Tag: Old Town
A brief look inside the new Plum Market in Old Town
I dislike grocery shopping and I dislike cooking even more. The ultimate apartment amenity for me would be having a full-service grocery in the bu [...]
45-story, 264-unit high-rise proposed for Clark and North
From a Chicago Tribune report:
Plans are underway by the Burnham Development Co. for the construction of an apartment complex at Clark Street [...]
Development laugh lines, Old Town edition
Developer Howard Weiner is proposing to build an 11-story residential and commercial building at the southwest corner of North Ave and Clark St, a [...]
A video look inside Old Town’s best apartments
1225 Old Town is a new boutique high-rise at 1225 N Wells St in Chicago's pedestrian-friendly Old Town neighborhood.
1225 has a full complement [...]
Scott Flats gets a new name and a coat of arms
Three weeks ago we reported, based on the developer's website, that the 71-unit apartment building under construction at Scott and Wells would be [...]
Where’s YoChicago been lately?
In the course of a typical month YoChicago stops at 100s of places in dozens of Chicago neighborhoods and suburbs. We don't write about all of the [...]
Old Town apartment project gets a name
I dropped by the southwest corner of Scott and Wells yesterday for an updated look at the progress of the 71-unit apartment building that's under [...]
Views from the neighborhoods – and beyond
You can find surprisingly good views of Chicago's skyline in places where you aren't expecting to find them. Start with the view above, which stre [...]
Visiting six new construction sites
A new 150,000 square foot Target store at the northwest corner of Division and Larrabee is slated to open later this year. An Oregon-based develop [...]
Terra cotta façade restoration nearly complete at 1225 Old Town
The recently-reported sale of the 250-unit 1225 Old Town apartment high-rise can easily pass unnoticed, but the restoration of the ornate terra co [...]
Construction underway on Old Town apartments
Late last year brought word that JDL Development and Harlem Irving Cos were planning a 5-story building with 71 apartments and ground-floor retail [...]
Is an upscale food market a renter’s amenity of choice?
According to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal, New York developers are viewing hip food markets as "the amenity of choice. They help ow [...]
Market for MLS-listed downtown rentals shows continued strength
About a year ago the inventory of MLS-listed downtown Chicago rentals reached stasis and we stopped tracking it on a weekly basis. A corresponden [...]
Terra cotta restoration underway and Intelligentsia joins Plum Market at 1225 Old Town
The elaborate terra cotta façade that graced the Grossinger Cadillac dealership in Old Town was disassembled and restored to near-original conditi [...]
Old Town’s little house on the post-industrial prairie
One of the Chicago architecture books that I browse periodically is Jay Pridmore and George Larson's Chicago Architecture and Design. It's a good read [...]
1225 Old Town honored as Development of the Year
The Sun-Times 25th annual Chicago Commercial Real Estate Awards, billed as the "Oscars of the local industry," were announced at a dinner last Thu [...]
Plum Market sets opening date at 1225 Old Town, partnership with chef Takashi Yagihashi
Starting on June 13, residents of 1225 Old Town, the new luxury apartment tower at 1225 N Wells St in Old Town will only have to head downstairs t [...]