West Loop gym to open this week
The Taste of Randolph Street was packed with booths Saturday. Alongside the West Loop restaurants and businesses was Flirty Girl Fitness, which is o [...]
Comment of the day: Vittum Park – alphabetized
"It was part of an abandoned plan to loosely alphabetize side street names going west from Indiana. The Ks and Ls are the most complete remnants of th [...]
We like to watch: three-bedroom apartments in Lake View
These three-bedroom apartments at 1903 W Diversey Parkway in Lake View aren't for the tight-fisted - the rent ranges from $2,600 to $2,800 a month.T [...]
Name the nabe of the top-heavy townhomes
This building may have all the trappings of an Italian restaurant attempting to make a go of modernizing during the late-1970s, but it's actually a [...]
Carnival of Real Estate: redlight at Redfin, shake out the amateurs, personalities payout
This week's Carnival of Real Estate is hosted by RE Agent in CT. Find out why Redfin won't be taking any new listings until after July 9, how the mark [...]
Taste of Randolph brings flavor to West Loop
For us, the Taste of Randolph Street is a less-crowded version of the Taste of Chicago - fewer tourists, better food and cooler music. We stopped by [...]
Open house review: The Grove at Greenleaf
My mission this past weekend was to check out a two-bedroom condo on the North Side of Chicago selling for less than $200,000. As if that didn't nar [...]
Monday, Monday: gettin' dandy with them diaper baggies
It's Monday, Monday, manic or otherwise. Let's take a go around the Yo:
In our River North Journal, RNRA shares some upcoming events, from free movie [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Chicago not so 'green'
Chicago not so 'green' Trib
Montgomery Ward & Co. buy historic complex Crain's
Two suburban apartment properties on the block Crain's
DeStefa [...]
Buyers dish: why they chose Catalpa Gardens Condominiums
We asked two buyers of condos at Catalpa Gardens Condominiums why they chose this project, and here's how they answered:
"I live in the Twin Citie [...]
Former Marshall Field's store leaves Evanston legacy
It's been a while since Macy's took over Marshall Field's. But a recent comment of the day got us thinking about Field's legacy in the suburbs.
Che [...]
Chicago deal of the day: up to $7,200 in closing incentives on Bowmanville property
JMM Developments is offering $7,200 worth of closing incentives on its four-bedroom 3.5 bath new-construction house at 1908 W Farragut Ave, accordin [...]
A peek inside Catalpa Gardens Condominiums
Catalpa Gardens Condominiums is designed so that all two-bedrooms in the building are corner units with "unobstructed views," according to Wayne Cap [...]
Comment of the day: school spirit at Edgewater development
Our post on the blue-and-gold exterior of Catalpa Gardens, a 126-unit development in Edgewater, prompted this response from NSH:
"...A lot of kids ar [...]
Vittum Park: the surrounding environs
Vittum Park shares an interesting dynamic with its surroundings. Within its boundaries, the area is a kempt collection of cheery single-family [...]
A sunny day in Vittum Park
As we mentioned earlier today, the Vittum Park neighborhood is named for the park at its core. Yesterday we walked around Vittum Park, 5010 W 50th S [...]
Catalpa Gardens colors Edgewater blue, gold
The exterior of Catalpa Gardens Condominiums, 1122 W Catalpa Ave, (note: the project's Web site appears to be down at the moment) features bold cont [...]
The real estate surplus in Chicago's Vittum Park neighborhood
As we strolled through Vittum Park yesterday, it seemed every street had at least one house for sale. David Puma, a sales agent for Puma Realty Grou [...]
A walk down the "L" streets in Vittum Park
For some unknown reason, every street that runs north to south within Vittum Park begins with an L. Here's a look at Lavergne, Lawler, Laramie, LeClai [...]
Sales at South Shore's The Shoreline reach 50 percent mark
Nearly 50 percent of the new-construction condos at The Shoreline (2306 E 71st St) are sold, according Coldwell Banker's Kimberly Chase-Harding, the [...]