Tag: Renovation
What’s up with Flats Chicago?
In mid-June we were told that Flats Chicago's projects at 2500 N Clybourn and 7722 N Ashland would be ready for occupancy in early July. That hadn [...]
Blair Kamin is back in Chicago
Blair Kamin, the Tribune's award-winning architecture critic, has spent the past year at Harvard as a Nieman Fellow. He's apparently back in Chicago a [...]
850 Lake Shore Drive slates occupancy for late this year
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 had secu [...]
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 [...]
Pre-grand opening Saturday for renovated Sutherland apartments
The Sutherland, 4659 S Drexel Blvd, has a rich history. The building was built in 1917 as a military hospital, was converted to a hotel, became a [...]
Apartments slated for former Uptown hellhole
Add yet another project to Chicago's rental apartment boom.
Somerset Place, an Uptown hellhole that was shut down by the state three years ago, [...]
Lakefront Chicago landlords upgrading nearly everything
The spate of stories you've been reading recently about record-high rents and low vacancy rates might have you wondering whether Chicago landlords [...]
Park Michigan Apartments makeover adds Snap Fitness
Snap Fitness bills itself as a club "packed with the industry's best cardio and exercise equipment."
Construction is scheduled to begin shortl [...]
New Streeterville apartments at The Seneca on Chestnut
The Seneca, a historic hotel at 200 E Chestnut St in Streeterville, is being transformed into 260 apartments by Waterton Residential.
We stoppe [...]
An architect’s renovated home in Bridgeport
The 3-bedroom, 2-bath home at 3134 S Union in Bridgeport has been extensively renovated and reconfigured by its owner-architect. It's listed for s [...]
Rental of the day – The Kensington on Armitage
Today's rental pick is in a building that I renovated and converted to condos back in 1979 – 1980, and is a unit that I lived in for several years [...]
Antoine Walker’s home far south of Michael Jordan’s
If Michael Jordan's $29 million Highland Park home is too far north for you, in geography or price range, you might want to check out the home tha [...]
Michigan Avenue condo goes from foreclosure to first-class
When a foreclosed 1-bedroom condo at 535 N Michigan Ave came on the market early in July at a list price of $89,900 it triggered a flurry of offer [...]
A rehabbed single-family on Alta Vista Terrace for $850K
A developer has acquired the home at 3818 N Alta Vista Terrace – the "street of forty doors" – and drawn up plans to expand and renovate it.
Th [...]
The views from Hairpin Lofts
Earlier this afternoon I toured Brinshore Development's Hairpin Lofts, 2800 N Milwaukee Ave, in Logan Square. I'll post video within a few days, b [...]
Pre-leasing underway at Randolph Tower in the Loop
Randolph Tower, at 188 W Randolph St, is undergoing a conversion from office to residential use, with occupancy expected in the first quarter of next [...]
Are you ignoring the EPA lead paint rules?
Envirnomental Protection Agency rules that went into effect last year require the use of "lead-safe practices" for renovation activities – includi [...]
South Shore bungalows going green
The Historic Chicago Bungalow Association is putting the finishing touches on a fully renovated green model bungalow at 7622 S Cregier Ave in South [...]
APEX Exteriors renovators trained to identify and mitigate dangers of lead paint
Upcoming legislation will require residential restoration companies to inform clients about the presence and dangers of lead-based paint in their home [...]
The Schoenhofen Brewery: a landmark in East Pilsen
Occasionally a reader or agent ask whether we've heard any news about the Schoenhofen Brewery. The two buildings, which form a landmark district in [...]