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