Author: Joseph Askins
Logan's Edge promotes amenities of neighboring Logan Square
With all this talk about “West Bucktown,” you’d think that the mere mention of Logan Square was enough to doom a development.
But there are project [...]
Sales update: Numbers barely budge at 235 Van Buren
Blame it on the winter chill, market uncertainty or something else entirely, but sales appear to have slowed at 235 Van Buren over the past five mon [...]
Deal of the day: $10K off Halsted Row condos
The next three people who sign a contract at Halsted Row, 2847 - 2905 N Halsted St, will get $10,000 off their closing prices.
Units in the five-bu [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Hotel rooms replacing most condos in Mag Mile high-rise
Mag Mile high-rise to feature hotel, condos Crain’s
Wrigleyville complex too much? Booster
Hearing tonight on Fort Dearborn P.O. site Lynn Becker
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New development round-up: North / Far North sides
Here are a few new condominium projects now on the market in the North and Far North sides of the city. These and other new developments will be liste [...]
Comment of the day: Coming full circle
"The absolute last people who should be asked about changes in a neighborhood are the people who live there. If 'neighbor' approval is needed virtuall [...]
Landmarks Ordinance tops Preservation Chicago's 2008 watch list
In its latest review of the city’s threatened historical places, Preservation Chicago moved beyond buildings and neighborhoods and added a set of laws [...]
Touring the Rowhomes on Stave
As promised, here's some footage from our recent tour of the Rowhomes on Stave, 2060 N Stave St.
Jay Kuchenbecker of Century 21 Sussex & Reilly [...]
Quote of the day: Developers know best?
"They know quality. They know design. You don't want a whole bunch of people who don't know anything."
- Ald. Walter Burnett (27th), defending the pr [...]
Logan Square side street home to new row houses
The biggest challenge Tim Sheahan and Jay Kuchenbecker have faced since the Rowhomes on Stave went on the market late last year is the fact that man [...]
ChicagoCrime.org creator launches neighborhood news aggregator
Information junkies have been buzzing for the past few hours about EveryBlock, a new aggregator that creates news feeds for individual street blocks, [...]
Price points: The 3800 block of North Ashland Ave
A couple weeks ago, Yo reader Eric Rojas suggested that “$500K anywhere on Ashland will get you more than 1200 sq/ft, will have parking included (ga [...]
Deal of the day: Free parking (and scooters) offered with Emerald sales
Remember Emerald's free scooters? They're still available, only now the West Loop development's giving buyers a place to park their free rides.
The [...]
A dash of the past at Prairie District Lofts
by Dana Dubriwny
In the South Loop housing market, where homebuyers wade through a swell of newly constructed high-rises, loft living offers a tang [...]
Prairie District Lofts a reminder of South Loop's past
The South Loop's slew of high-rises has turned history into a selling point. A case in point: Kargil Development's new Prairie District Lofts, yet a [...]
NYT looks at Driehaus' Nickerson Mansion restoration
A tip of the hat to Lynn Becker, who directs readers to the New York Times' recent profile of Richard Driehaus. The Chicago-based investor and preserv [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Fed makes emergency rate cut
Fed makes emergency 0.75% rate cut AP (From S-T)
Dogs, cats latest victims of subprime mess Trib
North Side street collapses after water main brea [...]
Sales update: One house remaining at California Estates
It's been a long time since Yo looked at California Estates, a set of 16 townhouses in the 1800 North block of California Avenue. Readers and writer [...]
Quote of the day: How low can you go?
"It’s almost like a limbo pole that’s almost on the ground and can’t go any lower. This is about it."
- Real-estate consultant Tracy Cross, on report [...]
Dirt meets shovel at Walton on the Park
Get a good glimpse of these smiling, shovel-clutching suits while you can, because you may not see many other high-rise projects break ground this yea [...]