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University housing options at Grand Bend in Evanston
With fall semester right around the corner, Northwestern students are finalizing plans for housing. With rents rising and condo prices at their lowest [...]
Mayor touts one of Chicago’s competitive advantages
Mayor Emanuel has moved back into his Ravenswood home and rode the Brown Line to work today.
"Got on the train and got to work in 30 minutes, s [...]
Jameson expands to North Shore with Prairie Shore acquisition
Jameson Sotheby’s International Realty has acquired Evanston-based Prairie Shore Properties, which also has an office at 4109 N Lincoln Ave in Chicago [...]
Vivaciously Victorian, with busts in the bath
The listing description for Unit 11C at 25 E Superior St opines that “there’s not another residence like this at The Fordham.”
It’s hard to [...]
Quote of the day – Excuse Mark from this nonsense
A few commenters have chimed in at Curbed on its "Chicago's hottest brokers" contest, and they're not happy about what they see.
Commenter untitled [...]
A bloody great view from a West Loop loft rooftop
A new developer has taken over the remaining units at Van Buren Lofts, 1224 W Van Buren in Chicago's West Loop, slashed prices and sharply upgrade [...]
Quote of the week – The whole world’s for sale
Mark Stern, a senior vice president at Waterton Associates, was only half joking when he told Crain’s Chicago Real Estate Daily that “the whole wo [...]
Planned Property announces T-shirt design contest
"Have fun with it. Be original. Start designing." Follow those simple instructions and you may win the $1,000 first prize for creating the officia [...]
Four years of pricing ups and downs at Kenwood’s Lake Park Gateway II
Unit 2E, a 3-bedroom, 2-bath condo in Lake Park Gateway II at 1231 E 46th St, was first listed in June of 2007 at $289,800. The price escalated to [...]
View week ends, normal posting resumes
For the past week I've posted videos from our archives showcasing Chicago's great views, from vantage points high and low.
I've just returned f [...]
The views from Legacy’s 71st floor
The Legacy at Millennium Park is complete now, but it was far from that state when we rode the construction elevator to the 71st floor to check ou [...]
Up on the roof at Aqua – views that speak for themselves
Join Todd Wendell, who was the project manager for the design team at Aqua, on the roof above the penthouse level, over 800 feet above Chicago, c [...]
South Loop views, high and low
We begin with the views from a 41st floor penthouse at The Columbian. Its location at 1160 S Michigan Ave affords unbroken views of Grant and Mill [...]
On the roof with Buzz and Lou at 600 Lake Shore Drive
Join developer Buzz Ruttenberg and Lou Graziano, the building's Chief Engineer, on the roof of the north tower at 600 N Lake Shore Drive. Buzz and [...]
The penthouse views from Astoria Tower
Astoria Tower has converted from condos to rentals since I visited the rooftop terraces on the penthouse level to check out the 360-degree views o [...]
Real estate marketing and SEO on YoChicago
It’s no secret on this site that we occasionally plug our own resources.
Much of the video and news content on YoChicago is sponsored by our real e [...]
Price reductions and incentives on the remaining units at Parkside of Old Town
The new homes at Parkside of Old Town have a convenient location, two blocks from Wells Street shops, bars and restaurants, close to the Gold Coas [...]
The views from Edgewater’s Catalpa Gardens rooftop
When Joe Askins homed in on Edgewater's Catalpa Gardens last summer he wondered whether it was "short sale central."
The project has had an une [...]
New construction homes competitive in the southwest suburbs
With plenty of slow-moving resale listings and foreclosed homes on the market in most communities, it may be easy to lose sight of the opportunity to [...]
A video tour of Chicago’s fabulous Wrigley Mansion
The Theurer-Wrigley House, more commonly known as the Wrigley Mansion, at 2466 N Lakeview is currently for sale for $9.5 million, though not liste [...]