Category: Lake View
New and vintage elements at 630 West Barry
I've been curious about the execution of the 630 West Barry, a hybrid new-construction and rehab development at 630 W Barry Ave in Lake View, an [...]
Price reductions at 2930 Sheridan
This morning, @properties agent Robert Darrow posted a roundup of some of the major price reductions on condo developments that are being sold by @p [...]
YoChicago's Ashland Adventure, Part 5: Spying six-flats from Waveland Avenue to Grace Street
The 3700 block of North Ashland Avenue, bounded by Waveland Avenue to the south and Grace Street to the north, was a good place to stop and look at [...]
YoChicago's Ashland Adventure, Part 4: LV Lofts and the Lakeview Collection
Next stop: the six-corner intersection of Belmont, Lincoln, and Ashland avenues. Mark and I jump out of the car to take a look at New Haven's LV Lof [...]
Our see-through city: 3235 North Ashland
What's the word on this new building at the corner of Ashland Avenue and Melrose Street in Lake View? Mark and I took a video tour up Ashland this aft [...]
Signs of the times: Lakeview Collection
The site of Centrum Properties' Lofts at Lakeview Collection continues to collect dust, but several signs still advertise the apartments and the D [...]
Grand opening at 630 West Barry on Sunday
In late 2006, Yo writer Joel Hoglund reported that a new nine-unit condo development would be added to a preserved red-brick facade at 630 W Barry A [...]
Ashland condos bring value to Blaine district
Parents of grade schoolers hold Lake View's Blaine School in high regard, and that means homes in the Blaine district can sell for premium prices. The [...]
Sights and sounds of the Pride Parade
For the second year in a row I briefly stopped by the annual gay pride parade in Lake View to get a glimpse of the revelry and madness the event alw [...]
New Homes Roundup: Condos in Boys Town
The real estate probably won't be nearly as spectacular as some of the outfits, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't check out the new-construction c [...]
Sales update: Alexandria on Belmont
Two homes remain at the Alexandria on Belmont development at 1415 - 1425 W Belmont St in Lake View, according to the office of Coldwell Banker's Na [...]
More homes for sale at Halsted Row
A handful of new homes have hit the market at the ongoing Halsted Row development at 2847 - 2905 N Halsted St in Lake View. The joint Stillpoint De [...]
Saturday at the ballpark
Here's some pictures from my first Cubs game of the year Saturday, a 7-0 Cubby romp over last year's NLDS nemesis, the Los Angeles Dodgers. Between [...]
Crain's: Fund to auction Broadway 3030 site
An investment fund managed by developer Allison Davis and Robert Vanecko, a nephew of Mayor Richard Daley, plans to auction off a site at 3012 - 303 [...]
First open house at The Rotunda this weekend
Construction is still underway at The Rotunda, the eight-unit development at 2741 - 2743 N Sheffield Ave in Lake View, but Rubloff agent Thomas Hall [...]
2930 N Sheridan gets a name change (again)
Just when we were getting used to "Aquilo," Kroupa Development's 22-story conversion at 2930 N Sheridan Rd goes an pulls a switcheroo on us.
As we've [...]
Price reductions at the Grande on Southport
The Grande on Southport, 3214 N Southport Ave, was one of the only new-construction developments that Joe and I encountered during our recent visit to [...]
How Lake View found its "panache"
When Yehuda Cohen entered the real estate business more than 20 years ago, the Lake View community wasn't a first-look location for many homebuyers. [...]
Schools and the home-buying process
What roles do school districts play in the minds of buyers? Realtor Yehuda Cohen talks about what he sees in the Lake View market in this segment fr [...]
Where to find value in Lake View
Where can buyers find good opportunities in Lake View? Look to Ashland Avenue, says Realtor Yehuda Cohen. He explains why in this part of his conver [...]