Author: erik stonikas

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Name the nabe of the dandy dolphin

Name the nabe of the dandy dolphin

Where can you spot this stone stenella with a Venus de Milo-esque flipper? Be the first to name the neighborhood in the comments below and win a YoC [...]

The most important thing: Home staging advice from Occupi Design

Your home should be clean and welcoming, crisp, so someone can feel at home. When you arrive in a hotel, it's beautiful and fresh. You breathe a sigh, [...]
The nearly news: what a million bucks gets you in Bridgeport

The nearly news: what a million bucks gets you in Bridgeport

When Realtors guide a real estate reporter around their neighborhood, they're bound to pass a couple of their listings. The home at 2633 S Farrell A [...]
Bridgeport: solid roots hoping to branch out

Bridgeport: solid roots hoping to branch out

During our tour of Bridgeport last week, Nicole and Joe Pusateri of Bricks Realty took me to a local hardware store that exemplifies the personality [...]
Beer vat flooring and more from the Green Bungalow Expo

Beer vat flooring and more from the Green Bungalow Expo

Over the weekend I ventured over to the Merchandise Mart to explore the 2009 Historic Chicago Bungalow and Green Home Expo, and I wasn't alone. More [...]
Web presence: OK at K Station

Web presence: OK at K Station

Welcome to the another installment of our ongoing “Web presence” feature, in which we collect as many links as we can for one residential developme [...]

New mixed-use develoment proposed for Logan Square

Plans for several tall, mixed-use developments along North Milwaukee Avenue in Logan Square will go in front of the 1st Ward's advisory panel next wee [...]
Bridgeport's "island" on the Chicago River

Bridgeport's "island" on the Chicago River

Continuing our drive through a rainy, October day in Bridgeport, Nicole Pusateri, broker / owner of Bricks Realty, takes me to an area she likes to [...]
Loft living: "You have to want it"

Loft living: "You have to want it"

In addition to organizing last weekend's South Loop Neighbors Loft Walk, South Loop Neighbors Chair Helen Kaplow opened her Donohue Building home to [...]
Opera's lofty themes: rent or own?

Opera's lofty themes: rent or own?

In Chicago's Near South Side, Opera Realty's Opera Lofts are selling and leasing lofts converted from a storage warehouse for the Lyric Opera of Chi [...]
Trend-setters in blue-collar Bridgeport

Trend-setters in blue-collar Bridgeport

Last week, I toured Bridgeport with Nicole Pusateri, owner and managing broker of Bricks Realty, and her husband Joe, also an agent. Nicole and Joe [...]
Name the nabe of the beflagged bungalow

Name the nabe of the beflagged bungalow

It's not just any bungalow. Be the first to name the neighborhood in the comments below and win a YoChicago yo-yo. [...]
Food drives and "unheard-of" prices at Amberley Woods in Lake Forest

Food drives and "unheard-of" prices at Amberley Woods in Lake Forest

Amberley Woods hosted a food drive for the food pantries of Lake County on Thursday, so Joe Zekas took the opportunity to talk to those closely invo [...]
New construction in an Andersonville alley

New construction in an Andersonville alley

In an effort to bring the most and best coverage of real estate in Chicago, we're always cooking up new ideas and, in this case, bringing in new con [...]
South Loop loft owners play show-and-tell

South Loop loft owners play show-and-tell

This Sunday nine owned and occupied lofts in the South Loop will be open to the ticket-holding public during the 11th annual South Loop Neighbors L [...]
Floor plan faceoff: 1720 South Michigan and 1600 Museum Park

Floor plan faceoff: 1720 South Michigan and 1600 Museum Park

When you've got plenty of room, it's easy making your living space work well for you. When that space is limited, it takes skill to organize and si [...]
Five easy pieces: Monique Sandberg

Five easy pieces: Monique Sandberg

While making the rounds at Superior 110's brokers open house in River North last week, I found Prudential Rubloff agent Monique Sandberg. After talk [...]
Neighborhoods for the rest of us: East Village

Neighborhoods for the rest of us: East Village

Between Division Street and Damen, Ashland and Grand avenues in the West Town community area, you'll find the East Village neighborhood. West Town's [...]
Glasser promotes what others "critique"

Glasser promotes what others "critique"

Magellen Properties President Michael Glasser bought the domain name RogersPark.com fifteen years ago and continues to hone its function. While Roge [...]
Five easy pieces: James A. Horwath

Five easy pieces: James A. Horwath

During my visit to a brokers open house at Superior 110 on Tuesday evening, I met James A. Horwath of Prudential Rubloff. I asked if he would like t [...]
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