Tag: 60637

From hot to not: Washington Park, three years later

From hot to not: Washington Park, three years later

In the summer of 2007, New Homes Magazine announced its picks for Chicago's hottest 'hoods. This morning I started looking up stats on each of these [...]
Board-up bonanza: At $149,900, why not buy the whole three-flat?

Board-up bonanza: At $149,900, why not buy the whole three-flat?

This peaked-roof three-flat at 6620 S Ellis Ave in Woodlawn has drywall but needs an HVAC system and finished kitchens and bathrooms. Think it still [...]
Touring South Shore: High schools and heavyweights

Touring South Shore: High schools and heavyweights

The Nation of Islam's presence in South Shore has been so significant that, as a child, Jeff Heilbrunn's wife played around with the Fruit of Islam [...]
Touring South Shore: bungalows and block clubs

Touring South Shore: bungalows and block clubs

Jeff Heilbrunn wrote the book on block clubs. Literally. These neighborhood organizations have existed for decades, but Jeff, with the help of Build [...]
Touring South Shore: Terror Town's troubles

Touring South Shore: Terror Town's troubles

For South Shore to rebound, someone will have address the problems of "Terror Town," an area plagued with boarded-up buildings and open-air drug mar [...]
Touring South Shore: Life on the lakefront

Touring South Shore: Life on the lakefront

Even with the economic hurdles South Shore will have to clear in the coming years, there's still a lot to envy about the neighborhood, including its [...]
Touring South Shore: A neighborhood native's first trip to the old Country Club

Touring South Shore: A neighborhood native's first trip to the old Country Club

If you don't know much about South Shore's history, you might be surprised to learn that a neighborhood native like Jeff Heilbrunn had never been in [...]
Touring South Shore, Part 1: History and the Highlands

Touring South Shore, Part 1: History and the Highlands

Our link to RedEye's "next hot 'hood" article generated a lot of comments, some of which touched on the present and future of the South Shore on the [...]
Neighborhoods for the rest of us: South Triangle

Neighborhoods for the rest of us: South Triangle

The area we call the South Triangle is big enough to contain several South Side "neighborhoods for the rest of us." Within the boundaries of the Dan [...]
Neighborhoods for the rest of us: Grand Crossing

Neighborhoods for the rest of us: Grand Crossing

Spend more than a minute Googling “Greater Grand Crossing,” and you’ll surely come across stories of a terrible train wreck at the intersection of t [...]
Observations on Woodlawn: Buyers, amenities, and the Olympics

Observations on Woodlawn: Buyers, amenities, and the Olympics

Near the end of our latest visit to the Renaissance on Kimbark, as we stood atop Stonemason Group's latest eight-flat, @properties agent Hasani Stee [...]
The future of the Renaissance on Kimbark

The future of the Renaissance on Kimbark

Hasani Steele was able to make a lot of pre-sales during the first two phases of construction at the Renaissance on Kimbark, but that was then...wha [...]
Steele on awards, loans, and appraisals at Woodlawn's Renaissance on Kimbark

Steele on awards, loans, and appraisals at Woodlawn's Renaissance on Kimbark

As I mentioned when posting the first of my new videos with @properties agent Hasani Steele, the Stonemason Group received a Good Neighbor Award (PD [...]
Making pre-construction sales in Woodlawn

Making pre-construction sales in Woodlawn

We don't hear many homebuilders boasting of their pre-construction sales these days -- especially not in neighborhoods like Woodlawn -- so it came a [...]
Chicago's new lofts: What's left?

Chicago's new lofts: What's left?

The past year has done a number on the selection of new true lofts throughout the city. Some developments, like University Village, finally reached se [...]
Revisiting Woodlawn's Renaissance on Kimbark with Hasani Steele

Revisiting Woodlawn's Renaissance on Kimbark with Hasani Steele

Stonemason Group received a Good Neighbor Award from the Chicago Association of Realtors earlier this year for its ongoing Renaissance on Kimbark pr [...]
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