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Another out-of-body experience in Northbrook
If you set out to find the heart of Chicago’s North Shore you wouldn’t look for it in Northbrook.
Northbrook is an affluent, attractive communi [...]
565 Quincy and the West Loop at the start of a new year
565 Quincy is a new high-rise condo tower built on top of an existing loft building. At the time of Joe's visit last week, 27 of Quincy's 240 loft [...]
Abbott’s bad news for Lake Bluff, North Chicago
Abbott Laboratories, a major employer in Lake County, announced plans to lay off 1,900 workers, about 1,000 of them in Illinois, primarily in Lake [...]
Liz Phair remembers Wicker Park
But does anyone remember Liz Phair?
A hat tip to Chicagoist for finding Phair’s reminiscences of the days of yore, i.e. the early 90s, in Wicke [...]
Lincoln Park vintage with a rooftop pool
I’ll always think of The Pierre, 2100 N Lincoln Park West, as the best Chicago building done by a bad developer.
When The Pierre was converted [...]
Evanston will or won’t clamp down on off-campus housing
Like most cities, Evanston has an ordinance that limits the number of unrelated individuals who can occupy a dwelling unit to three.
In a camp [...]
A video look at the vision for South Works
Despite its undeniable audacity and importance, I have trouble working up much interest in the plans to revitalize the South Works site.
I can’t g [...]
Feeling the pain: Owners unloading at Avenue East in Streeterville
Avenue East, 160 E Illinois St, seemed to have a steady stream of homes coming back on the market last year, and saw about one sale a month during 201 [...]
Rent a pied-a-shore in Highland Park
Thinking about a summer weekend getaway place near the lake?
There’s a rarely-available rental in a HIghland Park coach house across the stree [...]
From the vault: Nelson Street in West Lakeview
Recent conversation among the Chattering class regarding the values and desirability of homes in West Lakeview brought to mind this video from Jan [...]
757 Orleans shakes loose some rust
Looks like a mix of price cuts, low-rate mortgages, and "free equity" incentives have thawed some of the ice around 757 Orleans @ Chicago in River [...]
Checking in: Buyer snaps up Edgebrook Glen home with $543K discount
Last week I pointed readers to a new-ish home at CA Development's Edgebrook Glen in Jefferson Park that was on the market for $450,000, more than $543 [...]
New home sales spike in December
Sales of new single-family homes across the country rose 17.5% from November to December, to an annual rate of 329,000, the highest level since April, [...]
Touring a furnished new-construction home at Ambry Estates in Lynwood
Follow Bridget McClendon of J. Lawrence Homes and our own Chuck Gekas through a furnished model home at J. Lawrence's new Ambry Estates community [...]
Landmark condo on Central Street in Evanston
Central Street, just west of Green Bay Rd in Evanston, is one of my favorite suburban spots. It’s a vibrant stretch of parks, one-of-a-kind shops, [...]
Three sales in four years at Bucktown Station
The @properties Web site says “50% sold” – but we’re reporting 9 available in a 15-unit development.
If our numbers are correct the project’s b [...]
Big-ticket homes on East Lake Shore Drive hit the market
It's been a big week for the super-luxe market -- seven of the 50 homes in Chicago priced at $4 million or more were listed in the past seven [...]
Still cheaper to buy than rent in Chicago, says Trulia
It still costs slightly less to buy a two-bedroom home in Chicago than to rent one, as demand for apartments continues to push rental rates upward, sa [...]
Case-Shiller Tuesday: Chicago homes at spring 2002 values
The value of Chicago homes dropped 2.2% from October to November, and 7.6% year-over-year, according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices [...]
Lexington Park’s location convenient for new casino employees
Once completed in late summer 2011, the world-class, 147,000 square-foot casino going up at Devon Avenue and River Road in Des Plaines is expected [...]