Author: Joseph Askins
An architect-built home on a quiet Ravenswood street
When architect Pat FitzGerald set out to build a home for himself and his family, he had comfort and function, rather than architecture, as his pr [...]
Don’t let ’em catch you bringing in the bedbugs
And I'm not talking about apartment finders.
According to Crain's, the condo board at Park Tower, 5415 N Sheridan Rd in Edgewater, is suing a resid [...]
Riding the Red Line: Chicago
The Red Line station at Chicago Avenue and State Street is a lot like the one at Grand and State, only without all the orange barrels, concrete ba [...]
Rental deal of the day: $200 move-in bonus for a remodeled 2BR in Belmont Cragin
Today's deal from Chicago Rentals Direct is a sun-filled two-bedroom / one-bath apartment at 2005 N Laporte Ave in Belmont Cragin that features n [...]
Take on a Studio Dwell project in West Town for $285K
A few years ago, Mark Boyer started tracking two nearly identical four-story three-flats planned for the 700 block of North Ada Street, just south of [...]
Loft living: Two-bedrooms at Chess and Motor Row, priced below $2,000 a month
If you like the loft aesthetic -- timber, brick, concrete, high ceilings, big windows, etc. -- but also want a home that feels new, you'll probab [...]
One South Halsted developer ready to rezone
Let the hearings begin: Developer David Friedman has applied to rezone his property at the southeast corner of Madison and Halsted streets in the West [...]
Riding the Red Line: Grand
Yes, Grand is still a mess.
The Red Line station at Grand Avenue and State Street has been a construction zone for years, and will continue to [...]
Rental deal of the day: An updated Albany Park 2BR for $1,025 a month
Today's deal from Chicago Rentals Direct is an updated two-bedroom / one-bath apartment in Albany Park, priced at $1,025 a month.
The apartmen [...]
The nearly news: Resales faring well at 340 on the Park
Most of the condos at 340 on the Park closed for the first time in 2007. The tower, located at 340 E Randolph St in Lakeshore East (across the street [...]
Estate-sale home in Beverly awaits ‘your magical touch’
The people of Beverly love the old mansions overlooking Longwood Drive, so don't be surprised if someone snatches up this hilltop home in short or [...]
Riding the Red Line: Lake
Today's segment from my video series on Red Line stations is from the Lake station, located below State Street between Lake and Randolph in the Lo [...]
Checking in: $51K off a stylish West Bucktown single-family
This four-bedroom / 3.5-bath single-family home at 1756 N Rockwell St in West Bucktown was priced at a surprisingly low $799,900 when Joe Zekas vi [...]
Construction checkup: A sliver of Lincoln Park 2520, from River North
In all the time that I've kept up with the Lincoln Park 2520 plan, I never once thought about whether we'd be able to see the building from our Ri [...]
Recent single-family short sale in River North returns as $9,500 rental
Dennis Rodkin's recent writeup on the sale of a a foreclosed River North townhouse got me wondering about the other townhomes and single-families foun [...]
Checking in on North Avenue’s retail scene
After confirming that we could find plenty of homes for rent in Bucktown simply by driving the neighborhood's streets, Joe Zekas and I drove along [...]
Weekend reads from the news feed
Not every story we add to our Chicago Real Estate News feed warrants "top story" status or a "quote of the day" post, but that doesn't make it any les [...]
Crain’s: Children’s Hospital proposals narrowed down to four
Children's Memorial Hospital is considering four of the nine proposals for the redevelopment of its six-acre property in Lincoln Park, Crain's rep [...]
Rental deal of the day: A Bucktown 2/1 with granite, central air, and easy Metra access
Today's deal of the day from Chicago Rentals Direct happens to be one of the rentals Joe Zekas and I passed our recent drive through Bucktown: a two-b [...]
Michigan Avenue combo loft still seeks renter after 282 days
Based on a quick and dirty scan through rental listings this morning, I'd say that most condos available to rent in the South Loop's 60605 ZIP code ha [...]