8/12/13

Renovated office space in Winnetka

My itinerary last Friday and Saturday started in Winnetka and moved on to Evanston, Park Ridge, the city and Highland Park. BJB Evanston, one...

7/15/13

Construction update: Catalyst, 111 W Wacker, River Point and more

Recent visits to the roof of Hubbard Place in River North and a penthouse at K2 in the Fulton River District gave me good...

6/17/13

A stalled 1K Fulton and Google rumors

Ever since Crain’s reported that Google is considering a move to the new 1K Fulton development in the West Loop commenters at various websites...

4/30/13

A Fulton Market Cold Storage update

We don’t normally cover office developments – unless they’re likely to have an impact on demand for nearby residential properties. That appears to be...

4/4/13

The Loop’s blue building on LaSalle Street

All that remains of the circa-1910 Otis Building at 10 S LaSalle is four stories of its original façade, and it’s all you may...

3/7/13

Is the West Loop the next hot neighborhood?

For years, the West Loop has been one of those neighborhoods that’s always on the verge of becoming hot but never quite catches fire....

2/18/13

Will Fifield “tack on” a hotel and 350 apartments to a West Loop office tower?

We haven’t added Steve Fifield‘s site at 601-625 W Monroe in the West Loop to our list of new downtown apartment projects, because current...

11/14/12

Fulton Market impact development underway

An “impact development” is one that’s likely to spur substantial change in its immediate area. The Fulton Market neighborhood in the West Loop is...

11/6/12

Keeping up with the Wolf Point development

Wolf Point is an iconic site at the junction of the North, South and Main branches of the Chicago River. A proposed three-tower residential...