Tag: West Loop
West Loop 2/2 condo sales soar year-over-year
Eric Rojas, one of YoChicago's sponsors, recently studied year-to-date sales of 2-bedroom, 2-bath condos in the portion of the West Loop west of [...]
Soil testing underway for new West Loop apartments
Two trucks from H.H. Holmes were on site on the parking lot south of 123 N Sangamon when I passed by yesterday. They were engaged in soil testing, whi [...]
Chicago views, from the west
Morning isn't the best time to capture this view from above the UIC campus, but it's still dramatic.
River North high-rises along t [...]
West Loop evolves while retaining its character
Real estate development in the West Loop has seen a dramatic shift within the past two years. An oversupply of 1- and 2- bedroom units has been ab [...]
The West Loop is in the news
Earlier this year we wondered whether the West Loop is the next hot neighborhood, and outlined some of the reasons it appeared poised for take-off [...]
Is Chicago Avenue in River North the next hot neighborhood?
The "next hot neighborhood" is an occasional topic of intense speculation among real estate investors and home buyers.
Buzz Ruttenberg and Alan [...]
Want to own half of Presidential Towers?
Crain's Chicago Business reported over the weekend that Eastdil Secured has been retained to sell a 49 percent interest in Presidential Towers (wa [...]
The views from the Montgomery in River North
Buildings in the densest part of Chicago along the lakefront typically offer sweeping views only when they rise well above their surroundings. Few [...]
K2 seen on the restaurant scene
K2, the new luxury apartment complex in the Fulton River District, is within easy walking distances of scores of restaurants, bars and clubs.
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Construction update: Catalyst, 111 W Wacker, River Point and more
Recent visits to the roof of Hubbard Place in River North and a penthouse at K2 in the Fulton River District gave me good vantage points to look a [...]
A concrete crowd at Catalyst
It's been nearly two weeks since the tower crane was completed at Catalyst, a 22-story, 223-apartment building under construction at 630 W Washing [...]
A panoramic view of the Arkadia site
The site of the new Arkadia apartment tower at 765 W Adams in the West Loop has been cleared and fenced, but no construction activity was visible [...]
Arkadia apartment tower underway in the West Loop
A contributor to the SkyscraperPage forum noted yesterday that site prep for construction appears to have begun at 765 W Adams, the site of a prop [...]
What happens if Chicago’s hot apartment market turns cold?
Veteran condo developers and marketers Santo Rizzo and Chip Cornelius talk about a scenario that may play out if Chicago's apartment boom becomes [...]
Why Christine Hancock loves Chicago’s West Loop
The past few years have seen a quiet accumulation of infrastructure improvements, retail, commercial and office projects, and plans for new reside [...]
Phase II construction underway at Madison and Aberdeen
The shells of new 9- and 18-unit apartment buildings at the northeast and northwest corners of Madison and Aberdeen are nearly complete. The build [...]
Market for MLS-listed downtown homes and condos remains stable
There are currently 824 MLS-listed homes, apartments and condos for rent in the 14 downtown ZIP Codes that we track periodically. That's a little [...]
Iron workers put on a show at Catalyst
When we looked in on Catalyst in early April drilling rigs were sinking the caissons for the apartment tower's foundation. The 22-story building, when [...]
A stalled 1K Fulton and Google rumors
Ever since Crain's reported that Google is considering a move to the new 1K Fulton development in the West Loop commenters at various websites hav [...]