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A never-lived in home in the Gold Coast
It might take some imagination to adapt the sizable 1-bedroom units at The Carlyle, 1040 N Lake Shore Drive to the way you live. When you hear "1 [...]
Quote of the day – FSBOs in the Chicago MLS
According to Inman News (subscription may be required), Midwest Real Estate Data CEO Russ Bergeron has suggested allowing for-sale-by-owner properties [...]
Lofts at Bridgeport Place still a live deal
We first reported on Dubin Residential's Lofts at Bridgeport Place more than 5 years ago, back in March of 2006, and we've periodically updated th [...]
Case-Shiller index shows modest gains in Chicago
It's the last Tuesday of the month, bringing with it the release of the eagerly-awaited Case-Shiller Home Price Index data, the most-closely watched a [...]
The lowest-priced single-family on the Gold Coast
Bellevue Place, just west of Lake Shore Drive, is one of the most attractive blocks in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood.
The 1880s-era 5-bedro [...]
A great floor plan at the Gold Coast’s Park Astor
The Park Astor, 1515 N Astor St, is one of those "sleeper" buildings built in the late 60s, but with qualities atypical of that era.
The Park A [...]
The view from the 18th Street Bridge
I stopped for a moment late this afternoon to shoot the skyline view from the 18th Street Bridge.
The South Loop has some of the city's be [...]
A newer single-family home in the $270s on the southwest side
Chicago's West Elsdon experienced dramatic demographic change during the past decade, and was one of the city's few Community Areas to gain popula [...]
Airbnb – illegal short-term rentals galore
A current New York Times article focuses on owners who rent out their apartments – or one or more bedrooms – to strangers on a short-term basis.
Ac [...]
The largest 2-bedroom at The Carlyle, 1040 North Lake Shore Dr
The square footage of units at The Carlyle, 1040 N Lake Shore Dr, typically doubles and occasionally triples that in buildings of lesser stature. [...]
Rental spotlight: South Loop 3-bedroom condo for $2,500
Three-bedroom rentals are scarce in the South Loop, and finding one for under $3,000 a month can often present a challenge.
There's currently a [...]
Rental open house pick – a furnished 4-bedroom in Streeterville
222 East Chestnut is a boutique vintage doorman building that has only two units per floor, a gym and a sundeck. It's one of the few remaining bui [...]
Open house pick – a price-reduced North Center single-family in the mid-$400s
The 2-bedroom, 3-bath single-family home at 1808 W Diversey in the Picardy Place gated complex is at the far southeast corner of Chicago's North C [...]
Kamin pulls his punches on Post Office site, Greising throws a roundhouse
Begin with David Greising's take at the Chicago News Cooperative on a developer's plans for Chicago's long-shuttered main Post Office building:
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Young city dwellers light out for the territory
Despite the best efforts of urbanists to civilize them into city living, America's young continue to opt for the suburbs, according to Joel Kotkin [...]
Stanley Tigerman’s sophisticated spaceship at Water Tower Place
Chris Hancock greeted me on the 57th floor of Water Tower Place saying "this home is like nothing you've ever seen before." Having seen many thous [...]
Recent views from the Gold Coast and Streeterville
Yesterday and today I visited half a dozen beautiful Gold Coast and Streeterville condos for video tours that you'll see in the upcoming days. In [...]
A Gold Coast girl remembers a vanished Lake Shore Drive
While we were shooting a video tour of 67 East Bellevue I asked Meladee Hughes what the Gold Coast was like when she was growing up there decades [...]
New single-family in Lake View two blocks from Burley
Large-scale development has become an increasingly dim and distant memory, but infill development seems to be thriving in Chicago's more establish [...]
Rental spotlight – 3/3 at Confetti Place in Albany Park
Prudential Rubloff's Eric Rojas called our attention to a spacious duplex down at the Confetti Place condo that's not yet in the MLS.
The 3-bed [...]