What the future holds (6 of 8)
In part six of an interview with YoChicago, architect Pat FitzGerald talks about how rapidly rising costs, green initiatives and changing demographic [...]
The evolving interior (5 of 8)
In part five of an interview with YoChicago, architect Pat FitzGerald talks about how the loft experience and international trends are reshaping resi [...]
NIMBYs go BNANAs
Architect Pat FitzGerald, in a recent interview, introduced us to a new acronym, BNANA.
It's pronounced like the fruit and stands for "Build nothing [...]
Edgewater trivia quiz
Where in Edgewater will you find this version of the British royal family's coat of arms, containing the motto ("Honi soit qui mal y pense) of The M [...]
Opportunities along Chicago’s river (4 of 8)
Architect Pat FitzGerald talks about potential re-use of some of Chicago's planned manufacturing districts in part four of an interview with YoChicag [...]
Our side of the tracks in Edgewater
Consider living someplace else, say Jesse and Hayley, if you don't want friendly neighbors who talk to you. [...]
Chicago’s next hot neighborhoods (3 of 8)
Part three of a wide-ranging interview with architect Pat FitzGerald [...]
Our side of the tracks in Edgewater
If you don't want to know your neighbors, then Hayley and Jesse recommend you don't move to their part of Edgewater [...]
Folk rock in Beverly tonight
Anyone looking for something to do tonight on the South Side should consider catching a concert by Chicago folk rocker Michael McDermott at the Beverl [...]
New condos coming to Logan Square
Coldwell Banker is marketing a 28-unit new-construction building at 3225 W Fullerton Ave in Logan Square. Condos in the traditional brick building wi [...]
The Granville breaks ground on condo tower, retail in Edgewater
The Granville, a major development that will include retail and a residential tower, finally broke ground on the barren northeast corner of Granvill [...]
Construction update: The Wabash Club
Construction on the townhomes at Dubin Residential's Wabash Club has come a long way since we last stopped by this summer (left). The block of home [...]
Barat College redevelopment plans under fire
Developer Bob Shaw has again run afoul of the city of Lake Forest over his residential development on the site of the former Barat College, according [...]
Kids, pets welcome in Andersonville
Many of the people we spotted on a recent walk down Clark Street in Andersonville were out walking either their children or their dogs. The confluen [...]
A horror story from the front
Dan Green, at The Mortgage Reports, has a tale suggesting that the impact of HB 4050 may be even worse than has been previously reported. [...]
Nookies, Uncommon Ground coming to Edgewater – EDC's Adam Burck
Uncommon Ground, the popular Lake View restaurant, wants to open a location in Edgewater, and Nookie's, the diner with locations in Lake View and Lin [...]
Still room for renters, small businesses in Edgewater
Lakefront Realty Group's Marion Volini, whom we recently spoke with about the importance of homeownership in making Edgewater one of the city's most [...]
Are phony condo conversions hurting Chicago neighborhoods?
It's poorly written and even more poorly edited, but a Sun-Times Homelife story chronicling the ways in which fraudulent condo conversions hurt neighb [...]
Brunch is no yolk in the South Loop
With restaurants like Eleven City Diner at 1112 S Wabash Ave and a relatively new Bongo Room at 1152 S Wabash Ave (formerly Room 12), you'd think the [...]
Tour Berwyn's hidden gems in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood
The revitalized Bryn Mawr Historic District has gotten a lot of attention, but Killian Walsh, a sales agent for Century 21 S.G.R. and an Edgewater bo [...]