New Home Notebook

An open house for rental service agents at Astoria Tower, a newer rental high-rise in the South Loop, showcased its new business center and theater and the rest of its extensive amenities.

In the video four rental agents chat about what they like best about Astoria Tower’s location, amenities and its studio, 1- and 2-bedroom apartments.

Meet Karen and Jim, the proud owner of a 45th floor condo unit at 235 Van Buren, and hear what they have to say about the building and the neighborhood.

After close to three decades of living  in the suburbs, Karen and Jim longed for that urban experience and wanted a place of their own for those nights after late dinners or a show in downtown Chicago.

They found theirs in 235 Van Buren, at the edge of the Loop. They liked the vibrancy of River North but saw 235 Van Buren as a quieter location with great access to the sports venues they visited frequently.

Karen and Jim spend most weekends at their second home in the city. They’re looking forward to becoming empty nesters, selling their suburban home, and splitting their time between 235 Van Buren and New Mexico or Arizona.

With a great location and even better views, Park Michigan is one hot property. Take a look inside with a video tour. Park Michigan’s Jill Dolnicek walks you through a spacious one-bedroom; showcasing hardwood floors, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, a functional layout and abundant closet space.

A jewel in Chicago’s South Loop, Park Michigan is a sleek, international-style apartment tower at Michigan Ave and Roosevelt Rd. The park, lake and skyline views are tops and the building is convenient to shopping, dining, CTA and downtown universities. Grant Park is right across the street.

Prospective homebuyers with a taste for varied and unique dining shouldn’t ignore Chicago’s South Loop.  Hop on the Red Line, get off on Roosevelt Road, and take a walk around — or just check out the above video for a brief look at the scene.

Within about two blocks of  the Park Michigan Apartments, at 1212 South Michigan, there are about 3 dozen restaurants, pubs and food establishments. That’s including the soon-to-open Artists Café, but not counting places like Trader Joe’s, Jewel, Target, Sky Market, and tailgating at Soldier Field — or the restaurants at the nearby Museum Campus.

A new full-amenity condo high-rise in Chicago’s South Loop, Astoria Tower hosts a series of events for its residents throughout the year.

When asked what they like best about Astoria Tower, the most common resident response was the convenience of the location.

Meet some of the residents at a party and barbecue on Astoria Tower’s sprawling terraces, and hear what else they love about living in the building and South Loop neighborhood.

Astoria Tower located on 8 E 9th St in Chicago’s South Loop is a high-rise luxury rentals that offers extensive amenities such as indoor pool with whirlpool, sauna and steam room adjacent to the fully-equipped fitness room. The pool and fitness facilities are flanked by sprawling sun decks that afford spectacular views in all directions and offer a variety of flexible seating arrangements, a fireplace and gas-fired grills.

Astoria Tower’s best amenity however could be their location.  Within walking distance to Grant Park, public transport, restaurants, shops, nightlife, the Museum Campus, the Art Institute and more.

With the building under new ownership, and having been renamed the Park Michigan to reflect its new look, the sleek, international-style apartment tower at 1212 South Michigan Ave in the South Loop is nearing the completion of a makeover.

Park Michigan residents will have walkable access to Chicago’s cultural institutions, Soldier Field and a wide variety of dining and nightlife options, as well as Grant Park at their front door and a Jewel-Osco, Trader Joe’s, Starbucks, Target and an El stop to the rear.

Join us for a look at one of the spacious, light-filled model apartments and the unbroken views of Lake Michigan to the east and Chicago’s great cityscape to the west in this sponsored video.

Here is a look at Astoria Tower, a full-amenity building located at the northern end of the South Loop.

The 2-bedroom, 2-bath split-bedroom apartment unit offers dazzling skyline views and many high-end features often not found in other South Loop developments. The building is within walking distance to Grant Park and many of the area’s stores, restaurants and colleges.

The real estate axiom says location is everything. But when making the sale, presentation is all. Model homes, model condos or apartment guest suites need staging – furniture and décor to illustrate the possibilities. Subject of the above video in Chicago’s South Loop, the new Lofts at Roosevelt Collection is an example of targeted, budgeted and quick home staging.

Take the tour with home staging experts Kim Ashley of Brook Furniture Rental and The Home Stage Chicago‘s Steffanie Danby as they explain their craft.