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Missing the mark in North Lawndale
There have been 114 home sales in North Lawndale over the past two years, and ninety-two of them were below $100,000, according to Redfin. In 2010 [...]
New Chinatown becoming more Chinese
The "New Chinatown" appellation never sat right with me -- yes, the area around Argyle Street in Uptown is a distinctly Asian corridor, but many [...]
The lowest-priced rental home in East Wilmette
The past 7 days have seen a 40% jump in the number of MLS rental offerings in Wilmette – from 15 to 21.
One of them stands out: a 5-bedroom, ba [...]
From Albany Park to Lincolnwood?
The visual transition from the City of Chicago to north-suburban Lincolnwood is so subtle that city dwellers often mistake the village for a Chicago n [...]
Bedbugs (real ones) strike The Tides at Lakeshore East
The Tides, Magellan Development's 51-story apartment tower at 360 E South Water St in Lakeshore East, had a bedbug problem in 2010, according to a pos [...]
A cautiously bullish view on River North real estate
Earlier today I joined our sales manager on a visit to Superior 110, a luxury high-rise in River North that’s one of our clients.
One reason fo [...]
Who’s leaving Albany Park?
Over the past decade, Albany Park's white, black, and Hispanic populations all grew by modest amounts, yet the community area's total population d [...]
Quote of the day: Sell ’em any way you can
"This is certainly one creative solution for filling up the units."
- Gail Lissner of Appraisal Research Counselors, on news that the non-profi [...]
Kingsbury Plaza goes smoke-free
Light up at your own risk at Kingsbury Plaza. The 420-unit apartment tower at 520 N Kingsbury St is going smoke-free, and tenants who ignore the ban c [...]
Sudler falling to felon?
Crain’s is reporting that a deal may be imminent for the sale of a controlling interest in Sudler Sotheby’s to an individual who has pleaded guilty to [...]
Homeowners still confident in owning vs. renting, says Fannie Mae
Amid a torrent of negative stories on housing, it is worth pointing out that housing has a function other than as an investment: namely, as a cont [...]
An affordably-priced 3-bedroom condo in Park Ridge
When Bristol Court was converted to condos in the late 1970s, a partner and I bought two 2-bedroom, 2-bath units there at prices in the low $40s, [...]
Hispanics become the majority in Humboldt Park, even as their numbers decline
The Hispanic population of Humboldt Park fell by 4% in the past decade, dropping from 31,607 to 30,337, according to new Census data. But due to a [...]
How luxury fared in 2010
Someone closed out 2010 by signing a contract for a 4,723 square-foot, southeast-corner unit unit at Lincoln Park 2520, priced at $3.55 million, says [...]
City approves pedestrian-oriented improvements for the Halsted Triangle
Not long after work began on the Halsted Street bridge in late 2010, Mark Boyer pointed Curbed readers to this rendering of one the bridge's 34-fo [...]
City sending wrecking ball to South Shore’s ‘white elephant’
Built for a then-hefty $9 million, South Shore High was planned to be "a pace-setter for the city," according to a 1968 Tribune story. The archite [...]
Is Yo’s visitor count a market indicator?
It’s a stretch to use YoChicago’s monthly visitor count as a leading indicator of market activity. It’s a single data point, and influenced by far too [...]
Rent at The Elysian for $14,000 a month
Need a fresh start and a new view in 2011? For just $14,000 a month, you can call The Elysian home.
The 3,972 square-foot three-bedroom / 3.5-bath [...]
Towers of terror: Sellers take their lumps at Granville Beach in Edgewater
This morning Joe Zekas, writing at Homeward Bound - West Suburbs, likened price cuts at Oak Brook's Tower Condominiums to the "uncontrollable plum [...]
A decade of changes for Belmont Cragin
If you start tracking which community areas Chicago's white, black, and Hispanic populations migrated in and out of between 2000 and 2009, you'll [...]