Driving Sheridan Road, from Jonquil to Pratt
The title pretty much says it all.
Join me for a drive along Sheridan Road on a sunny Sunday afternoon. [...]
A drive in Rogers Park, north of Howard
The section of Rogers Park north of Howard Street was once one of the roughest in the city.
It hasn't completely changed, but changes are evident [...]
Tour of 650 N Wood St Part III
Susan Wooten, a sales associate with Koenig & Strey GMAC Real Estate, shows YoChicago around a nine-unit conversion at 650 N Wood St. [...]
Developer Ben Myers on Rogers Park, safety and his Greenview condo conversion
After his recent foray into Ravenswood, YoChicago's Joe Zekas headed up to Rogers Park to peruse open houses and get a feel for the condo market in [...]
Tour of 650 N Wood St Part II
Susan Wooten, a sales associate with Koenig & Strey GMAC Real Estate, shows YoChicago around a nine-unit conversion at 650 N Wood St. [...]
Tour of 650 N Wood St Part I
Susan Wooten, a sales associate with Koenig & Strey GMAC Real Estate, shows YoChicago around a nine-unit conversion at 650 N Wood St. [...]
Morgan Street Lofts penthouse tour
YoChicago tours a penthouse model home at Morgan Street Lofts with John Perseghin, a broker associate with Vision Group Realty & Marketing. The 60-un [...]
Entrances set back from the street: friend or foe?
We're partial to vintage multi-unit buildings like this one, at 4838 N Ashland Ave, with long pathways leading to the rear units. Especially on busy [...]
Wicker Park house wins Landmark Award
A restored limestone house at 1555 N Hoyne Ave in Wicker Park (.pdf) is among the winners of the Chicago Landmark Awards for Preservation Excellence [...]
Quote of the day: who says buying a condo is hard?
"[Buying a place] wasn't as traumatic as everyone said it would be. Everyone is shocked at how easy it is to go from rental to condos. I'm pleasantly [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Lennar scraps South Loop condos, sells site for apartments
Lennar scraps South Loop condos Crain's
Uptown apartment building on market Crain's
Oakwood Shores gets TIF funds Trib
Mortgage woes affecting [...]
Finding the elusive Rogers Park open house
I spent a good chunk of Saturday and Sunday afternoon visiting open houses in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood.
If you visit enough opens, you'l [...]
Rogers Park open house, Farwell at the Lake
Rubloff's Steve Breitling doesn't miss a beat when two buyers walk in during our interview and I invite them to toss tough questions at Steve.
Thi [...]
Rogers Park open house, 7652 N Greenview, Part 4
It's generally a lucky day for a home buyer when you get to meet a veteran developer sitting his own project. You'll get straight answers and informa [...]
Rogers Park open house, 7652 N Greenview, Part 3
It's generally a lucky day for a home buyer when you get to meet a veteran developer sitting his own project. You'll get straight answers and informa [...]
Rogers Park open house, 7652 N Greenview, Part 2
It's generally a lucky day for a home buyer when you get to meet a veteran developer sitting his own project. You'll get straight answers and informa [...]
Rogers Park open house, 7652 N Greenview, Part 1
It's generally a lucky day for a home buyer when you get to meet a veteran developer sitting his own project. You'll get straight answers and informa [...]
Developer smackdown, round X: who's crazier, buyers in the West Loop or the South Loop?
In the final round of our developer smackdown, Keith Giles (representing the South Loop) and David Chase (representing the West Loop) talk about how [...]
Rogers Park open house, 7750 N Sheridan, Part 2
The final stop on my Saturday open house tour was the townhomes that arc along Sheridan Road at the far northern tip of the city.
After years on t [...]
Rogers Park open house, 7750 N Sheridan, Part 1
The final stop on my Saturday open house tour was the townhomes that arc along Sheridan Road at the far northern tip of the city.
After years on t [...]