Tag: New construction
Thousands of new homes planned for Pullman
The non-profit development arm of Park National Bank hopes to build as many as 3,000 new single-family homes, townhouses and low-rises on 138 acres in [...]
Construction checkup: 215 West tops out
The silence from downtown's condo high-rise construction sites would be deafening if not for all the noise coming from several new apartment towers [...]
Construction checkup: Walton on the Park
Up and up and up Walton on the Park goes...where it stops, somebody knows! I'll hazard a guess and say it has another three stories left in it, bas [...]
All in the details: The Legacy's lobby and Jewelers Row facades
On Friday morning I paid a visit to The Legacy at Millennium Park, 60 E Monroe St, for the first time since riding a construction elevator all the way [...]
New construction in an Andersonville alley
In an effort to bring the most and best coverage of real estate in Chicago, we're always cooking up new ideas and, in this case, bringing in new con [...]
The Elysian's metropolitan touch
After dropping me off at the Hancock for my interview with Jenny Ames of Coldwell Banker, my man Jeeves pulled the company car around to The Elysian [...]
Trio tower makes its open house debut
The biggest piece of new-construction news I heard over the weekend was from Jameson agent Matt Ohlsen, who passed along word of a big milestone for R [...]
A pro's POV: A home inspector's take on the market and construction issues
I'm running into more people buying foreclosures or distressed buildings than before -- situations where the previous owner can no longer afford their [...]
Outside and inside Roosevelt Collection
This morning I finally got around to piecing together footage from our visit to the recently opened Roosevelt Collection, located at 150 W Roosevelt [...]
New homes sprouting up in Arcadia Terrace
When George Furla makes his case for the Arcadia Terrace section of West Rogers Park, he focuses on the neighborhood’s proximity to public spaces li [...]
Without retail tenants, Roosevelt Collection adds color to Roosevelt Road streetscape
After learning that people were actually living in one of Centrum Properties' Roosevelt Collection mid-rises, Erik and I knew we needed to get in [...]
Steele on awards, loans, and appraisals at Woodlawn's Renaissance on Kimbark
As I mentioned when posting the first of my new videos with @properties agent Hasani Steele, the Stonemason Group received a Good Neighbor Award (PD [...]
Flair Tower's loft "faux-cade"
It's been so long since we've dished on the design of a new high-rise that I couldn't help but snap these pics during my lunch break. I know it seem [...]
Conlon unveils River West apartment plan
Earlier this month we learned about F&F Realty's plans for a new 514-unit apartment building in the West Loop. Today, Crain's passes along news of S [...]
Making pre-construction sales in Woodlawn
We don't hear many homebuilders boasting of their pre-construction sales these days -- especially not in neighborhoods like Woodlawn -- so it came a [...]
Construction checkup: Parc Huron
There's quite a racket coming from the corner of Kingsbury and Erie Streets in River North, as a rotating fleet of cement mixers swarm around the co [...]
Erik's excursions: Uptown's Montrose Park
In our final installment of my Uptown walking tour, I head east on Montrose Avenue to Montrose Park. In stark contrast to the bustling and motoring [...]
Construction checkup: Ten East Delaware
The new River North tower Ten East Delaware should be getting close to being ready for its first occupants: Its website claims that one-, two- and t [...]
Revisiting Woodlawn's Renaissance on Kimbark with Hasani Steele
Stonemason Group received a Good Neighbor Award from the Chicago Association of Realtors earlier this year for its ongoing Renaissance on Kimbark pr [...]
Erik's excursions: Uptown, pt. 4
The beat goes on as I travel south down Sheridan Road, then over to Uptown's new development Wilson Yard on the corner of Broadway Street and Montro [...]