Tag: Streeterville
Michigan Avenue condo goes from foreclosure to first-class
When a foreclosed 1-bedroom condo at 535 N Michigan Ave came on the market early in July at a list price of $89,900 it triggered a flurry of offer [...]
Drilling the caissons at Optima Center in Streeterville
Ever wonder what keeps Chicago's giant high-rises from sinking into the ground under their own weight? The answer is caissons.
Workers are curr [...]
YoChicago’s most popular videos for the last 30 days
YoChicago's videos at YouTube were watched more than 55,000 times during the past 30 days. Our video at the Home Alone house, featured above, rece [...]
Dueling penthouses at Water Tower Place
Two 72nd floor penthouse units have recently come on the market at Water Tower Place in Streeterville.
Unit 7201 is a 2-bedroom, 2 ½ bath home [...]
Mapping the new downtown apartment projects
We've updated our list and map of downtown apartment projects that are proposed or under construction to add several recently-announced projects a [...]
Site work underway at Optima’s 200 East Illinois apartments
A week ago Crain's reported that Optima had secured financing for and was getting ready to break ground on a 42-story, 325-unit Streeterville apar [...]
SOAR – Seniors Opposed to Anything, Really
I don't know which is more amusing – The Chicago Architecture Blog's characterizing the Streeterville Organization of Active Residents (SOAR) as " loc [...]
Which downtown apartment towers will actually get built?
If you check in on our recently-updated list and map of new downtown apartment projects you'll see that more than 8,000 apartment units are either [...]
Nausea-inducing NIMBYism in Streeterville?
Last week we reported that the affordable housing component had been scrapped in favor of offices in the proposed development at 410 E Grand Ave i [...]
A domu blog update on new downtown apartment construction
Despite its ease of use, we're not a fan of domu's rental search, but domu's blog is occasionally a source of useful tips for landlords and renter [...]
The Streeter and Streeter Place offering rent incentives
In a sign that the seasonal softening of the rental market has begun, two adjacent Streeterville high-rises are offering rent discounts and other in [...]
Price “reduced to sell today” at ParkView in Streeterville
Three weeks ago we reported on a huge price reduction on a penthouse unit at ParkView Condominium in Streeterville. The unit quickly went under co [...]
Condo sales surface at The Clare
Shortly after Crain's reported that The Clare at Water Tower had defaulted on $229 million in debt, we noted that twenty-two of its apartments wer [...]
You can see for miles from this Hancock Center master bath
I've seen Chicago's lakefront and skyline from 1,000s of vantage points over the years, and visited three great ones yesterday.
It's not of [...]
The views from 1300 North Lake Shore Drive
It was an ideal day today, with clear skies and a temperature in the 70s. The middle of my day took me to three great vantage points for viewing C [...]
Live on Chicago’s highest residential floor
A penthouse unit on the 92nd floor of the John Hancock Center has been on the market for about 30 days, priced at $959,000. It's being sold as 1,7 [...]
Price chops of over $800K on ParkView penthouse
In April of last year Unit 4701 at the ParkView Condominium, 505 N McClurg Ct in Streeterville, was listed at $1,681,500. It was reduced to $1.3M [...]
Ground broken for 500 Lake Shore Drive apartment tower
Yesterday marked the official groundbreaking for 500 North Lake Shore Drive, a 45-story, 500-unit luxury rental tower expected to be ready for occ [...]
Loyola students channel Chicago Tourism Bureau
Streeterville is "the ultimate destination for a night on the town with friends" according to the video. That's the kind of statement you'd expect [...]