Tag: SoNo

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Sign atop SoNo says RENT NOW at SoNo East

Sign atop SoNo says RENT NOW at SoNo East

The SoNo East RENT NOW sign on the SoNo condo tower is pretty hard to miss, but I don't recall seeing it before yesterday. The windows haven't [...]
Cheap, stable rents in Chicago’s BeNo neighborhood

Cheap, stable rents in Chicago’s BeNo neighborhood

BeNo is a little-known Chicago neighborhood bounded on three sides by the Chicago River and on the west by a foundation wall for the North Avenue [...]
A SoNo East update and a creepy video

A SoNo East update and a creepy video

The 324-unit SoNo East rental tower has topped out at 22 stories, six shy of its western condo cousin. The building, at 840 W Blackhawk St, [...]
SoNo – some of Chicago’s most magnificent views

SoNo – some of Chicago’s most magnificent views

The views from an east-facing 23rd floor balcony at SoNo, 860 W Blackhawk, are some of the best to be had from any vantage point on the Near North [...]
SoNo East — a construction checkup bonus

SoNo East — a construction checkup bonus

We followed up our photo checkup of 1233 North Wells with a video checkup, so we might as well follow our SoNo photo with a video, too. Last Frida [...]
Construction checkup: SoNo East

Construction checkup: SoNo East

A series of reinforced concrete columns mark the site of SoNo East, at the northwest corner of Blackhawk and Dayton streets on the Near North Side [...]
Down to 11 at SoNo

Down to 11 at SoNo

Dennis Rodkin reports that just 11 condos are still for sale at SoNo, 860 W Blackhawk St, ranging from a 756 square-foot one-bedroom on the tower's se [...]
Curbed gets a better look at SoNo East

Curbed gets a better look at SoNo East

There's your building, folks. California-based architect Adam Berkelhamer sent Curbed new renderings of SoNo East, the 22-story, rental-only compa [...]

SoNo rental tower underway

Crain’s Chicago Business is reporting (behind its paywall) that Smithfield Properties has secured construction financing for the second tower at SoNo [...]
Sales update: 15 condos left at SoNo

Sales update: 15 condos left at SoNo

SoNo's closeout has begun. According to a new press release from @properties, the 15 condos still for sale in the 199-unit building, located at 860 W [...]

SoNo: "Steps to the lake"

View Larger Map Yeah, it's another post about an @properties ad in the RedEye. (I swear, unlike a lot of the big brokerages out there, they aren't ou [...]
A view of Chicago from SoNo's 23rd floor

A view of Chicago from SoNo's 23rd floor

You got a peek of Kim Hamilton's view of Chicago during our first segment from her SoNo condo. The last video from my recent trip to SoNo comes from [...]
Building SoNo's condo association from the ground up

Building SoNo's condo association from the ground up

When Smithfield Properties handed SoNo over to the building's condo association last month, everyone knew what to do, thanks in part to condo owner [...]
Inside SoNo: Kim's perfect view of Chicago

Inside SoNo: Kim's perfect view of Chicago

Occasionally I see commenters here and elsewhere complain about SoNo's location. It's isolated, they say, stuck in a no-man's land on the Near North [...]
Buying into a new-construction building

Buying into a new-construction building

A brand-new condo brings with it a number of opportunities, responsibilities, and challenges that you might not find with resales or at older buildi [...]
SoNo, from an owner’s perspective

SoNo, from an owner’s perspective

Last week a couple of owners at SoNo, 860 W Blackhawk St, used the comments section of an old post to invite us into their homes. Yesterday I met [...]
The two-bedroom / two-bath tango: five new downtown condos

The two-bedroom / two-bath tango: five new downtown condos

Ready for a little floor plan porn this morning? Here are five new two-bedroom / two-bath condos still for sale at some of downtown Chicago's newer h [...]
What we know: SoNo

What we know: SoNo

Google tells me that a lot of people come to Yo searching for info on SoNo. Smithfield's 27-story tower, located at 860 W Blackhawk St on the Near Nor [...]
SoNo at night

SoNo at night

Forgive the low quality of the photo above -- the only camera I had on hand last night was the one in my iPhone. Still, I think the image came out w [...]
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