Tag: New construction
Newly priced townhomes, two-flat resales and more at Galewood Crossings
Flash back to May 2006, when Northbrook-based Red Seal Homes opened an on-site sales center at The Enclave at Galewood Crossings, a residential and [...]
Parc Huron's earth tones
A new coat of a light brown (tan? khaki?) paint now covers part of the concrete facade at Parc Huron, the new rental high-rise nearing completion at [...]
Magellan spearheading redevelopment of Sears lot in Ravenswood
Almost exactly one year ago, I took a ride around Ravenswood with Realtor Eric Rojas to check in on the neighborhood's residential market. Halfway t [...]
Staybridge Suites: Chicago's Christo?
Spend any time in River North and you're sure to get a glimpse of the neighborhood's monument to a bad economy: Staybridge Suites at Huron and LaSall [...]
Talks continue on Rogers Park proposal
Developers Richard Aronson and Scott Sinar will present the latest revisions of their proposed mixed-use building in Rogers Park at a community mee [...]
The Taxman cometh to the West Loop
Last fall F&F Realty of Skokie proposed a a new 514-unit apartment building and 10,000 square feet of retail space for the site of the Crowne Plaza [...]
Wabash Properties promoting proposed Eastern Tower in Chinatown
You have to hand it to See Y Wong -- like any forward-thinking developer the guy has a lot of projects in the pipeline, just waiting for the financi [...]
Deliveries begin at Flair Tower
Apparently people are actually living in Flair Tower now. The leasing staff has set up shop in the building, too. Sounds like it's time to pay our n [...]
215 West's leasing center opens
A new leasing center has opened at 215 West, the new 50-story apartment high-rise at 215 W Washington St in the Loop.
The 389-unit tower, designed [...]
Construction checkup: Ritz-Carlton Residences
This was the scene at the corner of Michigan Avenue and Erie Street on Wednesday afternoon, where workers were clearly doing something with a crane [...]
Goodbye scaffolding, hello Flair Tower
The scaffolding and concrete barriers that once ringed Flair Tower's parking deck are now gone, revealing the high-rise's Erie Street entrance and [...]
Construction checkup: Lincoln Park 2520
Oh hey, speaking of Lincoln Park 2520, Joe Z. was in the neighborhood this morning and captured this snapshot of the construction site. Still no sig [...]
Catalyst finds its financing
Can't say I saw this one coming.
Developer Gary Rosenberg says he's found $100 million to build Catalyst, the 220-unit tower planned for the northeas [...]
Chicagoans see the light in Lockport
Our work for the Chicago Tribune's Spring Festival of Homes has recently taken me to some of Chicago's far-flung suburbs.
Earlier this week I was i [...]
Construction checkup: sampling the newest of the new in Lincoln Park
The following properties have three things in common: they're all located in Lincoln Park, they were all put on the MLS sometime after January 1, and [...]
Construction checkup: Three new high-rises, from the Fordham's 37th floor
Climb up the Fordham, 25 E Superior St, and you get a pretty clear view of your River North and Gold Coast surroundings. The 37th floor was a good p [...]
Mixed-use Shops and Lofts in Grand Boulevard to feature 140 new apartments
Way back in April 2007, we caught wind of a proposed development in Grand Boulevard called the Shops and Lofts at 47. The mixed-use project at 47th [...]
Roof decks, outdoor fireplaces, and movie screens on Gordon Terrace
The final video from Joe's visit to 707 W Gordon Terrace in Buena Park is a showcase of the home's recreational spaces, from an expansive rooftop de [...]
Big bedrooms, fancy baths at 707 W Gordon Terrace
From the circular mosaic tile work in the showers to the unique lighting fixtures mounted throughout the hallways, the finishes at 707 W Gordon Terr [...]
A "wow" in Uptown: New single-family living, steps from Lincoln Park
Joe Zekas doesn't throw praise around willy-nilly, so when I hear him refer to the new construction single-family home at 707 W Gordon Terrace as "a [...]