South Loop
If you haven’t heard, and it would be quite surprising if you hadn’t, but South Loop is the talk of the town. Brand new condos galore offering buyers a lot of options at affordable prices in this tough market, convenience to a growing base of South Loop stores along Michigan and Wabash Avenues with easy access to downtown shopping and jobs; South Loop is the talk of the town for a reason, and it has the potential to create an expanding movement of both young professionals and formerly suburbanite retirees farther South into Bronzeville, Bridgeport and other neighborhoods.
Hot Housing Developments
- 1400 Museum Park
1259 S. Indiana Avenue
(312) 363-0200 - 1720 S. Michigan
(312) 376-0600 - 1255 S. State Street
Food, Fun & Fitness
- Opera
Pan-Asian/Fine Dining
1301 S. Wabash Avenue
(773) 461-0161 - LaCantina Grill
Mexican Restaurant/Tequilla Bar
1911 S. Michigan Avenue
(773) 842-1911 - Cuatro
2030 S. Wabash Avenue
(312) 842-8856 - South Loop Club
Bar/Grill
701 S. State Street
(312) 427-2787 - WineStyles-South Loop
Wine Tastings—Thurs/Fri Night Entertainment
1240 S. Michigan Avenue
(773) 431-9999 - Blackies
Tavern/Restaurant
755 S. Clark Street
(312) 786-1161 - Velvet Lounge
Jazz/Chicago Sound
67 E. Cermak Road
(312) 791-9050 - Chicago South Loop Hotel
Boutique Hotel
11 W. 26TH Street
(773) 225-7000 - Hyatt Regency-McCormick Place
Exquisite Hotel
2233 S. Martin Luther King Drive
(312) 567-1234 - McCormick Place Convention Center
2301 S. Lake Shore Drive
(312) 791-7000 - LA Fitness – South Loop
1101 S. Canal St.
(312) 379-8631 - XSport Fitness
819 S. State Street
(312) 294-0500
Community Organizations/Institutions
- Greater South Loop Association
P.O. Box 4632
Chicago, IL 60680-4632 - Alliance for a Greener South Loop
47 W. Polk Street
(312) 409-1700 - South Michigan Avenue Merchants Association
Relevant Blog Posts
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Market Report: The South Loop Condo Market
South Loop is the talk of the town. It’s a growing neighborhood that seems to have new bars, restaurants, spas and fitness centers popping up every month to accommodate a growing population of young professionals and retirees who want the convenience of downtown amenities and work with the affordability and close proximity that South Loop offers. Fortunately for buyers, there may be more housing options than people! And for a good deal too!
Relevant Articles
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The Ghosts of Prairie Avenue
Prairie Avenue on Chicago’s near south side was once known as Millionaires Row, where some of the city’s wealthiest and most powerful businessmen built multi-roomed, servant-filled mansions. Today only a handful survive behind iron fences, the rest were demolished decades ago as the once upscale residential community gave way to industrial manufacturing.
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Nearly vacant condo tower goes back to lender
(Crain’s) — A Near South Loop site where Chicago gangster Al Capone once had his headquarters, and where Geraldo Rivera famously found nothing in Mr. Capone’s vault, has gained new notoriety as the city’s biggest condo tower to be taken over by its lender in the current housing crisis.
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