Real estate agent's Web site showcases Uptown
Simply writing the word "Uptown" in a post tends to draw vehement comments from Yo readers, so we thought we'd fan the flames by linking to an Uptown [...]
Views of Lake Street Station in Fulton Market
Yesterday, we posted on developer John Madonis' plans to build four mixed-use properties with C1-1 zoning - buildings that are ideal if you like the [...]
Chicago auction action: foreclosed homes on the block this weekend
When we saw auction company Hudson & Marshall's slogan, "Enjoy the intensity of the real thing," we hoped they were auctioning off Javier Bardem, [...]
Comment of the day: knock 'em down!
"The one historical tradition that should be held on to above all others says that this is the city of big shoulders. Here we put things up, knock the [...]
Quote of the day: Lake View's fate
"Anything that's happening in Lincoln Park is five years away in Lake View."
- Ald. Tom Tunney (44th) in a recent conversation with Yo [...]
Lifestyle buyers take over second-home market as speculators flee
Last week we looked at a suburban couple that bought a condo in Chicago just for the fun of it, and those "lifestyle" buyers are powering the market [...]
A day at the beach: Yo goes to St. Joseph
After stopping in Miller Beach and New Buffalo, our travels through some top Chicago vacation-home destinations took us to St. Joseph, Michigan.
A [...]
Ripped from the headlines: questions arise about site of Athletic club
Questions arise about site of Athletic club Crain's
Dim hope for Rolling Meadows development Daily Herald
Sales down, median price steady in 2nd [...]
Construction update: Marquette Row
After dropping by the Mondial site, we hopped across the street to Marquette Row, where workers were finishing up the masonry exterior on the last b [...]
Agent: renting more flexible, cost effective
A Crain's article last week about The Streeter, a high-rise at 345 E Ohio St that sold for nearly $212 million, suggested that amid falling condo sale [...]
Construction update: 757 Orleans @ Chicago
Construction on the River North high-rise 757 Orleans @ Chicago is underway.
Workers are currently building the project's parking garage, which wil [...]
Comment of the day: the right kind of retail?
"This trend towards avoiding restaurants and clubs in newer retail is a bit concerning, no?
Where are all these yuppies going to dine out, and where [...]
Quote of the day: put historic buildings back on the tax rolls
"My view is if you have an historic building that graces the city's lakefront skyline and there is an opportunity to reuse the structure and put it ba [...]
Mondial breaks ground in River West
Citta Development's Mondial has broken ground in River West, according to Jim Murrin, one of the Koenig & Strey GMAC Real Estate agents who is m [...]
Live where you work in Fulton Market – no, really
Chicago might have its fill of new condo projects, but developer and contractor John Madonis says there's one part of the market that hasn't been se [...]
12-story high-rise planned for Lake View
In our recent post on Kimball Station, Yo reader Sam mentioned that he was excited about a new Lake View development in the works, so we thought we' [...]
Deal of the day: $2,000 credit and plasma TV at Maplewood Condominiums
We posted recently on the bucolic calm of the Arcadia Terrace neighborhood. Here's another plus for this Northwest Side pocket, at least if you're i [...]
Construction update: Modern Momentum
The news that SoNo would soon break ground made us want to check out MoMo, the other Smithfield Properties / Booth Hansen collaboration with a baby- [...]
Construction update: Halsted Row
Halsted Row is transforming sizable stretch of Halsted Street in Lake View: when the project wraps up, five four-story buildings, housing a total o [...]
A day at the beach: Yo goes to New Buffalo
Last week we started on our journey to vacation destinations along the coast of Lake Michigan, and today we're continuing with a look at New Buffalo [...]