South Loop development sales update
While we're talking new construction in the South Loop, we thought we'd check in with a random selection of developments in the neighborhood to report [...]
The South Loop leads in building, but is that a good thing in this market?
The last time we counted, there were roughly 40 projects marketing new homes in the South Loop.
That's a whole lotta building. The South Loop account [...]
Comparables: Lincoln Park for $500K, Pt 3
"Stackable" buildings became ubiquitous on the north side in the mid-1990s the way four-plus-ones did in the 1960s, and although they don't represent [...]
Construction update: Citizens State Bank Lofts
Last week, we got an up-close look at the construction on Citizens State Bank Lofts at 1623 W Melrose St in Lake View. Originally a bank, the buildi [...]
"Da hood" according to the Red Line
In case you're wondering about the neighborhoods along the CTA Red Line, a rider has conveniently mapped it out for you:
The stations at 79th, 69th [...]
Open House Review – Riverview Station
The Felix & MicKinney Group, LLC development known as Riverview Station is a neighbor and counterpart to the Jameson Realty Group's Roscoe Flats dev [...]
Chicago deal of the day: $10,000 to $20,000 off Cornelia Court's townhomes
Here's one more reason to like Cornelia Court, New Homes Magazine's best new townhome development of 2007: the remaining units in phase two are avai [...]
Can't buy panty hose; Citizens – more angry
Those are two of Evanston's weaknesses, as detailed in a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) document from Evanston's planners.
Plan [...]
Lake View Citizens' Council notes: new Dominick's coming to Wellington and Broadway
We stopped by the 55th annual meeting of the Lake View Citizens' Council, held Tuesday night at Sidetrack, 3349 N Halsted St. Here's a brief recap:
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Experience the construction zone that is the South Loop
While we're on the subject of how the South Loop is developing, we thought we'd give you a glimpse of the non-stop construction zone the neighborhoo [...]
Update: 3 condo projects on Sheffield Avenue in Chicago's Lake View neighborhood
I took a rainy trek down Sheffield Avenue Tuesday afternoon to see what kind of developments are brewing on the street.
I ducked inside Sheffield C [...]
We like to watch: West Loop loft for less than $300,000
If you're down on impersonal, behemoth developments, you might want to check out the two-bedroom 1.5-bath loft available at this 12-unit building a [...]
Chicago Mag declares South Loop the promised land
I was fairly astounded this weekend when I picked up the June issue of Chicago Magazine to learn that the South Loop is pretty much perfect. Cynic tha [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Northwest Tower tenants face uncertain future
Tower tenants' future uncertain Booster
Housing law a "victory" Booster
Home prices down 6.6 % last Q AP (via Southtown)
1st Q metro home prices [...]
Comparables: Lincoln Park for $500K — Pt 2
Here we go again, subverting acceptable notions of neighborhood boundaries simply to suit our selfish purposes. But this unit in the Picardy Place s [...]
The giants of South Michigan Avenue
These giant legs are directly across the street from The Columbian, the 46-story condo tower on Michigan Avenue just South of Roosevelt Road. [...]
We like to watch: views from Prairie Pointe
On a stroll through the South Loop Friday afternoon, I stopped by The Gammonley Group's Prairie Pointe at Central Station. I checked out a one-bedro [...]
Chicago deal of the day: 5 % price cut at Edgewater Glen Condominiums
Buyers at Edgewater Glen Condominiums, a six-story mid-rise planned at 5858 N Broadway in Edgewater, can get five percent off the price of a new con [...]
Does it matter where you live?
Over at ChitownLiving Jeff Kerr is reporting on the latest proposal for 1301 W. Diversey.
The plan calls for a dozen townhomes fronting Diversey, sta [...]
Scud row — driving Madison Street
The United Center is on Madison Street, near what was once Chicago's famed Skid Row.
Stretches of Madison Street west of the United Center can best [...]