Welcome to Jackson Park Highlands day
No, Jackson Park Highlands isn't a musical number from Brigadoon, it's a bona fide Chicago neighborhood bounded by 71st Street on the south, 67th St [...]
Comment of the day: the bottom has dropped out of the market
The median price increase simply indicates that the bottom has dropped out of the market. Nobody can afford the cheap stuff anymore and it has stopped [...]
The curtain goes up on Opera Lofts
Atproperties agent Tawnya McVicker gave us her rundown on Opera Lofts, 2545 S Dearborn St, in our recent video, but we thought you might want to tak [...]
New apartment tower proposed at Lake and Wells in the Loop
Construction on a 43-story apartment tower proposed on the northwest corner of Lake and Wells streets could begin at the end of this year if the Cit [...]
Can Jarvis development jump the el tracks?
The 1500 block of Jarvis Avenue, in Rogers Park, is a study in contrasts. East of the el, a pocket of new businesses is thriving -- coffee shop, del [...]
Evanston's loss is Lincoln Square's gain – Trattoria Trullo opening
The large space formerly occupied by G.P. Franklin's, at 4767 N Lincoln Ave, in Lincoln Square, finally has been filled. Trattoria Trullo, a souther [...]
Block of the day: Indiana Avenue south of 33rd Street
We posted recently on some of Bronzeville's seedier spots. The 3300 block of Indiana Avenue, nearby in The Gap neighborhood, appears to be a very di [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Developer proposing condos near Midway
Developer proposing condos near Midway Southtown
Group aims to save affordable rentals Trib
Hairston reintroduces slumlord ordinance Defender
Pr [...]
Home market times, prices up in Chicago
Everyone seems to be talking about a "soft" real estate market in general, but what does that mean right here right now? A quick survey shows that mar [...]
Deceptively small development of the day: 4880 N Clark
We've long been curious about the new condos under construction at 4880 N Clark St, just up the street from the massive Rainbo Village development. [...]
Pilsen street scene: eccentric cyclist at 18th and Paulina
We're not certain what's going on down in Pilsen, but every time we're there it seems as if someone comes by on some kind of self-designed bike. We [...]
Preservationist spotted in Lake View
Driving west on Belmont this afternoon, we suffered a bout of existential angst. Not sure why. [...]
Comment of the day: watch out, Mod condos…
Maybe someone will come up with a rival project called the "Rocker" condos. For those unfamiliar with 1960s British culture, the "Mods" were upscale y [...]
Farwell at the Lake touts lake views from all condos
When we think of beach homes, spots just off the sandy shores in Michigan and Indiana come to mind.
Farwell at the Lake in Rogers Park aims to join [...]
Project update: Sheridan Tower in Chicago's Lake View neighborhood
Deliveries for Sheridan Tower, a 22-story apartment conversion at 2930 N Sheridan Road, begin next week. The last time we posted about the developme [...]
Village at Tri-Taylor coming to Near West Side
Alliant Properties, Inc. is planning eight new condos at The Village at Tri-Taylor, a five-story brick-and-masonry affair with two ground-floor retail [...]
We like to watch: Dutch colonial in Rogers Park
Rogers Park inspired author Adam Langer to pen Washington Story and Crossing California. It also inspired us to take a look at this three-bedroom 1 [...]
Signs from Bronzeville: Otha's Soul Food Restaurant
This sign, just off 47th Street in Bronzeville, seems a apt metaphor for parts of the neighborhood: succumbing to urban entropy but still vibrant so [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Competing high-rise proposals for Evanston
Duelling high-rises proposed in Evanston Trib
Stateway Gardens' last gasp AC Plus
Sienna Condos residents return home Roundtable
Tishman, Lehman [...]
Work in progress: new $1M Ravenswood rowhomes a solid addition
As we pointed out in an earlier post on Mangan Builders' Wolcott and Sunnyside Rowhomes, the attached brick homes are a welcome addition to a corner [...]