Tag: Far North
Ravenswood Hospital is coming down
CBS Chicago reports that demolition is underway on the former Ravenswood Hospital, which is slated as the site for the new Lycée Français de Chica [...]
Stale quote of the day – Uptown floodgates are opening
Here's the lede to a TimeOut Chicago piece on 1325 W Wilson, an Uptown building that began its life as the the Norman Hotel in 1929, was rehabbed [...]
Tour a loft-like Ravenswood 2-bedroom steps from the Damen Brown Line
If you're public transit-oriented, it doesn't get much more convenient than 1949 W Leland in the Ravenswood area of Lincoln Square. If you're car- [...]
A fun Bowmanville house on a small, quiet block
A charming 3-bedroom, 2-bath home on a quiet block in the Bowmanville area of Lincoln Square just came on the market, priced at $439,000.
The [...]
The development deadpool – Broadway Village Lofts
Five years ago we reported that 24 one-bedroom "lofty" condos were for sale at 5427 N Broadway in a development called Broadway Village Lofts. The [...]
Updating an Uptown condo conversion face-off
Five years ago today we wrote about two Uptown condo conversions directly across the street from each other at 927 and 928 W Eastwood. We noted t [...]
The exit line from a Rogers Park condo – Check, please
Six and a half years ago we were reporting at length on a condo boom and a lagging retail scene in Rogers Park. Our story led and ended with an en [...]
Rogers Park condos continue their long slide along the bottom
The bad news first: the median selling price of a condominium in Rogers Park last quarter was $62,500. But the good news is that they are selling [...]
There’s real estate theory, and then there’s Uptown
Five years ago we provided a sales update on 918-28 W Ainslie, a complete rehab of a vintage 38-unit courtyard in the Margate Park sub-neighborhoo [...]
A price meltdown at Edgewater’s Atelier
When Chicago housing prices start trending down, some communities sink further, faster than others.
Over the past 4 decades Edgewater east of [...]
U Lucky Dawg site in West Rogers Park will remain sacred ground
For many Chicagoans there's no piece of ground more sacred than the one that hosts their favorite hot dog stand.
U Lucky Dawg, 6821 N Western [...]
The “infamous hole” on Clark Street is headed for auction
What NBC Chicago referred to as the "infamous hole" at 7070 N Clark St in Rogers Park is apparently headed for auction after languishing in uncert [...]
Half-price sale on West Rogers Park’s “most luxurious home”
Five years ago yesterday we posted a roundup of selected new construction projects.
One of the developments was a single-family home at 3118 W [...]
A sunny, Andersonville-adjacent two-bedroom
Nicholas Apostal of Coldwell Banker's The Apostal Group takes us on a tour of a 2-bedroom, 2-bath condo at 1518 W Olive St that's filled with sunl [...]
A brief update on Chase Park Commons
Five years ago we Chase Park and Chase Park Commons, a development of seven six-flats fronting the park on Clark Street in Ravenswood. The fifth o [...]
Lincoln Crossing, price destruction on a deal-of-the-day
Five years ago today our "deal of the day" spotlighted Lincoln Crossing, a 35-unit condo development at 5588 N Lincoln Ave in the Budlong Woods ne [...]
North Beach Lofts resell at half of original price
Five years ago today we were reporting that the 43-unit North Beach Lofts, 1225 W Morse Ave, was nearing a sellout, with only four units still availab [...]
Tough time for condos in three once-strong markets
Condominiums in Rogers Park, Humboldt Park and Irving Park -- three neighborhoods that once had strong new development and high selling prices -- [...]
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 [...]
Has Thorndale Beach North gone from Bob Newhart to Jerry Springer?
The Thorndale Beach North Condominium, 5901 N Sheridan Rd, was pictured as the home of Bob and Emily Hartley in the 1970s Bob Newhart Show.
The [...]