Tag: Streeterville
Lake Shore Drive, north from Lake Point Tower
The second leg of our drive up Lake Shore Drive took us past Lake Point Tower and into Chicago's North Side, where the wall of high-rises lining the [...]
Crashing the party: cocktails and condos at a 600 Lake Shore Drive open house
Grab some hors d'oeuvres and a glass of wine and follow me through two three-bedroom condos at Belgravia Group's 600 Lake Shore Drive. Last week I a [...]
Following Francesca: Streeterville's best bites
You can learn a lot about a neighborhood by visiting its restaurants. Francesca Rose, a Streeterville expert and a real estate agent at Prudential R [...]
Shark bites: Lake Shore Drive deals, from Streeterville to Lake View
View CondoShark.com: Deals on Lake Shore Drive in a larger map
This afternoon I plotted out all of the top Lake Shore Drive price reductions, foreclo [...]
Construction checkup: Ritz-Carlton Residences
This was the scene at the corner of Michigan Avenue and Erie Street on Wednesday afternoon, where workers were clearly doing something with a crane [...]
All highs, no lows: Looking for luxury near the North Side's lake shore
Today's "just for the fun of it" search: the priciest condos with three or more bedrooms, located on or near the lake in the major lakeside neighbor [...]
Promotions from the past: The Spire
We've cultivated quite the collection of promotional materials from sales centers, ranging from a handful of Xeroxed floor plans stapled to hand-wri [...]
An in-Spire-d contest announcement
Have a plan for the Chicago Spire hole? It may be worth $3,500.
Taking cues from a variety of snarky blog posts, newspaper columns, and message boa [...]
On Michigan Avenue, at the Hancock
Joe Zekas found himself with some time to kill prior to his Streeterville tour with Prudential Rubloff agent Francesca Rose last September, so he tr [...]
Investors cut prices at Pearson on the Park
A group of investors recently bought up all of the unsold units at the failed Pearson on the Park conversion at 222 E Pearson St in Streeterville and [...]
Bidding adieu to Kahlu
If you prize your pet, don't let Zekas shoot your dog.
Our condolences go out to Prudential Rubloff agent Francesca Rose, who recently lost her bes [...]
Concession collection: Deals at three downtown rental high-rises
I spent part of the morning calling some of the newer rental high-rises to find out what kinds of incentives and concessions they're offering new tena [...]
360 degrees of views from a riverfront duplex penthouse
Last fall Joe Zekas joined Prudential Rubloff's Joanne Nemerovski for a walk through Unit #2701 at 445 E North Water St, one of the most spectacular [...]
"Offers welcome" for a Fairbanks at Cityfront Plaza terrace home
Meet T-905, the last terrace condo to go at Centrum Properties' Fairbanks at Cityfront Plaza high-rise at 240 E Illinois St in Streeterville. As the [...]
The personality of ParkView
Each high-rise has its own personality, says Prudential Rubloff agent Francesca Rose. 600 North Fairbanks, for example, is sleek and artsy, she says [...]
Rental snapshot: How much for a 2,000 square-foot home in the downtown market?
The number of downtown homes listed as rentals on the MLS fell again between Dec. 18 and 25, according to our weekly tally. A total of 1,760 condos we [...]
List vs. sale: charting trends in three Chicago neighborhoods
Redfin can crunch a lot of data for users based on ZIP code or neighborhood. This morning I looked up the site's pages for three areas -- 60611 (Stree [...]
Ritz-Carlton gets its financing
It'll be a happy new year for the Ritz-Carlton Residences after all. Arabian Business reports that Kuwait Finance House, which has a 95-percent stake [...]
Chicago Spire non-story of the day
Crain's is reporting – to no one's surprise – that four large union-affiliated investment funds are taking a pass on the Chicago Spire.
Crain's quote [...]
A year in the life of Townhome #8
Send along your best anniversary wishes to Townhome #8 at River View, 429 E North Water St in Streeterville. The 5,321 square-foot four-bedroom / 4.5- [...]