New homes sighted in Old Town Triangle
The highly developed, eminently livable Old Town Triangle doesn't have much room for new residential construction. Coveted sites pop up here and the [...]
Church of the day: St Michael in the Old Town Triangle
Holy Name Cathedral is often considered the king of Chicago's Catholic churches (it is, after all, the seat of Archdiocese of Chicago). But I'd arg [...]
We like to watch: mini-manse in Chicago's Old Irving Park neighborhood
Old Irving Park has seen considerable development in recent years, ranging from condo conversions like the Flats of Old Irving to CA Development's [...]
Watch videos of Frank Lloyd Wright house restoration in Glencoe
Wright fans take note: Newsweek.com has a feature story and three short videos on the restoration of Glasner House, his 1906 masterpiece built on a ra [...]
Three in the Triangle – Old Town's best restaurants
There are a few good restaurants south of North Avenue on Wells Street, and of course, those several blocks make up the main drag of Old Town. But a [...]
Old Town Art Fair a tradition in the Triangle
Even if you've never heard of Old Town Triangle, chances are you're familiar with the Old Town Art Fair, the outdoor festival that's been held there [...]
Welcome to Old Town Triangle day
It's Old Town Triangle day here at the Yo, so today we'll bring you photos and news from the tiny wedge of the north lakefront bounded by North Aven [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Rents expected to rise up to 11.5 percent
Rents likely to rise up to 11.5 percent Sun-Times
2 Schaumburg apt buildings sell for $65M Crain's
Milwaukee Ave. in Wicker Pk. gets landmarked T [...]
Incredible opportunity – to buy illegal rental
We just saw an ad on Craigslist for a "completely renovated home with rental garden unit" at 5720 W. Patterson, in Portage Park. The headline calls it [...]
Polishing Bronzeville: massive mixed-income communities replace projects in bold effort to remake a neighborhood
Rosemary Coleman has some disturbing memories from the 20 years she lived in the Chicago Housing Authority's Madden Park Homes - bullet casings litt [...]
Comment of the day: a South Loop pricing mystery
"I find all this very interesting .... South Loop developers have raised prices as much as 20% on unsold units in the past year. Something must be sup [...]
Quote of the day: put your money where your house is (not your SUV)
"If you're putting almost as much money into transportation as you are into housing, you're throwing money at depreciating assets, and the one asset t [...]
We like to watch: Ravenswood Victorian
Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood is one of the hippest on the North Side, a magnet of shopping and dining in the sometimes bleak commercial land [...]
Logan Square Condominiums joins new-construction pack in Logan Square
Logan Square has seen several new developments recently, like the 28-unit project at 3225 W Fullerton Ave and the 24-unit ArmitEDGE. We recently came [...]
Deal of the day: ease into Evanston for $159,900
Evanston has seen a development boom during the last decade, both residential and commercial, and home values have soared. But first-time buyers can s [...]
Home tours to die for
Clients touring a home for sale in Janesville, WI screamed when they found homeowner Linda L. O'Leary, 55, dead on her bed, according to an Assocated [...]
Is Lake View ready for a contemporary VUE?
Lake View isn't known for contemporary, glassy new construction. Vintage condo conversions and new homes heavy on brick and limestone dominate, whic [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Lincolnwood's Purple Hotel to be razed to make way for mixed-use project
Purple Hotel to be razed to make way for condos, retail Trib
New on the market: Roscoe Village conversion Chicago Mag
Wicker Park group fights 8-s [...]
X/O to launch sales on second tower
X/O, the pair of towers designed by architect Lucien Lagrange to evoke a dancing couple, will launch sales for its 34-story south tower on May 5.
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Take a look at Beverly Place
We promised to show you renderings for Beverly Place when they became available, so here's a look at both the condo and townhouse portions of the de [...]