Tag: South Loop
Understanding the language of auctions
If the word "auction" probably conjures images of fancy Sotheby's showrooms or motor-mouthed MCs manning a cattle pen, you'll be happy to know that [...]
40 Michigan Avenue Tower II condos to be auctioned in November
Are the auction floodgates finally opening?
Following the Vetro auction last winter, several market observers expected condos at big developments to [...]
Floor-to-ceiling views from a Motor Row Lofts corner unit
"This is the sex appeal people associate with a loft," says Joe Zekas as he walks around unit #206 at Motor Row Lofts, 2303 S Michigan Ave, with dev [...]
Loft living: "You have to want it"
In addition to organizing last weekend's South Loop Neighbors Loft Walk, South Loop Neighbors Chair Helen Kaplow opened her Donohue Building home to [...]
The advantages of a real estate auction
Home auctions are "win-win" situations for buyers and sellers, says Julie First of Sheldon Good & Company. In this video, she outlines some of the a [...]
Common questions about Motor Row Lofts
Over the course of their top-to-bottom tour of Motor Row Lofts, 2303 S Michigan Ave, Joe Zekas and developer Paul Zucker hit on several questions bu [...]
South Loop loft owners play show-and-tell
This Sunday nine owned and occupied lofts in the South Loop will be open to the ticket-holding public during the 11th annual South Loop Neighbors L [...]
A Motor Row Lofts auction primer
You may know that Sheldon Good & Company will auction off 20 of Motor Row Lofts' unsold homes on November 15, but do you know how that auction w [...]
Sales update: T-minus seven at CMK's 1720 South Michigan
CMK Companies' South Loop high-rise 1720 South Michigan is so close to the finish line. According to CMK Realty Managing Broker Scott Hoskins, the 4 [...]
Floor plan faceoff: 1720 South Michigan and 1600 Museum Park
When you've got plenty of room, it's easy making your living space work well for you. When that space is limited, it takes skill to organize and si [...]
Sheldon Good to auction 20 units at the Motor Row Lofts in the South Loop
On Nov. 15, loft lovers will have a chance to bid a piece of Chicago history when Sheldon Good & Company auctions 20 unsold units from the Moto [...]
Ex-condo examinations: Comparing Roosevelt Collection and Burnham Pointe
What do Roosevelt Collection and Burnham Pointe have in common besides a ZIP code? Both were supposed to be condominium projects but converted into [...]
Downtown shark attack! Price cuts in River North, South Loop, and West Loop
Matt Garrison of Coldwell Banker’s Matt Garrison Group recently launched CondoShark.com, which collects the details of big price cuts on homes in Ch [...]
Library Tower gets FHA approval
Lennar announced yesterday that the South Loop high-rise Library Tower has received FHA approval. Located on the corner of State Street and Congress [...]
Floor plan faceoff: three-bedrooms at Legacy at Millennium Park and One Museum Park
The Legacy at Millennium Park (above) in the Loop and One Museum Park (below) in the South Loop both have a few different three-bedroom floor plans. [...]
Crain's: No more hugs and kisses for X/O
Kargil Development faces a $20 million foreclosure suit over its proposed X/O Condominiums high-rises in the South Loop, according to Crain's Chicag [...]
Without retail tenants, Roosevelt Collection adds color to Roosevelt Road streetscape
After learning that people were actually living in one of Centrum Properties' Roosevelt Collection mid-rises, Erik and I knew we needed to get in [...]
New prices and incentives at Astoria Tower
At Provence Development's new South Loop high-rise Astoria Tower, there's a relatively wide range of prices to reflect a diverse inventory of homes. [...]
Deliveries begin at Astoria Tower
Yesterday I visited Astoria Tower and talked with its new sales manager, Frankel & Giles Vice President Jim Psyhogios. In this video, shot from the [...]
Roosevelt Collection open for business, accepting new tenants
Well, that didn't take long.
A mere six weeks have passed since Centrum Properties announced its decision to go rental at the Lofts at Roosevelt C [...]