Tag: Far North
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
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
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
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 [...]
Stuff that sells: top two-bedroom sales from six city regions
What's moving? Here are the top three closing prices for two-bedroom condos, single-families, and / or townhomes in each region of the city over the p [...]
Lincoln Square's Fountain View nears sellout
While booking up on a recent post about LEED projects, I noticed that the Fountain View condo development at 2326 W Giddings St in Lincoln Square wa [...]
Admiring the four-plus-one
A Chicago Sojourn dedicated a post this week to "the painted concrete artistry" of four-plus-one entryways in Edgewater, many of which were designe [...]
Loyola welcomes students to the Far North
Yo sales manager and Loyola alum Anish stumbled upon this new video from his alma mater, which introduces new students to the campus' Far North Side [...]
Woodstock: How eight lakeside locations fared in first-half foreclosure filings
A couple weeks ago, the Woodstock Institute released foreclosure numbers for the first six months of 2010 (PDF), broken down by community area. Listed [...]
Is Uptown going down?
Uptown Update (UU) has been one of my favorite neighborhood blogs since its launch. It offered a fresh, generally upbeat look at people and places [...]
Where buyers get their open house info
The homes sections of local newspapers and magazines have become a secondary source of information about open houses, as buyers turn more frequently [...]
Wilson Yard arrives in Uptown
Like it or not, Wilson Yard is here. The mayor, Alderman Shiller, and developer Peter Holsten were on hand to cut the ribbon on the massive mixed-inco [...]
Chatting with Chaz: Open house philosophies
For a while now I've been interested in talking with an agent about open houses. Not for any property in particular, but about the overall process, [...]
Catalpa Gardens: Short sale central?
Google says a lot of readers have been coming here in search of news on Catalpa Gardens, that big homage to IKEA stores and Chicago Cards looming ov [...]
Riding the rails: Few homes to find near the Loyola Red Line stop in Rogers Park
Loyola's facilities take up a lot of area directly around the Red Line station at Sheridan Road and Loyola Avenue in Rogers Park, so it's not surpri [...]
Riding the rails: New-construction short sales near the Morse station
One block south of the Red Line station at Morse and Glenwood avenues in Rogers Park is this new-ish five-unit building at 1416 W Farwell Ave, home [...]
Rollin' in the 2-5, a Lincoln Square video
Hat tip to Chicagoist for calling our attention to one of the best neighborhood videos ever in Chicago. [...]
Riding the rails: Homes for sale near the nationally registered Argyle Street corridor
Some call it "New Chinatown," others stick to "Argyle Street." Either way, small stretch of Argyle between Broadway and Sheridan Road has long been [...]
Riding the rails: $575,000 for an "exquisite" Painted Lady on Jarvis Avenue
Walk a block west from the Red Line's Jarvis station or a block east from Touhy Park and you'll find this turn-of-the-century Victorian home done up [...]
Quote of the day: "I don't want this job."
From the Tribune:
"I had no clue what I was getting into. I pay the utilities, take care of the lawn, electrician work and extermination. I don't wan [...]