With Sophy, the South Side Gets a Boutique Hotel
Hyde Park’s building boom includes an upscale, 98-room hotel with a restaurant and cocktail bar.
Hyde Park’s building boom includes an upscale, 98-room hotel with a restaurant and cocktail bar.
Units in his 860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive masterpiece can be had for $265k or $1.45 million, and there’s plenty in between and elsewhere.
The embattled postmodern landmark is one of the state’s most endangered buildings. Architect Helmut Jahn and Landmarks Illinois are teaming up on a plan to preserve and reimagine it.
The top floor of 900 N. Kingsbury offers corner-unit views framed by massive windows and concrete columns in 5,500 square feet of living space.
The western suburb is reconciling its campy past with its foodie-destination present.
After years of research, $3 million, and a weeks-long process just to apply plaster, the architect’s Hyde Park masterpiece will soon return to his original vision.
Houses in the western suburb were too small for families, so the town decided to start building some itself.
It’s a great location and it has great schools—and the prices are rising to match. But you can get a spot well below the neighborhood’s $475k median sale price.
The Robert A.M. Stern-Michael Van Valkenburgh collaboration nears its opening, with condos starting at $2 million for a two-bedroom and rising up to $15 million for a sprawling four-bedroom.
Besides converting the famous tower to condos and retail, the plan would add a 1,442-foot skyscraper designed by Smith + Gill, featuring condos, rentals, and a five-star hotel.