Posted by admin | April 6, 2010 | No Comments » |
Veteran Real Estate Columnist Dennis Rodkin embraces Lakeshore East in the April issue of Chicago magazine, calling the community “a model of 21st century urban life.”
In his article titled ”20 Great Towns and Neighborhoods,” as well as viewers of the popular WTTW TV show, Chicago Tonight, Rodkin discusses roaming the streets of Chicago and its suburbs for almost 20 years identifying elements that contribute to the quality of life.
In his experience, what Rodkin describes as 20 of his favorite places “distinguish themselves several key ways.” The criteria he focused on ranged from house prices, with an eye toward affordability in these complicated economic times, ease of transportation, quality of schools, etc. He observes “You don’t merely buy or rent a home, you invest in a community as well, and in these 20 places you get a lot in that deal.”
With regard to Lakeshore East, Rodkin tells readers and viewers, in part: “Where rail yards, and later a golf course once lay, a high-rise neighborhood has sprouted in the past decade, and it has quickly become a model of 21st century urban life. Lakeshore East, the master-planned area just south of the Chicago River and west of Lakeshore Drive, counts among its distinctions the new Aqua tower – the 82-story Jeanne Gang-designed apartment-and-condo building that appears to be eroded from water running down the sides – direct access to the lakefront, and, immediately south of the neighborhood, a little place called Millennium Park.
