Tag: South Loop
Locator bedbugs still lying about Roosevelt Collection shops
Back in August of 2009 we reported that apartment locator bedbugs (we used to call them maggots) were beginning to swarm the Roosevelt Collection [...]
Feeling the pain at Wells Street Tower
River City isn't the only building on South Wells Street where prices have tanked -- it's tough to be a seller at Wells Street Tower, too. Six of the [...]
One Museum Park East to rent 20 unsold condos
The developers of One Museum Park East, 1211 S Prairie Ave, will rent out about 20 of the building's unsold condos, Crain's reports. Don't expect any [...]
Reviewer Roundup: What they’re saying about Twelve Twelve on South Michigan
"Living at 1212 is truly an artful experience with our light-filled spaces enhanced with modern design and all of the custom details today’s city life [...]
Glut check: How’s the South Loop’s three-bedroom market?
One of the trends Appraisal Research Counselors has included in every quarterly market report over the past year or two involves the general lack [...]
Lease-up for downtown’s newest apartment buildings nears halfway point
Roughly half of the apartments in downtown's seven newest rental high-rises are now under lease, according to Appraisal Research Counselors' latest Do [...]
Decision on Lexington Park Condominiums to be made in early 2011
Lexington Park Condominiums will stay empty through the beginning of the new year, as owner ST Residential comes to a decision on whether to market th [...]
Selling short: 34% off '04 sale price at Prairie District Tower in the South Loop
The property history for Prairie District Tower's unit 610 tells a tale of stops and starts. First it sold in 2004 for $380,000. In August 2009 it wen [...]
Quote of the day: South Loop = Moline?
From the Tribune:
The reason (the South Loop) is getting crushed is it's only the South Loop in a good market. In a bad market, it's no man's land. I [...]
Chicago Magazine visits The Columbian
If you're a regular visitor to Chicago Magazine's website, you might have noticed how good Dennis Rodkin's videos are looking these days. His latest [...]
Two South Loop condo sites up for auction
The land bounded by Michigan and Wabash avenues and 13th and 14th streets had a rough go during the downturn. On the Wabash side were the sites of Gla [...]
A Printers Row loft with New York style
Coldwell Banker's Andy Shiparski describes a new listing in Printers Row's Donohue Building as a "stunning" timber / brick loft in the "New York sty [...]
Jones Lang LaSalle seeking investors for future Museum Park high-rises
Those of you who've kept up with the development of Museum Park in recent years should remember the rendering above, which couples the now completed [...]
More than a common condo — it's Common's condo!
I was starting to wonder when we'd see another celebrity listing in the news.* For $2,500 a month, plus $150 per parking, you can live in a 1,248 squa [...]
Quote of the day: Prairie Pointe's party pad
Does your high-rise have a VIP section? From a Sloopin reader:
Have you noticed the PH floor of 1600 Prairie lately?
According to other owners in th [...]
Michigan Avenue Tower II, nine months after the auction
Last fall, the developers of Michigan Avenue Tower II at 1400 S Michigan Ave put 40 condos up for auction at minimum bid prices of $99,000 to $375,000 [...]
Revisiting Motor Row Lofts, nine months after the auction
Three quarters have passed since the developers at two South Loop projects, Motor Row Lofts and Michigan Avenue Tower II, sold more than 60 new condos [...]
Rental trends around the South Loop: 60605 rental listings dip below 60616
For the first time since we started tracking homes listed as rentals in the MLS, the number of homes available in 60616 (bounded by 16th, 35th, and [...]
Buy from Jameson, rent through Koenig: Terrazio triggers déjà vu in the South Loop
So Sedgwick Properties builds some condos in the South Loop, taps Jameson to sell the homes, and eventually, after activity slows to a crawl, Koenig [...]
What happened inside Lexington Park?
One of the interesting wrinkles in the story of Lexington Park Condominiums -- the ghost tower at Michigan Avenue and Cermak Road in the South Loop [...]