Tag: Streeterville
On the roof with Buzz and Lou at 600 Lake Shore Drive
Join developer Buzz Ruttenberg and Lou Graziano, the building's Chief Engineer, on the roof of the north tower at 600 N Lake Shore Drive. Buzz and [...]
John Hancock Center views, from the world’s highest grocery to the Signature Lounge
The John Hancock Center has some of Chicago's very best views – on days when you're not above the cloud cover or shrouded in fog. Because of its l [...]
Say goodbye to Streeter Place views?
The Sun-Times is reporting that Golub & Co. is seeking zoning approval to build a 42-story high-rise and an 11-story building on a site between Gr [...]
Rental open house pick – a furnished 4-bedroom in Streeterville
222 East Chestnut is a boutique vintage doorman building that has only two units per floor, a gym and a sundeck. It's one of the few remaining bui [...]
Stanley Tigerman’s sophisticated spaceship at Water Tower Place
Chris Hancock greeted me on the 57th floor of Water Tower Place saying "this home is like nothing you've ever seen before." Having seen many thous [...]
Recent views from the Gold Coast and Streeterville
Yesterday and today I visited half a dozen beautiful Gold Coast and Streeterville condos for video tours that you'll see in the upcoming days. In [...]
Follow the world’s largest Ronald McDonald house in Streeterville
You can follow the progress of the world's largest Ronald McDonald house in real time via a streaming webcam.
The 14-story 86-room facility at [...]
Chicago’s finest apartment condominium at Park Tower?
It's officially superlatives week.
A few days ago we brought you the "finest lakefront property on the North Shore." Today's offering is a "on [...]
A visit to Lake Point Tower, by air and by land
The 70-story Lake Point Tower soars in splendid, undulating isolation as the only high-rise east of Lake Shore Drive. It's likely to retain that d [...]
600 North Fairbanks votes to cap rentals
A reliable tipster just informed me that the condo association at 600 North Fairbanks has voted to restrict rentals to 27% of the units, with a 3% [...]
Alderman Reilly “directs” redesign of 500 Lake Shore Drive
In a better world a local pol would not have the power – or the arrogance – to dictate aspects of the design of a high-rise building. In the world [...]
Deal of the day: Buy at 550 St Clair this weekend and get a Smart car
Sutherland Pearsall has weathered the downturn in the condo market by renting out units at 550 St Clair in Streeterville, but an uptick in traffic and [...]
Another new low for downtown rental inventory
Another Friday brings another low number of downtown homes listed for rent on the MLS. At this time last year, 1,350 condos, townhomes, and single [...]
One, two, three, or four bedrooms, all near $2,000 a month
The median list price for a downtown rental listed on the MLS is holding firm at $2,000. In the past week 38 different properties in downtown's 14 [...]
Riding the Red Line: Chicago
The Red Line station at Chicago Avenue and State Street is a lot like the one at Grand and State, only without all the orange barrels, concrete ba [...]
John Buck sues 199 East Lake Shore board over $8,600 monthly assessment hike
Developer John Buck's been fighting off a hike in his monthly assessments for almost three years. Now, says Crain's, he's taken his beef with 199 East [...]
ParkView East parcel shopped around
If you kept up with every high-rise proposal and long-term plan for build-out over the last decade, you might find this news nugget from the Sun-Times [...]
Talking about the buyers at 600 Lake Shore Drive
Joe Zekas sat with Belgravia Group's Buzz Ruttenberg and Stephanie Maloney in one of the models at 600 Lake Shore Drive to talk about where buyers [...]
Larger living areas, more options at 600 North Lake Shore Drive
As the market changed, buyers at 600 Lake Shore Drive began telling Stephanie Maloney, a top sales associate at the development, that they would l [...]