Smokin' statues in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood
These statues stand outside Up Down Tobacco, 1550 N Wells St. The store has been an Old Town institution since the '60s (its first location was at 2 [...]
City worker special: single-family near Portage and Edison parks
Let's say you're on the city of Chicago's payroll with roughly 20 years left until you can retire. By residency laws, you have to live in Chicago. W [...]
Quote of the day: diversity of product helps sell large developments
"It's hard to have too much homogeneity. [Diversity] helps with sales, because you're constantly selling at different sales points. And it creates a p [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Spire gets zoning approval
Chicago Spire gets zoning approval Trib
5 arrested for S Side home fraud Sun-Times
Village Center plans move forward HP Herald
Tall condo bldg n [...]
North Beach Lofts in Rogers Park almost sold out
Nearly two years after North Beach Lofts went on the market, the 43-unit project in Rogers Park is nearing a sellout. Only four lofts are still avai [...]
Sales progressing at Parkside of Old Town
About 75 percent of available units have sold at Parkside of Old Town, according to Catherine Hughey, director of sales for the project.
Developers [...]
We like to watch: ceramic on steroids at 1349 South Wabash
Construction on 1349 South Wabash, a 15-story development with 78 condos, will begin in August or September, according to Judy Walton, of Wabash Prop [...]
Putting the "old" in the Old Town Art Fair
The 58th annual Old Town Art Fair, which sets up camp among the tree-line streets and brick-paved sidewalks of the Old Town Triangle neighborhood, is [...]
Chicago rent barometer: good deals in Mayfair
A comment by Unhappily Married (I had a friend like that once) on our post on rising rents mentioned that there are "hundreds of rentals for unde [...]
What's glass and has 8 corners in the South Loop?
Glance up from nearly any street in the South Loop, and you'll see cranes and half-built structures crowding the sky as a new neighborhood grows up. W [...]
Carnival of Real Estate: the blogosphere's best real estate writing
This week's Carnival of Real Estate is hosted by Jon Lansner's real estate blog at the Orange County Register. Lansner hunted through the real estate [...]
Old Main Post Office gets whopping $51M TIF
The Chicago Community Development Commission yesterday unanimously approved $51 million in tax-increment financing for the redevelopment of the Old Ma [...]
"Signs" from Chicago's Old Town neighborhood
This ornate sign on Wells Street in Old Town is one of the fanciest neighborhood markers in the city. But what caught our eye on a recent stroll thr [...]
We like to watch: no shame in Logan Square frame
Logan Square is increasingly taking on the posh trappings of Bucktown, the neighborhood to the east. Witness this four-bedroom three-bath single-fami [...]
Ripped from the headlines: 17 penalized in "mortgage-flipping" probe
17 penalized in "mortgage-flipping" probe Trib
Old Main Post Office plan gets $51M TIF Crain's
Inland Steel building on the market Crain's
Naperv [...]
Update: Central Square in Portage Park
Central Square, a 12-unit condo development in Portage Park, is moving along, with deliveries expected in late July or early August, according to He [...]
Comment of the day: Upscale kitchens aren't self-cleaning
"My foodie cousins bought a very upscale home with complete stainless-steel kitchen a few years ago. After about a year of dealing with cleaning issue [...]
Quote of the day: developers should integrate great spaces into city
"What we as developers can do is design great places and integrate these spaces into the city well...giving people the opportunity for chance encounte [...]
Chicago area rents expected to climb this spring
In the market for a new apartment and hoping to find a nice deal with some cushy incentives, like a free month's rent? Good luck. According to Maurice [...]
Solar Verde breaks ground on 20 green houses on far South Side
Devotees of green building might want to check out Solar Verde, Schmidt Luxury Homes' development of 20 single-family houses that broke ground in mid- [...]