Corner pocket: Printers Row tower designed with only corner units
Baseball pitchers love corners, and so does Bob Horner, president of Winthrop Properties. Winthrop is developing Printers Corner, a 17-story condo t [...]
Room at the top: New Homes' annual ultra-luxury issue
Ultra-luxury features:
Interior monologues: Ultra-luxury finishes meld super standards, building aesthetics and buyer personalities
Size matters: [...]
Lakefront buildings may be popular, but they take a beating from climate
New Construction Corner
The lake is Chicago’s hottest amenity – homes with waterfront access or views are invariably among the city’s priciest. But [...]
In slower market, it pays to realize houses are more than money machines
City Homes
The American dream of buying a single-family home once was all about enjoying family life – raising kids, baking apple pie or sitting by a [...]
Developer George Thrush talks lofts, building in Woodlawn
Developer George Thrush tells YoChicago's Joe Zekas how The Thrush Companies grew, from conversions in Lincoln Park, to larger loft developments clo [...]
6124 N Broadway adds to stock of new condos along busy corridor
More condo projects are sprouting along Broadway in Edgewater. We posted recently on Edgewater Glen Condominiums, The Granville and Broadway Village [...]
New development round-up: Near West Side
We spotted just two new developments on the Near West Side this month. Taken together, they're a bit like poster children for two vastly different app [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Neumann Homes to file bankruptcy
Neumann Homes to file bankruptcy Trib
Foreclosure suit filed on Morton Grove site Crain's
Homeowners' tax breaks to be short-lived Trib
Blackhaw [...]
Open house review: nice finishes, awkward layout at 5838 N Glenwood Ave
Over the weekend I stopped in at 5838 N Glenwood Ave, a condo conversion next door to the Ardmore Academy Rowhomes, a development I toured earlier.
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Daley's tax increases hit developers, too
Crain's is reporting that Mayor Daley has proposed charging developers of big projects 15 cents per square foot, part of his plan to close a projected [...]
Work in Progress: Edgewater Glen Condominiums heads toward 2nd story
Construction is moving along on Edgewater Glen Condominiums, Lettvin Development Company's six-story brick building at 5858 N Broadway St. The pr [...]
Thrush's Jazz on the Boulevard gets nod at 2007 Key Awards
One of our recent videos on developer George Thrush prompted a Yo reader to comment, "I would love to buy this man a beer." Here's one more reason to [...]
We like to watch: Ardmore Academy Rowhomes
It's not often you find townhouses in Edgewater, but Byrne Development Group's Ardmore Academy Rowhomes (.pdf file), recently sprouted at 1403 - 141 [...]
Chicago deal of the day: $40,000 off parking spaces at 200 North Dearborn
American Invsco has busted out a series of deals for 200 North Dearborn Private Residences, its 309-unit Loop condo conversion. The latest is a stee [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Chicago's green cred good, not stellar
Kamin: Chicago's green cred good, not stellar Trib
80 condos, retail planned for North Kenwood Trib
Developer sought for 47th & King Trib
Sa [...]
Developing on the south side
One of the questions we posed to George Thrush in our recent interview was whether he had encountered any racial pushback as a white developer in pr [...]
Comment of the day: props for a restoration job
"I was once Director of The Harvard School, and applaud the efforts to keep some elements of that wonderful old building and its history. An amazing p [...]
Lagrange to give architecture talk at CAF
Halloween is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate than with a presentation by architect Lucien Lagrange at the Chicago Architectur [...]
GreenBean profiles Chicago's 1st green high-rise apartments
GreenBean has a profile on Chicago's first green high-rise apartment building, planned for 900 S Clark St, just north of the Roosevelt Road Target sto [...]
Infill with Phil Berger: the charms of 1000 W Washington Blvd
In this installment of Infill, architecture critic Phil Berger says it's a shame more developers didn't take the approach evident at 1000 W Washingt [...]