Tour another Beverly beaut: 10056 S Seeley Ave
Beverly / Morgan Park week at YoChicago is over, but we continue to admire the people, places and architecture in these neighborhoods. Join Eileen Sh [...]
Old Vic versus new Vic: A Chicago icon faces its namesake
On a bike trip through Lake View this morning, I rode past The Vic Theatre, 3145 N Sheffield, which literally faces off against its namesake, Josep [...]
A home inspector weighs in on lousy lumber, faulty flashing and other new-construction woes
In New Homes Magazine's May issue, home inspector Tom Corbett of Tomacor, Inc. shares his recent experiences inspecting properties on Chicago's mid S [...]
Quote of the day: if you don't like your alderman, send him to Congress
"That's the same Walgreens that Ald. Manny Flores (1st) wants to turn into a humongous condo development, despite his ostensible concern for affordabl [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Chicago's condo boom spreads to far Southwest Side
Condo boom reaches far Southwest Side Southtown
Preservationists appeal razing of DuPage Theatre Trib
NAR: investment home sales drop Daily Herald [...]
Construction update: Rainbo Village
Construction on Rainbo Village has made steady progress, at least since I last checked on the project in January. Now that a second, northern build [...]
Just Englewood
Several times last Saturday morning three or four police cars pulled up in front of a home we were working on in the 5600 block of South Wood.
They [...]
Churches of the day
For some, a tough choice on a Sunday morning.
Isn't there something in the zoning code about this? [...]
Condo values in North Kenwood – Oakland, Chicago
Jerry Houlihan of Sutherland Pearsall Developers offers his take on how buyers should be analyzing today's market.
Houlihan contends that price le [...]
Why I bought at Drexel Parc Lofts, North Kenwood, Chicago
Jerry Houlihan, marketing director of Sutherland Pearsall Developers, walks us through a penthouse at Drexel Parc Lofts and talks about why he bought [...]
Development on Drexel Blvd, North Kenwood, Chicago
Jerry Houlihan talks about some of Sutherland Pearsall Developers' projects on Drexel Blvd in Chicago's rapidly-changing North Kenwood neighborhood.
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Monday, Monday
It's Monday, Monday, manic or otherwise. Let's take a go around the Yo.
Would you like to have some say on the redesign of CTA stations? Killian Wa [...]
Polishing Bronzeville
Massive mixed-income communities replace projects in bold effort to remake a neighborhood
Story by Kate Hawley | Photos by Jon Randolph
Rosemary C [...]
Carnival of Real Estate: ad networks and Armageddon
The 40th installment of Carnival of Real Estate is hosted by Transparent RE. Get the word on real estate ad networks, how some real estate bloggers ar [...]
Chicago's best new homes 2007
The experts choose the top developments of 2007
Each year, New Homes Magazine puts on its homebuyers' hat and scours the city to find the best new [...]
From faulty flashing to lousy lumber, watch for construction problems that cost
New Construction Corner
Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood has a rich cultural history and some wonderful housing stock. The quality of new constru [...]
An incentive for real estate agents: $3,000 commission bonus at PAC Lofts
As we mentioned recently, Real Living Helios Realty in February took over the marketing of PAC Lofts in Bucktown, to help developers Bond Companies [...]
Are safety problems hurting Margate Park commercial?
No, it doesn't look like much, but the China Caf (that "e" has been broken for a while), at 4814 N Sheridan Rd, offers some of the best Chinese food [...]
Comment of the day: why isn't Rebuilding Together bigger news?
"This is amazing ... how could I not hear about this? Thousands show up somewhere and no news? 12 people go to protest anything at Daley Plaza and the [...]
We like to watch: a massive single-family house in Bucktown
Evidence that the grit and hustle of Nelson Algren's Chicago have long since vanished from Bucktown: this luxurious five-bedroom 4.1-bath single-fami [...]