Tag: Rentals
Look out, South Loop — your Kerasotes theater has arrived
After reading Sloopin's latest Roosevelt Collection update yesterday, I felt it was time to ride down to pay another visit to the development at 150 [...]
A year in the life of Townhome #8
Send along your best anniversary wishes to Townhome #8 at River View, 429 E North Water St in Streeterville. The 5,321 square-foot four-bedroom / 4.5- [...]
Weekly watch: Condo rentals on the MLS
This is the third week we've recorded the number of condo rental listings from 14 Chicago ZIP codes, and already we notice a trend: Since November 27, [...]
Want to take a dip? Few options available for renters in the winter
It's 2:30 in the afternoon and 9 degrees outside...time to practice that butterfly! Year-round swimming isn't a problem at a lot of condo high-rises, [...]
Yo's year: Roosevelt Collection revisited
December's a month meant for retrospectives and year-end lists, so over these final three weeks of 2009, I'll dig back through our archives to see w [...]
Weekly rental watch: High, low, and in-between in 60611
Last week we started keeping track of rentals listed on the MLS in 14 Chicago ZIP codes. It comes as no surprise that the area with the most homes lis [...]
Web presence: 215 West gets interactive
Two new interactive features popped up on the 215 West Web site this morning: a new "furniture arranger" tool that allows users to position beds, ta [...]
Downtown Chicago weekly rental watch
Current market conditions have resulted in condos becoming an increasingly important factor in the rental market in downtown Chicago.
According to a [...]
Boomerang renters and vacant apartments
When the economy is distressed, as it currently is, young adults often retreat to their parents' homes – leaving empty apartments behind them. They're [...]
Price check: Rental rates for Flair Tower
Turns out all it took to get Flair Tower's vital deets was a trip to the development's new leasing center in River North. I stopped by the office duri [...]
Renting Rahm's residence
Woe to the tenant who's late with the rent check at this house. The Tribune reports that Rahm Emanuel has rented out his 2,719 square-foot home in Lak [...]
More on 565 Quincy's "installment sale"
Whatever you do, don't call it a rent-to-own plan! Belgravia prefers to call 565 Quincy's new offer an installment sale or simply a "better-than-rent- [...]
Rent-to-own arrives at 565 Quincy
Belgravia Group has announced a new rent-to-own program for the unsold condos and lofts at 565 Quincy. According to a notice that hit my inbox yeste [...]
Designing the Parc Huron
M&R Development took over the Parc Huron project after Lennar gave up, but that doesn't mean it's exactly the same building Lennar had in mind. Foll [...]
Revisiting The Pinnacle in River North
Five years after its completion, The Pinnacle at 21 E Huron St has proven to be one of the most desirable towers in River North. The 49-story tower, [...]
Topping off Parc Huron
On Oct. 28 I attended the topping-off ceremony at Parc Huron, M&R Development's new apartment high-rise at 469 W Huron St in River North. Before hoi [...]
Kleiner sets launch of Roosevelt Collection bar for December 20
Commenter Brian did some investigation of his own last month and learned that Kerasotes planned to open its new ShowPlace ICON movie theater at Roosev [...]
East vs. West at Grand Plaza
In 2005, developer Near North Properties sold the Grand Plaza's west tower at 545 N Dearborn St to Jaeger Equities. Two years later, NNP sold the ea [...]
Revisiting two soon-to-be rentals
I don't know it for a fact, but I'd guess that the new video above became outdated faster than any other I've ever uploaded. We got around to editin [...]
Hoist the flag, boys!
A construction worker rakes concrete into a ceremonial "last bucket" at the topping-off ceremony for Parc Huron, 469 W Huron St. Keep an eye out for [...]