The CMK Companies recently unveiled five model units at its 1720 S Michigan Ave tower, a 33-story structure that maximizes downtown views by minimizing barriers between interior and exterior space. The living room pictured above, for examples, includes a long window wall that fills the room with light and adds to the feeling of spaciousness created by an open plan and 10-foot ceiling heights.
If you don’t like modern architecture, this probably is not the project for you. If you do like modern and can’t afford The Chicago Spire, 1720 S Michigan still has units priced under $200,000.
The 498-unit building, designed by Brininstool & Lynch, is close to 90 percent sold, according to CMK, which has begun delivering units above the 14th floor. The tower includes condos with one to three bedrooms, priced from the $190s to the $490s. The homes have stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, solid-core doors, ceramic tile baths and stone vanity tops with integral bowl sinks.
What, no plastic picnic furniture and newspaper taped to the windows, like the other development next door? This place is destined to become flipper and renter haven! Take a look at the MLS already.
Could this be a classic case of reverse ‘butterfacade’?
Beautiful development, just like the building next door. Sure makes your faux-retro trashy townhome look even tackier than it already is (I know – difficult to believe!), huh Ayersman?
Some one on this site once pointed out that the only way to do contemporary is with a lot of money. Examples:
CMK’s Contemporaine (516 N. Wells) is flawless.
CMK’s 630 N. Franklin is an eyesore not unlike a 1950’s college dorm. Frightening.
Walk by the development, and enjoy the streetscape of resdents $30 furniture hugging the windows of the lower floors. It destroys any architectural feeling is was supposed to create.
Of course Sam the coward, I do not live in a faux-retro trashy townhome…wrong again picklechugger.
Do you people have lives?
If you don’t like it…buy the entire building and tear it down! The architect doesn’t control what type of furniture people furnish thier homes with. I’m sure there will be people in the Trump and Spire buildings with furnishings that may cost a lot but look ugly.