Author: mark boyer
Introducing 1425 West Grand
This is another new development in the 1400 block of Grand Avenue in West Town that has plenty of available units. This one is an eight-unit building [...]
Introducing 1400 – 1408 West Grand
Construction on this 12-unit development at the corner of Grand Avenue and Noble Street in West Town has long since been completed, but the majority o [...]
Touring 600 North Lake Shore Drive
On Tuesday, Paul Smith from Belgravia Group invited me to stop by the sales center of 600 North Lake Shore Drive to look at a model unit. He and I wal [...]
Sales update: Three left at 2663 North Ashland
Here's another project that's listed on NewHomeNotebook.com, but that has never graced the pages of Yo. LakePointe Development's eight-unit building [...]
Construction checkup: Strike!
Up in St Ben's a couple of days ago, I was photographing Westward Development's Cityscape Condominiums on the 3900 block of Western Avenue, when I not [...]
Construction checkup: 2668 Halsted
This development at 2668 N Halsted St in Lake View has been on the Yo-dar since April, and it's listed in NewHomeNotebook.com, but I've never been abl [...]
Development roundup: Avondale, near the river
Now that the Chicago River less resembles the toxic cesspool it once was, Chicago residents no longer avoid the river for fear of contracting typhoid [...]
Construction checkup: Ritz-Carlton Residences
It doesn't look too much like the electric blue and periwinkle rendering yet, but construction is indeed underway on the Ritz-Carlton Residences at th [...]
Sales update: 600 North Lake Shore Drive
When I last posted on 600 North Lake Shore Drive back in April, there were only about 10 homes available in the north tower, so I expected it to be ap [...]
Quote of the day: "A gravely serious situation"
"For homeowners who need to sell, this is a gravely serious situation...It can also be harmful to communities where the number of unsold homes adds mo [...]
Red brick and shaded balconies in Lake View
A couple of weeks ago Joe posted a sales update for these two Lake View developments, but because our photos were so dated, he only included interior [...]
Buy or rent at 5021 West Lawrence
While making a pass through Jefferson Park yesterday, I noticed this new six-unit condo development at 5021 W Lawrence Ave, across the street from 501 [...]
A couple of "Lux" floor plans
Here are a couple of floor plans from Lux of Lincoln Square, the 49-unit condo development at 4950 N Western Ave that I posted on earlier in the week [...]
R+D659 almost ready for co-eds
There's still a bit of work to be done before Mesirow Financial Real Estate's R+D659 will look anything like this spring break-style rendering of a po [...]
Introducing California Corners in Ravenswood
Here's another development that Joe and I spotted while cruising around a few neighborhoods in the North Side last week. This new Camelot Realty eleva [...]
Comparing River North floor plans
There aren't many new-construction high-rises going up in the portion of River North west of LaSalle Street, so Silver Tower at 303 W Ohio St and 757 [...]
Sales update: Lux of Lincoln Square at halfway
Some Yo readers might remember this condo development at 4950 N Western Ave from a couple years ago, when it still was called The Courts at Lincoln Sq [...]
A closer look at Mondial's smaller units
Yo readers balked at the 2,725 square-foot, four-bedroom floor plan in Mondial that I posted last month, with one reader even comparing it to a studen [...]
Introducing 1135 West Chicago
It isn't much to look at right now, but this shabby old apartment building at 1135 W Chicago Ave in West Town is being gutted and rehabbed, and it loo [...]
Construction update: Mondial in River West
Last week, I spoke with architect and developer Jack Berger about Mondial, his new 15-story high-rise that's currently under construction at 900 W Hur [...]