Tag: Rentals
Planned Property goes wet and wild on the Gold Coast
Planned Property Management, one of our sponsors, hosts a lot of events for its residents, and I've attended a few. They're orchestrated at high e [...]
Demographics driving rents higher, vacancies lower
One of the single biggest drivers of the health of the apartment market is the number of 20 to 34 year olds in the population. As that cohort grow [...]
Terrific views and character in a renovated Lincoln Park mid-rise
Tired of looking at boring boxes?
The six-story flatiron-shaped building at the six-corner intersection of Lincoln, Diversey and Racine is emb [...]
Plan Commission advances Atrium Village proposal
The Sun-Times' David Roeder is reporting that the Chicago Plan Commission has approved a proposal for the redevelopment of the 7-acre Atrium Villa [...]
Tour eight updated Evanston apartment buildings in 14 minutes
Wouldn't it be great if every apartment building had a video tour that gave you a good look at the apartments and their location?
Video gi [...]
Tour the outstanding amenities at Echelon at K Station
Although the building is less than half a dozen years old, Echelon at K Station has undergone a recent makeover following a change of ownership.
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Remember The Peshtigo?
Was it only 5 years ago that we reported that Related Midwest, despite a weak real estate market, was forging ahead with plans for The Peshtigo, a [...]
Demolition nearly complete on site for The Maxwell
The Bond Companies' website is touting delivery of 200,000 square feet of retail space in the Fall of 2013 at The Maxwell, a 3.9 acre mixed-use de [...]
Craigslist is an apartment liars’ list
As of 9:30 last night, 17,511 ads had been posted yesterday in the Chicago > housing > apts/housing for rent section of Craigslist, almost all of [...]
Chicago apartment vacancies down for 13th consecutive quarter
Marcus & Millichap has just published its Third Quarter 2012 Apartment Research Market Report (PDF, Registration required).
Here are some o [...]
More landlords eliminating use of rental services
It's anecdotal data only, but what I've been hearing during the past month is that a number of major landlords have been reducing or completely el [...]
Never send a nickel to a Craigslist poster
Craigslist posters often scrape photos from Realtor listings and use them to enhance the credibility of fraudulent offers. The most common form of [...]
Renovated Lakeview East apartments with great views
It's an old cliché, but it's true of 3130 N Lake Shore Drive: if you haven't seen it lately, you haven't seen it.
This modern high-rise has bee [...]
1225 Old Town continues rapid lease-up
1225 Old Town, the new 16-story, 250-unit apartment tower at 1225 N Wells St in Old Town, is leasing up rapidly.
The following update came via [...]
At K2, what so proudly they hailed
You'll find an American flag unfurled somewhere at nearly every major construction site.
The Star Spangled Banner at K2 at K Station "in full [...]
Expanding your rental apartment trade-offs
It's a common tendency among renters (and home buyers) to go for the max – to rent or buy as much housing as they can comfortably (almost) afford. [...]
Rendering of the day – Waterview Tower
When construction on Waterview Tower, 111 W Wacker, began in 2005 it was anticipated to top out at 92 stories and include a hotel and 243 luxury c [...]
On Craigslist, bait-and-switch is the norm
If you're searching for an apartment in any of the lakefront communities covered by YoChicago's at-a-glance apartment lists and maps, you're wasti [...]
Chicago rental service offers golden shower
What's there to be said about this Craigslist ad from My Place Apartments, other than that it's an almost perfect metaphor for what you can expect fro [...]
Construction check – Seventeen17 in Evanston
Site prep work appears to be nearly complete on a 175-unit apartment complex underway at 1717 Ridge Ave in Evanston.
The project, named Seven [...]