Tag: Perkins & Will

CMK sells out 235 Van Buren, parking still available

CMK sells out 235 Van Buren, parking still available

235 Van Buren has sold the last of its 714 residential units. A few parking spaces remain available for sale, priced from $28,900 to $32,900 for s [...]
Ralph Johnson’s recent works and Julius Shulman’s photography

Ralph Johnson’s recent works and Julius Shulman’s photography

Amazon informs us that Ralph Johnson of Perkins + Will: Recent Works is out of print. Don't despair. The publisher has posted a page-turning look [...]
Rent vs own calculation favors owning at 235 Van Buren

Rent vs own calculation favors owning at 235 Van Buren

Steep (and rising) rents in downtown Chicago high-rises are prompting many renters to re-examine the question of whether they'd be better off buyi [...]
Divergent architectural styles book-end Divergent set

Divergent architectural styles book-end Divergent set

One of the sets for Neil Burger's adaptation of Divergent, a sci-fi flick starring Shailene Woodley and Kate Winslet, is appropriately sandwiched [...]
Was The Peshtigo a better building than 500 Lake Shore Drive?

Was The Peshtigo a better building than 500 Lake Shore Drive?

My short answer: no. In my take, a built building is always better than an unbuilt one. The legions of architectural critics can weigh in on th [...]
235 Van Buren – welcome to a show that never ends

235 Van Buren – welcome to a show that never ends

Ralph Johnson's 235 Van Buren has inspired verbal pyrotechnics from commentators and quickly become an award-winning architectural icon. [...]
Renting vs owning a new 2-bedroom condo at 235 Van Buren

Renting vs owning a new 2-bedroom condo at 235 Van Buren

If you're like many of the visitors to the condominium tower at 235 Van Buren, the new Ralph Johnson-designed condo at the edge of Chicago's Loop [...]
Why Christine likes living in the Loop at 235 Van Buren

Why Christine likes living in the Loop at 235 Van Buren

235 Van Buren is the striking, award-winning new tower designed by Ralph Johnson at the edge of Chicago's Loop. The building boasts spectacular [...]
What Philip and Erika like about living at 235 Van Buren

What Philip and Erika like about living at 235 Van Buren

Erika is a Chicago public school teacher and Philip works for an organization that promotes Chicago's Loop. Two and a half years ago they boug [...]
235 Van Buren was top-selling downtown condo in Q3

235 Van Buren was top-selling downtown condo in Q3

According to data reported by Appraisal Research Counselors (ARC) to Chicago Real Estate Daily the Ralph Johnson-designed tower at 235 Van Buren h [...]
The playfully-shaped dog park at 235 Van Buren

The playfully-shaped dog park at 235 Van Buren

Viewed from a balcony on the penthouse level of 235 Van Buren, the fenced-in part of the new "dog-friendly area" adjacent to the building vaguely [...]
A treasure trove of transportation options at 235 Van Buren

A treasure trove of transportation options at 235 Van Buren

It's hard to imagine a location with more convenient transportation options than 235 Van Buren, a new Ralph Johnson-designed condo at the edge of [...]
The kinetic Boogie-woogie billboard at 235 Van Buren

The kinetic Boogie-woogie billboard at 235 Van Buren

The striking pattern formed by the balconies at 235 Van Buren is one of the first things you see as you exit the Eisenhower Expressway into the Lo [...]
Rent-to-own proves popular at 235 Van Buren

Rent-to-own proves popular at 235 Van Buren

The recently-launched rent-to-own program at 235 Van Buren has proved popular with buyers who are looking to hedge their bets on condo ownership a [...]
235 Van Buren, new Loop condos in a food ocean

235 Van Buren, new Loop condos in a food ocean

Some parts of Chicago are considered food deserts because of the lack of grocery and dining options nearby. It's fair to consider the immediate [...]
235 Van Buren inspires great photography

235 Van Buren inspires great photography

Chicago's great architecture poses a series of challenges for photographers. There are the technical challenges inherent in photographing large su [...]
235 Van Buren launches rent-to-own in the Loop program

235 Van Buren launches rent-to-own in the Loop program

235 Van Buren, a striking new Ralph Johnson-designed 46-story condominium in the Loop, is launching a rent-to-own program on selected units. On [...]
A panoramic view from 235 Van Buren

A panoramic view from 235 Van Buren

There are 19 furnished models available for viewing at 235 Van Buren, a new high-rise condo at the edge of the . I'd only visited a few of them, s [...]
Aqua, Optima, 235 Van Buren architects recognized for Design Excellence

Aqua, Optima, 235 Van Buren architects recognized for Design Excellence

The Chicago chapter of the American Institute of Architects will recognize three new condo towers in Chicago and Skokie at tonight's 2010 Design Ex [...]
Sales update: 450 sold at 235 Van Buren

Sales update: 450 sold at 235 Van Buren

CMK Companies sold nine condos at 235 Van Buren last month, bringing the number of sold units up to 450 and closed units to 275, according to sales [...]
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