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A bit of Lake View, Chicago history

A bit of Lake View, Chicago history

We paused to look at something unusual - a poster in a yard outlining some neighborhood history - and chanced upon the owner. Victorrio Giustino, Ch [...]
X/O Condominiums — the developer's perspective

X/O Condominiums — the developer's perspective

In the first part of our interview, X/O's developers, Jerry Karlik and Keith Giles, talk about why they opted for architect Lucien Lagrange's innova [...]
X/O Condominiums – what sets it apart

X/O Condominiums – what sets it apart

Developers Jerry Karlik and Keith Giles talk about some of the features - the spa and park, among others - that set X/O apart from the competition in [...]
X/O Condominiums, the architecture

X/O Condominiums, the architecture

Many developers shy away from working with a name architect. The developers of X/O, Jerry Karlik and Keith Giles, talk about the innovative archit [...]
X/O condos – the evolving South Loop market

X/O condos – the evolving South Loop market

Developers Jerry Karlik and Keith Giles, talk about why they opted for architect Lucien Lagrange's innovative dancing towers, how the Prairie Distric [...]

Sales agents misinformed about property reports

The City of Chicago's Municipal Code requires that condo developers make available a detailed property report to any prospective purchaser who request [...]
River North views – carriages, condos, reality TV

River North views – carriages, condos, reality TV

River North, as we explained during our recent week focusing on the area, is a neighborhood of contrasts - high-end housing, art galleries and fine di [...]
Buy a condo with Beer!

Buy a condo with Beer!

If you're in the market for a starter home in Lake View, this one-bedroom condo with an eat-in kitchen at 920 W Oakdale Ave (listing page) might be [...]

Quote of the day: make sure Spire developer pays for DuSable park

"If Kelleher can come up with a billion or more to finance the Spire, he should have no trouble sorting through his pocket change to come up with a $6 [...]
Warm, safe and dry in Englewood and Markham

Warm, safe and dry in Englewood and Markham

A week from Saturday is National Rebuilding Day, and over 1,000 volunteers will be working on repairs and renovations at 72 homes in the city's Engl [...]
Catalyst condos coming to Chicago's West Loop neighborhood

Catalyst condos coming to Chicago's West Loop neighborhood

For weeks we've been wondering what gives with the West Loop condo tower Catalyst, our appetites whetted by a giant Tribune ad. Urban R2 Development [...]

Ripped from the headlines: old post office may house condos, offices, hotel

Condos in plan to redevelop old post office Trib Big plans for Cottage Grove corridor Sun-Times Condos planned near Midway Sun-Times Spire goes [...]
On the Burnham Park bike trail

On the Burnham Park bike trail

New Homes Magazine photographer Jon Randolph snapped this picture recently in Burnham Park. For our money, the views of downtown from the south lake [...]
154 Lofts on West Hubbard to get arty during Art Chicago

154 Lofts on West Hubbard to get arty during Art Chicago

Art mania hits River North on April 26, when Artropolis and Art Chicago come to the Merchandise Mart. A River North loft conversion is getting in on [...]
Who’s moving to North Kenwood / Bronzeville

Who’s moving to North Kenwood / Bronzeville

Developer Cory Jones talks about the range of people he's seeing moving to the neighborhood in which he's just renovated a vintage six-flat. [...]
Becoming a real estate developer

Becoming a real estate developer

How does a person decide to become a real estate developer? There are as many paths to the decision, in all likelihood, as there are real estate d [...]
Bronzeville is rising rapidly

Bronzeville is rising rapidly

YoChicago visits developer Cory Jones at his six-flat vintage restoration at 4314 S Vincennes in Chicago's North Kenwood / Bronzeville neighborhood. [...]
4314 S Vincennes restoration, Bronzeville, Chicago

4314 S Vincennes restoration, Bronzeville, Chicago

The restoration of this six-flat condo was a labor (lots of labor) of love for developer Cory Jones. Join us as he takes us around a vintage beaut [...]
Rebuilding Together, Metro Chicago

Rebuilding Together, Metro Chicago

Rebuilding Together repairs and renovates homes to enable elderly and low-income individuals to stay warm, safe and dry in their homes. Executive [...]
Tour Little Black Pearl's stunning kids' art facility in North Kenwood – Oakland

Tour Little Black Pearl's stunning kids' art facility in North Kenwood – Oakland

Monica Haslip, executive director of Little Black Pearl, 1060 E 47th St, in North Kenwood - Oakland, recently gave us a tour of the stunning arts fa [...]
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