8/31/15
Optima Center is a 2-year old luxury apartment tower a block from Michigan Avenue in Streeterville. Optima Center has extensive amenities, including a full-floor...
8/26/14
Optima Center is a new rental tower at 200 E Illinois in Streeterville. The Fairbanks, just to the east at 240 E Illinois, is...
6/17/14
Last week we noted the scale of activity in the 400 block of East Grand Ave in Streeterville. We stopped by yesterday for a...
9/9/13
The 42-story, 325-unit Aston apartments broke ground at 200 E Illinois St in the fall of 2011...
5/15/13
William “The Refrigerator” Perry, a/k/a The Fridge, has an irreplaceable spot in the hearts of Bear fans of a certain age. Some of the...
5/14/13
Late last week Crain’s Chicago Real Estate Daily reported that the developer of the former Lakeshore Athletic Club at 850 N Lake Shore Dr...
5/9/13
Crain’s Chicago Real Estate Daily reported yesterday that Optima has acquired a site at 220 E Illinois immediately adjacent to its Optima Center, which...
3/29/13
I was apparently off-cycle on the window washing schedule at Trump Tower, so these views aren’t as clear as they might otherwise be. The...
3/22/13
Architects are generally sensitive to the context in which their buildings will be situated. Building renderings and photos, however, rarely show the context, or...
3/4/13
One of my correspondents sent the following brief note: “Nothing is moving. This spring is going to be huge for rentals or a bust.”...
1/10/13
Early yesterday afternoon I visited Streeterville for a look at two major apartment projects underway in the neighborhood. Drilling of the caissons for 435...
1/8/13
The 495-unit, 43-story Hubbard Place is rising rapidly at 360 W Hubbard in River North, and is about three-quarters of the way toward its...
12/17/11
Ever wonder what keeps Chicago’s giant high-rises from sinking into the ground under their own weight? The answer is caissons. Workers are currently drilling...