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The white-hot market for $1M homes
His position overseeing sales at Superior 110, a new boutique high-rise in Chicago's River North neighborhood, affords @properties' Greg Eldridge [...]
Sitting atop Evanston in your own light-filled penthouse
Chicago doesn’t lay claim to ALL the good views. Check out this suburban skyline from the penthouse at Grand Bend at Green Bay, overlooking Evans [...]
SoNo – some of Chicago’s most magnificent views
The views from an east-facing 23rd floor balcony at SoNo, 860 W Blackhawk, are some of the best to be had from any vantage point on the Near North [...]
A hard-hat tour of Mondial and the rooftop views
Mondial was still under construction in the River West neighborhood when architect / developer Jack Berger took us on a hard-hat tour. As we scan [...]
The views from a drive along Lake Shore Drive
We've been looking at Chicago from high in the air the past few days, and we'll return to the sky tomorrow. Sunday's a great day for running north [...]
Take a hard hat and penthouse tour of 235 Van Buren
The Ralph Johnson-designed high-rise in the Loop at 235 Van Buren now rises 46 stories above the ground. It had peaked out at 40 when we rode the [...]
John Hancock Center views, from the world’s highest grocery to the Signature Lounge
The John Hancock Center has some of Chicago's very best views – on days when you're not above the cloud cover or shrouded in fog. Because of its l [...]
Light posting, much news and great views ahead
I'll be taking some time off and posting less than usual, much of it time-stamped in advance and mined from our archives of video of Chicago's gre [...]
A first look inside the 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 [...]
Cherry pies, pickles, award-winning goats and a $4.4M Harbor Country retreat
I've passed through the tiny Michigan village of Harbert dozens of times without having noted its existence. Perhaps that's because it didn't vie [...]
Coven of NIMBYs goes bonkers over Division and Ashland site
The proposed redevelopment of the former Pizza Hut site at Division and Ashland has evoked a flurry of pleas to 1st Ward Ald. Proco Joe Moreno to [...]
Chicago home sales volume, prices down in many neighborhoods
City sales volume and median selling prices are down across a wide swath of neighborhoods, second-quarter sales data show.
Citywide, condominium sa [...]
The panoramic views from 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 [...]
Grand Plaza penthouses hit the rental market
Several of the penthouse units at Grand Plaza, 545 N Dearborn, in the River North neighborhood have just become available for rent.
The buildi [...]
Preservationists gone wild, chain-link fence edition
At The Atlantic, Megan McCardle quotes from a Washington Post article on homeowners who ran afoul of Old Town Alexandria preservationists when the [...]
What’s behind Chicago’s Vacant Buildings Ordinance?
We recently featured the 1st Ward Alderman's blast at lenders who disagree with his position on the recently-passed Vacant Buildings Ordinance, wh [...]
Quote of the day – dysfunctional association, insane neighbors
A missive to Salon's Since You Asked column describes a situation that's all too common in small condo associations:
Six years ago my partner and I [...]
Stylish Lincoln Park studios with great rooftop views
If you know Lincoln Park, you know that 1940 N Lincoln is a great location -- just down the block or around the corner from bars, restaurants, bou [...]
Dearborn Park – did they have to blight the South Loop to save it?
Travel back in time to the 1970s with Lois Wille's At Home in the Loop: How Clout and Community Built Dearborn Park:
The only residents of the [...]
University Village, from the air and on the ground
Driving south along the Dan Ryan Expressway, just south of Roosevelt Rd, you encounter a sea of rooftop air-conditioning units. You're seeing a pa [...]