Tag: Evanston
Walking downtown Evanston with Grand Bend's Andy Kiener
Evanston is the nearest North Shore suburb from Chicago, and its downtown rivals almost any Chicago neighborhood as a classically urban environment. [...]
Grab your greens, find some fruit every weekend, just steps from Grand Bend
Last month I asked Grand Bend at Green Bay sales manager Andy Kiener about the kinds of community activities a buyer could find near his Evanston co [...]
Why Jillian bought a condo at Grand Bend
There's often a disconnect between what real estate developers perceive as the most attractive features of their projects and how their buyers percei [...]
BlockWalks: Prairie Avenue and Central Street in Evanston with Mike Stern
Mike Stern of Koenig & Strey took Joe Zekas on a walking tour around the intersection of Prairie Avenue and Central Street, a convenient, pedestrian [...]
Howard Street: Wild, wooly, bleak, and bleary
From Crain's Chicago Real Estate Daily, June 24, 2009:
A pioneering effort to develop a 221-unit apartment building on the scruffy border of Evanst [...]
Grand Bend's "Casa Della Luce"
Now that you've seen inside one of the ready-to-deliver condos at Grand Bend at Green Bay, 1228 Emerson St in Evanston, follow Joe Zekas and Insight [...]
New prices, new team at Grand Bend at Green Bay in Evanston
Andy Kiener of Insight Real Estate Services recently reintroduced Joe Zekas to a "tried and true project" in Evanston: Grand Bend at Green Bay at 12 [...]
Weighing WalkScores: Roscoe Village or Evanston?
Ask people what characteristic they most value in a city neighborhood and they'll often answer "walkability" or "pedestrian-friendliness." If walkab [...]
New Buffalo or Evanston?
Anyone contemplating the purchase of a vacation home in western Michigan might also consider Chicago's North Shore. It's an easier commute for the w [...]
Where to shop for wine in Evanston
This post doesn't signal an expansion of YoChicago's coverage. It's simply shameless plugs for a family friend and a new venture from our company. Fam [...]
The present and future of green building
During the media tour of the Winthrop Club in Evanston, the topic of green construction and LEED certification came up over and over again. I talked [...]
Panorama-rama!: Winthrop Club views
I can't take credit for these panoramas and view shots -- they came with the Winthrop Club's digital press kit -- but they're too nice to leave on t [...]
(Re)designing the Winthrop Club
FitzGerald Associates' first design for the Winthrop Club was a brick tower inspired by the architectural styles of the late 1800s, says Winthrop Pr [...]
Building Evanston's Winthrop Club
Last Wednesday I joined a handful of other reporters in a top-to-bottom tour of Winthrop Properties' new high-rise, the Winthrop Club, located at 15 [...]