Jobs. Deadlines. Bad Hair Days. Lucky for you, Emerald provides a respite from all that. The soaring atrium lobby with relaxing lounge spaces. Environmentally-inspired finishes and color palette. Uncompromising attention to design.

OUT OF THE ORDINARY

Emerald on Green Street. Naturally, it’s eco-friendly. Drawing on the street name for inspiration to develop a “green” building may seem like a no-brainer. The hard part was infusing all spaces with personality and style. That's why the developers commissioned the award-winning, internationally-acclaimed residential design firm, John Robert Wiltgen Design, Inc., to create the interiors. The result? Beautiful "green" amenities that include bamboo flooring (a renewable resource that's also 25% stronger than hardwood), natural stone materials for the master bath and eco-friendly paint. It's as people friendly as it is eco-friendly.

SPECIAL PLACES TO CALL YOUR OWN

Unlike most condominiums, the ground floor at Emerald is not a space just for the doorman and mailboxes. Connecting the two towers is a bright and airy 2-story lobby with stunning lounge spaces that function as an extension of your home. Rich in detail, color and appointments, they will foster a real sense of pride and community. Take that, boring condo lobby!

The GreenRoom On the north end of the lobby is The Green Room, a chic and stunning multi-activity room. Picture a large living room with massive ceiling heights, floor-to-ceiling windows and contemporary custom furnishings covered in the most gorgeous fabrics made from recycled fibers…now you have a clear image of this grand space. Meet your neighbors. Plan a movie night around the huge flatscreen T.V. equipped with surround sound. Or just relax. It's your second living room, enjoy.

The BoardRoom Adjacent to the Green Room is a boardroom with a fireplace, high-speed Internet and large custom bar-height conference table that's perfect for meetings. Home entrepreneurs will also appreciate the nearby private Study.

ClubEmerald At the south end of the lobby is Club Emerald, another Emerald exclusive. Imagine a club as hip as Chicago's best. We did, and we're building it for you without a cover charge. Impress your guests with the large custom-built bar, private liquor cabinets, kitchen area and swank furniture groupings. Why go out?

Fitness Center Also on the ground floor is a 1500 square foot, state-of-the-art fitness center with street-level windows. Forget about being tucked away in the basement while you do that cardio thing that you do.

Along with stylish, contemporary design there's another Emerald amenity that most buildings can't claim: amazing, unobstructed views. Every unit at Emerald has at least one balcony and floor-to-ceiling windows. Most units with east exposures face the downtown skyline; while other units may view breathtaking sunsets.

BEYOND STANDARD

Because you appreciate great design, “standard” is probably not the best fit for you. Unless of course it is Emerald’s definition of standard.

Designers carefully selected standard material and color choices that ooze personality and warmth. Rest assured, your home will be comfortable and stylish without having to load on the upgrades.

Bamboo flooring or hardwood? Your choice. Natural stone tile in the Master Bathroom? Got it. Stainless steel countertops and appliances? All standard.

In your home, you’ll also find standard Grohe^® faucets, kitchen cabinets in a range of colors with 42" Euro uppers, and bathrooms with separate tubs and showers (a rare find). Plus, there’s a LCD T.V. installed in every Master Bath.

Should you feel the need to personalize your home beyond the standards, Emerald offers many contemporary upgrades. Be bold and upgrade to Aya^® lacquered cabinets in one of five colors that are exclusive to Emerald. Or add slate floors and a spa showerhead. See your Emerald agent for details.

Living Room

You’ll never be accused of being a couch potato. Not when there’s a vibrant city just outside your door beckoning with hot spots and world-class cultural events.

THE NEIGHBORHOOD:  HISTORY 101

You'll find a diverse and vibrant community in the New Loop that includes Greektown, Randolph Street Market, Harpo Studios, UIC and the West Loop Gate galleries. Many carefully restored nineteenth-century homes in the area stand as testimony to Chicago's notable families who once resided here. The warehouse district attracted many Italians and Greeks who worked in the fruit and vegetable markets on Randolph Street. They built Greektown and Little Italy, communities rich in culture and history that still thrive.

Today, city lovers have remade the New Loop into a youthful, hip neighborhood by moving into the warehouses now renovated into lofts and condos. Retailers and merchants such as Walgreen's, Dominick's, Fifth-Third Bank, Starbuck's, White Hen and others have followed to attend to residents' everyday needs. Emerald's residents will further enliven an area that is already active and diverse.

IT'S ALL AROUND YOU

Living at Emerald means you can experience the best of Chicago any time you choose. You’ll be just a few blocks from Restaurant Row on
Randolph Street. Plus, the financial district, Loop offices, Millennium Park and Mag Mile shopping are within an easy walk from Emerald.

The New Loop is also Chicago's fine dining and gallery destination, adding to the area's savvy, urban atmosphere. Twenty-five of the city's best restaurants and over thirty fine art galleries are just outside your door.

SMART.  RESPONSIBLE.

The developers of Emerald are renowned for invigorating neighborhoods with positive energy and a sense of belonging. That's why the architects carefully integrated Emerald into its surroundings with ample landscaping and street-level retail along Halsted Street, which conceals the parking garage.

The shops at Emerald, which include Fifth Third Bank and Starbuck's, provide  convenient options to grab a bite, drop off dry cleaning or do banking. Plus, there’s a huge state-of-the-art fitness center on the ground floor with street-level windows. Emerald also has easy access to freeways and public transportation.