September 29, 2008 – ParkView Condominiums, previously known as ParkView West, began making deliveries this summer, but the finishing touches were still being put on the two acre park that sits on top of the parking garage. Landscape workers have been busy planting through the first part of this month and the project was even singled out in a recent Tribune feature about the growing popularity of green construction.

The 47 story East River high-rise from Chicago real estate developer MCL Companies has garnered a lot of praise and also a bit of debate about its design. Placing parking below ground allowed the tower to blend in better at street level. The rows of yellow balconies that the architects from Solomon Cordwell Buenz used to add some color to the project received a mixed bag of reviews though.

The Chicago condos at ParkView come with one to three bedrooms and offers views of the park, city skyline and lake or river. The views, along with the yellow balconies, must have done the trick because the building is more than 80 percent sold. Prices on the units range anywhere from the high $300,000s for the one bedrooms, low $500,000s and up for the two bedroom units and the three bedroom condos start in the mid $800,000s. A parking space will add roughly another $60,0000 to that. ParkView serves up all the luxury finishes like KitchenAid appliances, whirlpool tubs in the master baths, 24 hour doorman, dry cleaners, fitness room, theater room and plenty of other building perks.

ParkView Condominiums made it onto the short list of Chicago Condos that delivered this year and had pretty decent sales figures, so that in itself is an accomplishment.

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