PROPERTY SPOTLIGHT: Elegant Ellis

Ellis has been the home of buildings by famous architects like Louis Sullivan. Its mansions still attract multi-million dollar price tags. Ellis has been home to business tycoons like Julius Rosenwald (Sears) and artist Lorado Taft. The Crerar Library, Court Theatre, the famous University of Chicago Press, a Henry Moore sculpture, the annual Jazz Festival and the Packard foundation…all call Ellis home. Today, Elegant Ellis is home to a renaissance of luxury living. BCC is leading the revival with its new luxury condo’s at 4234 S. Ellis; the new town homes at 4063 S. Ellis; and additional sites along this distinguished avenue. Look for the new Elegant Ellis logo along this historic and important street.

Grand Opening: BCC South

This past Friday, November 7th the Builders Center of Chicago hosted its Grand Opening Celebration to commemorate the opening of BCC’s newest office location on the city’s south side. The event took place in the recently finished first floor office space of the building; in addition to the festivities on the first floor guests were invited and taken on personalized tours of the building and the condominium units on the floors above, specifically in the newly completed model unit. In addition to BCC staff and business associates, the evening’s festivities were highlighted by a ceremonial ribbon cutting from 4th Ward Alderman Toni Preckwinkle. Many thanks go out to her and all of the members of our BCC Family who helped to make the event such a great success.

The night was a great opportunity to celebrate the achievement of this milestone in the BCC’s growth and success. Adding to the evening’s excitement was the lingering enthusiasm for President-Elect, Barack Obama’s recent victory in the US Presidential Race and the continued global media attention focused on Chicago and his south side home, which is located just down the street from the new BCC South Side office location. For information about the event, the BCC South Side office location or to pay a visit there yourself please contact the Builders Center of Chicago at 773.751.5151.

You know the quality of BCC when you see it! Quality base construction and those fabulous finishes. Builders Experts of America (BEA) is the construction company that brings the BCC quality image alive.    BEA is the in house general contracting company that operates under the Builders Center of Chicago roof. BEA is headed by BCC partner and founder Igor Pesotsky. Over the past 17 years BEA has developed and supervised countless development projects across the city of Chicago, from single family homes to the recently completed condominium developments on Ellis Avenue in Chicago’s Bronzeville community. BEA, while busy with current BCC projects, has the capacity to take on additional construction and major remodeling projects.  Contact BEA today for all of your professional GC needs. More information can be found online at www.BuildersofChicago.com or by calling us at 773.751.5151.

Live Better: Seminar Series
Live Better! Is the new branding theme of BCC. It is the wish of BCC that all of our tenants, owners, suppliers and employees LIVE BETTER! In early 2009 BCC will inaugurate the Live Better! Seminar Series. These social gatherings of our family will feature speakers on a wide range of topics including: Organic Foods; Small Business Marketing; Chicago authors; Improving our neighborhoods; Investing 2009 and more. Your topic ideas are welcomed. Watch for dates and times coming soon.

Did you know?
Did you know that in addition to developing some great buildings on the city’s south side the BCC also has multiple vacant lots it owns in the communities it develops currently as well? These lots represent great investment opportunities for those who believe in the continued redevelopment going on in the south side communities. For more information about the land, partnering with the BCC to develop these lots or to even get pricing information contact Alexander Vayser at 773.751.5151