A few weeks ago we had a Tuscan Villa in Lakeview. And now you can have your own Mediterranean Palace as well. What’s up with Lakeview anyway? Apparently buyers no longer want good-ole midwestern bricks. I salute this developer who has decided to build something different, however. But the Mediterranean style is very distinctive and […]
Staying on the movie theme as in the last post, What Women Want also showed Mel Gibson’s character living in a high rise condo building which was actually 1300 N. Astor. 1300 N. Astor is a Bertrand Goldberg designed building that is very popular with buyers, regardless of if Mel Gibson’s character lived there or not. […]
Remember the 2000 movie What Women Want starring Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt? It was filmed in Chicago and retains a distinct Chicago feel. There are several scenes at Helen Hunt’s character’s luxury condo which, it turns out, isn’t a condo at all, but a Gold Coast mansion (figures… it is Hollywood.) The house/condo appears […]
There isn’t space for much new construction in the Lakeview neighborhood so when a new condo building is announced, it’s sure to be popular. Such should be the case with The Winchester, a new 12 story mid-rise that is planned for the corner of Belmont and Hudson, at 3175 N. Hudson, near Lake Shore Drive. Currently, […]
Old Town isn’t the first neighborhood you’d think of for loft living, but there is a popular loft building located there at 1660 N. Hudson, the St. Michael Lofts. This building doesn’t have the authentic brick feel of loft buildings in River North or the West Loop, but this building does have the tall ceilings […]
With all of the new construction buildings in Streeterville being priced at the nosebleed level, maybe you think you’re priced out of this “hot” neighborhood? But you can still find deals out there. One of them is at 211 E. Ohio, The Grand Ohio. The Grand Ohio was an apartment building that was converted into […]
The Donald and his condo buildings are featured in an article in Friday’s Wall Street Journal called “Stalled Condo Projects Tarnish Trump’s Name.” You would think the Chicago project wouldn’t be included in the article, as Trump Tower Chicago, slated to open the hotel portion of the building in only a few weeks, is rising triumphantly […]
The Sun-Times’ David Roeder is reporting that the Mandarin Oriental hotel and condo tower near Millennium Park, though pushing back its timeline, is still scheduled to be built: Gerard Kenny, whose Palladian Development is behind the project, said the credit crunch has caused delays in negotiating loans for a project expected to cost more than […]