Tag: Condos

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Case-Shiller Tuesday: More gains for home values in local, national markets

For the third straight month, home values rose slightly in Chicago and across the country, according to the new July 2009 Case-Shiller report from Sta [...]
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 [...]

Quotable: Resetting moods and markets

I guess the mood overall has been a lot more positive lately. There was a lot of activity in August and the first of September -- I’m not sure if the [...]
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 [...]
Sales update: Room for one more in Ranquist Development's Urban Sandbox

Sales update: Room for one more in Ranquist Development's Urban Sandbox

In retrospect, maybe the prospect of living next to Sexy Rexy wasn't the promotional perk that Trump was looking for. But what about holding your cond [...]
Inside 600 North Fairbanks: Where lobbies win awards

Inside 600 North Fairbanks: Where lobbies win awards

Joe's tour of Streeterville with Francesca Rose, a Prudential Rubloff agent and newest participant in our Chicago Real Estate Experts program, broug [...]
Lake Park Gateway II: New luxury living in North Kenwood

Lake Park Gateway II: New luxury living in North Kenwood

Developer Mitch Newman's career in home-building began when he was walking job sites with his father, also a developer. Mitch has a passion for desi [...]
New prices and incentives at Astoria Tower

New prices and incentives at Astoria Tower

At Provence Development's new South Loop high-rise Astoria Tower, there's a relatively wide range of prices to reflect a diverse inventory of homes. [...]
Shark bites – price cuts in Lincoln Park, Lake View and Bucktown

Shark bites – price cuts in Lincoln Park, Lake View and Bucktown

"Ya know when that shark bites, with his teeth, babe, scarlet billows start to spread …" Bobby Darin Everyone knows there's blood in the water tod [...]
Making the two-bedroom / two-bath scene: Low to high in Edgewater

Making the two-bedroom / two-bath scene: Low to high in Edgewater

After looking at the lows, middles, and highs in Lake View and Uptown, we finally get to Edgewater, where dozens of two-bedroom / two-bath condos ra [...]
Closing season opens for Legacy condos

Closing season opens for Legacy condos

The Legacy at Millennium Park, Mesa Development's new 72-story tower at 60 E Monroe St in the Loop is about to pass another milestone on its way tow [...]
Cool water, dark tiles highlight Superior 110's designer lobby

Cool water, dark tiles highlight Superior 110's designer lobby

Looking for some color on a gray day? Superior 110's deep blue windows may be the remedy for your malaise. Step inside the lobby at 110 W Superior [...]
Making the two-bedroom / two-bath scene: Low to high in Uptown

Making the two-bedroom / two-bath scene: Low to high in Uptown

Yesterday I started a three-part look at the two-bedroom / two-bath market in three lakeside communities on the North and Far North sides: Lake View, [...]
Market watch: condos and single-family homes in Bucktown

Market watch: condos and single-family homes in Bucktown

After establishing itself as a go-to posh spot, Bucktown has upped the ante with even more stores including the new Bebe and Lululemon and other new [...]
Meet Ariel Garcia, one of Chicago's best doormen

Meet Ariel Garcia, one of Chicago's best doormen

Prudential Rubloff's Francesca Rose, a Streeterville expert, introduces me to Ariel Garcia, a member of the door staff at 600 North Fairbanks. Rose [...]
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 the two-bedroom / two-bath scene: Low to high in Lake View

Making the two-bedroom / two-bath scene: Low to high in Lake View

This week's premise: You're dead-set on finding a two-bedroom / two-bath condo in a lakeside neighborhood on the North or Far North Side. Using thes [...]
The view from the world's highest grocery store

The view from the world's highest grocery store

Join me and Francesca Rose on a visit to the new Potash Brothers Market on the 44th floor of the John Hancock Center. If there's a grocery store tha [...]
Market watch: Condos and single-family homes in DePaul / Sheffield

Market watch: Condos and single-family homes in DePaul / Sheffield

The DePaul / Sheffield area of Lincoln Park isn't teeming with new construction homes right now, but if you're determined to find a brand new condo [...]
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 [...]
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