Author: mark dalton

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Landmark conversion at 1400 Lake Shore Drive adds fitness center

Landmark conversion at 1400 Lake Shore Drive adds fitness center

Residents of the 398-unit conversion at 1400 Lake Shore Drive recently got a  new 2,700-square-foot fitness center, according to Karen Goodman Cable, [...]

Quote of the day: reconnect home values with the market rate

"If (the housing value boom) is over, the 7 percent will allow those home values to get reconnected with the market rate." - Cook County Assessor Jim [...]
Immediate occupancy at The Terrace condos

Immediate occupancy at The Terrace condos

We recently came across this sign noting immediate occupancy at The Terrace, 3917 N Kedzie Ave. When construction on the project is complete, the de [...]
We like to watch: four floors of mod in Wicker Park

We like to watch: four floors of mod in Wicker Park

If you're looking for modern living in Wicker Park, you might want to check out this four-bedroom 3.5-bath single-family home at 1438 N Elk Grove Ave. [...]
Patriotism on display at Pulaskiview

Patriotism on display at Pulaskiview

Patriotism was on display yesterday when we stopped by the Pulaskiview development at 4119 N Pulaski Rd. The 12-unit project is comprised of nine re [...]
Construction update: Edgebrook Glen

Construction update: Edgebrook Glen

We had the chance to check out Edgebrook Glen, the newest high-end project by Chicago-based CA Development, Inc. The 11-acre community is a private [...]
Grand on Grand: final penthouse for $2.3M

Grand on Grand: final penthouse for $2.3M

For a cool $2.3 million, you can buy half of the floor on the penthouse level of Grand on Grand, the 28-story glass tower at 200 W Grand Ave, accordin [...]
We like to watch: duplex loft in the Gap

We like to watch: duplex loft in the Gap

If you like lofts and you're looking for something on the South Side of town, you might want to check out this two-bedroom two-bath duplex at 50 E 26 [...]
City worker special: convertible two-flat in Canaryville

City worker special: convertible two-flat in Canaryville

Our intrigue with homes affordable enough for city workers continues with this two-flat at 4449 S Union Ave in Canaryville. Though the frame building [...]

Monday, Monday: Nookies knows how to play ball

It's Monday, Monday, manic or otherwise. Let's take a go around the Yo: In the Edgewater Journal, writer Killian Walsh tells us about an alleged visi [...]
Rotunda rounds a corner of Lincoln Park

Rotunda rounds a corner of Lincoln Park

The rounded corners of The Rotunda, planned for 2741 N Sheffield Ave, should bring a whole new shape to the straight-edged streets of Lincoln Park. [...]

Comment of the day: fill in the holes first

"I still maintain that we are not a land starved city. I am not talking about chewing up farmland. You know very well how many empty lots there are al [...]

Ripped from the headlines: Blago suddenly interested in TIFs

Blago suddenly interested in TIFs Reader Last call for New City Y Trib Demolition of homes for O'Hare expansion on hold Crain's Elgin offers $1 m [...]
Pioneering green in Lincoln Park

Pioneering green in Lincoln Park

Living green is all the rage these days, but this Lincoln Park pioneer seems to have gotten there a few steps ahead of everyone else. [...]
Construction update: mini-manse on Mildred in Lincoln Park

Construction update: mini-manse on Mildred in Lincoln Park

Construction is progressing at 2657 N Mildred Ave in Lincoln Park. When work on the 5,000-square-foot single-family home is finally complete, there [...]
Tale of two houses: Lincoln Park

Tale of two houses: Lincoln Park

Cue the Sesame Street music: "One of these things is not like the other." We saw shades of David and Goliath in these two houses, on Wrightwood Aven [...]

Ripped from the headlines: Joliet's growth spurt still tops in state

Joliet's growth spurt still tops in state Trib Raindrops keep seeping in the basement Chicagoist Vets museum goes to Park District Chicago Journ [...]
We like to watch: geothermal castle in Lincoln Park

We like to watch: geothermal castle in Lincoln Park

If you thought condo developers were the only ones caught up in building environmentally friendly projects, you probably haven't seen this six-bedroom [...]
Downtown aldermen address constituents at forum

Downtown aldermen address constituents at forum

In 10 years, close to 500,000 people will be living in the city center - an area bounded by the Stevenson Expressway, North Avenue, the lake, and Ash [...]
The parks of Lincoln Park: Wiggly Field

The parks of Lincoln Park: Wiggly Field

About the only thing I can imagine that might be worse than the smell of napalm in the morning is Wiggly Field when temperatures are pushing into th [...]
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