We like to watch: inside Erie on the Park in River North
Yo readers who hate on Lucien Lagrange's retro-minded work always seem to point to Erie on the Park in River North as a true example of the architec [...]
Pulaskiview to bring condos, retail to Chicago's Old Irving Park area
Here's a change from the myriad projects touting views of the lake, the river and parks: Pulaskiview, from Dolce Living Homes, was set to break gro [...]
Quote of the day: FDR on owning a home
"A nation of homeowners is unconquerable."
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt [...]
On foot in River North
Join me for a windy (i.e., noisy) walk around a few spots in River North.
You'll see the spectacular urban vistas from Erie Park and a "no trespas [...]
River North park scenes
Erie Park, on the river.
Washington Square Park. I'm expecting our style-conscious critics to note the dog's sweater.
Washington Square Park. [...]
River North vistas – great and not so great
Check out the great urban vistas from Erie Park, the no trespassing signs on the river walk, luxury single familly homes - and the frightening npover [...]
Construction update: 740 Fulton
We've spent a lot of time looking at 740 Fulton in the West Loop. We've even spent some time inside with Thrush Companies' CEO David Chase. The bui [...]
Civil rights groups to speak against predatory lending
Representatives from five civil rights groups will appear at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. tomorrow morning to call for "an immediate m [...]
Chicago rent barometer: walk to work from River North
River North might be a good place to camp out while the CTA tries to sort itself out over the next two years - the neighborhood is walking distance [...]
Lake Park Crescent switches developers for second phase
The Davis Group, headed by veteran developer and investor Allison Davis, will take on the second phase of Lake Park Crescent, a mixed-income develop [...]
Does anyone live in the Reader's Uptown?
As a Chicago neighborhood buff — and a chronic fan of the Chicago Reader — I looked forward to sampling the first of the Reader's neighbor [...]
An eating tour of River North – Chicago's most restaurant-heavy neighborhood
Easily the most restaurant-heavy neighborhood in the city, River North is a natural dining destination for tourists and suburbanites, not only for its [...]
Homeowners lose land to developers
By now, anyone who watches the news has heard of the defiant couple in China whose two-story brick home became a fortress after nearly 300 homes sur [...]
154 brings new lofts to River North
Here's a closer look at 154 Lofts on West Hubbard, the 18-unit River North loft conversion we've told you all about before. The balconies and most o [...]
Ripped from the headlines: two developers planning 300 homes on Northwest Side
2 developers planning 300 Northwest Side homes Crain's
Illinois' 2nd fortified home to be built in Aurora Sun-Times
Harvey developers facing char [...]
Washington Square Landmark District
Take one or two buildings of landmark or near-landmark quality. Add in a few third-rate old buildings nearby. Hire an architectural historian to wax [...]
Renaissance at Beverly Ridge breaks ground
The Renaissance at Beverly Ridge, a development of 123 single-family houses and 50 townhouses, broke ground Thursday near the Washington Heights Met [...]
River North works in progress: 30 W. Erie
Since it is River North Week, we thought we'd trot out the latest picture of 30 W. Erie, the 20-unit development from Schillaci Birmingham Developm [...]
The ends of the earth in River North
Cabrini Rowhouses, 800 block North Cambridge Ave, an area once known as Little Sicily. The photos were taken on a school day, during school hours [...]
Washington Square Landmark District, Chicago
Join YoJoe for a (somewhat lame) walk through this "landmark district."
It often seems that a landmark district in Chicago is an area that's only [...]