Tag: Edgewater

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Edgewater’s Winthrop Kenmore corridor – Arson Alley and Appalachians and Indians tumbling like flotsam

Edgewater’s Winthrop Kenmore corridor – Arson Alley and Appalachians and Indians tumbling like flotsam

The so-called Winthrop Kenmore corridor has long been a troubled area, home to a largely transient population. According to Compass Rose: In th [...]
Tracking MLS-listed north lakefront rentals

Tracking MLS-listed north lakefront rentals

Last week we quietly began keeping track of the available inventory of homes and condos listed for rent in six north lakefront ZIP Codes in the lo [...]
Revisiting Edgewater condo conversions

Revisiting Edgewater condo conversions

The real estate crash that began late in 1979 hit Edgewater the hardest among Chicago's north lakefront neighborhoods. Edgewater condos sold for [...]
Prices power down at Edgewater’s Substation North Lofts

Prices power down at Edgewater’s Substation North Lofts

When we first focused on Substation North Lofts, in October of 2006, Yo's Alison Soltau marveled at the notion of a loft priced at nearly $500,000 [...]
Strong third quarter single-family sales on Chicago’s north side

Strong third quarter single-family sales on Chicago’s north side

The three months ending September 30 were a boon to single family home sales in several key north side neighborhoods, including Edgewater (up 91% [...]
Streamlining zoning decisions in the 48th Ward

Streamlining zoning decisions in the 48th Ward

Today's e-mail from 48th Ward Ald. Harry Osterman led me indirectly to the 48th Ward Community Process for Zoning and Land Use Approvals (PDF). Th [...]
The views from Edgewater’s Catalpa Gardens rooftop

The views from Edgewater’s Catalpa Gardens rooftop

When Joe Askins homed in on Edgewater's Catalpa Gardens last summer he wondered whether it was "short sale central." The project has had an une [...]
Riding the Red Line: Bryn Mawr

Riding the Red Line: Bryn Mawr

Bryn Mawr isn't the last stop for northbound riders on the Red Line, but it will be the last stop for me in this Riding the Red Line video series. [...]
Riding the Red Line: Berwyn

Riding the Red Line: Berwyn

Today's Red Line segment looks at the Berwyn 'L' station, located on the southern edge of Edgewater. It's a busier station than Argyle, has a very [...]
Edgewater, Rogers Park see condo prices fall in 4th quarter

Edgewater, Rogers Park see condo prices fall in 4th quarter

2010 was not kind to condominiums on Chicago's Far North Side: Our two northernmost neighborhoods, Rogers Park and Edgewater, both saw condo price [...]
Terror towers: Selling short at 6030 North Sheridan

Terror towers: Selling short at 6030 North Sheridan

We last looked at 6030 North Sheridan in June 2006, when Rick Levin & Associates was preparing a developer closeout auction at the 292-unit buildi [...]
More than half of Edgewater’s condos closing below $100K

More than half of Edgewater’s condos closing below $100K

Sixteen of the 26 condo closings recorded in Edgewater since the turn of the new year have been below $100,000. These five-figure homes have ranged fr [...]

Sex offenders opt for Uptown, Edgewater, Rogers Park

There are lots of sites where you can check whether there are any registered sex offenders in your neighborhood. The State Sex Offender Registry has t [...]
Towers of terror: Sellers take their lumps at Granville Beach in Edgewater

Towers of terror: Sellers take their lumps at Granville Beach in Edgewater

This morning Joe Zekas, writing at Homeward Bound - West Suburbs, likened price cuts at Oak Brook's Tower Condominiums to the "uncontrollable plum [...]
Will Lincoln Park follow the Edgewater precedent?

Will Lincoln Park follow the Edgewater precedent?

Today’s New York Times provides a timely reminder that a vacant hospital site can linger undeveloped for a decade or more, blighting the surroundi [...]
Searching for stability in Chicago neighborhoods

Searching for stability in Chicago neighborhoods

Jeff Baird is a real estate valuation consultant based in Chicago. He founded Lakeshore Analytics to bring comprehensive, understandable housing d [...]
Quick cuts: $50,000 off in under two weeks at an upgraded Edgewater single-family

Quick cuts: $50,000 off in under two weeks at an upgraded Edgewater single-family

The single-family home at 1758 W Thorndale Ave in Edgewater went on the market for the first time in October 2009. Just nine months later, in July 2 [...]
Five single-families in Andersonville

Five single-families in Andersonville

A recent New York Times Travel feature showcased Andersonville's "village life in a big city," singling out Las Manos Gallery, Scout 5221, Anteprima [...]
Riding the rails: "Average" homes near Thorndale

Riding the rails: "Average" homes near Thorndale

The average sale price of a single-family home in Edgewater over the past year has been just under $590,000, and the average for a condo was just ov [...]
At water's edge in Edgewater

At water's edge in Edgewater

Looking for a lakefront single-family in the city? For $1.65 million, you can buy the "only home on Chicago’s North Side with exclusive beachfront a [...]
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