Bridgeport, the gritty area bounded by the Dan Ryan and Stevenson Expressways, Archer Ave and the Chicago River, boasts a surprising volume of [...]
K2 construction update – a crane jump, paint and the heat
Late last week four 20-foot sections were added to the tower crane at K2 at K Station, bringing it to its final height and enabling construction t [...]
CA23 sells out pre-construction in West Loop
The phenomenon isn't garnering a lot of attention, but small to mid-sized new condo projects have been selling out before completion.
We've bee [...]
1313 Lofts – the ultimate in bowling alley floor plans?
They're called bowling alley floor plans based on their shape – long and narrow. They tend, due to their configuration, to lose a substantial perc [...]
Price drop at Old Irving Park’s only 7-bedroom
The renovation and expansion of 3942 N Lowell has resulted in the only home currently for sale in Old Irving Park to offer 7 bedrooms. Six of thos [...]
A chat about living in the Loop at Oakwood 200 Squared
Much of the advertising for apartment towers in Chicago's Loop focuses on the neighborhood's cultural attractions -- the theater district, the mus [...]
The updated amenities at the South Loop’s Astoria Tower
Astoria Tower, 8 E 9th St in Chicago's South Loop, was built as condos but converted to luxury rentals. The high-rise building started with an ext [...]
Fourteen new rowhomes starting under $1M in Lincoln Park
Foundations are in the ground at Montana Row in the 1500 block of West Montana St in Lincoln Park. When complete, the development will include 14 [...]
The panoramic view from the Richelieu Flats
Crain's is reporting that developer Louis D'Angelo is converting a vacant building at 318 S Michigan Ave into 5 luxury condos:
The project fea [...]
Heading upriver to Chicago’s Northwest side
We folded our New Homes Magazine several years ago, but still enjoy looking back on some of the lengthier stories we published about Chicago neigh [...]
Watch the Children’s Memorial Town Hall Meeting from home tonight
As everyone with an interest in the project knows by now, the current proposal for redevelopment of the Children's Memorial Hospital site in Linco [...]
SoNo East is 60% leased
Chicago's new rental towers continue to lease up at a rapid rate.
The first residents moved into SoNo East, a new 22-story, 324-unit rental tow [...]
Similar asks, different answers in Logan Square
Five years ago we focused our attention on two single-family homes that were under construction over a mile apart at 1838 and 2738 N Fairfield in [...]
Should you go condo or single-family in Humboldt Park?
Two Humboldt Park new listings slid into our email inbox over the weekend, a 2-bedroom, 2-bath condo asking $299,900 and a 4-bedroom 3 ½ bath sing [...]
The Catalina drops the name, rises from the deadpool
The name Catalina resonates with people of a certain age, summoning memories of the Four Preps and the "island of romance."
People of that age, [...]
Quote of the day – the 2003 pack mentality and slow sales
In the days when new construction boomed in Chicago we published New Homes Magazine, a 4-color print publication packed with ads and stories. An a [...]
New single-family rowhomes under $1M in Lincoln Park
Construction is underway on Montana Row in the 1500 block of West Montana St in Lincoln Park. The development will include 14 new, 3,200 square fo [...]