Open House Review – Addison City Villas
This gut-rehab at 3911-21 W Addison on the Irving Park / Avondale edge offers buyers an old-style Chicago living experience. Addison City Villas' 2 an [...]
Residential Realtor seeks career change
The recent new construction sales figures may be prompting a lot more of this type of post at Craigslist. [...]
Exposed brick in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood
Although Englewood has its share of problems, there are people working to make it a better neighborhood. Judging from these pictures, a lot of work [...]
Comparables: Lincoln Park for 500K, Pt 1
In the spirit of upholding its sterling reputation for service journalism, Yo wants to give you an idea of what your real estate dollar is worth. [Les [...]
Model at The Columbian spotlights kitchen and bath finishes
I recently got a tour of a model unit at The Columbian, 1160 S Michigan Ave, which after nearly two years of construction will be ready for first mo [...]
Ripped from the headlines: real estate broker, home contractors sued
Crystal Lake broker sued for fraud Trib
5 home contractors sued Trib
Daley coasts to win on set-asides Reader
Group gets $9M loan for condo tower [...]
Watch ABC7's video tour of River North's stunning Cable, Nickerson mansions
We had to settle for exterior photographs when we posted recently on Richard Driehaus' River North mansions, but Ron Magers, of ABC7 News, got a pee [...]
City worker special: new construction in Clearing
In recent years, the Clearing neighborhood on the Southwest Side has seen its share of teardowns, which we suspect is the story behind this four-be [...]
Chicago deal of the day: three free parking spaces at Metropolis penthouse
Say you'd love to live downtown, but you wonder where you're going to park your three Rolls Royces (or Bentleys, or Nissan Altimas - whichever way yo [...]
True urban grit – Chicago’s Fulton Market District
There's nothing like a forklift truck to remind you that a great city, at base, is a series of logistical problems seeking a solution.
If you're e [...]
Chicago’s South Loop – a forest of cranes and billboards, II
On the ground, the amount of construction underway in the South Loop beggars imagination.
YoChicago's Barry Pearce takes a look at what's happenin [...]
Chicago’s South Loop – a forest of cranes and billboards
On the ground, the amount of construction underway in the South Loop beggars imagination.
YoChicago's Barry Pearce takes a look at what's happenin [...]
Comment of the day: (wrath of) God is in the details
"How CTU got permission to totally take up their lot space, with virtually no breathing room with the buildings on either side, is a mystery. God'll g [...]
Only 3% of unsold condos downtown are complete
"Only 3 percent of the unsold condominium inventory that builders are marketing downtown is actually completed and available for immediate occupancy.. [...]
Sales of new homes downtown sink 46%
Sales of new homes downtown fell 46 percent during the first quarter, according to a story in Crain's Chicago Business, which quoted a new report by A [...]
Monday, Monday
It's Monday, Monday, manic or otherwise. Let's take a go around the Yo:
Eric, on the Ravenswood Journal: Graffiti of the day (maybe the year!)
Dan, [...]
Carnival of Real Estate: Skyhooks aren't just for hoops
This week's Carnival of Real Estate is hosted by RSS Pieces. Read about how not to get swindled by a broker, how to "2.0 your blog" and the rewards of [...]
Take a tour of Silver Cloud Condominiums in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood
Take a look inside Silver Cloud Condominiums in Hyde Park, just named by New Homes Magazine as the best condo conversion of 2007.
Watch the video he [...]
Inside Heritage Homes of West Village
Heritage Homes of West Village is bringing new life to the stretch of Kedzie Avenue just north of Polk Street. Join sales associate Steve Barton as [...]
The word on Westhaven Park's new condos
Brinshore Development and Michaels Development Co.'s Westhaven Park, a mixed-income community replacing the CHA's Henry Horner Homes, has played an i [...]